Manran have made it to the top of the Scottish music scene with their Gaelic/English deliveries, and they are the only band to put Highland and Uilleann pipes in the same line-up.
A round of applause for that, please.
On second thoughts though, save the applause until Thursday night (May 12) when you can show you appreciation directly - the band will be live at The Stables.
To the sounds from another part of the United Kingdom on Friday night (May 13), when Welsh-language folk-roots ensemble 9Bach deliver their three part vocal melodies, as sung over a Welsh harp and with sparse backing.
There is nowhere to hide when you deliver music like this, but neither is there any reason to hide when you are as good as these players and their deliveries of trad Welsh folk songs, which they recast onto a spectral and haunting sound canvas.
Tickets for Saturday's (May 14) Ultimate Bowie show are all but sold-out, which, given the strength of one of our most revered, forward thinking musicians and the tragic events earlier this year, is hardly surprising.
Might you like to enjoy a session in the company of Irish singer-songwriter Keiran Goss (below) instead?
A Stables regular, Keiran will be commanding on Stage 2, cutting a lone figure in the first set, before welcoming harmony singer Annie Kinsella to join him for the second half.
'Individually, they are both gifted singers but when they sing together, magic happens...the harmonies, the chemistry...just sublime,' declared a critic who has seen - and heard- the magic.
If you've had enough of the present climate, step back to the 1920's and through the doors of Harlem's hottest nightclub, the Cotton Club.
The high-energy show features the Jiving Lindy Hoppers (whose footwork is truly fabulous), and Harry Strutters' Hot Rhythm Orchestra.
Go Swinging at the Cotton Club from 8pm,
Proof that music is in the blood presents itself on Monday when Teddy Thompson plays the venue with Kelly Jones (top).
Teddy and Kelly have an album new to the racks, and are midway through a tour in support of the opus, Little Windows.
The release is a collection of 10 country-tinged duets that 'captures the spirit of the Everly Brothers,' and has come to fruition following a chance meeting between the longtime mutual admirers, back in 2011.
We did say about music being in the blood, and while he has clearly found his own musical mark over the years with multiple releases and collaborations under his belt, he does come from quite the musical family - his parents are folk-rock pedigrees Richard and Linda Thompson, and Linda acted as executive producer on the aforementioned Little Windows.
This will be a hot ticket, and you'll want to arrive early - support is coming from Mrs Patrick Stewart, Sunny Ozell (below).
She is already an accomplished songstress, and the New York based, classically trained singer has honed her sound with elements of jazz, blues and American roots.
Teddy Thompson also figures on her debut album Take It With Me, which was released last year.
It brings together a selection of works by various songwriters some legendary, some little-known, but all deserving of your ear time.
"I'm really excited to be opening Teddy's shows. He's such an amazing singer," she said.
"He has not toured the UK in some time so there will be a lot of excitement surrounding these gigs and I'm thrilled to be a part of them, especially at such beautiful and eclectic venues.
And on her album's tracklisting, she said: "I do love the process of interpretation.
"I love making something mine, I think first you have to figure out what makes the tune so special and why you like it. "Then you need to find out what it is that needs to stay the same and then what you can bring to it to make it yours, while leaving it untouched in all the right ways."
You might recognise Heather Peace, as an actress she spent 20 years hitting up the small screen in programmes including London's Burning, Lip Service and Prey.
But with music her obsession she bowed out of BBC drama Waterloo Road and committed fully to the sounds, and this road trek is in support of her EP, Come Home. She plays on Tuesday (May 17).
Last up this week, the Scandinavian/British jazz trio Phronesis (above) who are more than a decade into their career, and recorded new album Parallax, their sixth, at London's Abbey Road studios.
Exciting, imaginative and enveloping, Phronesis are a dream. See them on Wednesday (May 18).
Tickets for all the aforementioned shows are available by calling 01908 280800.
