FOLK & WORLD MUSIC
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I New Dawn Folk Club Glasgow Press Cluh. West Regent Street. 332 l674. Split. £3- 5. Jim McKenna arid friends present .t Tribute to Ewan McColl.
I Ceilidh Dance Class Ciar'netltill Centre. 21 Rose Street. 332 9765. S30prrt. £3. Accordionist Alasdair McCuish and caller Peter Roberts. Rttns till June 20.
I Urban Gypsies/0’ Donnell Dancers l-‘innegan's Wake. St Vincent Street. 248 49W. 9pm. Free.
I Ray Moore ()'.\'ci|l’s. Sttltc‘lllc‘ltall Street. 353 0436. ‘lpm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Crannachan Finnegan‘s Wake. Victoria Street. 226 3Sl6. 0pm 2am, l'r'ee.
FRIDAYZO .
Glasgow
I Inner Sense Percussion Orchestra 'l'annahill Centre. Fergtrslie Park. Paisley. Spm. £4 til i. Frotrt .\lartchester. lively l.atin. samha. tax/y licks. sas and vocals. and all eleven play drumsl
I Ceilidh Dance The Ferry. ('lyde Place. ()pm. ‘26 tel l. 'l‘iclvets. at the venue or in adyance front tire ’l'icket Centre. (‘antlleriggs 22." 55ll
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. l'os Street. til-ll Clyde Street.
245 3 l-l-l. £5, lloot's ottett Split.
I Typsy Laird Finnegan's Wake. St Vincent Street. 245 405‘). 9pm. Free.
I Slip Jig ()' .\'eill's. Sauchtehall Street.
353 0436. 0pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Guid Crack Club Waverley Bar l‘pstaits. St .\lary \ Street. 7.30pm. L2. Storytelling ('ltrh With special guest Angela Knowles.
I Borderers Sertrlty Murphy’s. (reorge l\' Bridge. 225 MS]. “pm. Free.
I Hooleys Finnegan's \\'.rl.e. Victoria Street. 226 Wit» ‘r'pm 2am. l-tee.
SATURDAY 30
Glasgow
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fo\ Street. off (‘lytle Street. 245 3 H4. Doors open Spin. music at ‘lpnt. :5.
I Emerald Country t-ttttteg.ttt\ \v;tte. St Vincent Street. 2-l.\’ 40S”. ‘lprrt. Free.
I Raggle Taggle Gypsies o‘ .\‘ettt\.
Sauchiehall Street. 35.3 0436. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Tron FOIR Club 'l‘ron (‘etlitllt House. Hunter Square. 220 l550~ S.30pttt. £3. anlrsh singer 'songu r'rter With a lrltresy herrt. Maggie Holland, cs -l lot Vultures and tiger .\loth. rs no\s resident in Ftlrnhurgh. and launches a nevv all‘unr.
I Red Rope Ceilidh Dance \\'.iipole Hall. C‘llL‘Slv'l' Sll'v‘c‘l. trfl l).:ll.t.‘!\litll l’litc'c‘ hl‘lll. Bar. £5IL.3r.c'l.:itlt.:1Ll 'l'lte Socralht l‘.lll\\.lll\c‘lS .trttl cirrrrhexs present 03 Nooley. a nev. lidrnhurglt dance hand
I Nowlin’ Gael Scruffy \lurphy 3s. (ieor‘ge l\' Bridge. 225 lttS'l. Uprrr. l‘tee.
Glasgow I Mitre Folk Club The \lttr'c. Brunsvv ick
Street. off Argyll Street. 3 (rpm. Free. Informal
I Hair of the Dog Finnegan‘s Wake. St Vincent Street. 245 498‘). “pm Free.
I Session ()‘Neill's. S;ttlc‘lllc‘ll;lll Street. 353 0436. 2pm. Free. See Sun 24
Edinburgh
I Hooleys Finrrcgatts Wake. Victoria Street. 226 3816. ‘)ptrt~2am. Free.
MONDAY 1
Glasgow
I Ceilidh Dance Class Riverside Cttth. Fox Street. offClyde Street. 248 3144. 7.30pm—I0pm. Doors open 7pm. £3.50. Bar. Regular caller Karin Ingram and pialto-accordionisl Freeland Barbour.
I Weekly Scots Step Dance Workshops Strathclyde Arts Centre. Washington Street. 7.30—9.30pm. Information 636 l450. Scottish arid Cape Breton steppirtg taught to live music.
I Macushla Finnegan’s Wake. St Vincent Street. 248 4%“). 9pm. Free.
I Rory Macleod/llot Tamales The Ferry. Clyde Place. 5520767. Information 0| 3l 220 060l. .S‘prn. £7.50 (£5). All tickets at the door. presented hy Open House Music. Musical Action Man supported hy Spicy Blues dtto.
Edinburgh
I Prodigal Sons Finnegan’s Wake.
Victoria Street. 226 3Sl6. ‘)prrr-2am. Free.
TUESDAY 2
Glasgow I Urban Gypsies Finnegan’s Wake. St Vincent Street. 24S‘ 498‘). 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Dalia Toulours Cafe Royal Bistro. West Register Street. S.3()prtt. £4. 'l‘ickets frotrt .-\valanche Records. l7 West Nicholson Street. Sir) 9955. Christine Balta on vocals and guitar. Dirk Powell on accordion and fiddle. vvitlt the Flatville Aces' t'itlttler Jock Tyldesley ill one of tlte hest caiun gigs to hit these shores.
I Penicuik Folk Club Nat-am llotel. Bog Road. Penicuik. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Singarourtd.
I Crannachan Finnegan‘s Wake. Victoria Street. 226 3S16. 9pm 2am. Free.
Glasgow I Weekly Scots Fiddle Workshops
Strathclyde Arts Centre. Waslrirtgtorr Street, 7.30 0.30pm. £4 (H.50r tttt‘ortttattott 636 I450 Iain Fraser leads the season of workshops.
I live Band Scotia Bar. Stockvvell Street. 552 S681. S30pm. Free.
I Hair of the Dog Finnegan's Wake. St Vincent Street. 248 4%“). 9pm Free.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Folk Club Pleasance Caharct Bar. 60 The Pleasan'ce. 8pm. £4 (£3t. Closed for t':tlllll‘lll':_'ll Folk Festival. ()perts 3 April with Ireland's incomparable a cappella Voice Squad.
I Prodigal Sons Finnegan‘s Wake. Victoria Street. 226 3Sl6. ‘Iptlt- 2am. l‘il't‘L‘.
THURSDAY 4
Glasgow
I New Dawn Folk Club (‘ilasgoxy Press (‘luh. West Regent Street. 332 l674, Spm. £3 £5. The great singer and mandolin player from Ireland's Plansty and Patrick Street. Andy Irvine.
I Ceilidh Dance Class (.iat'nethill Centre. Rose Street. 332 9705. 8.30pm. £3. Accordionist Alasdair McCuish and caller Peter Roberts. Rurts till .lurre 20.
I Slip Jig Finnegan's Wake. St Vincent Street. 248 408‘). 9pm. Free.
EDINBURGH FOLK AND-HARP? FESTIVALS .1996» For full detailS'o‘f events. ‘ see previews on page-39
and listings on pagessite-SG.
FOLK & WORLD
The tollowing details are for regular weekly dates: see main listings for one- off 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.
mm— Fridays
I Curlers Byres Road. ()pm. Free. Scottish ceilidh hand.
I Victoria Dar Sttrektt-ett Streel/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Scottish and Irish session.
I Brazen Head Cathcart Road. ()pm. Free. Irish hands.
I New Regano Paisley Road. 9pm. Free. Streams of Whiskey.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 33‘) I715. 9pm. Free. Accordion and vocalist Donald MacRae.
Saturdays
I Curlers Byt'es Road. 9pm. Free. Scottish ceilidh hand.
I Clutha Vaults Stocktv-etl Street.
3.30 —5.3()prn. Free. Country and bluegrass.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. 9pm. Free. Songs and accordion irt the favourite haunt of the (ilasgotv (iael.
I Brazen Ilead 'Cathcart Road. 9pm. Free. Live bands.
I Victoria ear .Sltrc‘ls'W ell Street/Br'itlgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. live acoustic hands.
I New Regano Paisley Road. 9pm. Free. l.iv e hands pltrs aceordionist iii the adjacent lounge.
Sundays
I Black Bull Hotel Main Street. Milngavie. 8.30pm. Folk cluh.
I Session Bahhity Bovvsters. Blackfriars Street. 9pm. Free.
I Brazen Head Cathcart Road. Free. l.ivc Irish mtrsic 3--6pm. arid 8.30pm.
I Victoria Bar Stockvvell Str'eet/Br'idgegate. 8.30pm. Free. Session. I Blues Band Scotia Bar. Stockvvell Street. 552 S6S’l. 3.30—5.30pm. Free.
I Jinty McGinty’s Ashton Lane. 3 -6pm. Free. Live hands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 33‘) l7l5. 9pm. Free. lrtformal Highland music.
Mondays
I Jinty McGinty’s Ashton l.attc. 9pm. Free. Live hands.
I Victoria Bar Briggait. 0pm. Free. Live groups and soloists.
Tuesdays
I Jinty McGinty’s Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. Slip Jig. I McChuill’s' High Street. 9pm. Free.
Session.
Wednesdays
I Jinty McGinty’s Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. Slip Jig.
I Victoria ear Briggait. 9pm. Free. Live group.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 33‘) I715. 9pm. Free. Session.
Thursdays
I Hebridean l)umharton Road. 9pm. Free. Scots/Irish music session. All traditional musicians welcome.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. 9pm. Free. Accordion.
I Brazen Head Cathcart Road. 8.30pm. Free. Live hands.
I Victoria Bar Stockvvell Street. 9pm. Free. the groups.
I Ritz Bar North Street. 9.30pm. Free. Session.
EDINBURGH Fridays
I Whistlebinkies .‘s’itldry Street. ‘)pm. Free. l rye r'oot:~./foll. hands.
I North Sea Gas Balrttoral Hotel. Princes Street. 9pm. Free.
I Alan Hunter and Friends Waterloo Buffet. Waterloo Place. 9pm. Free.
I Wally Allen linsign Fivvart. l.it\\'ltlllttl'l\'cl. top of High Street. 9pm. Free.
I Sandy Bell’s Forrest Road. 9pm. Free. Scots‘/lt'islt session.
I live Bands Thistle Hotel. Manor Place. 2256144. ()pm -rttidnight. Free.
Saturdays
I Shore Music The Shore Bar. Shore. l.eith. 9pm. Free. Folk instrumental music
I Live Music linsign livvart. Lawrrmar'ket. top of High Street. 9pm. Free.
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 225 3656, Will]. Free. Accordion music in the har.
I Royal Oak lrtftrmary Street. 557 2976. 0pm till late Free. Informal session.
Sundays
I Sandy Brechin and Friends l-Ztts-igtt F.\var t. l.a\\ nmarl.et. top of High Street.
‘l llpm. Free. l'lllc‘ aceordionist ill art open session.
I Sandy Bell’s Forrest Road. Afternoon trom lprrt. Free. Session at the hack ofthe famous folk puh.
I Royal Oak 3ltrtirmary Street. 10pm. Free. Informal music upstairs and tlovvrtslairs.
Mondays
I The Wrigleys Sandy Bell's. Forrest Road. 9pm. Free. Brilliant ()rkney twins on fiddle and guitar.
I Fiddler’s Arms (irassntarket. ()pm. Free. Instrumental session.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 9pm. Free. Bluegrass night.
Tuesdays
I Green Tree Covvgate. ()pm. Free. Instrumental. mainly Irish.
I Patsy Mack Bartrrerrrran's Bar. Covvgate. 9 30pm. Free.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. lrtiormal ll\t‘ acoustic session
most nights.
Wednesdays
I The Shore Bar The Shore. l.erth. 9pm. Free. Session.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. lnfor'rttal live acoustic music most nights.
Thursdays
I Sandy Dell’s Forrest Road. 9pm. Session. Free.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. Upm. Free. Informal session a ith ()rkrtey's Wrigley Sisters on fiddle and guitar.
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