FOLK & WORLD MUSIC
SUNDAY 1 Edinburgh
I Isaac Guillory Assembly Rooms. George Street. 8pm. £7 (£5). Tickets in advance from The Music Shop. West Bow. Grassmarket. 220 060l. Another first-rate guitarist and singer. the Cuban- bom. British-resident American has played and recorded with many of the top names from the rock world. but continues touring his solo acoustic show.
I Irish Festival Biddy Milligans. Grassmarket. 220 I246. 9pm. Free. First night of this fifteen day festival. with music by Prodigal Sons.
Glasgow
I Wadaiko Ichiro Drummers Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 227 55l I. 8pm. Tickets £10.50—850. Spectacular opening concert of a major UK touring show of Japanese drumming techniques and huge instruments; part classical. part traditional and part showbiz by ten highly skilled. trained and costumed men and women performers.
I Ceilidh Dance Class Riverside Club. Fox Street. offClyde Street. 248 3 I44. 7.3()—I()pm. £3. Bar. New season with regular caller Karin Ingram. and the Occasional's piano-accordionist. Freeland Barbour.
I Slip Jig Finnegan's Wake. 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Irish Festival Biddy Milligans. Grassmarket. 220 I246. 9pm. Free. Caledonian Brewery ceilidh with music from Islander.
Glasgow
I Absent Friends Finnegan‘s Wake. 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Irish Festival Biddy Milligans. Grassmarket. 220 I246. 9pm. Free. The Festival continues with music from
Sinalg.
WEDNESDAY 4
Glasgow
I Weekly Scots Fiddle Workshops Strathclyde Arts Centre. Washington Street. 7.30—9.30pm. £4 (11 I .50). Information 636 I450. lain Fraser leads the workshops on Scots and Cape Breton fiddle styles. for more advanced players: other tutors lead the beginners and intermediate levels.
I Rosin the Bow Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 868 l. 9.30pm. Free.
I Shakeagh llhaill Finnegan‘s Wake. 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Folk Club Pleasance Cabaret Bar. 60 The Pleasance. 8pm. £4 (£3). Annual General Meeting.
I Irish Festival Biddy Milligans. Grassmarket. 220 I246. 9pm. Free. Music
by The Fite.
Glasgow
I New Dawn Folk Club Glasgow Press Club. 94 West Regent Street. 332 I674. 8pm. Tickets vary £3—£5. Singer’s Night. I Urban Gypsies Finnegan‘s Wake. 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Irish Festival Biddy Milligans. Grassmarket. 220 I246. 9pm. Free. Festival music by Raggle Taggle Gypsies.
FDLK & WORLD
The tollowing details are tor regular weekly dates: see main listings tor one- ott 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 Norman Chalmers.
Em- Fridays
I Curlers 256 Byres Road. 9pm. Free. Scottish ceilidh band.
I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Scottish and Irish session. . I Brazen Head I Cathcart Road. 9pm. Free. Irish bands.
I New Regano Paisley Road. 9pm. Free. Streams of Whiskey.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 I715. 9pm. Free. Highlander‘s bar with accordion and vocalist Donald MacRae.
Saturdays
I Curlers 256 Byres Road. 9pm. Free. Scottish ceilidh band.
I Clutha Vaults Stockwell Street. 3.30—5.30pm. Free. Country and bluegrass.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. 9pm. Free. Highlanders' bar. Songs and accordion. I Brazen Head I Cathcart Road. 9pm. Free. Live bands.
I New Regano 473 Paisley Road. 9pm. Free. Live bands plus accordionist in the adjacent lounge.
The Lady‘s Back in Town
MAGGIE BELL
(Taggart’s Theme Song) backed by
THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND
EDINBURGH
INVERNESS
GLASGOW
ABERDEEN
Queens Hall
Eden Court Theatre
Kings Theatre Sun. 15th Oct - 7pm
Tues. 10th Oct - 8pm
B.O. 0131-668 2019 CC 0131-667 7776 Sat. 14th Oct - 8pm
80. 01463 234234
8.0. Ticket Centre 0141-227 5511
The Black Bull Mon. 16th Oct - 8pm Inn (AAF)
8.0. 01224 641 122
Sundays
I Black Bull llotel Main Street. Milngavie. 8.30pm. Folk club.
I Jinty McGinty’s Ashton Lane. 3—6pm. Free. Live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 l7 l5. 9pm. Free. Informal Highland music.
Mondays
I Jinty McGinty’s Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. Live bands.
I Victoria Bar l59 Briggait. 9pm. Free. Live groups and soloists.
Tuesdays
I Jinty McGinty's Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. Slip Jig.
I McChuill’s 40 High Street. 9pm. Free. Session.
Wednesdays
I Jinty McGinty’s Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. Slip Jig.
Thursdays
I Hebridean 243 Dumbarton Road. 9pm. Free. Highland accordion.
I Park Dar Argyle Street. 9pm. Free. Accordion.
I Brazen Head I Cathcart Road. 8.30pm. Free. Live bands.
EDINBURGH Fridays
I Whistle Binkies Niddry Street. 9pm. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
I North Sea Gas Balmoral Hotel. Princes Street. 9pm. Free.
I Alan Hunter and Friends Waterloo Buffet. Waterloo Place. 9pm. Free.
I Wally Allen Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 9pm. Free.
THURSDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 7.3OPM All Tickets £10
plus special guests
SHOOGLENIFTY
THE GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL 2 Sauchiehall St., Glasgow 62 3NY TELEPHONE: 0141-227 5511
Saturdays
I Dld Chain Pier Dar Trinity Crescent. Newhaven. 9pm. Free. Live band.
I Shore Music The Shore Bar. Shore. Leith. 9pm. Free. Folk instrumental music.
I Graeme E. Pearson Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 9pm. Free.
Sundays
I Sandy Brechin and Friends Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 9-I Iprn. Free. Fine accordionist in an open session.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. Afternoon from 1pm. Free. Session at the back of the
famous folk pub. Mondays
I The Wrigleys Sandy Bell's. Forrest Road. 9pm. Free. Brilliant Orkney twins on fiddle and guitar.
Tuesdays
I Patsy Mack Barmerman‘s Bar. Cowgate. 9.30pm. Free.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. Informal live acoustic session most nights.
Wednesdays
I Hebrides Bar Market Street. 9pm. Free. Live Highland music on accordion and fiddle.
I The Shore Bar The Shore. Leith. 9pm. Free. Instrumental music from Scotland. Ireland and beyond.
Thursdays
I Village Inn South Fort Street. Leith. 554 5697. 9pm. Free. Session with Fiona Farris and friends.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 9pm. Free. Informal session with Orkney‘s Wrigley Sisters on fiddle and guitar.
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