MONDAY 1 JUNE
CEILIDH NIGHT WITH DOUGIE AND MICHAEL
@ Blackfriars, 9.30pm Traditional Ceilight Night
BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar, 8pm
Lucky Jim @ The Riverside Tavern, 7.30pm
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LIVE SESSION @ Hoots

TUESDAY 2 JUNE
GAY-NESS @ Cactus Jaks, 9pm
The highlands biggest public gay nightclub event, 9pm to 3am
ANDY GUNN BAND @ Inverness Town House, 7.00pm
Live acoustic music with local musicians, in a room complete with chandeliers, wood carvings, old oil paintings and amazing stained glass windows. Tickets: £10 on the door
BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar, 8pm
LIVE SESSION @ Hoots

WEDNESDAY 3 JUNE
CEILIDH NIGHT WITH DOUGIE AND MICHAEL
@ Blackfriars, 9.30pm Traditional Ceilight Night
DAVE SIDLEY @ The Market Bar, 8pm
PEARL & THE PUPPETS @ Mad Hatters
NORTH HIGHLAND COLLEGE @ Mad Hatters
Music students end of year gig

THURSDAY 4 JUNE
JAMIE SMITH & FRIENDS @ Hoots
CHRISTINA ROSE @ Hootananny Madhatters, 9pm
PEARL & THE PUPPETS @ Oscars Dingwall
ROBIN & BILLS @ The Market Bar, 8pm

THURSDAY 4 JUNE
JAMIE SMITH & FRIENDS @ Hoots

FRIDAY 5 JUNE
TANNAHILL WEAVERS @ The Universal Hall, 8pm
Scottish traditional music at its best.
B.I.R.O @ Blackfriars, 9.30pm
FINDLAY NAPIER & THE BAR ROOM MOUNTAINEERS
@ Mad Hatters
Hotly tipped new indie folksters.
DJ DAN @ Mavericks, 9pm
dance/trance/house every friday night
THE FUMES @ The Room, 9pm
MS SOCIETY SCOTLAND DANCE & DISCO
@ The Raigmore Motel, 7.30pm - Charity Event for MS Society ScotlandCeilidh Band followed by DISCO
Face The West @ The Riverside Tavern, 9.30pm
JEANA LESLIE @ Hoots
SESSION A9 @ Farr Hall

SATURDAY 6 JUNE
TANNAHILL WEAVERS @ Stratherrick Hall, 7.30pm
TWISTED BLUES @ Blackfriars, 9.30pm
The return of the Blues Night at its best.

LIVE DJ @ Mavericks, 9pm
Favourite Old/New Tunes With Raymond Stewart
THE FUMES @ The Room, 9pm
DIRTYSOMETHING @ The Market Bar, 8pm
GAY-NESS @ Ignition, 9pm
Gay-Friendly nights each saturday in the VIP room.
ANNA MASSIE @ Hoots
PAUL MCKENNA BAND @Bogbain, Sat 06 Jun
Combining their love for traditional and folk music as well as original songs and tunes they combine outstanding vocals, driving guitar and bouzouki, intense fiddle playing, a warm pairing of flute and whistles and dynamic bodhran and percussion. Featuring young traditionalist of the year and local Nairn lad Ruiridh MacMillan. They will be joined by Jeana Leslie and Siobhan Miller, from Orkney and Penicuik respectively, winners of BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award. This promises to be an excellent night. Tickets £8 or £15 with a meal. Booking essential. Concert starts at 8, meals served from 6.30 till 7.30.

SUNDAY 7 JUNE
THE DAMNED/THE ALARM/HENRY CLUNEY(SLF)
@ The Ironworks, 7pm Punky pop from top old-timers.
SESSION A9 @ Nairn Community Centre, 8pm

BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar, 8pm
THE CLACH @ Hoots

MONDAY 8 JUNE
CEILIDH NIGHT WITH DOUGIE AND MICHAEL
@ Blackfriars, 9.30pm Traditional Ceilight Night
BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar, 8pm
THE WISHING WELL @ Hoots

TUESDAY 9 JUNE
BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar, 8pm
LIVE SESSION @ Hoots

WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE
CEILIDH NIGHT WITH DOUGIE AND MICHAEL
@ Blackfriars, 9.30pm Traditional Ceilight Night
ROBIN & BILLS @ The Market Bar, 8pm
GONORTH @ Hoots

THURSDAY 11 JUNE
GONORTH @ Hoots

FRIDAY 12 JUNE
ROCKNESS @ Dores Beach, 9am
And so the summer begins. Three days of dance, rock, sunshine, rain, snow and the finest location for any festival on earth..This month’s cover stars Flaming Lips are joined by The Prodigy, Biffy Clyro, Basement Jaxx, Dizzee Rascal, Placebo, Super Furry Animals, Erol Alkan, David Guetta, Orbital, Pete Tong, Zane Lowe, Rob Da Bank and more.

YOUR SINGING LANDLORD
@ Blackfriars, 9.30pm 50s, 60s and country music.
MICHELLE BURKE & DEBRA SALEM
@ Strathpeffer Pavilion, 8pm
Michelle, who is originally from Cork, is fast making her name both as the newest lead vocalist with Irish/American supergroup Cherish the Ladies, and as a solo singer of rare interpretative gifts. Her debut album, Pulling Threads, is due for release in summer 2009. Tickets £10 (concessions £8) now on sale from Pavilion office 01997 420124 and www.thebooth.co.uk, shortly also from June’s Dingwall

DJ DAN @ Mavericks, 9pm
dance/trance/house every friday night
GONORTH @ Hoots

SATURDAY 13 JUNE
ROCKNESS @ Dores Beach, 9am
CEILIDH NIGHT WITH DOUGIE AND MICHAEL
@ Blackfriars, 9.30pm Traditional Ceilight Night
FRED MORRISON @ The Universal Hall, 8pm
Innovative piping from one of the legends of the art.
www.thebooth.co.uk
LIVE DJ @ Mavericks, 9pm
Favourite Old/New Tunes With Raymond Stewart
FUSION CLUBNIGHT @ Bakoo, 10pm
Dirty electro and tech house, 3 local DJ’s Ross Mac, Kam Cheng & Paul Gallagher, with free mix cd’s and glowsticks. Check out their monthly mini mixes at

DONNIE LIVINGSTONE @ The Market Bar, 8pm
GAY-NESS @ Ignition, 9pm
Gay-Friendly nights each saturday in the VIP room
Highland Bikers Pet Food Run Followed by Live Music @ The Riverside Tavern
BRUCE MACGREGOR @ Hoots
THE GALIPAYGOS @ Mad Hatters

SUNDAY 14 JUNE
ROCKNESS @ Dores Beach See Fri 12
HOMECOMING TRADITIONAL MUSIC SESSIONS @
Blackfriars, 9.30pm
VOYAGE DE NUIT @ Carrbridge Village Hall, 7.30pm
Philippe Guidat (France) on guitar and Nuala Kennedy (Scotland) on flutes and whistles combine their compositional styles. Philippe Guidat is an award-winning nylon string guitarist, combining elements of flamenco, jazz and contemporary composition. Nuala Kennedy is a well-known traditional Celtic flautist, singer and composer. Voyage De Nuit is a collaborative ensemble, harnessing the formidable musical talents of Bolivian Diego Landivar (percussion) Mario Caribe from Brazil (double bass) and Luke Daniels, England (accordion).£7/5 Part of the Tune Up tour.
FRED MORRISON @ Eden Court One Touch, 7.30pm
The nearest thing to jazz you’ll hear in Scottish piping.
BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar, 8pm
THE CLACH @ Hoots

MONDAY 15 JUNE
CEILIDH NIGHT WITH DOUGIE AND MICHAEL
@ Blackfriars, 9.30pm Traditional Ceilight Night
BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar, 8pm
LIVE SESSION @ Hoots

TUESDAY 16 JUNE
ROCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR
@ Strathpeffer Pavilion, 8pm
Spookily convincing portrayals of musical giants Presley, Orbison, Holly, The Big Bopper and ‘Jerry Lee Lewis’, whose piano bursts into ‘flames’ during Great Balls of Fire. Now in its 12th fantastic year, ROHD has received acclaim throughout the UK and Europe. Tickets £17.50 from Pavilion office 01997 420124 and on-line at www.thebooth.co.uk. Also at June’s Card Shop Dingwall

BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar, 8pm
LIVE SESSION @ Hoots

WEDNESDAY 17 JUNE
CEILIDH NIGHT WITH DOUGIE AND MICHAEL
@ Blackfriars, 9.30pm Traditional Ceilight Night
ANDY & FERGUS @ The Market Bar, 8pm
LIVE SESSION @ Hoots

THURSDAY 18 JUNE
CHRIS & THOMAS @ Eden Court One Touch, 8pm
Top notch British take on Americana.
GEOFF BAKER @ The Market Bar, 8pm
California songwriter
BLAZIN FIDDLES @ Hoots
ATLAS SKYE/THEATRE FALL/HE SLEPT ON 57
@ Mad Hatters

FRIDAY 19 JUNE
SCALEIDHE @ Blackfriars, 9.30pm
Country and Scottish Night
MEANTIME @ Blackfriars, 9.30pm
Country and Scottish Night
VOYAGE DE NUIT @ Carnegie Hall, Portmahomack, 8pm
01862 871 452 £8/£5 for tickets
DJ DAN @ Mavericks, 9pm
Dance/trance/house.
EZRA @ The Room, 9pm
NOS UR @ Eden Court One Touch, 7.30pm
Celtic and Scots language song contest.

THE PAUL MCKENNA BAND
@ The Warehouse Theatre, 8pm
Traditional folk with a twist.
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INVERNESS PROVINCIAL MOD @ Various Locations, 9.30am - Gaelic Cultural Competitions for both junior and senior fluent and non- fluent Gaelic speakers at the Spectrum Centre, Dr Black Halls and the Methodist Church Hall in Inverness.
Gail Golding @ The Riverside Tavern
ROYA MACLEAN @ Hoots
REVOLVER @ Mad Hatters
(Beatles tribute from dundee)

SATURDAY 20 JUNE
TWISTED BLUES @ Blackfriars, 9.30pm
LIVE DJ @ Mavericks, 9pm
Favourite Old/New Tunes With Raymond Stewart
B.I.R.O @ The Room, 9pm
THE MIDSUMER GIG @ The Beaufort Hotel, 8pm
Ranald Smith & Iain MacGillivray play their eclectic brand of folk music at their sixth annual concert.
GAY-NESS @ Ignition, 9pm
Gay-Friendly nights each saturday in the VIP room
ANDY IRVINE @ Glen Urquhart Public Hall, 8pm
legendary singer songwriter. See preview P17
RHYTHMNREEL ALBUM LAUNCH @ The Ironworks, 8pm
Rhythmneel is a six-piece Celtic/rock band based in the Highlands for over a decade.
INVERNESS PROVINCIAL MOD @ Merkinch Centre, 10am - Choral and solo singing Competitions in the Merkinch Centre Inverness.
CEILIDH DANCE @ Merkinch Centre, 8pm
With winning artistes from the various competitions performing together withThe Monach Isle Dance Band.
TBC @ Hoots
STETSONHEAD @ Mad Hatters

SUNDAY 21 JUNE
VOYAGE DE NUIT @ Alvie Estate, Aviemore, 7.30pm
.£10/£8 (01540 651 255)
BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar, 8pm
DREW NELSON @ Hoots

MONDAY 22 JUNE
CEILIDH NIGHT WITH DOUGIE AND MICHAEL
@ Blackfriars, 9.30pm Traditional Ceilight Night
BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar, 8pm
Drew Nelson @ The Riverside Tavern, 7.30pm

LIVE SESSION @ Hoots

TUESDAY 23 JUNE
CEILIDH NIGHT WITH DOUGIE AND MICHAEL
@ Blackfriars, 9.30pm Traditional Ceilight Night

WEDNESDAY 24 JUNE
CEILIDH NIGHT WITH DOUGIE AND MICHAEL
@ Blackfriars, 9.30pm - Traditional Ceilight Night
MCGREGOR, BRECHIN & O’HEADRHA
@ Blackfriars, 9.30pm
FERGUS & GREG @ The Market Bar, 8pm
LIVE SESSION @ Hoots

THURSDAY 25 JUNE
ATHLETE @ The Ironworks, 1am
& 15.50 + & 2.50 Booking Fee
ROBIN & BILLS @ The Market Bar, 8pm
WASHINGTON IRVING @ Hoots
THE DEBUTS/JOCASTA SLEEPS @ Mad Hatters

FRIDAY 26 JUNE
DJ DAN @ Mavericks, 9pm - Dance/trance/house.
R4 @ The Room, 9pm
DJ JOHN HEWITT @ The Waterside Hotel, 8pm
Charity Dance - Featuring Davie Hamilton and DJ John Hewitt8p.m. - 12 p.m.Tickets £8.00 Tel: 01463 222115
MYSTIC SHOES @ The Market Bar, 8pm
THE IVAN DREVER BAND @ The Ironworks, 8pm
Dead Greatful @ The Riverside Tavern
NORTH SEA GAS @ Hoots
KING HATS/SUPPORT @ Mad Hatters
SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
@ Strathpeffer Pavilion, 8pm - Tickets £10, concessions £7, school pupils £4 now available from Pavilion office, June’s Card Shop Dingwall and on-line from www.thebooth.co.uk

SATURDAY 27 JUNE
SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
@ The Universal Hall, 8pm £10/£7/£4 www.thebooth.co.uk
FACE VALUE @ Raigmore Motel - See The World’s Best Genesis Tribute Band. Tickets - £10 all proceeds to British Heart Foundation. Contact Julie: 07878 782687
LIVE DJ @ Mavericks, 9pm
Favourite Old/New Tunes With Raymond Stewart
R4 @ The Room, 9pm
JAMES LAVELLE @ The Ironworks, 7.30pm
Trip hop legend.
PARIS TO PRISON @ The Market Bar, 8pm +support
GAY-NESS @ Ignition, 9pm
Gay-Friendly nights each saturday in the VIP room
THE ANNA MASSIE BAND @ Stratherrick Hall, 8pm
Winners of the “Best Folk Band” Award at the 2006 Scots Trad Music Awards. Tickets: 01456 486 350
NORTH SEA GAS @ Hoots
MYSTIC SHOES @ Mad Hatters

SUNDAY 28 JUNE
HOMECOMING TRADITIONAL MUSIC SESSIONS
@ Blackfriars, 9.30pm
BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar, 8pm
THE CLACH/Alana Levandoski @ Hoots

MONDAY 29 JUNE
CEILIDH NIGHT WITH DOUGIE AND MICHAEL
@ Blackfriars, 9.30pm - Traditional Ceilight Night
BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar, 8pm
Alana Levandoski @ The Riverside Tavern, 7.30pm

LIVE SESSION @ Hoots

TUESDAY 30 JUNE
THE MADE IN BRITAIN ROCK AND ROLL SHOW
@ Eden Court One Touch, 8pm - A must see for fans of sixties music, Made In Britain is a top class tribute show which celebrates unforgettable and timeless classics from some of the UK’s foremost Rock’n’Roll stars including John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Cliff Richard and Billy Fury. Prepare yourself for over two hours of their greatest hits spanning more than four decades of musical supremacy. The first half of the show features the early years where Cliff, Fury and The Beatles paved the way in British Rock n Roll music. The second half will be filled with classic Cliff and Billy Fury pop tracks plus songs taken from Lennon and McCartney’s unrivalled solo careers. The explosive finale will see the whole cast pay musical tribute to some of the most popular British Rock n Roll songs ever recorded and will include an exciting medley of hits including Glad All Over, Out Of Time, When You Walk In The Roomand many more. Made in Britain is guaranteed to have you up on your feet, and as the curtain comes down to the great British sound of Land Of Hope And Glory you might be getting ready to dust off those flares and that mini-skirt!

BILLY MORRISON @ The Market Bar, 8pm
LIVE SESSION @ Hoots