FOLK & WORLD MUSIC
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I Burach King Tuts Walt Walt Hill. St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). Doors 8.30pm. Support from Malchick. Tickets also from Virgin. See Music preview.
I Bert Jansch Glasgow Press Cltib. West Regent Street. 332 1674. 8pm. £7. Montth residency for the seminal acoustic guitarist and sittger.
I Mitre Folk Club The Mitre. Brunswick Street. off Argyle Street. 3—-6pm. Free. Informal.
MONDAY 10
Glasgow
I Ceilidh Dance Class Riverside Club. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 7.30—10pm. Doors open 7pm. £3.50. Bar. Regular caller Karin Ingram and piano- accordionist Freeland Barbour.
Edinburgh
I The Dubliners Iidinburgh Festival Theatre. Nicolson Street. 52‘) 6000. 7.30pm. £‘).50-»£1 1.50 I£7.50—£‘).50). Rttmbustious. irreverent and no longer young. Ireland's original folkies invented a genre.
Glasgow
I Jaleo Tron Theatre. Trongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £7.50 (£5). First of two nights for the superb SavilIe-based flamenco ensemble of singers. dancers and guitarists.
Edinburgh
I Penicuik Fle Club Navaat' Hotel. Bog Road. Penicuik. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Singaround.
Glasgow
I Jaleo Tron Theatre. Trongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £7.50 (£5). See Glasgow. Tue 1 1.
I Bobby Watt and Holmes Hooke Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free. Front Canada. exiled Scot brings a band.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Folk Club Pleasance Cabaret Bar. 60 The Pleasance. 8pm. £4 (£3).
Maurice Dickson. See Glasgow. Thurs 6. I American Square Dancing St Anne's Centre. Cowgate. 7-—9pm. Dance to Okefenokee with caller Colin McLennan.
THURSDAY 13
Glasgow
I The Dubliners (ilasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 227 5511. 7.30pm. £10.50—£I2.50 plus 50p booking fee. Ireland’s finest. See lidinburgh. Mon 10.
I New Dawn Folk Club Glasgow Press Club. West Regent Street. 332 1674. 8pm. £3—£5. Guitar star attd blttes fan from the early days of the folk revival. but still a potent musical force Win Jones takes a
DLK & WORLD Immers-
The following 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.
Fridays
I Finnegan’s Wake 70 St Vincent Street. 248 498‘). 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live hands.
I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Scottish and Irish session.
I Brazen Head 1 Cathcart Road. 9pm. Free. Irish hands.
I Park Bar Arger Street. near Kelvin Park. 33‘) 1715. 9pm. Free. Accordion and vocalist Donald MacRae.
Saturdays
I Finnegan’s Wake 7‘) St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pith. Live hands.
I Curlers 256 Byres Road. 9pm. Free. Scottish ceilidh hand.
I Clutha Vaults Stockwell Street. 3.30—5.30pm. Free. Country and bluegrass.
I Pant Bar Argyle Street. 9pm. Free. Songs and accordion iii the favourite haunt of the Glasgow Gael. '
I Brazen Head Cathcart Road. 9pm. Free. Live bands.
I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Live acoustic bands.
Sundays
I Finnegan’s Wake 7‘) St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live hattds.
I Black Bull Hotel Main Street. Milngavie. 8.30pm. Folk club.
I Session Bahbity Bowsters. Blackfriars Street. 9pm. Free.
I Brazen Head Cathcart Road. Free. Live Irish music 3—6pm. and 8.30pm.
I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 8.30pm. Free. Session. I Blues Band Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30--5.30pm. Free.
I Jinty McGlnty’s Ashton Lane. 3—6pm. Free. Live hands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 33‘) 1715. 9pm. Free. Informal Highland music.
Mondays
I Finnegan’s Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irislt theme pub. Live hands.
I Jinty McGinty’s Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. Live hands.
I Victoria Bar Briggait. 9pm. Free. Live groups and soloists.
Tuesdays
I Finnegan’s Wake 7‘) St Vincent Street. 248 498‘). 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Jinty McGinty’s Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. Slip Jig.
I McChuill’s iligl‘. Street. 9pm. Free.
Session. Wednesdays
I Finnegan’s Wake 7‘) St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Jinty McGinty’s Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. Slip Jig.
I Victoria Bar Briggait. 9pm. Free. Live group.
I Park Bar Arger Street. near Kelvin Park. 33‘) 1715. 9pm. Free. Session.
Thursdays
I Finnegan’s Wake 7‘) St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Nebridean I)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 bands.
I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street. 9pm. Free. Live groups.
EDINBURGH Fridays
I Finnegan’s Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm~2aitt. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Scruffy Murphy’s George W Bridge. 225 1681. 9pm. Free. Live Irish music. I Whistlebinkies Niddry Street. 9pm—late. 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 Iinsign Iiwart. Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 9pm. Free.
I Sandy Bell’s Forrest Road. 9pm. Free. Scots/Irish session.
I Live Bands Thistle Hotel. Manor Place. 225 6144. 9pm—midnight. Free.
Saturdays
I Shore Music The Shore Bar. Shore. Leith. 9pm. Free. Folk instrumental music. I Scruffy Murphy’s George 1V Bridge. 225 1681. 9pm. Free. Live Irish music.
I Finnegan’s Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Whistlebinkies Niddry Street. 9pm-late. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
I Ensign Ewart Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 9pm. Free. Live folksingers.
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 225 3656. 9pm. Free. Accordion music in the bar.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free. Informal session.
Sundays
I Sandy Brechin and Friends Ensign Iiwart. Lawnmarket. top of High Street.
‘)—1 Ipttt. Free.,Fine accordionist in an open session.
I Whistlebinkies Niddry Street. 9pm-late. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
I Sandy Bell’s Forrest Road. Afternoon from 1pm. Free. Session at the back of the famous folk pub.
I Finnegan’s Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Royal Oak 3Infirmary Street. 10pm. Free. Informal music upstairs and downstairs.
Mondays
I The Wrigleys Sandy Bells. Forrest Road. 9pm. Free. Brilliant Orkney twins on fiddle and guitar.
I Finnegan’s Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Whistlebinkies Niddry Street. 9pm-late. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
I Fiddler’s Arms Grassmarket. 9pm. Free. Instrumental session.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 9pm. Free. Bluegrass night.
Tuesdays
I Finnegan’s Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Green Tree Cowgate. 9pm. Free. Instrumental. mainly Irish.
I Whistlebinkies Niddry Street. 9pm-late. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
I Patsy Mack Bannerman‘s Bar. Cowgate. 9.30pm. Free.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. Informal live acoustic session most nights.
Wednesdays
I The Shore Bar The Shore. Leith. 9pm. Free. Session.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. Iligh Street. Informal live acoustic music most nights.
I Finnegan’s Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Whistlebinkies Niddry Street. 9pm-late. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
Thursdays
I Sandy Bell’s Forrest Road. 9pm. Session. Free.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 9pm. Free. Informal session with ()rkney's Wrigley Sisters on fiddle and guitar.
I Whistlebinkies Niddry Street. 9pm—late. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
I Finnegan’s Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm-2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
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