ROCK & BLUES MUSIC
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James Flynn isjoined by guitarist John Goldie.
I VJ Day Celebrations Paisley Town Hall. High Street. 887 1010. 7.30pm. £6 (£3). Another nostalgic look back to the war years with the Nat Sanderson Band.
WEDNESDAY 23
Glasgow
I Andrew Gordon Trio Pizza Express. 151 Queen Street. 221 3333. Dining from 8pm; performance 9—l 1.30pm. No music charge unless otherwise stated. Highly accomplished jazz. piano from the winner of the Marty Paich Award for arranging in the BBC Big Band competition. He is
' 5 joined by a special guest. drummer Paddy i Flaherty.
I
Dominic will be waxing in a most lyrical fashion in Dr Neil’s Garden, Edinburgh, Sat 19
the thumb of a Stones influence. but it's early stages for these cocky locals.
I Free At Last Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. 9.30pm. Free.
I Garden Spies and Fused Brewhouse. John Street. 552 3801. 8.30pm. Free.
I Seahouse and The Dreamcatchers Under Ventura. John Street. 552 1388. 9pm. £2.
I Dionysus MacSorley's. Jamaica Street. 221 8499. 9pm. Free.
I Jellyhead Batcave. Bruce Hotel. I Cornwall Street. East Kilbride. 013552 29771. 9pm. £3.
Edinburgh
I Paula Mcllally and The Reekie City 1 Blues Band Club Americana. Fat Sam's. ' Fountainbridge. 228 3111. llptn. £5 (£3). I Up and coming young jazz vocalist I l
supported by self-explanatory blues combo.
I Eddie Felson Queen Street ()yster Bar. Queen Street. 226 2530. I()pm. Free. See Wed 23. 1 I Hot Tomales West End ()yster Bar. West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 10.30pm. Free. They’ve got a moothie. they play the blues and there‘s two of them. Facts! That what counts laddie.
I Beanbag Deluxe L'Atzache. Rutlattd Street. 229 3402. 10pm. Free. Covers.
I Holsten Pils Band Search Rutland No 1. Rutland Street. 2293402. 10pm. Free. It's the final folks.
I Hollywood Rockets Platform Onc. Rutland Street. 225 2433. 9.30pm. £1. Jumpjive and quiffs front the 50s.
I Groovetunnel Merlin. Morningside Road. 447 4329. 9pm. Free. See Fri 18.
JAZZ mem-
Cigs are listed by date, then by city. Performances will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least one week before publication. Jazz Listings compiled by Kenny Mathieson.
SATURDAY 19
Glasgow
I Peter Leitch Ouartet Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 887 1010. 8pm. £6 (£1). The New York-based guitarist also plays at The Lemon Tree. Aberdeen. on Sun 20. See preview.
Glasgow
I James Flynn Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 887 1010. l-3pm. Free. Singer
THURSDAY 24
Glasgow
I Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £5 (£3/£2). Director Bobby Wishart leads the current version of this
band — ten years old next year — through
1 their paces. The band has maintained high : standards (although often with older
players to beef up the sections. including
i veteran drummer George McGowan). but
listening to them at the Glasgow Jazz Festival. I felt that the repertoire could use
E some freshening up — they play 'Iitke The
A Train tnore often than Ellington did.
FOLK & WORLD
Gigs are listed by date, then by city. Performances will be listed, provided that details reach our offices art least one week before publication. Folk and World Listings compiled by Norman Chalmers.
FRIDAY 18
Glasgow
I Weekly Ceilidh Dance The Ferry. Clyde Place. 9pm. £6 (£4). Tickets at the venue or in advance front the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. £5. Doors open 8pm.
I Urban Gypsies Finnegan's Wake. 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free.
SATURDAY 19
Glasgow
I Bannovitch and Mackenzie Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3pm. Free. First-rate acoustic blues duo.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. Doors open 8pm. music at 9pm. £5.
I Urban Gypsies Finnegan‘s Wake. 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free.
MONDAY 21
Glasgow
I Moonshine Finnegan‘s Wake. 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free.
TUESDAY 22
Glasgow
I Natalie MacMaster Band/Richard Woods Band Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. CANCELLED.
I Moonshine Finnegan‘s Wake. 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free.
WEDNESDAY 23
Glasgow
I Weekly Fiddle Workshop Strathclyde Arts Centre. Washington Street. 7.30—9.30pm. £4 (£1.50) Information 636 1450. Tutor lain Fraser leads the season of workshops on Scots and Cape Breton fiddle styles. for beginners and more advanced players.
I Estohan Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 9.30pm. Free.
I Moonshine Finnegan‘s Wake. 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free.
THURSDAY 24
Glasgow
I New Dawn Folk Club Glasgow Press Club. 94 West Regent Street. 332 1674. 8pm. Tickets vary £3—£5.
I Moonshine Finnegan‘s Wake. 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free.
CLASSICAL & OPERA m
Concerts are listed by date, then by city. Classical 3. Opera listings compiled by Jonathan Trew.
FRIDAY 18 Glasgow
I Dorset Youth Orchestra Stevevson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £5 (£3 OAPs. children. unemployed. disabled free). Robin Browning conducts the Orchestra in Rimsky-Korsakov‘s Russian [faster Festival Overture. Copland's [fl Salon Mexico. Barber’s Adagio for Strings. Michael Torke's Bright Blue Music and Tchaikovsky‘s Symphony No 6 — Pathe'tique.
SUNDAY 20‘ Glasgow I Robert Jones Art Gallery & Museum.
Kelvingrove. 221 9600. 2.30pm. Free. The 1
guitarist gives a recital ofclassical. Brazilian and Spanish music.
Edinburgh
I Music for Royal Occasions St John's Church. West End. Princes Street. 229 7565. 6pm. £5 (£3). The choirs ofSt John’s. Edinburgh and the Clerks of St Giles. Oxford join up for a selection of music from coronations. royal birthdays. weddings and funerals. including Parry's I Was Glad, Handel's Hallelujah Chorus and Widor's Toccata.
I St Giles’ at Six St Giles’ Cathedral. Royal Mile. 6pm. Free. The Muhlefeld Quintet give a recital.
I Playing - With Words Holy Trinity Church. Haddington. 01620 823738. 8pm. £7 (£2.50/£5). Corin Redgrave reads from the works of Byron. Dickens. Boswell and Auden while pianist Katharina Wolpe plays works by Mozart. Liszt. Schubert. Chopin and Debussy.
MONDAY 21
Glasgow
I Ulster Youth Orchestra Stevenson Hall. RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £5 (£3 OAPs. children. unemployed, disabled free). Alexandre Myrat conducts the orchestra in Philip
Flood's Rising. Bernstein's Symphonic Dances and Shostakovich‘s Symphony No
5. Edinburgh I Lunchtime Concert St Giles' Cathedral.
Royal Mile. 12.15pm. Free. The Clerks of St Giles. Oxford. give a concert.
TUESDAY 22 .
Glasgow
I Bedfordshire County Youth Second Orchestra Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £5 (£3 OAPs. children. unemployed. disabled free). Ian Smith and Michael Rose take up their batons to conduct the orchestra in the premiere of Russel Keable‘s Nighttlance. Von Einem's Philadelphia .S‘ymphtmy. Mussorgsky's Nigltt ()n A Bare Mountain. Don Gillis's Symphme No 5 [/2 and Rimsky-Korsakov‘s Trombone C oneerto with Nick Allen as the soloist.
Edinburgh
I Summer Series of Organ Recitals St Mary‘s Cathedral. Palmerston Place. 225 6293. 8pm. £5 (£1 school children under sixteen). James Parsons. director of music at ()undle School. gives a recital.
I Lunchtime Concert St Giles' Cathedral. Royal Mile. 12.15pm. Free. The South East Queens Choir. New York. give a recital.
Glasgow I BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Concert Hall. Broadcasting House. Queen Margaret Drive. 7.30pm. Free from $50 Concerts Secretary. BBC Broadcasting House. Queen Margaret Drive. Glasgow G12 8DG. Postal applications only. enclosing an SAE. Osmo Vanska conducts the BBC SSO in Sibelius‘s Symphony No 5 and Beethoven's Concerto/or Violin, Cello and Piano. Stephanie Gonley. Alexander Baillie and Kathryn Stott are the violinist. cellist and pianist in question.
I West Glamorgan Youth String Orchestra and Youth Symphonic Wind Orchestra Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £5 (£3 ()APs. children. unemployed. disabled free). Philip Emanuel conducts the orchestras in ajam-packed programme comprising Elgar's .S'erenatlejor Strings. Mozart's Divertimento. Gt‘ieg's Hollierg Suite. Shostakovich's l’estit'e Overture. Malaguena's [.et‘outma. Philip Sparke‘s A Swiss festival Overture. Williams‘s Imliana Jones. Bernstein's Slat'a and Williatus's Jurassic Park.
Edinburgh
I Bach Organ Recital St Giles' Cathedral. Royal Mile. 8pm. £6 (£4). Herrick Bunney. the organist at St Giles'. plays some of Bach's finest works on the famous Rieger organ.
THURSDAY 24
Glasgow
I Strathclyde Youth Jazz Stevenson Hall, RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £5 (£3 OAPs. children. unemployed. disabled free). Bobby Wishart directs the orchestra in the classics from Count Basie. Miles Davies. Duke Ellington. Chick Corea. Gershwin and Gillespie.
Edinburgh
I Two’s Company St John's Church. West End, Princes Street. 229 7565. 6pm. £4 (£2). Lucy Crowden and Richard Neville- Towle bring their harpischords to St John's for a selection of duets and solos from Bach. Scarlatti. Couperin and Gaspard le Roux.
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