MUSIC LIST
guitars and well known songs.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. Iivening till 1.30am. Late bar. informal songs and music.
SATURDAY 9 Glasgow
I Peely Wallys Tolbooth Bar. Glasgow ('ross. 552 4149. Evening. Small group of tunesmiths.
I Ceilidh/Dance Riverside Club. Fox Street. 2483144. 10pm. £2.50. Bartill late.
I Winfal St Enoch Folk Club. 56 Howard Street. St Enoch's Square. Bar opens 7pm. I Kells Scott's Corner. Derby Street. 334 4891. livening. Resident electric Celtic band.
I Wlnlal St Enoch Folk Club. 56 Howard Street. St Enoch's Square. Bar opens 7pm. I Kells Scott's Corner, Derby Street, 334 4891. Evening. Resident clectricCeRic band.
Edinburgh
I Ceilidh/Dance Walpole Ilall. Chester Street. Ilaymarket. 8—12pm. £1 .50 before 8pm. £2 after 8pm. Music by the (‘aledonian (‘eilidh band. Please don’t smoke say the organisers. and there is no bar. so take along your own little refreshments.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. Iiveningtill 1.30am. Late bar.songs and crack.
I Kevin Tail Burke And Ilare. West Port. livening. I’ubfolk artist.
SUNDAY 10
Glasgow
I Mabsant Black Bull Folk Club. Black Bull Iiotel. Milngavie. 8pm. One ofthe top bands from Wales.
I Session with Pat McNulty Riverside Club. I-‘ox Street. 248 3144. From 1pm. Free. All welcome. Pat plays the Irish pipes.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. nr Kelvin Park. livening. Big session.
I Buddies Wintersgills. Great Western Road. Evening. Old time American songs and fiddle tunes.
I Schiehallion Scott‘s Corner. Derby Street. Iivcning. 334 4891.
Edinburgh
I Driving Sideways Glenelg Sessions. Youngs I lotel. Leamington Terrace. 9pm—12midnight. Free. Weekly music. 'I‘onight. blues based diversions.
I Seannachie Green Tree. Cowgate. Iivening. Scottish songs and instrumentals from resident band.
I Jim Knight Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarket. Iivening. Singer guitarist in quiet little pub.
I North Sea Gas Rutland llotel. Rutland Street. 229 3042. 9pm. Singalong.
I Portobello Ceilidh Band. Maxies Bistro. Nicolson Street. 6670845. Evening.
MONDAY 11
Glasgow
I Peely Wallys Tolbooth Bar. Glasgow Cross. 552 4149. Evening.
I Irish Session Stage Door Bar. Gorbals Street. 4290922. Evening. Traditional fiddle based music and song from the cream of the Glasgow Irish.
Edinburgh
I Richard Thompson Assembly Rooms, George Street. 8.30pm. £5. Solo show from Fairport Convention‘s legendary guitarist and songwriter to the English folk-into-rock renaissance. See panel. I Miro The Green Tree. Cowgate. Evening. Bar till lam. Celtic music from Brittany. Ireland and even Scotland.
I Happy Daze Malt Shovel. Cockburn Street. 225 6843. Evening. Pub guitar folk duo.
THOMPSON TERRITORY
Welsh singing and multi-instrumental trio Mabsant make an infrequent appearance in Glasgow (10th) and Gaelic songs can be heard from the harp duo Sileas (Edinburgh 20th) but it’s the old song-and-guitar men of the Scottish folk clubs who welcome in the New Year. The McCalmans breezy patriotism and humour in harmony is on parade (Edinburgh 13th). Two more world travellers home at Hogmanay and starring at Glasgow's Star Club are Hamish lmlach (14th) and Ian McIntosh (Ztst). 605’ veterans, lsh and Tosh grow old with their fans, the former wielding a fine blues based guitar technique amid raunchy songs, the latter playing on quite a few instruments, but usually a delicately flailed banjo, and drawing a willing audience into gentle intimacy with songs like musical Farley’s Rusks. Songs with more bite in them albeit in a style that is ‘folk’ only in general terms are penned and performed by Richard Thompson (Edinburgh 11th, see photo). Twisted or bleakly quirky, his songs chart a personal territory and have gathered him legions of admirers since his departure all those years ago from Fairport Convention. In the States he is classed as an adventurous and gifted new wave guitarist/writer and the rock press here are making more
I Shore BarThe Shore. Leith. 553 5080. Evening. Dave and Brian. fiddle and guitar.
I Fiddlers Arms Grassmarket. Evening. Scottish music session. Bar closes at I 1 pm. I Nobody’s Business Bannermans Bar. Cowgate. Evening. Sax. clarinet and guitars play cottage blues.
I Robin Laing Liniithgow Folk Club. Black Bitch Tavern. Linlithgow. 8pm. £1.50.
I Gill Hewitt Royal Oak. Infirmary Street. 557 2976. Evening. Song session with Gill on the banjo.
TUESDAY 12
Glasgow
I Kenny Caird Tolbooth Bar. Glasgow Cross. 5524149. Evening.
Edinburgh
I Runaway String Band Penicuik Folk Club, Navaar Hotel. 8pm £1.50. Bluegrass and such.
I erua Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarket. top ofthe High Street. Evening. Acoustic celtic music.
I Barrie Band Bannermans Bar, Cowgate. 556 3254. Evening. The Barrie Band. Tunes from fiddle and flute.
I Blue Blazer Bread Street. Evening. Guitarist singers. Jim Knight, Alan Johnston and friends.
I Kenny Grier Royal Oak. Infirmary Street. 557 2976. Guitarist singer. Late bar.
WEDNESDAY 13
Glasgow
I Honest Sam And The Dealers Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3144. 9pm. £2. Bar till late. Country night.
I Naifan Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. Evening. Small group oftraditional tune players.
I Live Music Tolbooth Bar. Glasgow Cross. 552 4149. Evening. Unconfirmed.
and more noises of the ‘greatest undiscovered artist’ sort. His is a unique talent on the guitar, acoustic or electric, and his music though oddly Celtic in flavour looks over its shoulder to everything from rock ’n’ roll to the baroque. One pianist he hankers after a recording date with is jazzman McCoy Tyner. ‘He wonderfully crosses keys with ease and it‘s wonderfully loose. To me he's almost like a Scottish musician. It’s like the Glasgow Police Pipe Band meets John Coltrane.’
Edinburgh
I McCalmans Edinburgh Folk Ciub. Osbourne Hotel. York Place. 8pm. £2.30 (£1.50). See panel.
I Trilogy Bannermans Bar. Cowgate. 556 3254. Evening. Ex Seannachie members in newline up.
I Shore Bar The Shore . Leith. Evening. Acoustic music. fiddle. concertina. guitar. piano. accordion in various combinations. I Happy Daze Malt Shovel. Cockburn Street. 225 6843. Evening. Pub guitar folk duo.
THURSDAY 14
Glasgow
I Hamish lmlach Star Folk Club. Glasgow Society Of Musicians. Berkeley Street. 8pm. A legend in his own lunchtime.
I lied Neck Mothers Tolbooth Bar. Glasgow Cross. 552 4149. Evening.
Edinburgh
I Christine Kydd and Andy Thorbum Kitty O‘Shea‘s. George IV Bridge. Evening. Andy on keyboards. Christine sings.
I .llm Knight Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarket. Evening. Casual songs/guitar.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. Evening till 1.30am. Songs. banjos and guitars.
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I Naitan Tolbooth Bar. Glasgow Cross. Evening. Fiddle and accordion.
I Steam Jenny Scott‘s Corner. Derby Street. 334 4891. Evening.
I Ceilidh/Dance Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3144. 10pm. £2.50. Bartill late.
Edinburgh
I Beam Me Up Scotty Capital Hotel. Clermiston Road. 334 3391. 9.30pm. Late bar.
I North Sea Gas Platform 1.Rutland Street. Evening. Scottish music for tourists.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. Eveningtill 1.30am. Late night basement bar with informal songs and music.
SATURDAY 16
Glasgow
I Ceilidh/Dance Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3144. 10pm. £2.50. Bartill late.
I Kells Scott‘s Corner. Derby Street. 334 4891. Evening. Resident electric Celtic band.
I lied Neck Mother Tolbooth Bar. Glasgow Cross. 552 4149. Evening.
Edinburgh
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. Eveningtill 1.30am. Late nightsinging and drink.
I Kevin Tait Burke And Ilare. West Port. Evening. Pub folk artist.
UNDAY 17
Glasgow
I Session with Pat McNulty Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3144. From 1pm. Free. All welcome. Pat plays the Irish pipes.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. nr Kelvin Park. Evening. The Gaels pub. big thrash in the back room every week. Irish and Scots tunes.
I Buddies Wintersgills. Great Western Road. Evening. Old time American songs and fiddle tunes.
I Steam Jenny Scott‘s Corner. Derby Street. 334 4891. Evening.
Edinburgh
I The Diddley Brothers Glenelg Music. Youngs Ilotel. Leamington Terrace. 9pm—midnight. Acoustic music nights. Tonight. melting pot music. a band for all
I Seannachie Green Tree. Cowgate. Evening. Resident Scots band.
I Jiln Knight Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarket. Evening. Casual songs/guitar.
I North Sea Gas Rutland Ilotel. Rutland Street. 229 3042. Evening.
I Portobello Folk Group Maxies Bistro. Nicolson Street. 667 0845. Evening.
MONDAY 18
Glasgow
I Irish Session Stage Door Bar. Gorbals Street. 429 0922. Evening. The authentic Irish session. Music and song from the best traditional musicians in Glasgow.
I Peely Wallys Tolbooth Bar. Glasgow Cross. 552 4149. Evening.
Edinburgh
I Shore Bar The Shore. Leith. 5535080. Evening. Dave and Brian. fiddle and guitar.
I Fiddlers Arms Grassmarket. Evening. Long running Scottish music session. Bar closes at 11pm.
I Happy Daze Malt Shovel. Cockburn Street. 225 6843. Evening. Pub guitar folk duo.
I Miro The Green Tree. Cowgate. Evening. Bar till 1am. Celtic music.
I Nobody’s Business. Bannermans Bar. Cowgate. Evening. The Caledonian Carpathian Swing Band.
I Gill Hewitt Royal Oak. Infirmary Street. 557 2976. Singer with banjo in late night session bar.
I Beggars Wager Linlithgow Folk Club. Black Bitch Tavern. Linlithgow. 8pm. £1.50.
TUESDAY 19 Glasgow
I Ian Bruce Tolbooth Bar. Glasgow Cross. 5524149. Evening.
Edinburgh
I Barrie Band Cowgate. 5563254. Evening. Irish fiddle, flute and strings.
28 The List 8 — 21 January 1988