MUSIC/FOLK
support performers.
I Blue Blazer, Spittal Street. 229 5030. Session or live music. Checklordetails.
I L'Attache Basement of Rutland Hotel. West End. 9pm. Free. Fast and furious tunes from Miro.
I Milnes Bar Music Hanover Street. 8.30—11pm. Free. Songs. guitar and banjo from residents Jill Bowman and Jock Brown and guests.
WEDNESDAY 19 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 Folk Session Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. Evening. Free. Instrumental music on fiddle. accordion etc.
I Scotia Folk Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free. Live music.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Folk Club Cafe Royale Upstairs. West Register Street. 8pm. £2.50 (£1 .50). New venue. new-cabaret style seating. adjacent bar room. First appearance at the club of a leadingyoung English songwriter. fiddler and guitarist RogerWilson.
I Miro Leith Oyster Bar. The Shore. Leith. 9.30pm—midnight. Free. Scots Irish acoustic music.
I L'Attache Basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9.30pm- 1 am. Free. Blues Folk five piece Wales D’Regan.
THURSDAY 20
I Earthbeat: BBC Radio Scotland. 7.30—8.30pm. Presented by Jan Fairley. Folk-based music trom round the globe.
Glasgow
I Bars. Makers and Bards Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre. 8—10Balcarres Avenue. Kelvindale. 7.30pm. £1 (50p). Glasgow District Council and Scottish Arts Council Support. West (‘oast Magazine's evenings of music. song. poetry and prose. With the She Bearz. Ray Smith. Aonghas MacNeacail. Bill 01iphant. Brian Whiningham. and Margaret Cook.
I Star Folk Club Glasgow Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. beside MitchellTheatre. 8pm. £2. Young English singer songwriter. fiddler and guitarist RogerWiison.
I Music at Bonhams I94 Byres Road. 337 3424. 9pm. Free. Acoustic set from Michael Keenan.
Edinburgh
I L'Attache Basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9.30pm—lam. Free. Keyboards. pipes and harp in the Scots folk outfit Ceolbeg.
I Blues at Raymarket Ryries Bar.
Haymarket. 9pm. Rootsies Duo in famous corner pub.
I Number One Music Cellar No 1. Chambers Street. 220 4298. Free. Basement wine bar has flamenco guitar from Freddie Triay.
I Green Tree Cowgate. 9pm. Free. Instrumental music in the corner.
7 FRIDAY 21
'I I Dunbar Traditional Music Festival.
Glasgow
I Galloway Tryst Arches Theatre. ‘ Glasgow's Glasgow. Midland Street. off Jamaica Street. 204 3993. 7.30pm. £4.
Poetry and music from a part ofScotland often bypassed. Readings from Tom Pow.
and Willie and Josephine Neill. Music frorr
fine traditional singer. fiddler and teacher Jo Miller.
I Galloway Tryst Arches Cafe Bar. Glasgow‘s Glasgow. Midland Street. off
i Jamaica Street. 204 3993. 10pm. £3.
Informal session with aforementioned poets and musicians with friends.
I Rowantree Folk Club Rowantree Inn. By Uddingston Cross. L'ddingston.
9—1 1 .45pm. £1 .50. Information (1698 429744. All welcome to play. singor listen.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 9.30pm. £3. Every week. Live bands. Very popular.
Edinburgh
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 9pm. Free. Accordion and guitar in the bar.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 9pm till late. Free. Alan Hunter.
SATURDAY 22
I Dunbar Traditional Music Festival.
Glasgow
I Galloway Tryst Arches Cafe Bar. Glasgow’s Glasgow. Midland Street. off Jamaica Street. 204 3993. 7.30pm. £3. Music from Scotland's south-west from Jo Miller. Phyllis Martin. Steve Sutciitte. Billy Geddes and Billy Henderson.
I Porters Music Porters Lounge Bar. 292 Sauchiehall Street. 12.30pm. Free. Song and guitar duo.
I Heilan' Jessie's 374 Gallowgate. Evening. Free. Live acoustic electric band.
I West Coast Band Blackfriars. 45 Albion Street. Merchant City. 552 5924. 12.30pm. Free. Informal. mainly instrumental traditional music in the bar.
I Scotia Folk Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street.
' 552 8681. 2.30—5.30pm and 8.30pm. Free.
Live music.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 9.30pm. £3. Regular weekly dances.
Edinburgh
I Gaudi Shore Oyster Bar. The Shore. Leith. 9pm. Free. Fiddle. mandolin and
Tuesday 18 September CRANN TARA The fiery brand of folk music
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I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 9pm. Free. Highlanders‘ haunt. Accordion/guitar in the bar.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 9pm till late. Free. Alan Hunter.
SUNDAY 23
I Dunbar Traditional Music Festival.
Glasgow
I Galloway Tryst Arches Cafe Bar. Glasgow‘s Glasgow. Midland Street. off
Jamaica Street. 204 3993. 7.30pm. £3.
Final concert in the series from the
south—west of Scotland. Song from
all—women group Stravaig. and musicians ; JoMillerandBillytienderson.
I Singaround Riverside. Fox Street. off
Clyde Street. 248 3144. 2-4pm. Free.
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I Park Bar Argyll Street. near Kelvin Park. 9pm. Free. Session in Highlanders‘ pub.
Edinburgh
I Youngs Music Club Leamington Terrace. 9pm. £1.50. Info 447 6187. Tonight. from Geordieland. fine singing and fiddlingin the trio Dab Hand.
I L'odeon George IV Bridge. 8.30pm. Free. American’Scottish banjo and fiddle. mandolin and guitar.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 9pm till late. Free. Old and new songs from melodeon player Nancy Nicholson.
I Folk at L'Attache L‘Attache. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End. 9pm. Free. Blues’Folk five piece Wales D'Regan.
MONDAY 24
I Travelling Folk BBC Radio Scotland. 8—9.25pm. Archie Fisher and Danny Kyle present records. news and live recordings.
Glasgow
I Irish Session Sharkey's Bar. beside Citizens' Theatre. Gorbals. 9pm. Free. The McCues and other top Glasgow Irish musicians from Comhaltas.
I Porters Music Porters Lounge Bar. 292 Sauchiehall Street. 8pm-midnight. Free. Musicceilidh with Clach-na Cudden.
Edinburgh
I Linlithgow Folk Club Black Bitch Tavern. West Port. Linlithgow. 8pm. Ian Sharp and Phil Waites.
I Session Night The Green Tree. Cowgate. Evening. Free. Bar till 1am.
I Folk At L’Attache L'Attache. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9pm. Free. Leading Scottish band Seannachie.
I Fiddlers Arms Grassmarket. Evening. Free. Scottish music on squeeze boxes and fiddle.
TUESDAY 25
Glasgow
I Paisley Arts Folk Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 887 1010. 8pm. Graeme Gass.
Edinburgh
I Club Mhor Merlin. 168 Morningside Road. 447 4329. 8pm. Live acoustic bands. Check for details.
I Blue Blazer. Spittel Street. 229 5030. Session or live music. Check tordetails.
I Famous Other Band Bannerman‘s Bar. Cowgate. 9pm. Free.
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 L'Attache Basement of Rutland Hotel. West End. 9pm. Free. Miro.
WEDNESDAY 26 ' Glasgow I 20th Century Music Club (‘ity 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. Free. Live music.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Folk Club Cafe Royale L'pstairs. West Register Street. 8pm. £2.50 (£1 .50). New venue. newcabaret style seating. adjacent bar room. Magpie fly in on a return visit from the Stateswith
their duo arrangements of folksy. bluesy
tunes and songs on the good old-fashioned dulcimer. mandolin. guitar and harmonica.
I Miro Leith Oyster Bar. The Shore. Leith. 9.30pm—midnight. Free. Scots. Irish and outer space acoustic music.
I Folk At L'Attache L'Attache. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9.30pm—1am. Free. Electric folk and jazzy blues from Eat the Seats.
THURSDAY 27
I Earthbeat: BBC Radio Scotland. 7.30—8.30pm. Presented by Jan Fairley. World Music programme.
Glasgow
I Star Folk Club Glasgow Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. beside Mitchell Theatre. 8pm. £2.
I Music at Bonhams 194 Bytes Road. 337 3424. 9pm. Free. Acoustic set from Michael Keenan.
Edinburgh
I Folk At L‘Attache I.'Attache. basement of Rutland Ilotel. West Iind of Princes Street. 9pm. Free. Iilectric bluesand cajun from Zydeco.
I Blues at Haymarket Ryries Bar. Haymarket. 9pm. Rootsies Duo in famous corner pub.
I Green Tree (’owgate. Iivening. Free. Folk scene session. Late bar.
CLASSICAL
FRIDAY 14
Glasgow
I International Computer Music Conlerence The closing days of the world‘s premier gathering for composers and researchers specialising in computer music. There are lectures and workshops for those in the trade. but concerts are open to the public. Computer music can also be heard in Colourspacc. a multi-coloured inflatable sculpture on Glasgow Green. until 15 Sept.
. I ICMC Concert Stevenson Ilall. RSAMD.
100RenfrewStreet. 332 5057. 1pm. £3.50 (£2). Five computer music works. including Iibh and Flow by Paul Rhys. Aquaphon by Adelhard Roidinger and Sun and Ice by Robe rt Rowe.
I Kilmardinny Music Circle Kilmardinny House. Kilmardinny Avenue. Bearsden. 942 1335. 7.30pm. £2 (£1). Achildren’s concert featuring Slap and Tickle (Bronwen Nash. double bass and Maurice Horhut. p‘ano) with music from Grieg to Gershwin.
I ICMC Concert Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 8pm. £7.50 (£3.50). More from the computer music festival: six works including SLr Dark Questions by Dexter Morrill and lmpossihleAnimals by David Jaffe.
SATURDAY 15 Glasgow
I Spirit 01 Pertection Burrell Collection. Pollok park. Pollokshaws Road. Full details: 204 4848 (SCO) The Indonesian Gamelan in Glasgow. Daytime workshops for adults and children. last day. Booking essential.
44 The List 14 — 27 September 1997