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Scottish dancing, ceilidh and traditional music events in Scotland for the next seven days, brought to you by the Take the Floor team.

FRIDAY 12TH AUGUST
CONCERT
Drumnadrochit - Glen Urquhart Public Hall - Joy Dunlop - 8pm *Tickets at the door*

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING
Edinburgh - Edinburgh Academy, Henderson Row - Dancing Forth Ceilidh

SATURDAY 13TH AUGUST
CLASS
Dundee, Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library - Fiddle with Karen Hannah - improvers' class - 11am

Dundee, Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library - Whistle with Helen Forbes - 12:30pm

CONCERT
Inverness - Bogbain Farm - Joy Dunlop - 8pm *Tickets at the door*

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING
Elgin - New Elgin Hall - Sheilia Peters - 8pm

MONDAY 15TH AUGUST
CLASS
St Andrews, SCD Club - live music from Dierdre Adamson on Accordion (learners welcome) - 7:30pm

FOLK CLUB
Glenfarg - The Glenfarg Hotel - Nathan Rogers - 8.30pm

HIGHLAND NIGHT
Pitlochry - Pitlochry Recreation Ground - Vale of Atholl Pipe Band - 7.15pm

TUESDAY 16TH AUGUST
CLASS

Dundee, Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library - Scots Song - suitable for beginners - 2pm

CONCERT
Isle of Skye - Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat - Joy Dunlop - 8pm *Tickets at the door*

FOLK CLUB
Edinburgh - The Village, South Fort Street - Smith, Byrnes and O'Sullivan

WEDNESDAY 17TH AUGUST
ACCORDION AND FIDDLE CLUBS
Banff - Fife Lodge Hotel - Garioch Blend

CLASS
Fife - Kenoway Community School - Accordion Class - George Lawrie - 7-9pm - *Tickets £5.60/half price first lesson*

Midlem - Village Hall - Live Music - Old Time Class (GB Scott) - 8-10pm - *Tickets £2*

CONCERT
Edinburgh - Pleasance Cabret Bar - Paul McKenna Band

Inverness - Thistle Hotel - Scottish Cabret Evening - 8.00pm

Isle of Lismore - Lismore Village Hall - Joy Dunlop - 8pm *Tickets at the door*

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING
RSCDS - Aberdeen -The Boys Brigade Hall, Crimon Place - 7.30pm

THURSDAY 18TH AUGUST
ACCORDION AND FIDDLE CLUBS
Skye - Royal Hotel, Portree - ceilidh dance with Ally K MacPherson and his Band

Tynedale - Hexam ex-service club - South of the Border

CLASS
Penicuick - Town Hall - Ceilidh Class - 8-9:30pm - *Tickets £2.90/£1.50*

Fiddle Frenzy
7th - 14th August - Lerwick
Fiddle Frenzy's showcase concerts will feature Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham headlining the opening night concert on Sunday 7th August with Bodega, Harris Playfair's Youth Big Band Project, Nordic Fiddler's Bloc featuring Kevin Henderson, Maggie Adamson & Brian Nicholson, Fullscelidh Spelemannslag and more performing through the week.

Fringe ceilidhs
5th - 27th August every night except Sundays - 8pm
Lauriston Hall, 28 Lauriston St, Edinburgh, EH3 9DJ
With caller Ken Gourlay & HLI / Scott Leslie / Wild Geese / Willie Fraser ceilidh band

Scottish Autoharp Weekend
12th to 14th August
Moniaive, Dumfriesshire
The first ever Weekend in Scotland devoted to all things Autoharp. The main programme of autoharp-related workshops and concerts will happen on Saturday the 13th, but additional music sessions on Friday and Sunday offer the opportunity to extend the music and the pleasure for the entire weekend. A Sunday morning Autoharp Gospel Service in St. Ninian's Parish Kirk will also showcase the weekend's tutors and performers - Nadine White, Heather Farrell-Roberts, Mike Fenton

Scottish Beatles Weekend
12th to 14th August
Various venues, Dundee
With bands, theatre, exhibitions and memorabilia, this is a superb opportunity for Beatles fans to come together in Dundee.

Mearns Connections Festival
12th to 14th August
Grassic Gibbon Centre, Arbuthnott near Stonehaven
Events Include Mearns Connections dinner and Jimmie MacGregor in Concert

Marymass Folk Festival
17th to 21st August Irvine
Featuring concerts and sessions and daftness Artists include - Stephen Quigg, Johnny Silvo, Heather Heywood, Arthur Johnstone, Doris Rougvie & The New Rope String Band