FOLK & WORLD MUSIC
Arts Centre ex-Zydeco songwriter.
TUESDAY 27
Glasgow
I Japanese Week RSAMD New Athenaeum. 7.30pm. £3 (£2). Tickets from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 551 1 . Concert of traditional music. marimha and mandolin. folk dance and music and a kimono show. I Japanese Week Royal Concert Ilall. ; 7.30pm. £3 (£2). Tickets from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. Traditional music. Noh theatre. and traditional and folk dance.
I Singer's Ceildh Johnny Scobies. London Road. Glasgow Cross. 7.30pm. (£1.50). Tom Laurie hosts the evening. Glasgow Tryst.
I llinerant Poets Scolia Folk Scotia Bar. 112 Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free. Part of the Tryst‘s purpose is to celebrate the Scottish language. Glasgow Tryst.
I Paisley Arts Folk Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 887 1010. 8pm. Back at the
guitarist and accordion player Alasdair Robertson.
Edinburgh
I L'Attache Basement of Rutland Hotel. West End. 9pm. Free. Blues from Justihe Very Donkeys.
I Bannermans Bar Cowgate. 9pm. Famous other [land
WEDNESDAY 28 Glasgow
I Japanese Week RSAMD New Athenaeum. 7.30pm. £3 (£2). Tickets from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227
551 I . Concert of traditional music and dance. Noh theatre and a kimono show. I Japanese Week Royal Concert Hall. 1.30pm. £3 (£2). Tickets from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. Lunchtime music festival. Drums.
I A Glasgow Anthology Glasgow Parish Hall. 266 George Street. 7.30pm. £3.50 (£2.50). The mixed bag of fine singers. writers and musicians in Siramash celebrate their hame toon. Glasgow Tryst. I Concert with the Scolia Band Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 8pm. £3. Taking their name from the famous old pub. long a haunt ofthe folkies. the group plays Scottish traditional music and song. Glasgow Tryst.
I Donegal Folk Weave Seotia Bar. 112
Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free.
Performing in Irish and English George 0' Doberty is a fine gentle singer and guitarist. He has a huge stock of little known songs and can turn a dance set out on the tin whistle. Together with I’erthshire singer Heather Innes. they weave Scots/Irish music. Glasgow Tryst.
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.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Folk Club Cafe Royale Upstairs. West Register Street. 557 4792. 8pm. £2.50 (£1 .50). Tremendous singer Melanie Harrold back in Scotland again with her guitar and acoustic bass wizard Ollie Blanchtlower.
I L'Attache Basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9.30pm—lam. Free. Loud blues from Zydeco.
I Brazil Nuts Shore Bar. The Shore. Leith. 9pm. Free. Eclectic duo on guitar and squeeze box.
I Leith Oyster Bar The Shore. Lcith . 554 6294. 9pm. Free. Essentially Irish traditional tunes from Miro.
THURSDAY 29
I Earthbeat: BBC Radio Scotland. 7.30—8.30pm. Presented by Jan Fairley. World music programme.
Glasgow
I Japanese Week RSAMD New Athenaeum. 7.30pm. £3 (£2). Tickets from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227
551 1 . Concert of traditional music. drums. dance. and the Japanese horizontal harp. the Koto.
I Mary Ann Kennedy and FriendsJohnny Scobies. London Road. Glasgow Cross. 7.30pm. £2.50 (£1 .50). Three young women. two clarsachs and a fiddle. Glasgow Tryst.
I Charity Concert and Ceilidh National Savings Bank Theatre. Pollock. 7.30pm. £3. The 40-strong Bagad Kemperhagpipe and drum band. Small Breton pipes are played with the fierce mouth-blown bombarde. in a call-and-response style. and the group features solo. duo and small group performances as well as the full blown sound of the band‘s Highland pipes. The large Scottish pipes have been enthusiastically adopted by the Bretons over the last 40 years. Ceilidh dance music from the Clydebuilt Band.
I The Awakening Henry Wood Hall. Claremont Street. 8pm. £5 (£2.50). Tickets from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 551 1. Singer. songwriter. guitarist and fiddler Dougie MacLean in a new programme. Glasgow Tryst.
I Concert with the Scolia Band Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 8pm. £3. Taking their name from the famous old pub. long a haunt ofthe folkies. the group plays Scottish traditional music and song. GlasgowTryst. I Donegal Folk Weave Star Folk Club. Glasgow Society Of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. beside Mitchell Theatre. 8pm. £2. Songs and music from Ireland and Scotland. See Wed 28. Glasgow Tryst. I Alasdair Robertson Scotia Bar. 1 l2 Stockwell Street. 552 8681 . 8.30pm. Free. Glasgow songwriter plays guitar and rocking accordion. Glasgow Tryst.
Edinburgh
I City Love Assembly Rooms. George Street. 8.30pm. £3. Bar. Singerand talented songwriter Gill Bowman launches her new album with a concert. lIer band features some of the musicians from the recording. including Rod Paterson and Christine Kydd. Also appearing are the boys and girls in dynamic contemporary acoustic folk outfit Miro.
I L'Atlache Basement of Rutland I lotel. West End of Princes Street. 9.30pm—1am. Free. Blues folk rock from Eat the Seats. I Blues at Haymarket Ryries Bar. Haymarket. 337 7582. 9pm. Rootsies Duo.
. I Glencairn Hotel Royal Circus. 9pm.
Accordion in the bar.
~ I Bannermans Bar Cowgate. 9pm. Little
Green Monkeys. I Number One Music Cellar No 1.
Chambers Street. 220 4298. Free.
Basement wine bar has flamencoguitar from Freddie Triay with friends and dancers.
FRIDAY 30 .
Glasgow
I Japanese Week RSAMI) New Athenaeum. 7.30pm. £3 (£2). Tickets from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227
551 1 . Concert of traditional music. drums
5 and martial arts
I Bagad Kemper and Dancers Post Office Headquarters. George Square. Noon. Free. See Thurs 29. Glasgow Tryst.
I Stravaig and Lorraine Jordan Glasgow
E Arts Centre. Washington Street. 221
4526. Bar. 7.30pm. £3 (£1 .50). All women evening of traditional and contemporary acoustic music. Stravaig sing in unnacompanied harmony. Lorraine is the young singer and instrumentalist formerly in the group Malin Head. Glasgow Tryst. I Tryst Concert Royal Concert Hall. Buchanan Street. 7.30pm. Enquiries: Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. With Boys of the Lough. Bagad Kemper and
the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra. SOLD OUT. I St Andrew's Night Ceilidh Henry Wood Hall. Claremont Street. Tickets from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. 8pm. £4. The Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland presents the Monrovian Ceilidh Band. the big Breton pipe band Bagad Kemper and other guests. Glasgow Tryst.
I Easterhouse Community Ceilidh Bishopsloch Residents Hall. Easterhouse. 8pm. £2. Bob Blair calls with the Famous Herculean Dance Band. Glasgow Tryst.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 8pm. £3. Music by Clach na Cudden. Glasgow Tryst.
I Singaround Scolia Bar. 112 Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free. Glasgow Tryst.
I Rowanlree Folk Club Rowantree lnn. By llddingston Cross. Uddingston.
9—1 1.45pm. £1.50. Information0698 429744. All welcome. bring an instrument and a voice.
Edinburgh
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 225 3656. 9pm. Free. Accordion and guitarin the bar.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. Evening. lipstairs bar with piano. Informal music. Free.
I Platform One Rutland Street. West End.
9pm. Free. Folk entertainment with
Muckle ado.
SATURDAY 1 Glasgow
I Scotway Professional Bagpipe Competition City Chambers. George Square. Tickets at the venue. Starts 10am. Main award is the Lord Provost‘s ()uaich. Glasgow Tryst.
I TMSA Competitions Merchants Hall . 7 West George Street. 1pm. Competitors 50p. audience £1 . The Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland competitions for male and female singing. and instrumental pairs. Glasgow Tryst.
I Over 553 Concert (‘ity Halls. Candleriggs. 1pm. Free. With Bagad Kemper and Dancers. See Thurs 29. Glasgow Tryst.
I Monrovians Ceilidh Session Babbity Bowster. Blackfriars Street. Merchant City. 1pm. Free. Glasgow Tryst.
I Rod Paterson Scotia Bar. 112 Stockwell Street. 552 8681 . 3.30pm. Free. One of Scotland‘s finest singers ranges from centuries-old traditional pieces to mid 20th century popular songs. and throws in
' some of his own Compositions. Glasgow Tryst. I Tryst Concert and Ceilidh Henry Wood Hall. Claremont Street. Tickets from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. 8pm. £5 (£2.50). Concert features the Glasgow contemporary traditional group Eclipse First with the prize-winning Grade ()ne Vale of Atholl Pipe Band. The ceilidh follows with the huge Breton pipe band Bagad Kemperand dance music from Clydebuilt Ceilidh Band. Glasgow Tryst. I Erskine Community Ceilidh Bargarren Community Centre. Erskine. 8pm. .8. Bob Blair calls the dances with the Famous Herculean Dance Band. Glasgow Tryst. I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 2 i8 3144. 8pm £3. Craig McCallum Dance Band. Glasgow Tryst. I West Coast Band Blackfriars. 45 Albion Street. Merchant City. 552 5924. 12.30pm. Free. Informal. mainly instrumental traditional music in the bar. I Heilan Jessie's 374 Gallowgate. Evening. Free. Live aeousticelectric band. I Porters Music Porters Lounge Bar. 292 Sauchiehall Street. 3324374. 12.30pm. Free. Guitar duo.
3 Edinburgh
a I Fiddlers Concert L'sher Hall. Lothian Road. 228 1155. 7pm. £5—£I.Charity I concert in support of the Viewpoint Trust
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I Gaudi Shore Bar. The Shore. Leith. 9pm. Free. Fiddle and mandolin duo.
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 225 3656. 9pm. Free. Highlanders‘ haunt. Accordion/guitar in the bar.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free. Informal music in the upstairs bar.
SUNDAY 2
Glasgow
I Black Bull Folk Club Black Bull Hotel. Milngavie. 8pm. Fortnightly club. Info 776 3289. The superb singer and guitarist. consistently voted Britain‘s top folk artist. Dick Gaughan.
I William Jackson and the Glasgow Festival Strings Henry Wood Hall. Claremont Street. Tickets from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. 7.30pm.£5 (£2.50). ()ssian‘s harp playerand composer of the related Wellpark Suite performs two extended works. The first. St Mungo is with a group ofmixed traditional and classical players. Then there is the premiere of his latest piece Gaidhealtachd which features the Festival Strings. Glasgow Tryst.
I Hamish Imlach Scotia Bar. 112 Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free. Famous old folkie. Glasgow Tryst.
I Singaround Riverside. Fox Street . off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 2—4pm. Free. Regular Sunday afternoon of music.
I Park Bar Argyll Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Session in Highlanders‘ pub.
Edinburgh
I Youngs Music Club Leamington Terrace. 9pm. £1 .50. Info 447 6187. Big blues from Chicagoan singer Marilyn Middleton Pollock.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free. Old and new songs from melodeon player Nancy Nicholson.
I Folk at L'Attache L‘Attachc. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End. 9pm. Free. Muckle Ado.
I Bannermans Bar Cowgate. 9pm. Live fiddling in the vaults.
MONDAY 3
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. 429 3944. 9pm. Free. The McCues and other top Glasgow Irish musicians from Comhaltas. I Porters Music Porters Lounge Bar. 292 Sauchiehall Street. 332 4374. 8pm—midnight. Free. Musicl’ceilidh with Clach na Cudden.
EdinbiIrgh
I Linlithgow Folk Club Black Bitch Tavern. West Port. Linlithgow. 8pm. Tonight entertainer Stephen Ouigg.
I Folk At L'Attache L‘Attache. basement of Rutland Ilotel. West End of Princes Street. 9pm. Free. Top Edinburgh acoustic instrumental group Miro.
I Fiddlers Arms Grassmarket. Evening. 229 2665. Free. Scottish musicon squeeze boxes and fiddle.
TUESDAY 4 Glasgow
I Paisley Arts Folk Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 887 1010. spin. Graeme Cass.
I L’Attache Basement of Rutland I lotel. West End. 9pm. Free. Justlhe Very Donkeys play blues.
I Famous Other Band Bannerman's Bar. Cowgate. 556 3254. 9pm. Free.