MUSIC FOLK & WORLD
MONDAY 15 Linlithgow
I Crann Tara Black Bitch Inn, West Port, Linlithgow. 8.30pm. Members £2, non-members£2.50, concessions£2. Linlithgow Folk Club.
I The Sands Family/lain Mackintosh/Arthur Johnstone Tron Main Theatre, Trongate, Sauchiehall Street, 552 4267. 8.15pm. £6 (includes entrance to Festival Club, see below). Famous Irish group includes celebrated songwriter Tommy Sands. Iain MacKintosh is a deceptively gentle singer, a club favourite all over Europe, and Arthur J ohnston’s grittin distinctive voice once took a Scottish folk song to the top of the East German charts. Glasgow Folk Festival
I Iron Horse Festival Club, Victorian Bar, Tron Theatre, Trongate, Sauchiehall Street, 552 4267. 7pm—late. £2. One of the best of the young Scottish instrumental-and-song bands. Glasgow Folk Festival
I Kalinka Princes Square, 48 Buchanan Street. 12.30pm. Free. Ukrainian band from Glasgow‘s twin city Rostov-on-Don. Glasgow Folk Festival
I Clachnacudden Scotia Bar, Stockwell Street, 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free.
TUESDAY 16 Glasgow
I Jaleo/Billy Boss, kale iiarrigan and Friends Tron Main Theatre, Trongate, Sauchiehall Street, 552 4267. 8.15pm. £6 (includes entrance to Festival Club, see below). Superb modern flamenco group, the hit of last year’s festival, and songsin Scots and Gaelic from Billy Ross and clarsach player Katy Harrigan. Glasgow Folk Festival
I The Livingstone Brothers Festival Club, Victorian Bar, Tron Theatre, Trongate, Sauchiehall Street, 552 4267. 7pm-late. £2. Peter and Gavin from the innovative crossover folk band Tonight at Noon. Glasgow Folk Festival
I Cave Cantum Princes Square, 48 Buchanan Street. 12.30pm. Free. Multi instrumental and vocal group from Nuremberg. Glasgow Folk Festival
I Tron Tavern Ceilidh Band Scotia Bar, Stockwell Street, 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I ALP Concert with My Baln St Martin’s Church, 230 Dalry Road. 8pm. £6 (£3). The Adult Learning Project, in Dalry Road. 337 5442, has been running classes in traditional music and song for some years now, with numbers around the 180 mark. Solo and with some of the fiddlers, accordionists, tin whistle and guitar players, virtuoso bowman Aly lends his support to a fundraiser.
I Penlcolk Folk Club Navaar Hotel, Penicuik. 8pm. Singaround.
WEDNESDAY 17 Glasgow
I Twin Towns Evening Tron Main Theatre, Trongate, Sauchiehall Street, 552 4267. 8.15pm. £4 (includes entrance to Festival Club, see below). Jimmie MacGregor introduces Scotland’s music from the Whistleblnkles with kallnita from Glasgow‘s twin city in the Ukraine, Rostov-on-Don. From Nuremberg, another twin town, return Cave Centum, and from exile in Canada, singer Bobby watt. lasgow Folk Festival
I Jim Couza Festival Club, Victorian Bar, Tron Theatre , Trongate , Sauchiehall Street, 552 4267. 7pm—late. £2. Tremendous hamme red-dulcimer player, singer and song collector, originally from the States, now resident in Britain. Glasgow Folk Festival
I Jim Cooza Princes Square, 48 Buchanan Street. 12.30pm. Free. See above. Glasgow Folk Festival
I Los Supremos Cottiers, Highburgh Road. 8pm. Free.
I Marilyn Middleton-Pollock Scotia Bar, Stockwell Street, 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free. 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 Stramash Netherbow Theatre, High Street, 556 9579. 8pm. £3.50 (£2). Powerful group of singers, song collectors and songwriters from Glasgow with Adam McNaughton, Gordeanna McCullough, Kevin Mitchell, Jack Eaglesham and others. Straightforward, high quality traditional music and song.
I Edinburgh Folk Club Cafe Royale Upstairs, West Register Street, 557 4792. 8pm. £3 (£2). Now well established on the Scottish scene, tasteful jazz and bluesotinged vocals and bass from Melanie iiarrold and Olly Blanchflower.
I Dick Wardell Thistle Tavern , Baldridge Burn, Dunferrnline, 0383 721732. 8.45pm. Free.
THURSDAY 18
Glasgow
I Irish Night Tron Main Theatre, Trongate, Sauchiehall Street, 552 4267. 8.15pm. £6 (includes entrance to Festival Club, see below). Jacky Oaly on accordion , Mary Black’s sister Frances on vocals and ex-De Danaan percussionist Bingo McDonagh in a highly skilled six-piece band Arcady. Also on the bill, fine uillean piper liell Mulligan, and Glasgow-Irish singer Willie Oevlne. Glasgow Folk Festival I Mike Whellans Festival Club, Victorian Bar, Tron Theatre, Trongate, Sauchiehall Street, 552 4267. 7pm—late. £2. Human dynamo, harmonica player, guitarist and singer, Mike’s a one-piece R@B band. Glasgow Folk Festival
I Mike Whelans Princes Square, 48 Buchanan Street. 12.30pm. Free. Glasgow Folk Festival
I The Broads Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street, 5528681.8.30pm.Free. '
I Star Folk Club Glasgow Society of Musicians, 73 Berkeley Street, beside Mitchell Theatre. 8pm. £2. In conjunction with Glasgow Folk Festival, the Star presents singer laln Mackintosh with Ukrainian band kallnka.
Edinburgh
I Lothian Region Strathspey and iieel Society Queen’s Hall, Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm.
I Ceilidh Nights Network, 3 West Tollcross, 228 3252. 9pm.
CLASSICAL
Concerts are listed by date. then by city. Classical Listings compiled Carol Main.
FRIDAY 5 Glasgow
I BBC 380 BBC, Queen Margaret Drive. Tickets: BBC Reception. 7.30pm. Jerzy Maksymiuk conducts Tchaikovksy’s Symphony No 4 and the Piano Concerto N02 by Hiller for future broadcast on Radio 3.
Edinburgh
I The Beggar's Opera Adam House Theatre, Chambers Street. Tickets: 668 2019 (Queen’s Hall Box Office). 7.30pm.
Extra date: Sat 6. £5 (£3). Edinburgh University Opera with John Gay’s biting satire on society.
I The Mikado King's Theatre , Leven Street, 229 1201. 7.30pm. Extra date: Sat 6. £7-£15.50. D’Oyly Carte presents favourite Gilbert and Sullivan in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Sullivan‘s birth.
I Scottish Proms Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £3—£l7.50. John Williams and Attacca, an ensemble of percussion, piano, strings, bass clarinet and soprano saxophone.
SATURDAY 6
Glasgow
I Scottish Opera Open Day Theatre Royal, Hope Street, 332 9000. From 9.45pm onwards. £2.50 (children free). Opportunity to learn some of the tricks of the opera trade and find the answers to such questions as — What happens behind the curtain at intervals? Advance booking recommended.
I HSAMD Junior Dept Stevenson Hall. RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £4 (£2). Programme to include Handel‘s Harp Concerto and Kabalevsky’s Cello Concerto No 1 with Melissa Edwards as soloist.
Edinburgh
I The Mikado King‘s Theatre, Leven Street, 229 1201. 2.30pm and 7.30pm. £7—£15.50. See Fri5.
I The Beggar’s Opera Adam House Theatre, Chambers Street. Tickets: 668 2019 (Queen‘s Hall Box Office). 7.30pm. £5 (£3). See Fri5.
I Edinburgh Light Orchestra Queen‘s Hall, Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £5.50 (£4.30). Enjoy a selection of favourite melodies, nothing too taxing, in an unashamedly popular programme conducted by James Beyer.
I Scottish Proms Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £3—£17.50. Last night of the proms conducted by Christopher Seaman with Evelyn Glennie playing two marimba concertos and the premiere of the specially commissioned Scottish Folk Song Suite by Edward McGuire.
I Breaking tho Ice Fruitmarket Gallery, Market Street. Free at door. 1pm. The Reykjavik String Quartet with quartets by Grieg, Thorkell Sigurbjornsson and Bartok‘s No 4.
SUNDAY 7 Glasgow
I Organ Concert Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. Free at door. 2.30—3pm and 3.30pm-4pm. Colin Tipple gives today’s promenade recital.
I Music at the Burrell Burrell Collection, Pollok Park, Poliokshaws Road. Tickets: 227 5511 (Ticket Centre , Candleriggs). 3pm. £3 (£2). The Alma String Quartet plays popular classics including music by Gershwin, Joplin and the Beatles.
I The New lasgow Singers Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street. Tickets: 227 5511 (Ticket Centre, Candleriggs). 7.30pm. £5—£10. In their Choral Classics series the NGS perform the Requiem by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Orst Carmina Burana. Graham Taylor is conductor.
I Breaking the Ice Glasgow University Chapel. Tickets and further info: 337 3262 (Westbourne Music). 7.30pm. String quartets by Jon Leifs, Grieg and Beethoven‘s Op 135 played by the Reykjavik String Quartet.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh OuartetThe Vaults, 87 Giles Street, Leith. Tickets: 668 2019(Queen’s Hall Box Office). £6 (£3). An afternoon of Scottish contemporary music and literature.
I Edinburgh New Town Choir St Mary’s
Cathedral. Broughton Street (top of Leith Walk). 6—7pm. Free at door. A programme of Renaissance music for Ascension. Pentecost and Trinity Sunday by Victoria, Tallis, Sheppard and Taverner.
I Cathedral Classics St Mary‘s Cathedral, Palmerston Place. Tickets: 225 8616 (Ticket Centre, Waverley Bridge) or 228 1155 (Usher Hall Box Office). 7.30pm. Extra date: Mon 8. Glasgow. £6—£l0. Popular summer touring concert returns this year for a programme of Boccherini, Stravinsky, Mozart and Haydn with the London Festival Orchestra directed by Ross Pople. and the choir ofSt Mary‘s.
I Kevock Choir Queen‘s Hall, Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.45pm. £3—£9(£5/£8). An evening of song and entertainment with members ofthe Royal Scottish Country Dance Society and the Mayfield Radio Ceilidh Band.
MONDAY 8
Glasgow
I Cathedral Classics Glasgow Cathedral. Tickets: 227 5511 (Ticket Centre, Candleriggs). 7.30pm. £6—£8. Glasgow Cathedral Choir joins with the London Festival Orchestra for Handel, with Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Mozart and Neruda making up the rest ofthe programme.
I Breaking the Ice Concert Hall, BBC Broadcasting House, Queen Margaret Drive. Further info: 339 8844 ext 2916. 7.30pm. Admission by donation at the door. BBC SSO Brass Quintet with music by Icelandic composers Pall P Palsson and Jonas Tomasson and Scottish composer John Hearne.
TUESDAY 9 '
Glasgow
I Aida Theatre Royal. Hope Street. 332 9000. 7.15pm. £3—£36. Scottish Opera in revival of Verdi‘s very grand opera. John Mauceri conducts and Prisciia Baskervillc takes the title role.
Edinburgh
I Aideburgh Connection Queen‘s Hall, Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.45pm. Extra date: Thurs 1 1 , Glasgow. £6 (£4). A Canadian Evening of poetry and music based on The Journals of Susanna Moodie.
WEDNESDAY 10
Glasgow
I Flute Department Concert Stevenson Hall, RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. Admission free by ticket. Solos and ensembles performed by students at the RSAMD.
I Breaking the Ice Concert Hall, BBC Broadcasting House, Queen Margaret Drive. Tickets: Room 107, BBC. 7.30pm. Admission free by ticket. A concert of symphonic music from Iceland played by the BBC SSO conducted by Richard Bernas and with Sigrun Edvaidsdottir, violin.
I John Currie Singers FundraiserCity Chambers, George Square. Tickets and furtherinfo: 0250 886 234. £20. An occasion to honour Dr Joan Alexander, the distinguished British soprano and teacher, in an evening which includes champagne, buffet supper and a screening of part of Beecham‘s Tales of Hoffman.
THURSDAY 11 Glasgow
I Aldeburgh Connection Stevenson Hall, RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £4 (£2). See Tue 9. Edinburgh. I Breaking the Ice Merchants Hall, 7 West George Street. Tickets: 227 5511 (Ticket Centre, Candleriggs). 12.45pm. £3 (£2.50). Young Icelandic violinst, Sigrun Edvaidsdottir, in a programme of music
“The List 5- 18 June 1992