FOLK & WORLD MUSIC
Bridge, 225 1681. 9pm. Free. Duo from Bothwell.
SATURDAY 16
Glasgow
I Scotia Folk Scotia Bar, Stockwell Street, 552 8681. 3.30pm. Free. Dick \Yardell.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street, 248 3144. Doors open 8pm. music at 9pm. £5.
Edinburgh
I ‘I’ron Folk Club Tron Ceilidh House, Hunter Square, 220 1550. 8.30pm. £3. T0p Scots women a cappella singers Chris Miles and Gordeanna McOuIIoch.
I Caledonlan ceilidh Caledonian Brewery. Slateford Road. 7.30pm-midnight. £4.50. Bar. Food. Weekly dance to live bands. Tonight the Robert Fish Band. Tickets in advance from Tron Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 220 1550.
I Urban Gypsies Scruffy Murphy's. George IV Bridge, 225 1681. 9pm. Free. Glasgow Irish pub band.
SUNDAY 17 Edinburgh
I Four Men and a Dog Scruffy Murphy‘s. George IV Bridge. 225 1681. 9pm. Free. One of Ireland’s leading bands on tour. and a rare free gig. Get there early or you won’t get in. See Music Preview.
MONDAY 18 Glasgow
I Four Men and a Dog King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street, 221 5279. Doors open 8.30pm. £6. Support from the Journeyman. Wild Irish band. See Music Preview.
Linlithgow
I llnlithgow Folk club Black Bitch Inn. West Port. Linlithgow. 8.30pm. Ulster vocalist, hammered dulcimer. uillean pipes and fiddle all contribute to the distinctive sound of Glasgow‘s Setanta.
TUESDAY 19 Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Songwriter’s Showcase Tron Ceilidh House, Hunter Square. 8pm. The first ten songwriters who show up play during the evening, with the Headlining Artist playing from about 10.30pm.
I Penicqu Folk Club Navaar House Hotel, Bog Road, Penicuik. 8pm.
WEDNESDAY 20
I Weekly Fiddle Workshop Strathclydc Arts Centre, Washington Street. 7.30—9.30pm. £4. Information 636 1450. Tutor lain Fraser leads a single-group workshop on Scots and Cape Breton fiddle styles, for players who have at least a basic command of the instrument. Not for absolute beginners.
I Scotia Folk Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street, 552 8681. 9pm. Free. Limited Edition.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Folk Club Cafe Royal Upstairs, West Register Street. 557 4792. 8pm. £3.50 (£2.50). lieith Hancock and Lee Collinson. A top attraction south of the border, Hancock’s songs seem a bit weak to this reviewer, though he entertains with a proficient melodeon. Collinson is a fine guitarist.
I 'I’ooy IacMenus and Martin liolan Scruffy Murphy's, George IV Bridge, 225 1681. 9pm. Free. Classy acoustic guitar and uillean (Irish) pipes.
THURSDAY 21
Glasgow
I New Dawn Folk Club Glasgow Press Club. 94 West Regent Street. 332 1674. 8pm. £3 (£2). Keith Hancock and Lee Collinson. See Edinburgh Wed 20.
Edinburgh
I Finnegan’s Awake Scruffy Murphy‘s. George IV Bridge, 225 1681. 9pm. Free.
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The following details are for regular weekly dates: see main listings for one- oii shows. Gigs are listed by city, then by day. Residencies will be listed, provided that up-to-date details are supplied to us. Folk and World Residencies Listings compiled by llorman Chalmers.
ramm— Fridays
I Sharkey's Bar Old Rutherglen Road. behind the Citizens‘ Theatre. 9pm. Free. Irish Traditional Night with the Michael Coleman Branch of Comhaltas.
I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Scottish and Irish session with The
Snouts. Saturdays
I Clutha Vaults Stockwell Street. 552 7520. 3pm. Free. Country music session. I Urban Gypsies Tolbooth Bar. Glasgow Cross. 9pm. Free. Energetic Scots/Irish songs.
I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Session
I Ileilan Jessies Gallowgate. 8.30pm. Live music.
Sundays
I Blues Poets Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 868i. 3.30—5.3()pm. Free.
I Wintersgills 226 Great Western Road. 9pm. Free. Alternate weeks Zut! la Chute and Arran Bede.
I Clutha Vaults I67 Stockwell Street. 552 7520. 8.30pm. Free. Music and song session with the Hot Tamales.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park, 339 l7 l5. 9pm. Free. Occasional informal Highland music.
Mondays
I Glutha Vaults 167 Stockwell Street. 552 7520. Radical Roads. and friends. 8.30pm. Free.
I Sharkey‘s Bar Old Rutherglen Road. behind the Citizens‘ Theatre. 9pm. Free. Irish Traditional with alternate weeks of Four Provinces and Glach na Cudden. I Jlnty McGinty’s Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. Irish Session.
Tuesdays
I Jinty McGlnty’s Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. Live band.
I Session Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free.
Wednesdays
I .llnty McGlnty’s Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. Irish Session.
Thursdays
I Session Victoria Bar. Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. I leeass and Friends Clutha Vaults. Stockwell Street. 552 7520. 8.30pm. Free. Trad and Chicago Blues.
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