Events

“Opportunity to take to the stage, perhaps sing or maybe play an instrument choosing from the Great American Songbook material for this bluesy-sounding night! Bring along yourself and joy to the Handyman Pub 2023 summer night. Saxophones, clarinets, trumpets, guitars, keyboards, basses, drums, vocalising – whatever takes your fancy for dropping by and taking part […]

As part of Making Music Day 2023, Royal Buckley Town Band will hold an open rehearsal from 7:30 - 9:30pm on Wednesday 21st June, with a social gathering afterwards. Weather permitting, this event will be outdoors. We hope to make this as inclusive as possible and have fitted new stair rails to help improve access […]

I’m a busy Doctor from Nigeria, who works in the UK. I love singing, and understand the therapeutic effects of music, I’ll be doing a free online event on Instagram live. I’ll be singing folk songs from different parts of the African continent. They Include - Malaika (Swahili) , Nyame Osahen (Ghana), Bia Nulu (Igbo […]

We play instrumental music (mainly Scottish Traditional) here every Wednesday evening, but for Make Music Day we want as many people as possible to come and listen for a while. And we’ll carry on for an extra hour, right through to midnight!

The University of Glasgow Chapel Choir present their annual free concert for the longest day in the atmospheric Memorial Chapel at the university. Music will include: Requiem by Herbert Howells […]

Dorr: https://dorrofficial.bandcamp.com/album/symptoms-of-desire A voice compared to Leonard Cohen, framed with electronics, shimmering guitar loops and toy instruments creating delicate but intense genre hopping grooves. The music is often dark, yet also tender with a delicate essence framing the deep and intimate voice. ‘transforms his guitar into a wall of sound through loops and effects pedals’ […]

Megan MacDonald and Calum McIlroy at St Magnus International Festival. The Sound Archive, 8 Laing St, Kirkwall KW15 1HL. Two of the young stars of the Scottish traditional music scene. On mandolin, guitar, and vocals, Calum demonstrates his intricate flat-picking and distinct skill in composition of lyrical melodies and narrative song - he was a […]

Chris Suckle will be entertaining at Jinty McGuinty's from 9.30pm 'till late

A celebratation of music recognising the importance of the recent (21 June) Make Music Day and raising funds for the maintenance and repair of St. Edmunds Church built in 1070AD.   Midsummer Music will feature the Island's only saxophone choir and music played as solos on saxophone and clarinet, as well as the Highland Pipes and […]