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lord ‘l’odd Hall Strathclyde University

Glasgow Sat:

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La Cucina Sun 15

Tickets 55/54 Cones

Swiss Family Orbison 16 Bosley Tues 17 The Felsons Wed 18 Albaroot Thurs 19 The Johnny 7

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93 Hyndland St, Glasgow 0141 357 5827

Edinburgh Folk Festival presents

ST ANDREW’S BIG NIGHT OUT

OLD BLIND DOGS The Fisher Family

(Archie, Cilia and Ray)

Bachue Cafe (Corrine 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 on SUNI )AY

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PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS

GLASGOW BARROWLAND SATURDAY 22ND FEBRUARY 1997

TICKLTS: {12 00 CREDIT CARDS TEL: 0131 557 6969. AVAILABLE FROM JUST THE TICKET, VIRGIN RECORDS, RIPPING RECORDS AND AlL USUAL TOCTA OUTLETS (SUBJECT TO BOOKING FEE).

FDLK & WORLD LISTING CDN‘I’

‘2 Polly Phillips plays the Tron Ceilidh iiouse, Edinburgh on Wed 11

SUNDAY 1

Glasgow

I Rubber Tree Plants Brel. Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 3pm. Free. Folksy Dundee band. I John Wright Band Black Bull Folk Club. Black Bull Hotel. Main Street. Information 634 1095. 8.30pm.

MONDAY 2

Glasgow

I Ceilidh Dance Class Riverside Club. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 7.30— 10pm. Doors open 7pm. £3.50. Bar. New season with regular caller Karin Ingram and piano-accordionist Freeland Barbour.

TUESDAY 3 Edinburgh

I Javanese Gamelan Sessions Music Suite. Chessel‘s Land. Moray House. Information Neil Houston. 558 6007.

I Penicuik Folk Club Navaar Hotel. Bog Road. Penicuik. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Singaround.

WEDNESDAY 4 Glasgow

I Carol laula Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. Paisley. 887 1010. 8pm. £7 (£5). Glasgow‘s famed acoustic songwriter. I Weekly Scots Fiddle Workshops Govan Parish School. Comwall Street. Kinning Park. 7.30—9.30pm. £4 (£1.50) Information 636 1450. Iain Fraser leads the season of workshops on Scots and Cape Breton fiddle styles. for more advanced players; other tutors lead the beginners and intermediate levels.

Edinburgh

I Iain Mackintosh Edinburgh Folk Club. Pleasance Cabaret Bar. 60 The Pleasance. 8pm. £4 (£3). Mac the Nice is back. Veteran club singer. always popular.

THURSDAY 5

Glasgow

I llew Dawn Folk Club Glasgow Press Club. West Regent Street. 332 1674. 8.30pm. £3—£5. The big. big voice oflan Bruce.

I Eden Wilkie House. Cowgate. 10.30pm—3am. £5 (£4). information (day) 650 4218. Fortnightly club features lights. masks. face paint and live band in tribal/ Celtic dance groove with supporting DJ.

FRIDAY 6 Glasgow

I Ceilidh Dance The Ferry. Clyde Place. 9pm. £5. Tickets at the venue or in

advance from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511.

I Shelter Ceilidh Lord Todd Hall. Strathclyde University. Glasgow. 8pm - midnight. £5 (£4). Call 0131 313 1550 for tickets and information. A ceilidh in aid of the anti-homelessness organisation Shelter with live music from the Cloud Howe Ceilidh Band.

Edinburgh

I Charity Ceilidh Dance Assembly Rooms. George Street. 220 4349. 8pm. £6.50 (£3.50). Edinburgh-based mental health charity Penumbra presents an Irish step dance display and music from the

Robert Fish Band.

SATURDAY 7 Edinburgh

I Tron Folk Club Tron Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 220 1550. 8.30pm. £3. Closed for holidays.

SUNDAY 8

Glasgow

I Martin Stephenson Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. Paisley. 887 1010. 8pm. £7 (£5). Ex-l)aintees. now solo.

MONDAY 9

Glasgow

I Ceilidh Dance Class Riverside Club. Fox Street. offClyde Street. 248 3144. 7.30—10pm. Doors open 7pm. £3.50. Bar. Regular caller Karin Ingram and piano- accordionist Freeland Barbour.

TUESDAY 10 Edinburgh

I Javanese Gamelan Sessions Music Suite. Chessel‘s Land. Moray House. Information Neil Houston. 558 6007.

WEDNESDAY 11

Glasgow I Weekly Scots Fiddle Workshops Govan

Parish School. Cornwall Street. Kinning Park. 7.30—9.30pm. £4 (£1.50) Information 636 1450. lain Fraser leads the season of workshops on Scots and Cape Breton fiddle styles. for more advanced players; other tutors lead the beginners and intermediate levels.

Edinburgh

I Dear Shepheard Edinburgh Folk Club. Pleasance Cabaret Bar. The Pleasance. 332 7067. 8pm. £4 (£3). Energetic young band fronted by fluent bagpipes. with fiddle. bodhran. guitar and vocals.

I Polly PhlllipsTron Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 220 1550. 9pm. £1. Overall winner of the 1996 Fringe singer/songwriter competition. Phillips treats Edinburgh audiences to another dose of her folky/rocky/jazzy vocal style and bizarre subject matter.

THURSDAY 12

Glasgow

I llew Dawn Folk Club Glasgow Press Club. West Regent Street. 332 1674. 8pm. £3—£5. Special Dpen Stage night.

Edinburgh

I Big Issue Ceilidh Assembly Rooms. George Street. 220 4349. 8pm—lam. £8 (£6). Their first fund-raising dance: music from Scottish Blend.

48 The List 29 Nov-12 Dec 1996