ROCKTALK GIG GUIDE

Duncan McCrone and Cy Jack are this week’s guests at the Glenfarg Folk Club, which takes place at Backstage at the Green in Kinross.

Duncan is a Glasgow-born singer-songwriter with more than 35 years experience of live performance, both solo and with a variety of traditional bands.

His first main gig was with Hot Toddy, in the early 1970s, which evolved into the acclaimed five-piece electric folk-rock band Dapplegrim.

It also featured his friends Billy Ross – who went on to front Ossian, one of the most influential traditional bands to emerge from Scotland – and Cy Jack, who has been Duncan’s main musical collaborator to this day.

Duncan joined the wellestablished folk outfit The Clydesiders in 1982, an adventure which lasted 18 years and involved six albums, several singles and countless radio and TV appearances, the most remarkable of which was as the musical guests on Terry Wogan’s TV chat show in 1985, alongside stars such as Sean Connery and Robert Powell.

During this time, Duncan and Cy were developing their songwriting and composition skills, having launched their own production company Ranza Music in 1981, specialising in roots-based music for film and TV.

Ranza has grown rapidly over the years and has a vast catalogue of material commissioned by a variety of broadcasters, TV and film producers and music library publishers.

Together they have written music for TV series’ such as Taggart, Coast, Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares and others.

Playing live, however, remains their first love and both have had long careers playing with some of the most entertaining bands in Scotland.

Their repertoire is varied – original songs, instrumentals, a few well-chosen covers from the contemporary folk scene, plenty good chorus songs and a liberal smattering of humour.

Doors open at 7.30pm and the music starts at 8pm.

The Bank Bar has live music tonight from Huge Mouse.

Tomorrow it’s the psychedelic sounds of Lefty and Friends.

Both start around 9.30pm and entry is free.

Songwriters Sunday is hosted by Gav McGinty and Martin Tino Allan from 8.30pm.

Dave Webster’s open mic night is on Wednesday at 8.30pm.

Jute City Jam residents Max Galloway and Ronan take to the decks tonight at the Reading Rooms.

Entry is free before 11.30pm, £5 after.

Tomorrow it’s Ross’s 50th Jamboree with special guest DJ Jon Pleased Wimmin.

The music starts at 2pm with a barbecue in the garden, before moving indoors when the sun goes down.

DJs include Gav Will, Craig Douris, Michael Robertson, Alan Livie, Chris Mann, Danny Walsh, Reckless Kettle, Mike McDonald, Raymond Jamieson and more plus a surprise set from The Golden Girls.

Entry is £5 before 11pm, £10 after.

Number 57 has its weekly acoustic session tonight at 9pm.

The Sixties are in the tea time slot tomorrow from 5.30pm.

On Sunday it’s The Junkyard Dogs in their usual 7pm residency.

Cherry Bombz are unplugged at McDaniels tonight from 9pm. Tomorrow it’s Shellshock at 9.30pm.

Cherry Bombz also play an unplugged show at The Snug tomorrow at 9pm then on Sunday the pop punk group is at Arbroath Seafest acoustic stage at 2pm and Anchor Bar in Arbroath from 4pm.

Buck Rogers are also at Arbroath Seafest on the main stage tomorrow from noon.

The DBs play pop gems from now and then at Clark’s on Lindsay Street tonight.

There’s smooth 80s and 90s pop and rock tomorrow from Miami Vince.

Both start at 9.30pm with free entry before midnight.

This week’s Sunday Song Club is hosted by Kit Clark, Steve Hart and Chris Marra from 7.30pm.

Dundee rockers Bravado hit the Westport Bar in Dundee tonight where they will be running through another rendition of their excellent Pause Stop Rewind album.

Support comes from Emerald Sunday, who will be on stage at 8.15pm and entry is free.

Join the cheeky wee duo Bathtub Hooch for some fun, frolics and dancing at the same venue tomorrow night.

Entry is free from 10pm.

There’s an open jam on Tuesday night in the Rendezvous in Union Street from 7pm, hosted by Brad Kennedy.

All are welcome and any musicians are invited to join in the fun.

The Guns ‘n’ Roses tribute night featuring Guns Not Roses at Beat Generator Live! tonight has been cancelled.

A spokesman for the venue said due to two members leaving the band, they have cancelled all their gigs for the moment.

Ticket refunds from point of purchase.

Duncan McCrone and Cy Jack.