FOLK & WORLD MIISIC

I Caledonian Ceilidh Band Walpole Hall. Chester Street. £2.50 before 8pm . £3.50 after 8pm. £2 concessions. Performers Free. Ceilidh Dance. bring yourown drink. and please don't smoke.

SUNDAY 20 1 Glasgow '

I Sloans Ceilidh Sloans Ballroom. Argyll Street. 7—11pm. £5. Bar. Live bands.

I Blues Poets Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30—5.30pm. Free. Blues Poets

I Black Bull Folk Club Black Bull Hotel. Milngavic. 8.30pm. £2.50 (£1 .75). Christmas party with Blackeyed Biddy.

Edinburgh

I Clarsach Society Concert Queen‘s l Iall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 3pm. £3.50 _ (£2.50). Presented by Isobel Micras. Bar. 3 Cafe and snacks from 2pm. Christmas Carols. accompanied by small harps. flutes. fiddles and sundry instruments.

WEDNESDAY 23 Glasgow :

I lan Mackintosh Scotia Bar. Stockwell i Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free.

Edinburgh

IAIy Bain and Phil 1 Cunningham/OccasionaIs/llumpllFamily 3 Queen‘s Ilall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. Doors 7.30pm. Music 8pm. £7.50plus booking fee. Regular Music present their pre-Christmas alternative ccilidh night. Scottish dance music from the Occasionals. ethnic anarchy from Humpll and famous fiddle and box from Phil and Aly.

I Shooglenilty La Belle Angele. Hasties Close. Cowgate. behind 369 Gallery. 8pm—2am. Free. Acoustic session.

CHRISTMAS EVE

Glasgow

Edinburgh

I Clach na Cudden McCools Ruling Cowboy. 20 Candleriggs. 8.30pm. Free.

BOXING DAY

Glasgow 9 I Scotia Folk Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30pm. Free. Onthe Level.

I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street.off i Clyde Street. 248 3144. Doors open 8pm. . music at 9pm. £5. i

SUNDAY 27 5 Glasgow

I Sloans Ceilidh Sloans Ballroom. Argyll Street. 7—1 1pm. £5. Bar. Live bands.

I Scotia Blues Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681 . 3.30pm. Free. The Blues Poets.

WEDNESDAY 30 Glasgow

I Gill Bowman and Jack Brown Scotia Bar. Stockwcll Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free. I Shooglenilty La Belle Angele. Ilasties Close. Cowgate. behind 369 Gallery. 8pm—2am. Free. Acoustic session.

HOGMANAY 5

Edinburgh

I Hogmanay Bash Tron Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. High Street. 8pm. £3. Irish music by Chrisly and Tin 0' Leary with Rebecca Knurl and Scots hooch from the Robert Fish Band.

I l l

Glasgow

I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. Doors open 8pm. music at 9pm. £5.

, THURSDAY 14

SUNDAY 3 Glasgow

I Sloans Ceilidh Sloans Ballroom. Argyll Street. 7—1 1pm. £5. Bar. Live bands.

I Blues Poets Scotia Bar. Stockwcll Street. 552 8681. 3.30—5.30pm. Free. Blues Poets

I Babbity Band Babbity Bowstcr. Blackfriars Street. 8.30pm. Free.

: FRIDAY 8

Glasgow

I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. Doors open 8pm. music at 9pm. £5.

SATURDAY 9 Glasgow

I Scotia Folk Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30pm. Free.

I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. Doors open 8pm. music at 9pm. £5.

Edinburgh

I Caledonian Ceilidh Band Walpole l Iall. Chester Street. Note: this event has been Cancefled.

SUNDAY 10 Glasgow

I Sloans Ceilidh Sloans Ballroom. Argle Street. 7—1 1pm. £5. Bar. Live bands.

I Scotia Blues Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30pm. Free. The Blues Poets.

WEDNESDAY13 Glasgow

I Live music Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I Edinburgh Folk Club Cafe Royale Upstairs. West Register Street. 5574792. 8pm. £3 (£2). Club reopens with fiddler lain MacBeath. fiddle and bass player Ian

g Hardic. mandolines 'I)agger‘ Gordon and

vocalist and guitar player Janice Clark. based north of lnverness and collectively called Highland Connection.

. Glasgow

I Star Folk Club Glasgow Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. beside Mitchell Theatre. 8pm. £2. Reopens with local favourite Ian Bruce.

' Edinburgh

I Shooglenilty La Belle Angele. I lasties Close. Cowgate. behind 369 Gallery. 8pm-2am. Free. Acoustic session.

FOLK & WORLD

The following details are lor regularweekly dates: see main listings for one-oil shows.

Gigs are listed by city, then by day.

Residencies will be listed. provided that up-lo-date details are supplied to us. Folk and World Residencies Listings compiled by Norman Chalmers.

Fridays

I Colliers Hyndland Street. 9pm. Free. Live groups.

I Hebridean Bar Dumbarton Road.

Partick. 9pm. Free. Folk music.

I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. Evening. Free. Informal session.

I lieilan Jessies Gallowgatc. 8.30pm. Session.

Saturdays

I Traders Glassford Street. 9pm. Free. Resident band The Pierlights.

I Colliers Hyndland Street. 9pm. Free. Live groups.

I Hebridean Dumbarton Road. Partick. 9pm. Free. Folk music.

I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. Evening. Free. Informal session.

I Heilan Jessies Gallowgate. 8.30pm. Live music.

Sundays

I Babbity Bowsler Blackfriars Street. Merchant City. 9pm. Free. Session.

I Clulha Vaults 167 Stockwell Street. 552 7520. 8.30pm. Free. Music and song session.

I Park Bar Argyll Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Session in Highlanders pub.

Mondays

I Victoria Bar Stockwcll Street/Bridgcgate. Evening. Free. Informal session.

Tuesdays

I Clulha Vaults167 Stockwell Street. 552 7520. 8.30pm. Free. Music and song session.

Wednesdays

I Hall Bar Woodlands Road. 9pm. Free. Irish Scots instrumental session.

I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegatc. Evening. Free. lnforrnal session.

I Hebridean Bar Dumbarton Road. Partick. Scottish/Irish.

EDINBURGH Fridays

I Sandy Bells Forrest Hill Bar. Forrest Road. 9pm. Free. Scots/Irish session.

I Gil Bowman and Friends Thistle Hotel. Manor Place. 225 6144. 9pm—midnight. Free. Songwriter/guitarist.

I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. Informal live acoustic music most nights.

I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 225 3656. 9pm. Free.

Accordion and guitar in the bar.

I North Sea Gas Platform One. Caledonian Hotel. Rotund Street. Free. Popular Scots entertainers.

I Live Music Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarket. topoingh Street. 9pm. Free.

I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 9.30pm. Free. Informal music downstairs.

Saturdays

I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 2pm. Afternoon session.

I Shore Music The Shore Bar. Shore. Leith. 9pm. Free. Folk instrumental ntttsic.

I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 225 3656. 9pm. Free. Accordion/guitar in the bar.

I Live Music Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarket. top of I Iigh Street. 9pm. Free.

I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free. Informal music.

Sundays

I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. Informal live acoustic music most nights.

I Sandy Bell’s Forrest Hill Bar. Forrest Road. Afternoon from 1pm. Free. Session at the back of the famous folk pub.

I Full Shilling Band Ryrie's Bar.

Haymarket. junction of Dalry Road. 9pm.

Free. 29th. Alternate weeks.

I Live Music Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarket. t0p of High Street. 9pm. Free. WallyAllen. I Nancy Nicholson Royal Oak. Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free. Singer and melodeon player.

Mondays

I Christies West Port. Grassmarket. 9.30pm. Session.

I Bridge Bar Session Bridge Bar. George IV Bridge. 9pm. Free. Fiddle music and songs.

I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. Informal live acoustic music most nights. 30 Dec: Elspeth Cowieand friends.

I Fiddlers Arms Grassmarket. Evening. 229 2665. Free. Traditional Scottish music on squeeze boxes and fiddles.

I Little Green Monkeys Bannerman's Bar. Cowgate. 9pm. Free.

I Live Music Royal Oak. Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free.

I Nobles Bar Constitution Street. Leith.

8.30pm. Free. Folk session.

.Tuesdays

I Raeburn Renters Holyrood Tavern. Holyrood Road. 9pm. Free.

I Open Session Thistle Hotel. Manor Place. 225 6144. 8.30pm—midnight. Free. Singers and instrumentalists.

I Palsy Mack Bannermans Bar. Cowgate. 9pm. free.

I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. Informal live acoustic music most nights.

Wednesdays

I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. Informal live acoustic music most nights.

I Green Tree Cowgate. 9pm. Free. Scottish and Irish.

Thursdays

I West End Oyster Bar West Maitland

Street. 10pm. Free. Acoustic

contemporary songs.

I Neil Thompson Royal Oak. Infirmary

Street. 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free.

Singer and melodeon player.

I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High

Street. 9pm. Free. Informalsessions.

I Riptide Scotsman Bar. Cockburn Street. 9pm. Free.

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CLASSICAL

! Concerts are listed by date, then by city. 5 Classical Listings compiled by Carol Main.

: FRIDAY 18 § Glasgow

I Midday Concert RSAMD. 100 Renfrcw

Street. 332 5057. 1pm. £2(£1). Academy Brass directed by Maurice Temple in a programme of Scandinavian music. I Cappella Nova Henry Wood Hall. Claremont Street. Tickets: 2275511 (Ticket Centre. Candleriggs). 7.30pm. Extra date: Saturday 19. Edinburgh. £7/£8 (£4 £3.50). Carols by Candlelight. Cappella Nova‘s highly popular Christmas treat complete with all the usual trimmings mulled wine. mince pies. audience ' participation. balloons. candles and. of course. Caledonia Brass. I Christmas Classics Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. Tickets: 227 551 1 (Ticket Centre. Candleriggs). 7.30pm. £3-£15. BBC SSO join with Paisley Abbey Choir and Richard Stilgoe for some seasonal favourites such as '1‘ltc.\'utcrar‘k€r. Hansel and Gretel. Lehar's (fold and Silver Waltz

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| and The Snowman.

The List 18—December_1992 —”14 ‘January 55