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WHAT'S ON 8th MAY 08-May-2014 SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE : 6 pm  43-45 High Street EDINBURGH OLD TOWN 0131 5569579  Ballad of the Five Marys - Songs and stories of Mary Queen of Scots, beginning in the unique atmosphere of John Knox House. Donald Smith’s new novel celebrates the lives of five resilient and remarkable young women, accompanied by songs from Wendy Carle Taylor. - £6 (£4) - www.tracscotland.org  08-May-2014 ASSEMBLY ROXY : 8 pm  2 Roxburgh Place EDINBURGH OLD TOWN 0131 623 3030  Kilter Ceilidh and the Doppelgang Horns - Kilter Ceilidh Band and the Horndog Brass Band have collaborated to provide the ultimate ceilidh experience. Kilter’s trademark danceable grooves with a topping of driving tunes, seasoned with some of the finest horn players around. - £10 (£6) - www.tracscotland.org  08-May-2014 SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE : 7.30pm  43-45 High Street EDINBURGH OLD TOWN 0131 5569579  Ballad and the Sang – The Spiers Family in Concert - A folk feast of traditional ballads and sangs, many linked to the renowned GreigDuncan Folksong Collection. A founder member of The Gaugers, Tom Spiers is heard here in the melodic company of his wife Maggie Spiers and daughter Emma Spiers. www.tracscotland.org  08-May-2014 QUEEN’S HALL : 8 pm  87-89 Clerk Street EDINBURGH SOUTHSIDE 01316683456  RANT - RANT is the meeting of four of Scotland’s finest fiddle players, two from the Shetland Islands and two from the Highlands. Bethany Reid, Jenna Reid, Sarah-Jane Summers and Lauren MacColl joined forces to create a sound that is rich and vibrant. - £15 (£12) -  www.thequeenshall.net  08-May-2014 THE ENSIGN EWART BAR : 7 pm  521-523 Lawnmarket EDINBURGH OLD TOWN 0131 225 7440  Catherine Lomax - Local singer/songwriter Catherine Lomax has been involved in folk music from a young age, winning the Tallyman Trophy at Fylde Folk Festival in 2006 and performing at Brampton Live, the Carlisle Folk Club and the Ireby Folk Festival, as well as performing a session on BBC Radio Cumbria. - Free, ticketed  08-May-2014 BLACKWELLS : 6.30pm  53-62 South Bridge EDINBURGH SOUTHSIDE 0131 622 8222  Pelmanism by Dilys Rose - In this sensitive new novel from Dilys Rose, fragments of memory reveal fragmenting lives and the bitterness and love between one young girl and her father, b ե