I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Accordion and vocalist Donald MacRae.
Saturdays
I Finnegan’s Waite 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
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. Songs and accordion in the favourite haunt of the Glasgow Gael.
I Brazen Head Cathcart Road. 9pm. Free.
Live bands.
I Victoria Rar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Live acoustic bands.
Sundays
I Finnegan’s Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pttb. Live bands.
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. 3.30-5.30piii. Free.
I Jinty McGinty’s Ashton Lane. 3—6pm. Free. Live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Informal Highland music.
Mondays
I Finnegan’s Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Jinty McOinty’s Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free Live bands.
I Victoria Bar Briggait. 0pm. Free. Live groups and soloists.
Tuesdays
I Finnegan’s Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Jinty McGinty’s Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. Slip Jig.
I McChuill’s High Street. 9pm. Free. Session.
Wednesdays
I Finnegan’s Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989 9pm. Free. Irish theme ptib. Live bands.
I Jinty McGinty’s Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. Slip Jig.
I Victoria Bar Briggait. 9pm. Free. Live group.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Session.
Thursdays
I Finnegan’s Waite 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Rebridean Dumbarton Road. 9pm. Free. Scots/Irish music session. All traditional musicians welcome.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. 9pm. Free. Accordion.
I Brazen Read Cathcart Road. 8.30pm. Free. Live bands.
I Victoria Rar Stockwell Street. 9pm. Free. Live groups.
EDINBURGH Fridays
I Finnegan’s Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish thetne pub with live music.
I Scrurry Murphy's George W Bridge. 225 1681. 9pm. Free. Live Irish music. I Whistlebinkies Niddry Street. 9pm- Iate. 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.
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 Scrutty Murphy’s George IV 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 Whistlebinlties 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 Rrechin and Friends Ensign Ewart. Lawnrnarket. top of High Street. 9—l Ipm. Free. Fine accordionist in an open session.
I Whistlebinkies Niddry Street. 9pm—late. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
BOYS OF THE LOUGH
with ALY BAIN on fiddle IN CONCERT
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE Friday 22nd November at 7.30pm
Box Office 0131-529 6000
I Sandy Bell’s Forrest Road. Afternoon from Ipm. Free. Session at the back of the famous folk pub.
I Finnegan’s Waite 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.
I Rainer Fare Barnton Thistle Hotel. Barnton. 9pm. Free. Scottish song and instrumental music from.
Mondays
I The Wrigleys Sandy Bell's. Forrest Road. 9pm. Free. Brilliant Orkney twins on fiddle and guitar.
I Finnegan’s Waite Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Whistlebinlties 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 Waite Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Green Tree Cowgate. 9pm. Free. Instrumental. mainly Irish.
I Whistlebinltles 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 Rouse Hunter Square. High Street. Informal live acoustic music most nights.
I Finnegan’s Wfle Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm-2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Whistleblnlties 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 Orkney‘s Wrigley Sisters on fiddle and guitar.
I Whistlebinlties Niddry Street. 9pm—late. Free. Live roots/folk bands. I Finnegan’s Waite Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I The Mutineers World's End. High Street. 9pm. Free.
CLASSICAL & OPERA
LISTINGS
Concerts are listed by date. then by city. Classical a Opera listings cornplled by Alan Morrison.
FRIDAY 15
Glasgow
I Saxophone Recital Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. Ipm. £2.50 (£1.50). Britain‘s premiere classical saxophonist. John Harle. accompanied on piano by Richard Rodney Bennett. plays music by Britten. Bartok. Dave Heath. Sondheim and F.rvin Schulhoff. At 2.30pm. after the concert. Harle and Bennett present two free masterclasses in the Stevenson Hall and the Guinness Room. See preview.
Edinburgh
I Organ Recital Reid Concert Hall. Bristo Square. 650 2423. 1.10pm. Free. Stanislas Deriemaeker plays music by Kerckhoven. Gheyn. dc Arauxo. J.S. Bach and others.
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Usher Hall. Lothian Road. 228 1155. 7.30pm. £7—£ 19.50. Soprano Susan Roberts. alto Ruby Philogene. tenor Richard Coxon. bass Stephen Roberts and the RSNO Chorus take to the stage for Mendelssohn's oratorio St Paul. one of his most melodic choral works. Leon Botstein conducts.
SATURDAY 16
Glasgow
I II Trovatore Theatre Royal. Hope Street. 332 9000. 7.15pm. £3.50—£45. Love and death. Verdi-style. courtesy of Scottish Opera in a packed production that features kidnapping. murder. execution. revenge and. on the musical front. the famous Anvil Chorus. Chinese tenor Deng returns to Scotland. with Penelope Walmsley-Clark as Leonora. Karen Howard joins a growing list — Jonathan Moore. David McVicar - of young directors whose work is adding a spark to this season. Proceeds from a charity raffle and collection at this performance go to Scottish Women's Aid. I la Boheme Cottier Theatre. 93 Hyndland Road. 357 3868. 7.30pm. £9.50 (£7.50) from Cottier box office and 227 5511. The award-winning Opera on a Shoestring return with a centenary
Edinburgh Folk Festival presents
ST ANDREW’S BIG NIGHT OUT
OLD BLIND DOGS The Fisher Family
(Archie, Cilla and Ray)
Bachue Cafe (Corrina Hewat and David Milligan) James Malcolm
Saturday 30 November
Queen's Hall Edinburgh Box Office 0131 668 2019 Hotline 0131 667 7776
In Association with SCOTLAND o" SUNDAY
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