MUSIC FOLK & WORLD
FOLK & WORLD
Dates listed below are for one-ott shows: see separate section tor residencies. Gigs are listed by date. then by city. Pertormances will be listed. provided that details reach our oilices at least one week betore publication. Folk and World Listings compiled by Norman Chalmers.
FRIDAY 17
Glasgow
I Maytest See separate listings.
I Kathryn Tickell in Concert Renfrew Ferry. Clyde Place Quay. 429 2683. 8pm. £6 (£5). Tickets from Ticket Centre. Candieriggs. 227 5511. and Ticketlink Box Offices. or on the door on the night. Ferrylest presents the young woman from Northumberland who has popularised the small pipes. while emerging as one ofthe most accomplished traditional musicians (she is a dexterous fiddler) on the British
folk scene. ‘ I Ceilidh Dance Renfrew Ferry. Clyde Place Quay. 429 2683. 11pm. £4. Tickets
from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227
551 1 . and Ticketlink Box Offices. or on the door on the night. The Ian Muiroance Band play as part ofFerrytesl.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. Doors open 8pm. music at 9pm. £4. Popular live bands. busy.
Edinburgh
I Runaway String Band Royal Hotel. Stow. Phone Stow247. 8pm. £3 (£1.50). Stow Folk Club. Twenty-five miles south on the A7. the fortnightly club features a very talented. and immensely funny trio from England‘s north-east. who mix jigand reels with their bluegrass and song.
SATURDAY 18
Glasgow I Maytest See separate Listings.
I Boogalusa Renfrew Ferry. Clyde Place
: Quay. 4292683. 11.30pm. £5.Tickets
from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227
551 1 . and Tickctlink Box Offices. or on the door on the night. Cajun ceilidh. Ferrytest.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. Doors open 8pm.
1 music at 9pm. £4. Popular live bands.
busy.
Glasgow
I Maytest See separate Listings.
MONDAY 20 Llnllthgow
I Davey Steel Black Bitch Inn. West Port. Linlithgow. 8.30pm. LIniithgow FolkClub presents the singer/guitarist and songwriter from Scots group Ceolbcg.
Glasgow I Maytest See separate Listings.
TUESDAY 21 Glasgow
I Maylest See separate Listings.
I The Humptt Family Renfrew Ferry. Clyde Place Quay. 429 2683. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Tickets from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 551 l . and Ticketlink Box
SUNDAY 19 '
l Glasgow's favourite dance engine powers { up the old boat. Ferrytest.
WEDNESDAY 22 Glasgow
I Maytest See separate Listings.
I Pierre Bensusan Renfrew Ferry. Clyde Place Quay. 429 2683. 8pm. £6 (£5). Tickets from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 551 1. and Ticketlink Box Offices. or on the door on the night. Lyrical guitar Compositions in a folk—derived mode from noted guitarist. Ferrytest.
I Blues' N 'Trouble Renfrew Ferry. Clyde Place Quay. 429 2683. 11.30pm. £6.50 (£5). Tickets from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. and Ticketlink Box Offices. or on the door on the night. Scotland's leading electric blues outfit. Ferrylest.
I The Attic The Studio. Shuttle Street. Paisley. 8pm. £2.50 (£2 members and
' concessions).Information fromorganiscr l ' Danny Kyle. 887 9991. Popular folk club.
Edinburgh
I Makvirag Cafe Royale Upstairs. West Register Street. 557 4792. 8pm. £3 (£2). Edinburgh Folk Club present the Hungarian trio. no strangers to Scottish audiences. with a plethora of exotic instruments.
THURSDAY 23 Glasgow
I Maytest See separate Listings.
. I Makvirag Renfrew Ferry. Clyde Place
Quay. 429 2683. 8pm. £6 (£5). Tickets
. from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 551 1 . and Tickctlink Box Offices. oron
the door on the night. Tremendous trio
' from Hungary who have been visiting this “ country for the last ten years winninga
. loyal audience for their musical skills.
3 exotic instruments and sense ofhumour.
v Ferrylest.
I Blues’ N ‘Trouble Renfrew Ferry. Clyde
. Place Quay. 4292683. 11.30pm. £6.50
(£5). Tickets from Ticket Centre.
3 Candleriggs. 227 551 1 . and Tickctlink Box i Offices. or on the door on the night. Z Second night for the Scots Rhythm and
Blues outfit. Ferryiesl.
I Star Folk Club Glasgow Society Of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. beside Mitchell Theatre. 8pm. £2. Edinburgh singer songwriter Gill Bowman with songs from her new City Love album.
I Those Women 01 the Vaudeville Blues Glasgow Arts Centre. Washington Street. 2214526.8.30pm. Marilyn Middleton Pollock. Glasgow domiciled but originally from Chicago. celebrates the wealth of song from the pre-war urban halls of North America. Written by Danny Kyle. Andy Thorburn on piano.
FRIDAY 24
Glasgow
I Maytest See separate Listings.
I Sonas Mor Renfrew Ferry. Clyde Place Quay. 429 2683. 11pm. £4. Tickets from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 551 1 . and Ticketlink Box Offices. or on the dooron the night. Ceilidh on the water. Ferrylest. I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. Doors open 8pm. music at 9pm. £4. Popular live bands. busy.
SATURDAY 25 Glasgow
I Maytest See separate Listings.
I Alan Stivell Renfrew Ferry. Clyde Place Quay. 429 2683. 8pm. £6.50 (£5). Tickets from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227
551 1 . and Tickctlink Box Offices. or on the door on the night. Famous. flawed genius. Breton musician and cultural champion of the Celts. sings well. plays the harp with passion. and the pipes badly. Ferrytest.
Ferry. Clyde Place Quay. 429 2683. 11.30pm. £5. Tickets from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 551 l . and Ticketlink Box Offices. or on the door on the night. Last night of the May madness with manic blues band. Ferrytest.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. Doors open 8pm. music at 9pm. £4. Popular live bands. busy.
Edinburgh
I Ceilidh Night Club Wilkie House. Cow-gate. 8pm—12.30am. £3.50 (£2.50). Tickets on the door. Popular Scottish/lrish ceilidh funk with the Robert Fish Band.
I Dance Walpole Hall. Chester Street. £2 before 8pm. £2.50 after. No bar. Bring your own drink. No smoking. Music by the Caledonian Ceilidh Band. Information 339 5374.
MONDAY 27 _ Linlithgow
I Donegal Folkweave Black Bitch Inn. West Port. Linlithgow. 8.30pm. Linlithgow Folk Club presents a Scots lass and Irish lad in a programme of songs and instrumentals from Ireland's northwest.
WEDNESDAY 29 Glasgow
I Dick Gaughan Cumbernauld Theatre. Braehcad Road. Cumbernauld 0236 732887. 7.45pm. £4.50 (£2.25). Powerful representative of the world folk movement. Voice and guitar celebrate his own Scots lrish heritage. and the international struggle for social and political justice.
I The Attic The Studio. Shuttle Street. Paisley. 8pm. £2 members and concessions. £2.50 everyone else. Information from organiser Danny Kyle. 887 9991.
Edinburgh
I Lee Collinson Cafe Royale L'pstairs. West Register Street. 557 4792. 8pm. £3 (£2). Edinburgh Folk Club presents a 25 year old singer and guitarist from England who is regarded. by the likes ofJohn Renbourn. as one of the greatest talents to have emerged in the last ten years.
THURSDAY 30 Glasgow
I Star Folk Club Glasgow Society Of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. beside Mitchell Theatre. 8pm. £2. Great Scots singer Sheena Wellington accompanied by Ewan Sutherland.
FOLK & WORLD
The following details are tor regularweekiy dates: see main listings tor one-oil shows. Gigs are listed by city, than by day. Residencies will be listed. providedthal up-to-date details are supplied to us. Folk and World Residencies Listings compiled by Norman Chalmers.
Fridays
I Victoria oar Stockwell
Street Bridgegate. Evening. Free. informal lrish Scottish instrumental session.
. Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free. Live groups.
Saturdays
I Johnny Scobies London Road. Glasgow
Cross. 552 3204. 8pm. Free. 18 Mayonly: . Setanta play hammered dulcimer. uillean
pipes. fiddle and song. 25 May only: Kindred
I Pier Lights and Guests Traders. Glassford Street. 8.30pm. Free. Folkand rock.
I Victoria earStockwell
Street/Bridgegate. Evening. Free.
lrish/Scottish instrumental session.
I Scotia Folk Scotia Bar. 112 Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free. Live music.
Sundays
I Snakeskin Shimmy Johnny Scobies. London Road. Glasgow Cross. 552 3204. 8pm. Free.
I Session Riverside. Fox Street. offClyde Street. 248 3144. 2—4pm. Free. Regular afternoon of songs and music.
I Park Bar Argyll Street. near Kelvin
- Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Session in
Highlanders‘ pub.
Mondays
I Eric Cuthbertson Johnny Scobies. London Road. Glasgow Cross. 552 3204. 8pm. Free.
I Travelling Folk BBC Radio Scotland. 8.30—-9.25pm. Archie Fisher and Danny Kyle present records. news and live recordings from the folk scene.
I lrish Session Sharkey's Bar. beside (‘itizens‘ Theatre. Gorbals. 429 3944. 8.30pm. Free. The McCues and other top Glasgow lrish musicians from Comhallas.
Tuesdays
I Ian Bruce and Ian Wallacelohnny
Scobies. London Road. Glasgow Cross. 552 3204. 8pm. Free. I Paisley Arts Folk Paisley Arts Centre.
New Street. 887 1010. Free. Live soloists.
occasional groups. 8pm.
I Glasgow Songwriters Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. Free. ' Singer’songwrilers take the floor.
VVednesdays
I Atsimevu Johnny Scobies. London Road. Glasgow Cross. 552 3204. 8pm. Free. African drums.
I Live music Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free.
I Halt Bar Woodlands Road. 9pm. Free. Fiddles. flutes. accordions. banjos etc.
Thursdays
I Diggery Venn Johnny Scobies. London Road. Glasgow Cross. 552 3204. 8pm.
Free.
I Earthbeat BBC Radio Scotland. 7.30—8.30pm. Presented by Jan Fairley.
i World Music programme.
I Glasgow Songwriters Traders. Glassford Street. 9pm. Free. Singersongwriter’s night.
EDINBURGH Fridays
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place, 225 3656. 9pm. Free. Accordion and guitar in the bar.
I North Sea Gas Platform One. Caledonian Hotel. Rutland Street. Free. Popular Scots entertainers. 17 May only: Absent Friends.
I Mhairi 0' Reilly Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 9pm. Free.
I Royal Oak lnfirmary Street. 557 2976. Evening. Free. Downstairs songs with guitar etc. upstairs bar with piano.
Saturdays
I Gaudi Shore Bar. The Shore. Leith.
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58 The List 17— 30 May 1991
9pm. Free. Celtic music on guitar.