MUSIC LIST/FOLK
Edinburgh
I Green Tree Cowgate. Evening. Folk scene session. Late bar.
I Larry and Friends Antiquary. St Stephen Street. Evening. Guitar based folksyblues and swing.
I Jim Knight/Colin Ramage/Robin Laing Ensign Ewart. l.awnmarket. Evening. Three singer guitarists entertain.
I Graham McGirk Royal Oak. Infirmary Street. 557 2976. Evening till 1.311am.
FRIDAY 1
Glasgow
I Setanta Rowantree Inn. L'ddingston. i 8311—] 1 .45pm. £1 .511. Six-piece folk band playing Scots and Irish music. instrumentals and vocal.
I Paisley Sma' Shot Day Paislev. Allover the town centre. Pipe bands. folk bands like Ceolbeg. Black Eyed Biddy'. Singing Kettle. Tich Frier. Tam White. Town's 511(1th birthday party.
I Rowantree Folk Club Rowantree Inn. By L'ddingston Cross. L‘ddings‘ton.
9—1 1.45pm. £1. ()ld coaching Inn isthe regular meet for keen singers players. Singaround format. all welcome. money goes towards occasional 'bookcd' performers.
I Gaberlunzie Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. Paisley. 8pm. £2.
I Steam Jenny Scott's Corner. Derby Street. 334 4891. Evening. IJohnny Scobies 26 London Road. (ilasgow Cross. 5526863. Evening. Live music.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Cltib. Fox Street. 248 3144. ll1pm. £3. Bar till late.
Edinburgh
I North Sea Gas Platform I.Rutland Street. Evening. Scottish music entertainment.
I Simpson Perrie/Brian Mulligan Shore Bar. The Shore. Leith. Evening.
Fiddle guitar.
I Larry and Friends Meadows Bar. Buccleuch St. 667 3669. Evening. (iuitar based folksy blues and swing.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. Eveningtill 1.311am. Late nightbasement bar with informal songs and music.
I Muckle Ado Scotch And Wry'. 511(ieorge 1\' Bridge. 225 1681. Evening.
SATURDAY 2
Glasgow
I Nailan Blackfriars. Bell Street. Merchant City. 552 5924. Afternoon. Traditional tunes and session with fiddles. accordions etc.
I Johnny Scobies 261.ondon Road. (ilasgow Cross. 5526863. Evening. Live music.
I Kells Scott's Corner. Derby Street. 334. 4891. Evening. Singalong DublinersrCorries style.
Edinburgh
I Happy End Ross Theatre. Princes Street (iardens. 1pm. £3 (£2 .22 piece London based anarchopop youthful jazz band playing with lolk themes from anywhere. Songs with a political message.
I Denny Swanson Scotch And Wry'. 511 (ieorge I\' Bridge. 225 1681. Evening. I Larry and Friends Southern Bar. South Clerk Street. 667 2289. Evening. (iuitar based folksy blues and swing.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. Evening till 1.3(1am. Late nightsinging and drink.
SUNDAY 3
Glasgow
I Cilla Fisher and Artie Tresize Scobies
Bar. London Road. Trongate. 8pm. £2. Presented by Paisley Folk Club. Famous Fifers.
I Session with Pat McNulty Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 314-1. From Ipm. Free. All welcome. Regular session. Pat playsthe
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Glasgow's annual Julyfolk event has tightened up over the years to a viable, cosy week of concerts, ceilidhs, a few singing competitions and a good mix of dance teams from asiarapart in Europg as Reykjavik and Prague.
The Albion Dance Band, see photo, are one otthose big English groups that
‘Acowrork FESTIVAL
can trace their ancestry back to the early species of electric lolk rockery that emerged as Fairport Convention. They supercharge the Grand Festival Ceilidh on the Friday, where the guests include a women‘s side from some of Sunday’s plethora of dancers, the fabulously named Lizzie Dripping. (Norman Chalmers)
Irish pipes.
I Steam Jenny Scott's Corner. Derby street, 334 4891. Evening.
I Buddies \‘1’intersgills. (ireat \Vestern Road. Evening. Old time American songs and fiddle tunes. In the back room. very popular.
Edinburgh
I Najma Ross Theatre. Princes Street (iardens. 3pm. £3 (£2). 'I‘op Indian female singer (lfrdti) in a delicate Asian jazz pop fusion.
I Paul Brennan/Paul Boyle Youngs i lotcl. Learnington Terrace. 9prn- midnight. Free. Acoustic music nights. Irish musicians and singers. multi instrumental. I Seannachie (irecn Tree. Cowgate. Evening. Resident Scots band.
I Jim Knight/Colin Ramage/Hobin Laing Ensign Ewart. l.awnmarket. Evening. Three singer guitarists entertain.
I Larry and Friends Antiquary'. St Stephen Street. Evening. (iuitar based folksy blues and swing.
I North Sea Gas Rutland l lotcl. Rutland Street. 229311-12. Evening.
I The Clansmen The Engine Room. Queensferry Street Lane. 225 21-12. Evening.
MONDAY 4 Glasgow
I lrish Session Stage Door Bar. (iorbals Street. 42911922. Evening. Best ( ilasgtm Irish players.
Glasgow Folk Festival
I Blues Concert Blackfriars. Bell Street. Merchant City. 552 5924. 8.3t1pm. £2511. Eddie Walkerand Speakeasy.
I Ian Walker Scobies Bar. London Road. 'I'rongate. 8pm. £2. Presented by Balerno Folk Club.
Edinburgh
I Nobody's Business, Bannermans Bar. Cowgate. Evening. Blues in a kill.
I Fiddlers Arms (irassmarket. Evening. Long running Scottiin music session. Bar closes at 11pm.
I Happy Daze Malt Shovel. Cockburn Street. 225 6843. Evening. Pub guitarfolk duo.
I Miro The (ireen Tree. Cowgate. Evening. Bar till 1am. Mainly Irish acoustic music.
I Gill Hewitt Royal Oak. Infirmary Street. 557 2976. Singer with banjo.
I Dougie McD Scotch And Wry . 511(icorgc IV Bridge. 225 1681. Evening.
I Guitar and Accordion Coppers. Cockburn Street. Evening. Folk threesome.
TUESDAY 5 Glasgow
I Paisley Arts Folk Paisley ArtsCentre. New Street. 887 111111. 8pm. Free. Glasgow Folk Festival
I Glaswegian Concert Riverside Club. Fox Street. offCIyde Street. 248 3 144. £3. 7.45pm. Singers Dougie MacLean anti Bill Craig. Scottish Electrohooch from Tonight At Noon. songs and entertainment from Charlie Harrigan. Robin Hall and Fiona McGregor.
I Concert Clyde IIaII. Clyde Street. 7.311pm. £3.51). Danny Kyle MC's for singers Rod Paterson and Meg Davis from the States. Also appearing are West of Scotland band Duadrille.
I Hamish lmlach Scobies Bar. London Road. 'I‘rongate. 8pm. £2. Presented by Strathaven Folk Club. Si/eable reputation and legendary folk performer.
Edinburgh
I Barrie Band ( ‘owgate. 556 3254. Evening. Vocals. fiddle. flute andstrings. I Chris Thompson St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. opposite St JamesCentre. Evening. Rockabilly blues.
I Colin Ramage and Wally Allen Coppers. Cockburn Street. 225 1441. Evening. Singer guitarists.
I Blue Blazer Bread Street. Evening. (iuitarist singers. Jim Knight. (iraham Mc(iirk. Sheila MeWhirter and Alan Johnston.
I Mirua Ensign Ewart, l.awnmarket. top of the High Street. Evening. Furious tunes I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. Eveningtill 1.311am. Informal musicinthe basement bar.
I Kevin Tait Scotch And Wry. 511(ieorgc IV Bridge. 225 1681. Evening.
WEDNESDAY 6 Glasgow
I Nailan lIalt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1211). Evening. Naifan play Irish and Scots
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Glasgow Folk Festival
I Gaelic Concert Blackfriars. Bell Street. Merchant City. 552 592-1. 8pm. £3. Vocalist Christine Primrose. clarsach player Alison Kinnaird. and Kay Macleod. I Speakeasy Riverside Club. Fox Street. offCIyde Street. 248 3144. 8.311pm. £1 .511. Eric Cuthbertson. Marilyn Middleton Pollock and Jook Street Joggers combine.
I Fraser and Ian Bruce Scobies Bar. London Road. Trongate. 8pm. £2. Presented by Crlassfortl Folk Club.
Edinburgh
I Keith Hancock Edinburgh 1 olk Club. ()shourne IIoteI. York PIac:.1131 556 5577. 8pm. £2311 (£1511). Songwriter and top rate melodeon player from England. I Rod Paterson St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. opposite St James Centre. Evening. Fine Edinburgh singer.guitarist has a weekly residency.
'l‘raditional 'popiau. self penned.
I Happy Daze Malt Shovel. Cockhurn Street. 2256843. Ev ening. Pub guitar folk I The Clansmen The Engine Room. ()ueensferry Street Lane. 225 2142. Evening.
THURSDAY 7 '
Glasgow
Glasgow Folk Festival
I Fellside concert Riverside Club. Fox Street. offClyde Street. 248 3144. 8pm. £2.51). Record company presents Scots blues and cajun rockers Zydeco Ceilidh Band; guitarist. singer and smallpiper Ken Campbell. and singers Marilyn Middleton Pollockand lan Walker.
I Star Club Concert (ilasgow Society Of Mtisicians. 73 Berkeley Street. 8pm.
£1 .511. (ilasgow‘s authentic traditional Scots and Irish singing voice in the group Stramash with guests Carmen Higgins and Phyllis Martin.
I Ceolbeg Scobies Bar. London Road. 'l‘rongate. 8pm. £2. Presented by Stirling Folk Club. Big sound from the Capital.
Edinburgh
I Davey Spillane Band ()uecn‘s 1 tall. Clerk Street , 668 21119. 8pm. Bar. Doors open 7pm. Tickets £5 (£4 ). from Virgin. Princes Street. Canongate Mtisic. Blackfriars Street and Queen‘s 1 tall Box Office. Ileart Beat World Music presents the piper from Moving l learts in asimilar folk rock lineup. See panel.
I Green Tree Cowgate. Evening. Folk scene session. I..ate bar.
I Jim Knight/Colin Ramage/Robin Laing Ensiin Ewart. l.awnmarket. Evening. Three singer guitarists entertain.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. Eveningtill1.3(1am.Informalbasement music.
I Larry and Friends Antiquary. St Stephen Street. Evening. (iuitar based folksy blues and swing.
JAZZ rues
BIDAY 24 Glasgow
Glasgow Jazz Festival See separate listings. I Grand Union Orchestra Cumbernauld Theatre. Cumbernauld.11236 732887. 7.45pm. £3 (£1 .75). World jazz/popular mUsie l5-strong ensemble. Songs and
30 The List 24 June — 7 July 1988