MUSIC LIST/FOLK
Edinburgh
I Folk Music Nights Milnes Bar. Hanover Street. 830-] lpm. Admission free. Songs and tunes from regulars. visiting musicians and special guests.
I Miro L‘Attache. basement ofRutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9pm. Free. Acoustic Irish/Scottish music by an informal group of fine players.
WEDNESDAY 3 Glasgow
I Folk Session Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. Evening. Instrumental music on fiddle. accordion etc.
I Scotia Folk Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681 . 8.30pm. Live acoustic music.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Folk Club Osbourne Hotel. York Place. 556 5577. 8pm. Closedior hoUdays.
I Allan Johnston Band L'Attachc. 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.
I North Sea Gas Platform l.Rutland Street. 225 2433. Evening. Scottish folk duo.
THURSDAY 4 Glasgow
I Star Folk Club Glasgow Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. beside Mitchell Theatre. 8pm. £1 .50.
Edinburgh
I Seannachie L‘Attache. basement of Rutland Ilotel. West End of Princes Street. 9pm. Free. Scottish traditional band with singer and award winning innovative young concertina maestro. I Green Tree Cowgate. Evening. Folk session. 9pm-midnight.
I Kevin Tait Candlemakers Arms. Grassmarket. 9.30pm.
FRIDAY 5 Glasgow
I Rowantree Folk Club Rowantree Inn. by Uddingston Cross. Uddingston.
9—1 1.45pm. £1. Singaround.
I Scotia Folk 112 Stockwell Street. 8pm—Iatc. Free. Live Music.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 9.30pm. Doors open 8pm. £3. Live band. Very popular (be early!)
Edinburgh
I North Sea Gas Platform 1.Rutland Street. 225 2433. Evening. Scottish folk band.
I Kevin Tail Candle makers Arms. Grassmarket. 9.30pm.
Folksinging entertainer.
SATURDAY 6 Glasgow
I West Coast Band Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 1—5pm. Free. Session. I Scotia Bar 112 Stockwell Street. Evening. Free. Live music.
I Victoria Bar Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Session.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 2483144. 9pm—2am. £3. Regular weekend packed-out dances.
Edinburgh
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 9pm. Highlanders' home from home. Accordion/guitar in the bar.
I Kevin Tait Candlemakers Arms. Grassmarket. 9.30pm. Folksingingentertainer.
SUNDAY 7 Glasgow
I Black Bull Folk Black Bull Hotel. Milngavie. 8pm. £2 (members£1.25). Membership £3.50.
I Victoria Bar Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Session.
I Scotia Folk Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681 . 8.30pm. Live music.
I Singaround Riverside. Fox Street, off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 2-4pm.
Edinburgh
I L'Attache. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 3—6pm. Informal session.
I Muckle Ado L'Attache. basement of Rutland Hotel, West End of Princes Street. 9.30pm—12.30am. Free. Three man singalong folk standards.
I Youngs Music Club Leamington Terrace. 9.30pm. 50p. Tonight The Allan Johnston Band.
I Absent Friends Fairmile Inn. Fairmilehead. 830—] lpm. Jigs. reels and songs from acoustic/electric folk band.
MONDAY 8
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. Weekly session.
Edinburgh
I Linlithgow Folk Club Black Bitch Tavern. West Port. Linlithgow. 8pm.
I Fiddlers Arms Grassmarket. 9—1 1pm. Monday night is Scottish music.
I The Green Tree Cowgate. Evening. Session till lam.
I Folk At L'Attache L'Attache. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9pm. Free.
TUESDAY 9
Glasgow
I Paisley Arts Folk Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 887 1010. 8pm. Duncan Finn.
Edinburgh 9
I Penicuik Folk Club Navaar Hotel. Bog Road. 8pm. Singers‘ night.
I Folk Music Nights Milnes Bar. Hanover Street. 8.30—1 1pm. Admission free. Songs and tunes from regulars. visiting musicians and special guests.
I Kingdom L'Attache. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9pm. Free. Fife-based folk ensemble.
WEDNESDAY 10
Glasgow
I 20th~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 Scotia Folk Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street, 552 8681. 8.30pm. Live acoustic music.
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.
I Rod Paterson St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 557 2925. 9pm. Free. 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/songwriters 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.
I North Sea Gas Platform 1, Rutland Street. 225 2433. Evening. Scottish folk duo.
THURSDAY 11 Glasgow
I Andy Lang and Mhalri O'Neil Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. Contemporary acoustic folk/rock duo play guitar and fiddle. write some of the songs.
I Star Folk Club Glasgow Society of Musicians, 73 Berkeley Street. beside Mitchell Theatre. 8pm. £1.50.
Edinburgh
I North Sea Gas L'Attache. basement of Rutland Hotel, West End of Princes Street. 9pm. Free. Cheerful lightweight Scottish folksingers.
I Green Tree Cowgate. Evening. Folk session. 9pm—midnight.
I Kevin Tait Candlemakers Arms. Grassmarket. 9.30pm.
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