T in the Park, the Tennents Live Festival
FOLK & WORLD MUSIC
Dougie Maclean is one or the biggest draws on the festival circuit, Intimate in his solo song with an audience, and exciting playing fiddle with his folk-rock backing band. David Allison has been a member or Dougie's group. but is now evolving a distinctive guitar style or his
own on both acoustic and electronically
enhanced instruments. Ito plays in concert with i
tabla master Viiay kangutkar. Dougie Maclean. Glasgow Iioyal Concert Hall, Tue 21; David Allison. Tron Theatre. Fri 24.
I Ustad Iiusrat Fateh Ali Khan City Halls. Candleliggs. 7.30pm. £15 (£10). Tickets 552 4267. also from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. Three or more tickets bought at the same time qualify for the Concession rate. The world's leading Qawwali singer. Concert opened by a group of Moroccan musicians from ilailal. the ‘Mllsic Village' tour. Glasgow International Folk Festival. See Music preview.
I David Allison/Talitha Mackenzie Tron Main Theatre. 62 Trongate. 8.15pm. £7 (£5). Tickets. see above. Accomplished and individualistic. guitarist Allison has just released his second album. From the States. Mac Kenzie is not as the official programme laughably claims ‘the foremost exponent of Gaelic song‘. but her strong voice works well in the context of Gaelic songs in afro/funk and pop settings. Glasgow International Folk Festival.
I Maxie and Mitch Festival Club. Tron Theatre Bar. 7pm. Festival Club entrance £2 (free to ticket holders for Main Theatre events. see above). English folkie comedians. Glasgow International Folk Festival.
I Club IIaIla! City Halls. Candleriggs. 227 5511. 7.3()—-1()pm. £3 (£2). Bar. Cabaret. performances and dance from
singers. percussionists. dancers and acrobats. Presented by Music Village. See also Glasgow. Sat 25.
I linger the Folkies Victoria Bar. Stockwell Street. 9pm. Free.
Fifty musicians. dancers, singers. drummers. acrobats and craftspersons from all parts of Morocco. Performances, talks and Moroccan snacks. Very informal - meet the performers. Presented by Music Village. Information 552 1405.
I Street Festival Bell Street. Noon-5pm. Free. Tonight at linen and Clachnacudden. IIaggIe Taggle Gypsies and McCluskeys with performers from Morocco. India. China. Pakistan and Ireland. Plus sessions and bands in local pubs near the Tron/Stockwell Street including the Scotia Bar. Victoria Bar. Babbity Bowster. Clutha Vaults and Blackfriars. Promoted by Glasgow Folk Festival/Glasgow Mela/Music Village.
I TMSA Singing Competition Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. Noon. Free. Glasgow International Folk Festival.
I Hamish lmlach/Palaver Festival Club. Tron Theatre Bar. 2pm. Festival Club entrance £2 (free to ticket holders for Main Theatre events. see above). Legendary Scottish songwriter and guitarist. no mean blues picker on the guitar. with the big voices of Scotland's all-women a appellee band. Glasgow International Folk Festival.
I Gordan/Billy Jackson and Tony Cutie Tron Main Theatre. 62 Trongate. 8.15pm. £7 (£5). Tickets. see above today. Virtuoso tin whistle player Mary Bergin leads the three Irish women instrumentalists in a concert of baroque and traditional music. Ossian's harper and singer/guitarist ill support. Glasgow International Folk Festival.
I Mirk Festival Club. Tron Theatre Bar. 7pm. Festival Club entrance £2 (free to ticket holders for Main Theatre events. see above). Thurso veteran folk band in a rare journey south.
Glasgow International Folk Festival.
; I Club ilatIa! City Halls.Cand1eriggs.
* 227 5511. 7.30—10pm. £3 (£2). Bar.
Cabaret. performances and dance from Mormco‘s 50-strong troupe of musicians. singers. percussionists. dancers and acrobats. Presented by Music Village. See
; also Glasgow. Fri 24. f I Trades House Ceilidh Dance Trades
House. 8pm. £5. Information 552 2418.
? Michael Philips Dance Band. Glasgow ; International Folk Festival.
I The Destlal Boys Victoria Bar.
Morocco's 50-strong troupe of musicians. é Stmkwc” Streu' 9pm “96'
z I Scotia Folk Scotia Bar. Stockwell
Street. 552 8681. 3.30pm. Free. Whiskey
Fingers
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. g off Clyde Street. 248 3144. Doors open
I Weekly Ceilidh Dance The Ferry. Clyde i
3 Edinburgh
Place. 9pm. £5 (£4). Tickets at the venue or in advance from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. Doors open 8pm.
Edinburgh
I Body Positive Ceilidh Dance Caledonian Brewery. Slateford Road. 8pm—midnight. £10. Bar. Food. Auld IIeekie Ceilidh Band. Fund-raiser.
I Paddywhack Scruffy Murphy's. George IV Bridge. 225 1681. 9pm. Free. Irish band from Liverpool here for three nights.
SATURDAY 25
Glasgow
I Fleadh Cheoil Ila Breataine/AIl-Britain Fleadh St Andrew’s College. Bearsden. Information 637 0241. Annual competitive festival of traditional Irish music. song and dance. Some tickets left for tonight‘s Evening Ceili. See Sun 26. I Ilatlal Argyle Street and Princes Square. Buchanan Street. 11am~lpln. Free. Moroccan magic. See below.
I Music Village Family Day with Iiatlal City Halls. Candlen’ggs. 3—6pm. Free.
8pm. music at 9pm. £5.
I Tron Folk Club Tron Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 220 1550. 8.30pm. £3. Troy Donackley and Michael Gill. North of England singer with fiddle and bouzouki. I Caledonian Ceilidh Caledonian Brewery. Slateford Road.
~ 7.30pm—midnight. £4.50. Bar. Food.
Weekly dance to live bands. Tickets in advance from Tron Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 220 1550.
I Paddywhack Scruffy Murphy‘s. George [V Bridge. 225 1681. 9pm. Free. Liverpool Irish band.
SUNDAY 26
Glasgow
I Fleadh Cheoil Ila Breataine/AII-oritaln Fleadh St Andrew‘s College. Bearsden. Information 637 0241. Annual competitive festival of traditional Irish music. song and dance. The major Fleadh (pronounced flah) outside Ireland. last held in Scotland in the 1960s. Nominal fee. pay at the door to listen to the competitions. Song. dance and all the traditional instruments. Informal music- making everywhere.
Tennents Live!
I Iiaila! North Glasgow College. Springbum Museum and Atlas Square. all in Springbum. 3—6pm. Free. Information 552 I405. Moroccan music and dance. See Glasgow. Sat 25.
I Danny kyle’s Dpen Stage Festival Club. Tron Theatre Bar. 2.30pm. Festival Club entrance £2 (free to ticket holders for Main Theatre events. see below). Glasgow lntemational Folk Festival.
I Festival Farewell Concert Tron Main Theatre. 62 Trongate. 8.15pm. £7 (£5). Three or more tickets bought at the same time qualifies for the concession rate. Tickets 552 4267. also from the Ticket Centre.Cand1eriggs. 227 5511. Singers. songwriters. guitar and banjo. the sound of the early folk revival. Here are some of the talented originals. Derrol Adams. Mose Scarlett. Allan Taylor. Sarah Grey and guests. Glasgow International Folk Festival.
I Blackiriar‘s Band Festival Club. Tron Theatre Bar. 7pm. Festival Club entrance £2 (free to ticket holders for Main Theatre events. see above). Cream of the local instrumentalists host a party at the end of the Glasgow lntemational Folk Festival. I Itchy Fingers Victoria Bar. Stockwell Street. 9pm. Free.
I Clutha Folk Clutha Vaults. 167 Stockwell Street. 552 7520. 8.30pm. Free. Electric folk duo Tonight at Noon.
Edinburgh
I Paddywhack Scruffy Murphy’s. George IV Bridge. 225 1681. 9pm. Free. liverpool Irish band.
TUESDAY 28 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 artists Scott and Pod playing from about 10.30pm.
WEDNESDAY 29
I Fiddle Workshop End at Term Bash Strathclydc Arts Centre. Washington Street. 7—9.30pm. Free. Information 636 1450. Tutor Iain Fraser and the fiddlers in an informal party. All welcome. especially if interested in fiddle music or in learning the instrument. Workshop resumes 7 Sept. I Scotia Folk Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 9pm. Free. Veteran singer/banjo player lain McIntosh.
Edinburgh
I Savourna Stevenson Trio with My Bain St Bride‘s Centre. ()nvell Terrace. Dalry Road. 8pm. £6.50 (£4.50). Including Clyde to California. a contemporary folk- delived musical expression of Robert Louis Stevenson‘s firstjoumey to the West Coast of the USA performed on
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small harp. fiddle. bass. drums and percussion.
I Edinburgh Folk Club Cafe Royal Upstairs. West Register Street. 557 4792. 8pm. £4 (£3). Billy Jackson and Tony Curie. Ossian‘s harp player and singer/guitarist on tour.
THURSDAY 30
Glasgow
I New Dawn Folk Club Glasgow Press Club. 94 West Regent Street. 332 1674. 8pm. £3 (£2). Dave Francis. guitarist. and Mairi Campbell. singer and fiddler — collectively known as. The Cast.
Edinburgh
I Streams of Whiskey Scruffy Murphy's. George IV Bridge. 225 1681. 9pm. Free. Glasgow Irish duo.
e Band DI Iiope, for all its heavyweiurt talent including squeeze box maestro John kirkpatrick and singer Martin Carthy. is a band with a witty left-wing political message. and a new play/performance. ‘The Eskimo neptlluic’, includes many of the now famous original pertorruers to chart the Scottish activists coming together with the folk movement of the lateSOsandearlyoosto createthenew movement. Band DI liope. Mon 20;
protest song Eskimo Republic. Tue 21 . Both Tron Theatre.
OMMUSIC
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Tuesday 28th June GLASGOW The Garage
Tickets: Just The Ticket Virgin. Union Street
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