MUSIC FOLK & WORLD
THURSDAY 9 Glasgow
I Star Folk Club Glasgow Society of Musicians, 73 Berkeley Street. beside Mitchell Theatre. 8pm. £2. Iron Horse are the hardest working young folk band in Scotland.
Edinburgh
I Ceilidh Nights Network. 3 West Tolicross. 228 3252. 8pm. £2. Live bands. I Nitten Folk Club Dean Tavern. Newtongrange. £2 (£1). 8pm. Singaround.
FRIDAY 10 Glasgow
I Rowantree Folk Club Rowantree inn. Old Mill Road. Uddingston. 9pm. £2 concerts. other nights £1.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. Doors open 8pm. music at 9pm. £4.
SATURDAY 11
Glasgow
I Scotia Folk Scotia Bar. Stockweil Street. 552 8681. 3.30pm. Free. Cain Brothers.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 31-14. Doors open 8pm. music at 9pm. £4.
Edinburgh
I Muntu Ross Theatre. Princes Street Gardens. 1pm. Free. Second British visit by the Dance Theatre ofChicago. Contemporary interpretations ofancient African and Afro-American dance and music.
SUNDAY 12
Glasgow
I Scotia Blues Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30pm. Free. The Blues Poets.
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 Drummers Di Burundi RossTheatre. Princes Street Gardens. 2.30pm. Free. Long admired by western musicians. and recording with Joni Mitchell among others. these astonishing African percussionists and dancers should not be missed.
MONDAY 13 Linlithgow
I Heather Innes and Gloria Hays Black Bitch inn. West Port. Linlithgow. 8.30pm. Members and concessions £2. non-members £2.50. Linlithgow Folk Club.
ESDAY 14 .
Glasgow
I Tron Tavern Ceilidh Band Scotia Bar. Stockweil Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Penicuilt Folk Club Navaar i iotel. Penicuik. 8pm. Singaround.
WEDNESDAY 15 Glasgow
I Los Supremos Cottiers. Highburgh Road. 8pm. Free.
I The Mamies Scotia Bar. Stockwcll 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.
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Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Folk Club Cafe Royale Upstairs. West Register Street. 557 4792. 8pm. £3 (£2). eilly Ross and John Martin perform Scots and Gaelic song. fiddle. dulcimer and guitar.
Glasgow
I The Collective Approach The Apollo. 7 Renfrew Court. Renfrew Street.
1230-] .30pm. Free. Live FM broadcast of the Glasgow Songwriter‘s Collective for Glasgow Fair by Radio KLT. information from Ewan McVicar on 946 2817.
I Star Folk Club Glasgow Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. beside Mitchell Theatre. 8pm. £2. Lyrical Edinburgh songwriter/guitarist Robin Laing.
Edinburgh
I Ceilidh Nights Network. 3 West Toilcross. 228 3252. 8pm. £2. Live bands.
FOLK - & WORLD
The lollowing details are for regularweeltly dates: see main listings for one-oil shows. Gigs are listed by city, than by day. Residencies wil.‘ be listed. provided that up-to-date details are supplied to us. Folk
and World Residencies Listings compiled by Norman Chalmers.
G LAS GOW Fridays I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street’Bridgegate. Evening. Free. informal session.
Saturdays
I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. Evening. Free. lrish/Scottish instrumental session.
Sundays
I Babbity Bowster Blackfriars Street.
Merchant City. 9pm. Free. informal
music in the bar.
I Park Bar Argyll Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Session in ilighlanders‘ pub.
Mondays
I lrish Session Sharkey's Bar. beside Citizens' Theatre. Gorbals. 429 3944. 8.30pm. Free. The McCues and other top Glasgow/lrish musicians.
Tuesdays
I Travelling Party Wardhead liotel. Kilmaurs Road. Stewarton. 056082462. 9pm. Free. Country’folk.
I Paisley Arts Folk Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 887 1010. Free. Live soloists. occasional groups. 8pm.
Wednesdays
I Halt Bar Woodlands Road. 9pm. Free. Fiddles. flutes. accordions. banjos etc.
EDINBURGH Fridays
I Open Session Thistle iiotel. 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 guitarin the bar.
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I Thistle Hotel Manor Place. 9pm. Free. Harvest and friends.
I North Sea Gas Platform One. Caledonian Hotel. Rutiand Street. Free. Popular Scots entertainers.
I Live Music Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 9pm. Free.
I Royal Oak infirmary Street. 557 2976. Evening. Free. informal music downstairs.
Saturdays
I Session Green Tree. Cowgate. Afternoon. Free.
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 225 3656. 9pm. Free. Accordion/guitar in the bar.
I Live Music Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarkct. top ofiiigh Street. 9pm. Free.
I Royal Oak infirmary Street. 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free. informal music.
Sundays
I Sandy Bell‘s Forrest iiill Bar. Forrest Road. Afternoon from 1pm. Free. Session at the back of the famous folk pub.
I Tron Ceilidh House ilunter Square. High Street. informal live acoustic music most nights.
I Full Shilling Band Ryrie‘s Bar. iiaymarket. junction of Dairy Road. 9pm. Free. Alternate weeks. songs and tunes. I Live Music Ensign iiwart. Lawnmarket. topof i iigh Street. 9pm. Free.
I Bannerman's Music Bannerman‘s Bar. Cowgate. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I Nancy Nicholson Royal ()ak. infirmary Street. 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free.
Singer and melodeon player.
Mondays
I Bridge Bar Session Bridge Bar. George 1V Bridge. 9pm. Free. Fiddle musicand songs.
I Tron Ceilidh House liunter Square. 1 iigh Street. informal live acoustic music most nights.
I Fiddlers Arms Grassmarket. Evening. 229 2665. Free. 'I‘raditional Seottish music on squeeze boxes and fiddles.
I Little Green Monkeys Bannerman's Bar. Cowgate. 9pm. Free. 4
Tuesdays
I Open Session Thistle iiotel. Manor Place. 225 6144. 8.30pm—midnight. Free. Singers and instrumentalists.
I Famous Other Band Bannerman‘s Bar. Cowgate. 9pm. Free.
Wednesdays
I Tron Ceilidh House iiunter Square. 1 iigh Street. informal live acoustic music most nights.
I Big Eyed Beans Bannerman‘s Bar. Cowgate. 9pm. Free.
Thursdays
I Folk Night Nobles. Constitution Street. Leith. 9pm. Free.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. 1 iigh Street. 9pm.
I Riptide Scotsman Bar. Cockburn Street. 9pm. Free.
CLASSICAL more.
Concerts are listed by date. then by city.
Classical Listings compiled by Carol Main.
SUNDAY 5 Glasgow
I Organ Recital Art Gallery and Museum. Keivingrove. 2.30—3pm and 3.30—4pm. Free at door. Bernard Porter. from St Mary's. Glasgow.
Edinburgh
I Jutland Academic Youth Choir St Mary‘s Cathedral. Palmerston Place. 3.30pm. Free at door. Danish choir with programme of Britten. Elgar. Vaughan Williams and choral music from Denmark.
WEDNESDAY 8 3 Edinburgh
I Lunch and Listen Church of St Andrew
Y and St George. George Street. Free at
‘ door. 12.30—lpm. LindsaySinclairof
, Fettes College gives today's recital. Light lunch available before and after in the
Undercrot‘t.
; THURSDAY 9 Glasgow
3 I Merchants‘ Music .‘vlerehants‘ Hall. 7
i West George Street. 'i‘ickets: 22755 11
9 (Ticket Centre. Candleriggs). 12.45pm. £3 (£2.50). They're Playing ()urSrmg.
| Popular classics and piano solos from soprano Sasha Abrams and pianist Peter Alexander.
SATURDAY 11 Edinburgh
I The Pirates of Penzance Assembly Rooms. George Street. 220 4348. Further information: 552 3109. 7.30pm. £l0(£5). Participants: £5 (£3). The People's Pirates. a new organisation set up to raise money for Telethon ‘92. presents a Gilbert and Sullivan favourite. Participation. whether backstage. onstage. in the orchestra or making the tea. is open to all I members of the public.
g I British Federation 01 Young Choirs
l Queen's l lali. Clerk Street. 668 2019.
g 8pm. £4 (£2). A performance ofBrahms'
2 German Requiem marking the
i culmination of Scotland‘sfirst
j international Singing Week held in St
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Andrews.
MONDAY 13 Edinburgh
E I Lamp 01 Lothian St Mary‘s Parish
[ Church. iiaddington. Tickets: 668 20i9 I (Queen's i [all Box Office). 8pm. £6.50 (£5’£2.50). The Yehudi Menuhin School Orchestra. with Sir Yehudi conducting. I play Bach. Elgar. James 1 look and Bartok. Martin Baker piaysorgan.
WEDNESDAY 15 Edinburgh
I Lunch and Listen Church of St Andrew and St George. George Street. Free at I door. 12.30—lpm. Stephen Doughty of Fairmilehcad Parish Church gives today's recital. Light lunch available before and after in the L'ndercroft.
I St Giles’ New Organ St (iiles‘ Cathedral. High Street. Tickets: 668 2019(0ueen's Hall Box Office). 8pm. £5 (£3). L'llrich l Bohme ofThomaskirche in Leipzig gives this month‘s celebrity recital on the new Riegerorgan.
I Edinburgh Quartet Gosford iiouse. nr Longniddry. Tickets: 668 2019 (Queen's ilall Box Office). 8pm. £10 (£8). Second concert in series of three. in buildingsof special distinction. Schumann. Dvorak and Beethoven‘s ()p 59 No 2 in E minor.
THURSDAY 16
Glasgow
I Merchants' Music Merchants‘ liali. 7 West George Street. Tickets: 227 5511 (Ticket Centre. Candleriggs). 12.45pm. £3 (£2.50). Murray McLachian plays Beethoven piano sonatas l’usmrale and The Tempest.
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