FOLK & WORLD MUSIC
Tuesdays
I Paisley Arts Folk Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 887 1010. Free. Live soloists. occasional groups. 8pm.
I Glasgow Songwriters Blackfriars. Bell Street. 552 592-1. 9.30pm. Free. Singer/songwriters take the floor.
Wednesdays
I Halt Bar Woodlands Road. 9pm. Free. Fiddles. flutes. accordions. banjos etc. Not Christmas Day or New Year‘s Day.
I Thursdays
I Earthbeal BBC Radio Scotland. 730—830an Presented by Jan Fairley. World Music programme.
' EDINBURGH Fridays
I Tron Bar Hunter Square. 9pm. Free. Live band.
I Fairmile Inn Biggar Road. Fairmilehead. 9pm. Free. Live bands.
I Open Session Thistle Hotel. Manor Place. 225 61-14. 8.30pm—midnight. Free. Singers and instrumentalists welcome.
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 225 3656. 9pm. Free. Accordion and guitar in the bar.
I North Sea Gas Platform ()ne. Caledonian Hotel. Rutland Street. Free. Popular Scots entertainers.
I Live Music linsign Iiwart. Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 9pm. Free.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. Iivening. Free. Downstairs. songs with guitar etc. upstairs bar with piano.
Saturdays
I Tron Bar Hunter Square. 9pm. Free. Live band.
I Gaudi Shore Bar. The Shore. Leith. 9pm. Free. Celtic music on guitar. mandolin and fiddle.
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 225 3656. 9pm. Free. Highlanders' haunt. Accordion/guitar In the bar.
I Live Music Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 9pm. Free.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free. Informal music.
Sundays
I Scotland's Music BBC Radio Scotland. 2.02—3.30pm. Thirty-part series on the history of Scottish music.
I Tron Bar Hunter Square. 9pm. Free. Live informal music.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Hill Bar. Forrest Road. Afternoon from lpm. Free. Session at the back of the famous folk pub.
I Muckle Ado L‘Attache. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9.30pm—12.30am. Free. Singalong Scottish folkies.
I Full Shilling Band Ryrie's Bar. Haymarket. junction of Dairy Road. 9pm. Free. Alternate weeks. songs and tunes. I Live Music Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 9pm. Free.
I Bannerman's Music Bannerman‘s Bar. Cowgate. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I Nancy Nicholson Royal Oak. Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free. Singer and melodeon player.
Mondays
I Travelling Follt BBC Radio Scotland. 8.30—9.25pm. Archie Fisher and Danny Kyle present records. news and live recordings from the Scottish folk scene. I Session Green Tree. Cowgate. 9pm. Free. Irish/Scottish.
I Tron Bar Hunter Square. 9pm. Free. Live informal music.
I Famous Other Band Soutbside Snooker and Social Centre. 72 Causewayside. 668 3344. 9pm. Free. Scots/Irish.
I L'Attache Basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9pm. Free. Live bands.
I Fiddlers Arms Grassmarket. Evening. 229 2665. Free. Traditional Scottish music on squeeze boxes and fiddles.
Tuesdays
I Open Session Thistle Ilotel. Manor Place. 225 61-1-1. 8.30pm—midnight. Free. Singers and instrumentalists.
iITron Bar Hunter Square. 9pm. Free. Live linformal music.
:I Scratch Band Shore Bar. The Shore. :I.eith. 9pm. Free. Celtic instrumental music.
I L'Attache Basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9pm. Free. Live bands.
I Famous Other Band Bannerrnans Bar. Cowgate. 9pm. free.
.Wednesdays
l I Tron Bar Hunter Square. 9pm. Free. Live :informal music. Not Christmas Day or 'New Year's Day.
,I Misfits St James Oyster Bar. Calton iRoad. 557 2925. 9.30pm. Free. Acoustic 1 guitars and harmony. top female duo from leasgow. Not Christmas Day or New iYear's Day.
i I Miro Leith Oyster Bar. The Shore. Leith. 9.30pm. Free. Irish and Celtic music. Not Christmas Day or New Year’s Day.
I Flamenco and Tapas Counting House. West Nicolson Street. 8pm. £2.50 includes tapas. Two guitarists. Not Christmas Day or New Year‘s Day.
Thursdays
I Earthbeat BBC Radio Scotland. 7.30—8.30pm. Presented by Jan Fairley. World Music programme.
I Tron Bar Hunter Square. 9pm. Free. Live informal music. Not Boxing Day or
2 Jan.
I Famous Other Band Christies. West Port. 9pm. Free. Not Boxing Day or 2 Jan.
I Number One Music Cellar No 1. Chambers Street. 220 4298. Free. Basement wine bar has flamenco guitarist Freddie I'riay with friends and dancers. Not Boxing Day or 2 Jan.
CLASSICAL m
Concerts are listed by date. then by city. Classical Listings compiled by Carol Main.
FRIDAY 20 Glasgow
I Midday Concert Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. f lpm. Admission free by ticket. Pianist Peter Sievewright plays Bach‘s Goldberg Variations.
Espert's stunning production in its last performance this season.
I Cappella Nova Henry Wood Hall. Claremont Street. Tickets: 227 5511 (Ticket Centre. Candleriggs). 7.30pm. Extra date: Saturday 21. Edinburgh. £6/£7 (£3/£3.50). Carols by Candlelight. Cappella Nova‘s now traditional Celebration of music — old and new — for Christmas. First performance of Hunt of the Nativey. a new carol by John Tavener. With Caledonia Brass. Mulled wine and Christmas pies available.
I SCO Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. Tickets: 227 5511 (Ticket Centre. Candleriggs). 7.30pm. £2.50—£ll. A Christmas special with Carl Davis including works by Bach. Tchaikovsky. Mozart. Corelli and Berlioz.
I New Kilpatrick Singers Kilmardinny House. 50 Kilmardinny Avenue.
I Madama Butterfly Theatre Royal. Hope Street. 332 9000. 7.15pm. £3-£36. Scottish Opera in Puccini weepie. Revival of Nuria
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Bearsden. 943 0312. 7.30pm. An evening entitled Sing for Joy.
Edinburgh
I 880 Usher Hall. Lothian Road. 221' 1155. 7.30pm. Iistra date: Saturday 21. Glasgow. ill—£17.50 (standby £3.50). Yuri Temirkanov conducts Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Ballet (complete).
SATURDAY 21 Glasgow
I RSAMD Junior Dept Concert Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 3pm. £4 (£2). Orchestra and choir in first performance of the seasonal sounding Tinsel Tones by Frank Spedding. which closes an attractive Christmassy concert. I Carmen Theatre Royal. Hope Stree. 332 9000. 7.15pm. L‘s—£36. Final performance before Christmas for Scottish ()pera turns from cold Scotland to hot-blooded Spanish passion. Jean Rigby in superb form as Carmen.
I RSO (iiasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. Tickets: 227 5511 (Ticket Centre. Candleriggs). 7.30pm. £4—£l7.50 (standby £3.50). See Friday 20. Iidinburgh.
I Christmas Carol Concert Milngavie 'I'own Hall. Further info: 956 4635. 7.30pm. Christmas music with Milngavie Choir.
Edinburgh
I Cappella Nova ()ueen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.30pm. lib/£7 (£303.50). See Friday 20. Glasgow.
SUNDAY 22 ' Glasgow
I Carol Service (ilasgow L'niversity Chapel. 3pm. Free at door. Annual
Series Tickets
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Chapel Choir Carol Service directed by Stuart Campbell.
I City of Glasgow Philharmonic Orchestra (ilasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. Tickets: 227 5511 (Ticket Centre. Candleriggs). 7.30pm. Fstra date: Monday 23. 91.50415. Pops at the Philharmonic's Christmas Cracker. a festive fun evening of seasonal music for orchestra. choir and surprise guests. Iain Sutherland is conductor.
Edinburgh
I Jubilo Queen’s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.45pm. “(13). A family Christmas concert of traditional music with opportunity to join in. Proceeds to Sick Kids Task Appeal.
MONDAY 23 Glasgow
I City of Glasgow Philharmonic Orchestra Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. Tickets: 227 5511
, (Ticket Centre. Candleriggs). 7.30pm.
£4.50—L'l5. See Sunday 22. (ilasgow.
I Winter Wonderland City Ilall. Candleriggs. 227 5511. 7.30pm. The Linn Choir with much in demand Caledonia Brass and the Dtinblane Cathedral Handbell Ringers in a feast of Christmas music for all to enjoy.
FRIDAY 27 Glasgow
I Merchants‘ Music .‘vterehams‘ Hall. 7 West (ieorge Street. Tickets; 227 5511 (Ticket Centre. Candleriggs). l2.~15—l.-15pm. £2.50 (£2). Iiveryone else may be on holiday btit Westbourne Music keeps on going. their final concert of the year being (iypsy .ilelmlics' from (‘sardas. a lively trio of soprano, violin and piano.
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SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
THE USHER HAll, EDINBURGH
7.30pm Wednesday 29 January 1992
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 ’The Emperor’ with Shara Cherkassky
7.30pm Wednesday 26 February 1992
Brahms Violin Concerto with Isabelle van Keulen
7.30pm Wednesday 1 April 1992
Beethoven Symphony No. 3 ’Eroira’ conducted by Takuo Yuasa
£5.50 - £30.00 Single Tickets £2.50 - £l3.50
Concessions Available
BOX OFFICE The Usher Hall, lothian Road, Edinburgh EH1 2EA‘ Tel: 031-228 1155 ‘
The List 20 December 1991 —199255