MUSIC LIST/FOLK
FRIDAY 10
Glasgow
I Rowantree Folk Club Rowantree Inn. by Uddingston Cross. Uddingston.
9—1 1 .45pm. £1.50. Heather Heywood. Fine. sensitive. traditional singer. accompanied on some songs by Peter Heywood (guitar). I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 9pm. Doors open 8pm. £3. Busy weekly venue.
Edinburgh
I Kanda Bongo Man Assembly Rooms. 54 George Street. 220 4348. £5 (£3.50). 8pm. Second in a series of world music concerts. this is a Zairean singer. songwriter with a band playing guitar-based soukjous dance music. Tickets available in advance from the Usher Hall or Virgin Records. orat the Assembly Rooms from one hour before the performance.
I Dave ChristopherThe Netherbow. 43 High Street. 556 9579. 8pm. £3(£2). The Netherbow's musician-in-resdience presents his own Scottish songs with acoustic guitar accompaniments.
I North Sea Gas Platform 1.Rut1and Street. 225 2433. Evening. Scottish harmony-singing folk trio.
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 9pm. West Highlanders‘ favourite. Accordion and guitar in the bar.
I Kevin Tait Candlemakers Arms. Grassmarkct. 9.30pm. Folksinging entertainer.
SATURDAY 11 Glasgow
I West Coast Folk Biackfriars. 45 Albion Street. Merchant City. 552 5924. Afternoon informal session.
I Scotia Music Scotia Bar. 112 Stockwell Street. 552 8681 . 8.30pm. Guest artist to be confirmed.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 9.30pm. £3. Regular weekly dance.
I Victoria ear Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Session.
Edinburgh
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 9pm. Accordion guitar in the bar.
I Kevin Tait Candlemakers Arms. Grassmarkct. 9.30pm. Folksinging entertainer.
SUNDAY 12 Glasgow
I Paisley Folk Club New White I louse Hotel. Blackhall Street. 8.30pm. £1 .50. Allan Tall.
I Black Bull Folk Black Bull I Iotcl. Milngavie. 8pm. £2.50 ( Mcmbers£l .50). Membership £3.50. Tonight Roy Bailey. I Victoria Bar Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm.
Edinburgh.
I L'Attache Basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 3-6pm. Informal session.
I Youngs Music Club Leamington Terrace. 9.30pm. Live acoustic music. Tonight Andy Lang and Mhalrl O'Neill
I Muckle Ado L'Attachc. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9.30pm—l230am. Free.
I Absent Friends Fairmilc lnn. Fairmiichead. 830—] lpm. Old and new songs from local folk-rock band.
MONDAY 13
ITravelllng Folk BB(' RadtoScotland. 8—9.25pm. Archie Fisher presents records. news and live recordings.
Glasgow
I Victoria Bar Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Weekly session.
Edinburgh
I Linlithgow Folk Club Black Bitch Tavern. West Port. Linlithgow. 8pm. Meg Davis and Kate Kramer.
I Fiddlers Arms (irassntarkel.9—l1pm. Scottish tunes on squeeze box and fiddle. I The Green Tree (‘owgate. Evening. Session till 12.30am.
I Rod Paterson L'Attache. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9pm. Free.
I Shore Music The Shore Bar. Restaurant. The Shore. Leith. 9pm. Tonight Simpson Pirrie and iriends. fiddle and accordion.
TUESDAY 14 Glasgow
I Paisley Arts Folk Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 887 1010. 8pm. Ian eruce.
Edinburgh
I Folk Music Nights Milnes Bar. Hanover Street. 830-] lpm. Admission free. Songs and tunes from regulars. visiting musicians and special guests. Tonight MaureenJeiks. unaccompanied singer from Forfar.
I Penicuik Folk Club Navaar Hotel. Bog Road. 8pm. The House Band.
I Miro L'Attachc. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End. Resident folk band. flutes. fiddles and mainly Irish.
WEDNESDAY 15 Glasgow
I 201h Century Music Club City Lights. Clyde Street. 204 3329. Singer/songwriter club. All welcome. Pass-the-hat admission. Free drinks for performers. Must be own material.
I Merchant City Folk Club Biackfriars. 45 Albion Street. Merchant City. 552 5924. 8pm. The House eand. This evening is being run as a charity fund raiser for Scottish Medical Aid for Palestinians.
I Folk Session Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. Evening. Instrumental music on fiddle. accordion etc.
I Rab McLelIan and Fozzia Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Folk Club Osbourne Hotel. York Place. 556 5577. 8pm. £2.50(£1.50). Tonight Keith Hancock.
I Rod Paterson St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 9pm. Easy Club‘s vocalist. solo.
I Allan Johnston Band L‘Attache. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9.30pm—12.30am. Free. Singer songwriter‘s electric and acoustic folk-based band.
I The Globe West Port. informal session.
9.30pm. I Kevin Tait Trader Vic‘s. Victoria Street. 9pm. Folksinging entertainer.
THURSDAY 16 Glasgow
I Star Folk Club (ilasgow Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. beside Mitchell Theatre. 8pm. £1 .50. Mike Silver. I Glasgow University Union University Avenue. Lounge Bar. 9.30pm-12.30am. Folk. Jazz or Blues Nights. Studentsand guests.
Edinburgh
I The Corrles King‘s Theatre. Leven Street. 229 1202. £5—£7.50. 7.30pm. The first ofthree nights.
I North Sea Gas L'Attachc. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End. Scottish folk trio.
I Kevin Tait Candlemakers Arms. Grassmarkct. 9.30pm. Folksinging entertainer.
FRIDAY 17
Glasgow
I Traditional Music and Song Association oi Scotland Concert Glasgow Arts Centre. Washington Street. 221 4526. 8pm. £3 (£1.50). Keith Hancock and Straviag.
I Rowantree Folk Club Rowantree Inn. by Uddingston Cross. L'ddingston. ' 9;] 1.45pm. £1. Singaround.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 9.30pm. Doors open 8pm. £3. Live band. Very popular.
Edinburgh
I The Corries King‘s Theatre. Leven Street. 229 1202. £5—£7.50. 7.30pm.
I North Sea Gas Platform 1.Rutiand Street. 225 2433. Evening. Scottish folk I Kevin Tait (.‘andlemakers Arms. Grassmarkct. 9.30pm.
SATURDAY 18
Glasgow
I West Coast Folk Biackfriars. 45 Albion Street. Merchant City. 552 5924. Afternoon informal session.
I Victoria Bar Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm.
I Susan Kelly and Stravaig Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 9.30pm. Doors open 8pm. £3. Regular weekly dance.
Edinburgh
I The Corries King‘s Theatre. Leven Street. 229 1201. £5—£7.50. 7.30pm.
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 9pm. Highlanders' home from home. Accordion guitar in the bar.
I Kevin Tait Candicmakers Arms. Grassmarkct. 9.30pm.
TRAVELLING FDLK
A number oitaiented English musicians are touring the folk clubs in Scotland this month. Keith Hancock. meiodeon player and powerful singer returns to Edinburgh Folk Club on Wednesday 15, and plays the Washington Arts Centre on Friday 17 courtesy oi the TMSA. as part oi a series 01 concerts there.
Also about the clubs are the House Band. a band born in Edinburgh. but now an entirely English trio, oi Ged Foley. erstwhile Battlefield guitarist. Chris Parkinson, extremely giited meiodeon and keyboard player. well known in the north oi England ior his work with many diiierent combinations and dance bands and John Skelton. a
line ilute player from London. The House Band are in Penicuik on Tuesday 14 and Glasgow on Wednesday 15. L'Attache, a venue which is doing much to keep music live in Edinburgh, with iolk bands lrom Sunday to Thursday every week. (and no admission charge). has made a cassette for charity. It was recorded live at L'Attache a iew Sundays ago. taking a couple 01 tracks each from Seannachie. Muckle Ado, North Sea Gas. Kingdom. Ceolbeg. Miro. the Allan Johnston Band. Absent Friends. and Rod Peterson. The artists and the recording crew gave thelrtime and talents tree. The proceeds will go to the Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion.
SUNDAY 19 Glasgow
I Paisley Folk Club New White House Hotel. Blackhall Street. 8.30pm. £1 .50. Cardboard Kippers.
I Black Bull Folk Black Bull Hotel. Milngavie. 8pm. £2 ( Members£l .25). Membership £3.50. Stravaig (singaround).
I Victoria Bar Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. I Singaround Riverside. Fox Street. off (‘lydc Street. 248 3144. 2—4pm.
Edinburgh
I Ciannad Usher 1 tall. Lothian Road. 228 1155. 7.30pm. £7.£8.
I L'Attache. basement of Rutland I Iotcl. West End of Princes Street. 3—-6pm. Informal session.
I Rod Paterson L‘Attache. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9.30pm—12.30am. Free. Jock Tamson's Bairns and Easy Club singer bringing the best of Scottish voices to the West End.
I Hab Noakes Young‘s Music Club. Leamington Terrace. 9.30pm. £2.50
(£1 .50). Special guest night for this regular club.
I Absent Friends Fairmile Inn. Fairmilehead. 830—] lpm. Songs from an acoustic electric folk band.
MONDAY 20
I Travelling Folk BBC Radio Scotland. 8—9.25pm. Archie Fisher presents records. news and live recordings.
Glasgow I Victoria Bar Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm.
Edinburgh
I Driving Sideways Linlithgow Folk Club. Black Bitch. West Port. Linlithgow. 8pm. I Session Night The Green Tree. Cowgate. Evening. Bartiil 12.30am.
I Seannachie. L'Attache. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9pm. Free. Five-piece traditional band with good singer.
I Fiddlers Arms Grassmarkct. Evening. Scottish music on accordion and fiddle.
TUESDAY 21 Glasgow
I Paisley Arts Folk Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 887 1010. 8pm. eanio Cocktail.
Edinburgh
I Penicuik Folk Club Navaar Hotel. Bog Road. 8pm. Singer‘s night.
I Folk Music Nights Milncs Bar. Hanover Street. 8.30—1 1pm.
Admission free. Tonight Lorraine Jordan A traditional singer with a lovely. unaffected voice and the ability to use it. I Miro L'Attache. basement ofRutIand Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9pm. Free. Acoustic traditional music by fine players. songs from Christine Kydd.
WEDNESDAY 22 Glasgow
I 201h Century Music Club City Lights. Clyde Street. 204 3329. Singer/songwriter club. All welcome. Pass-the-hat admission. Free drinks to performers. Must be own material.
I Kathe Gallagher Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681 . 8.30pm.
I Merchant City Folk Club Biackfriars. 45 Albion Street. Merchant City. 552 5924. 8pm. Graham Glass.
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). Mike Silver.
38 The List 10— 23 November 1989