l DAVID Byrne, pictured, the Dumbarton-born one-time frontman of Talking Heads and general musical polymath, is heading to the UK for three vocal appearances in support of his new Canongate-published book, How Music Works.
The last of only three events, each of them on distinct topics covered by the tome, is at Glasgow Film Theatre on Friday October 26. Entitled Stay Free – How to Survive as a Label and an Artist, the conversation will team the singer and founder of the Luaka Bop label with Alan Woodward, former Delgado and founder of Glasgow's Chemikal Underground label, under the chairpersonship of The Herald's Nicola Meighan.
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l ST Margaret's Episcopal Church in Newlands, Glasgow, has a new series of Second Sunday concerts this autumn, the monthly scheduling of which is self-explanatory. The opening concert is this Sunday, October 14, and features clarinetist Fraser Langton with pianist James Willshire and a programme of Poulenc, Debussy, Joseph Horowitz and Rory Boyle. Concerts start at 3.30pm and last an hour. www.episcopalnewlands.org.uk
l NOMINATION voting for the 10th annual MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards is now open. Celebrating the achievements of Scotland's musicians and events across 19 categories, the process culminates in a glittering ceremony at the Ben Nevis Centre in Fort William on December 8, hosted by Julie Fowlis, Mary Ann Kennedy and Tony Kearney. The evening will include performances by a host of traditional talent. Nominations close on Tuesday.
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l GLASGOW'S literary salon, Weegie Wednesday, has its monthly meeting next Wednesday, October 17 in the Terrace Bar of the Centre for Contemporary Arts on Sauchiehall Street from 7.30pm. This week's guest is Caron Mapherson, manager of Waterstones in Ayr, who will be talking about supporting local writers, encouraging reading across the generations and how authors and booksellers can work more closely together.
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