MUSIC LIST/FOLK
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FRIDAY 5 Glasgow
I See Mayfest Diary.
I Danny l(er and Friends Glasgow Arts Centre. Washington Street. 221 4526. 9.45pm. Bar. Informal music and fun.
I Rowantree Folk Club Rowantree Inn. By Uddingston Cross. Uddingston. 8.30pm. £1. Singaround.
I Ceilidh Riverside. Fox Street. offClydc Street. 248 3144. 10pm. £3. Get there early.
Edinburgh
I Rincon Chileno Cornerstone Cafe. basement of St John's Church. West End of Princes Street. 8pm. £3.50(£2.50). Carlos Arredondo and Gallo (‘eron in their regular presentation ofSouth American music and song mixed with Scottish guest performers. Tonight. Edinburgh‘s Dave Robb.
I The Humppf Family The Trading Post. 32 The Shore. Leith. 553 7164. 10pm till late. Free. Resident weekend band. Spoof country and western.
SATURDAY 6 Glasgow
I See Maylest Diary.
I Danny Kyle and Friends Glasgow Arts Centre. Washington Street 221 4526. 9.45pm. Bar. Informal music and fun.
I The Session Band Blackfriars. Bell Street. Merchant City. 5525924. Afternoon. Mainly Irish.
I Scotia Folk Night Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. Live music.
I Ceilidh Riverside. Fox Street. offCIyde Street. 248 3144. 10pm. £3. Very popular.
Edinburgh
I Muzsikas with Marta Sebestyen George Square Theatre. George Square. 8pm. £5 (£4). Tickets from Virgin Records. Princes Street. and at the door. Heart Beat World Music presents the impeccany voiced singer from Hungary with her long term traditional music band. Highly recommended.
I Ceilidh Bristo Refectory. BristoSquare. 9pm—2.30am. £2.50. Bar. Open to the public. Not students only. Weeklydance. I The Humppf Family The Trading Post. 32 The Shore. Leith. 553 7164. l()pm till late. Free. Resident weekend band. Spoof country and western.
SUNDAY 7
Glasgow I See Maytestoiary.
FOLK
IRISH FOLK
Allan, see photo, take their whiskey
with an ‘e' in it, and have just released a second great album on Green Linnet that manages to sound bright, modern and of-the-times while filled with long matured songs, airs and dance music.
The foursome features the remarkable singing and fiddle playing of Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh and her equally impressive flute playing partner Frankie Kennedy. With fretted instrument players Ciaran Curran and Mark Kelly, and recent arrival Paul D'Shaunessy on second fiddle, the group’s exquisite music is rooted in the Donegal Gaeltacht, the songs in Irish, with a good sprinkling of the Donegal Scots influence in the ‘Highland’ reels, even a strathspey or two.
Mairead's delicate, winsome vocal, to a simple, telling guitar accompaniment, is one of the most beautiful sounds in British folk music. The tunes and airs are played to an infectious, and never urgent rhythmic precision, making this group, sans gimmicks, the most satisfying exponents of the traditional music of these Islands to appear for sometime. Skill, respect and taste will out.
Over to play two Maylest concerts, on the 13th and 14th, Allan stop off first in
Allan (13 1514 May) Edinburgh for a concert on the 12th.
Mayfest, in association with Furstenberg, have organised some good music for free round selected Glasgow pubs, and not all in the Centre or the West End. They have booked a spread of high quality performers such as Tonight At Noon, Zydeco Ceilidh Band, and Jook Street Jug. See Maytest Listings.
And check out what's going on in The Shed, down in the Merchant City. A packed programmme over the three weeks includes the Wellpark Suite, Aly Gain and Phil Cunningham, Ossian and Dougie Maclean. Again, see Mayfest listings. (Norman Chalmers).
I Paisley Folk Club Brabloch Hotel. Renfrew Road. Junction 27. M8. 8.30pm. I Session Riverside. Fox Street. offClyde Street. 248 3144. 1.30—5.30pm. Players welcome.
I Zut! La Chute Wintersgills. Great Western Road. Evening. Old timey acoustic American.
I Scotia Dar Stockwell Street. 552 8681. Evening. Live music.
Edinburgh.
I Youngs Music Club Leamington Terrace. 9.30pm. 50p. Andy Munro and Friends.
I Jim Knight/Denny Swanson/Graham McGlrk Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarkel. 225 7440. Evening. Singer'guitarists.
I Tex Fillet Five The Trading Post. 32The Shore. Leith. 553 7164. 8—1 1pm. Un-scrious country and western.
I The Full Shilling Ryries Bar. Haymarket. 8—1 1pm. Fiddle. guitarand banjo.
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I Scotia Folk Night Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. Live groups.
I Victoria Bar Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Weekly session.
Edinburgh
I Linlithgow Folk Club Black Bitch Tavern. West Port. Linlithgow. 8pm. Tonight. Tomas Lynch
I Fiddlers Arms Grassmarket. 9—1 1pm. Monday night is Scottish music.
I The Green Tree (.‘owgate. Evening. Session till 1am.
TUESDAY 9
Glasgow
I See Maytest Diary. I Paisley Arts Folk Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 887 1010. 8pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Eddie Walker Penicuik Folk Club. Navaar Hotel. Penicuik. 8pm. Returnof the ever popular blues guitarist and singer. I Dave Robb Oddfellows. Forrest Road. Evening. L'nique singer'songwriter.
I Seannachie Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarkct. near the Castle. 9—1me. Free. Well known Scots band plays weekly residency.
I Acoustic Music Nights Milnes Bar. Hanover Street. 830—] lpm. Admission free.
I Kingdom L'Attachc. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End. Resident singalong folk band.
WEDNESDAY 10 Glasgow
I See Mayfestoiary.
I lnverclyde Folk Club Baxters. lo: Roxburgh Street. Greenock. 8pm. Occasional guest performers.
I Anton Kirkpatrick Blackfriars. Bell Street. Merchant City. 552 5924. 8pm. Merchant City Folk Club presentsthe amazingly versatile. jazzy guitarist. who writes a lot of his own pieces. He played
with Capercaillie for a while.
I Scotia Folk Night Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street, 552 8681.
I Folk Session Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. Evening. Instrumental music on fiddle. accordion etc.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Folk Club Osbourne Hotel. York Place. 556 5577. 8pm.£2.50(£1.50). Blues guitarist and singer Eddie Walker.
I Rod Paterson St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 9pm. Easy Club's vocalist. 5010.
I Guizer Platform 1.Rut|and Street. 225 2433. Evening.
THURSDAY 11 Glasgow
I See Mayfest Diary.
I Star Folk Club Glasgow Society Of Musicians. Berkeley Street. beside Mitchell Theatre. 8pm. £1 .50. Arthur Johnstonc and Friends. The song‘s the thing.
I Dave Robb Lounge Bar. Glasgow University Union. 9pm. Free. Students and guests. Edinburgh's acoustic bouzouki backed stylish songwriter.
Edinburgh
I No U Turn The Trading Post. 32 The Shore. Leith. 553 7164. 8.30till Iatc. Free. Bluegrass band.
I Dave Robb St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 9pm. Contemporary acoustic singer/songwriter.
I Jim Knight/Denny Swanson/Jerry Bell Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarket. 225 7440. Evening. All guitarist/singers.
FRIDAY 12
Glasgow
I See Nlayfest Diary.
I Danny Kyle and Friends Glasgow Arts Centre. Washington Street 221 4526. 9.45pm. Bar. Informal music and fun.
I Rowantree Folk Club Rowantree Inn. By Uddingston Cross. Uddingston.
9-1 1 .45pm. £1. Informal music. Occasional booked performers.
I Ceilidh Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. l()pm. £3. Very popular.
Edinburgh
I Allan Pleasancc Theatre Bar. 8pm. Tickets from Virgin records. Princes Street. or at the door. Great band from Ireland. seen on STV earlier this year. and back over for two gigs at Mayfest. New Phil Cunningham-produced album. Heart Like A Horse. has just been released on Green Linnet. See panel.
I The Numppf Family The Trading Post. 32 The Shore. Leith. 553 7164. 10pm till late. Free. Resident weekend band. Spoof country and western.
I Steam Jenny Platform 1. Rutland Street. 225 2433. Evening. Pub folk band.
I Kevin Tait Candlemakers Arms. Grassmarket.9pm—12.30am. Folksinging entertainer.
SATURDAY 13 1
Glasgow
I See MayfestDiary.
I Anton Kirkpatrick Blackfriars. Bell Street. Merchant City. 552 5924. 8pm. Merchant City Folk Club presents the amazingly versatile. jazzy guitarist and composer.
I Danny Kyle and Friends Glasgow Arts Centre. Washington Street 221 4526. 9.45pm. Bar. Informal music and fun.
I Latin-American Folk and Disco Volunteer Centre. Elmbank Street. 7.30pm. £3 (£1.50). With Carlos Arredondo. chafan Pallu. and Macumba.
I kells Scott's Corner. Derby Street. 334 4891. Evening. Saturday residency.
Irish Scots singalong trio. '
I Ceilidh Riverside. Fox Street. offCIvde Street. 248 3144. 10pm. 23. Packs them in.