MUSIC LIST/FOLK
CELLAR BAR Rutland Place, Edinburgh 031 229 3402
Live Folk Music in L'Attache
9.30pm — 12.30am
Sunday 3 Muckle Ado
Monday 4 Ceolbe g
Tuesday 5 Waifs & Strays
Wednesday 6 Zydeco
Thursday 7 Malin Head
Sunday 10 Muckle Ado
Monday 11 North Sea Gas
Tuesday 12 Waifs & Strays
Wednesday 13 Zydeco
Thursday 14 Malin Head
Admission Free
I Hideaway Blues Band Curlers. Byres Road. 334 1284. Blues/soul band in regular spot.
Edinburgh
I Mallin' Waves Cafe L’Odeon. George IV Bridge. 9.30pm. Free. Saxman Bill Simpson leads modern five-piece outfit. I Eddie Severn Quartet Oblomov‘s. Mound Place. 2200054. 9pm. Professional jazzmen in weekly stomp.
I Swing '90 Malt Shovel. Cockburn Street. 9pm. Hot Club foursome.
I Louisiana Ragtime Band Navaar l louse Hotel. Mayfield Gardens. 667 2828. Evening.
I Rootsie Tootsie Blues Band Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9.30pm. Free. Rockin' blues from regulars.
WEDNESDAY 13 !
Glasgow
I Sandy Taylor/Alex Moore Duo Society oi Musicians. Berkeley Street. 221 61 12. 8.30pm. 50p. Bar. Mainstream piano and guitar residency.
I Charlie Proppa Baby Grand. lilmbank Gardens. Charing Cross. 248 1942. Piano bar music from 8.30pm.
Edinburgh
I Al Fairweather and The Sundowners Youngs l lotel. Leamington Terrace. 229 6481 . 8.30pm. Veteran trumpet star‘s weekly blow.
I Charlie McNair's Band Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. Evening. Edinburgh band leader and trumpeter. I Janbase Cafe Acanthus. Waverly Bridge. 556 2358. 9pm— 1 am. Free. Contemporary jazz quintet. led by drummer Bill Kyle plus a variable line-up of local musicians.
I Shore Music Shore Bar. The Shore. Leith. 553 5080. 9pm. Live jazz.chcck venue for details.
THURSDAY 14 Glasgow
I Bill Finlayson Baby Grand. Elmbank Gardens. Charing Cross. 248 1942. Music from 9pm.
I George Penman's Jazzmen Curlers. Byres Road. 334 1284. Dixieland from 830—1050an
I George McKay Band Joe's Garage Restaurant. Bank Street. 339 5407. 8—10pm. Free. Acoustic tnodern jazz duo ofdouble-bass and guitar in regular spot.
Edinburgh
I The Edinburgh Jazz Club Calton Studios. Calton Road. 556 7066. 830—1 1.30pm. Edinburgh‘s newest jazz venue continues its season with US cornet star Warren Vache plus the Brian Kellock Trio and guest artist. Tickets £6 (£4 members).
I Tiny Crockett and the Rockets Preservation Hall. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm. Bluesmen who obviously have poetic souls.
I Makin‘ Waves Oblomov's. Mound Place. 2200054. 9pm. Five-piece modern jazz outfit led by saxman Bill Simpson.
I Wendy Wetherby Northern Bar. Howard Place. Canonmills. 9pm. Free. Spike‘s still away in California. but the band soldiers
I Phil Bancroft Trio St James Oyster Bar. Calton Street. 557 2925. 9pm. Jazzy sounds.
I Templehall Stampers Temple llotel.
Esplanade. Joppa. 669 4264. Evening. Trad and Dixie residents.
I Beroda Swing Maxies Bistro. West Nicolson Street. 9pm. Trio plus singer play 30s and 40s classics with some modern soul jazz.
I Cellar N01 1 Chambers Street. 2204298. Jazz Therapy fronted by singer Annie McNichol.
I Shore Music Shore Bar. The Shore. Leith. 553 5080. 9pm. Live jazz. check venue for details.
FOLK
FRIDAY 1 Glasgow
I Rowantree Folk Club Rowantree Inn. By Uddingston Cross. Uddingston.
9--l 1.45pm. £1.50. Singaround.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 9pm. £3. Always busy.
Edinburgh
I Carlos Arredondo/Rod Paterson Theatre Workshop. Hamilton Place. 2265425. 8pm. £3.50 (£2.50). An eveningof traditional and contemporary song with acoustic guitar from two hugely respected Edinburgh-based mUsicians. exiles from Chile and Angus.
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 9pm. Gael's bar. Accordion and guitar.
I Royal Oak lnt'irmary Street. 9pm till late. Alan Hunter.
SATURDAY 2
Glasgow
I Youth Fiddler's Rally Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre. Finnieston. Adults £7=£5. children £5I‘£3. from the Ticket Centre Candlcriggs. 227 5511.1n support ofthe RSSPCC. CompereJohnny Beattie. singer Mary Sandeman and Young Entertainer of the Year Stuart Anderson.
I West Coast Band Blackfriars. 45 Albion Street. Merchant City. 552 5924. Session. in the bar. Afternoon.
I Scotia Folk Scotia Bar. 112 Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Live music.
I Hellan Jessle’s 374 Gallowgatc. Evening. Live group.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 9.30pm. £3. Busy weekly dance.
Edinburgh
I Muzsicas/Robert Fish Band Assembly Rooms. George Street. 8.30pm. £4 (£2). Tickets in advance from Usher Hall Box Office. Lothian Road. 228 1155. Superb Hungarian band with wonderful vocalist Marta Sebestyen on a return visit. Warming things up for them are local ceilidh rockers with fishy title. Spring Fling I Humpfi Family Clovenstone Community Centre. 54 Clovenstone Park. 7.30pm. £2.50. Tongue—in—cheek country and western outfit. about ten strong. A hoot. Spring Fling
I Singing Kettle lnverleith Park. entrance by Arboretum Place. opposite Botanic
Gardens. 10.30am and 12.30pm. £2. The famous musical entertainment for kids of all ages. from Cilla and Artie Trezisc with Car y Coupland. Lasts about 1 hour. Part ofthe Scottish lnternational Children's Festival.
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 9pm. Accordion/fiddle/guitar in the West Highlander's favourite bar.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 9pm till late Alan Hunter.
SUNDAY 3
Glasgow
I The Big Day Four venues and all overthc City. includes Aly Baln. DicltGaughan, Michael Marra. Billy Bragg. Paca Pena. Nanci Griffith, Les Negresses Varies etc. See Feature.
I Singaround Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 2—4pm. Free. Regular session.
Edinburgh.
I Meadows Festival The Meadows. between Tollcross and Causewayside. From 1.30pm. Free. Live folk/roots music on stage includes Dave Robb andthe Film-makers; from Canada. Scots/lrish-oriented band Cromdale. and fast and furious local lads and lasses in Miro.
I Singing Kettle lnverleith Park.cntrance by Arboretum Place. opposite Botanic Gardens. 4.30pm and 6.30pm. £2. The famous musical entertainment for kids of all ages from Cilla and Artie Trezisc with Gary Coupland. Lasts about 1 hour. Part of the Scottish lnternational Children's Festival.
I Youngs Music Club Leamington Terrace. 9pm. £1.50. Info 447 6187. Celebrated Irish singer. Al O’Donnell.
I Music at L'Attache Basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9.30pm-~12.30am. Free. MuckleAdo.
I Absent Friends Fairmile lnn. Fairrnilehead. 8.30pm. Two singers in this electric folk band.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 9pm till late. New cassette. Rhyme and Reason on Gallus Recordings from songwriter. singer and melodeon player Nancy Nicholson.
MONDAY 4
I Travelling Follt BBC Radio Scotland. 8—9pm. Archie Fisher and Danny Kyle present records. news and live recordings.
Edinburgh
I Linlithgow Folk Club Black Bitch Tavern. west Port. Linlithgow. 8pm. Bob Aimer and Jim Hyndman.
I Norman Stewart St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 9pm. Scots songs with guitar and fine mouth organ playing.
I Fiddlers Arms Grassmarkct. 9L1 1pm. Scottish tunes on accordion. whistle and fiddle.
I The Green Tree Cow-gate. Evening. Busy session. usually fiddlcs. guitar. flute and pipestill 12.30am.
I FolkAt L'Attache L‘Attache. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9pm. Free. Cool Beg. pipes. harp. guitar. flute and vocals.
TUESDAY 5 Glasgow
I Paisley Arts Folk Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 887 1010. 8pm. Songwriter. guitarist and Scots ’Cajun accordionist Alasdair Robertson.
Edinburgh
I Club Mhor Merlin. Morningside Road. 447 4329. 8pm-midnight. £2. £1 .50. Opening night of new acoustic music venue presenting mainly folk/roots bands from Britain and beyond. Tables and cabaret atmosphere dispel any 'folk club‘ vibes and groups lined up for the first
42 The List 1—14June 1990