MUSIC FOLK & WORLD
FOLK & WORLD m
The following details are lor regular weekly dates: see main listings for one- on 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 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Scottish and Irish session.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 33‘) l7 l5. 9pm. Free. Accordion and vocalist Donald Macllae.
Saturdays
I Finnegan’s Wake 7‘) St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. lrish theme pub. Live bands.
I Curlers 256 Byres Road. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I Clutha Vaults Stockwell Street. 3.30—5.30ptn. Free. Country and bluegrass.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. 9pm. Free. Songs and accordion iii the favourite haunt of the Glasgow Gael.
I Victoria Bar 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 Session Babbity Bowster. Blackfriars Street. 9pm. Free.
I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 8.30pm. Free. Session. I Blues Band Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 868 l. 3.3()--5.3()pm. Free.
I Jinty McGinty’s Ashton Lane. 3—6pm. Free. Live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 l7l5. 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 McGinty’s Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. Live bands.
Tuesdays
I Finnegan‘s Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish thetne 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. 248 498‘). 9pm. Free. Irish theme pttb. Live bands.
I Jinty McGinty’s Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 33‘) l7 l5. 9pm. Free. Session.
Thursdays
I Finnegan’s Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I llebridean Dumbarton Road. 9pm. Free. Scots/lrish music session. All traditional musicians welcome.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. 9pm. Free. Accordion.
I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street. 9pm. Free. Live acoustic music.
Fridays
I O’Neill’s South Bridge. l()pm. Free. Live Irish-themed music.
I Canon’s Gait Canongate. 9.30pm. Free. Live band in cellar bar.
I Finnegan’s Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. lrish theme pttb with live music.
I Whistlebinlties Ninth-)- Street. l().30pm—late. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
I Alan Hunter and Friends water-loo Buffet. Waterloo Place. 9pm. Free.
I Wally Allen Ensign Fwart. Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 9pm. Free.
I Sandy Bell’s Forrest Road. 9pm. Free. Scots/lrish session.
I live Bands Thistle Hotel. Manor Place. 2256144. ‘)pnr--midrtiglrt. Free.
Saturdays
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. 9pm. Free. Live Celtic folk.
I O’Neill’s South Bridge. 9pm. Free. lrislt theme pub. Live battds.
I Shore Music The Sltore Bar. Shore. Leith. 9pm. Free. Folk instrumental music.
I Biddy Milligan’s Grassmarkel. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I Scrulty Murphy’s George IV Bridge. 225 l68l. 9pm. Free. Live Irish music. I Finnegan’s Wake Victoria Street. 22o 38I6. 9pm—2am. Free. lrish theme pub with live music.
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I Whistlebinlties Niddry Street. l0.3()pm-Iate. Free. Live rtmts/folk bands.
I Ensign Ewart Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 9pm. Free. Live folksingers.
I West End llotel Palmerston Place. 225 3656. 9pm. Free. Accordion music in the bar.
I Royal Ualt Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free. Informal session.
Sundays
I Orouthy Neebors West Preston Street. 9pm. Songs and tunes with Jim Knight and friends.
I Sandy Brechin and Friends Ensign liwart. Lawnmarket. top of High Street. ‘)—I lpm. Free. Fine accordionist in an open session.
I Whistlebinkies Niddry Street. l().3ilpnt--late. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
I Sandy Bell’s Forrest Road. .-\flernoon front Ipnt. Free. Session in the famous folk pub.
I Finnegan’s Wake Victoria Street. 22o 38 I6. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. l()pm. Free. Informal music upstairs and downstairs.
I Butland Hotel Rtttland Street. 3pm. Free. North Sea Gas.
Mondays
I The Wrigleys Sandy Bells. Forrest Road. 9pm. Free. Brilliant ()rkney twins on fiddle and guitar.
I Finnegan’s Wake Victoria Street. 22o 38 I6. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme ptrb with live music.
I Whistlebinkies Ninth-y Street. l().30pm—Iate. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
I Fiddler’s Arms Grassmarket. 9pm. Free. Ittstrumental session.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 9pm. Free. Bluegrass night. I Canon’s Gait Canongate. 8.30pm. Free. Live music.
Tuesdays
I O’lleill’s South Bridge. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Finnegan’s Wake Victoria Street. 22o 38 I6. 9pm—2am. Free. lrish theme pub with live music.
I Green Tree ('owgate. 9pm. Free. Instrumental. mainly Irish.
I Whistlebinkies Niddry Street. l().3llpnt—late. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
I Bannennan’s Bar Covvgalc. 9.30pm. Free. Irish music.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. Informal live acoustic session most nights.
Wednesdays
I Scruffy Murphy’s George IV Bridge. 9.30pm. Free. lrish theme pub with live bartd.
I The Shore Bar The Shore. Leith. 9pm. Free. Session.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. Informal live acoustic music tnost nights.
I Finnegan’s Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. ‘)pm--2am. Free. Irish theme pub witlt live music.
I Whistlebinlties N itldry Street. l().30pm.—late. Free. Roots/folk bands.
Thursdays
I Sandy Bell’s Forrest Road. 9pm. Session. Free.
I Whistlebinkies Niddry Street. l0.30pm.—late. Free. Shake the Shack. I O’Neill’s Sotrth Bridge. 9pm. Free. lrish theme pub. Live bands.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 9pm. Free. Informal session. I Finnegan’s Wake Victoria Street. 226 38 I6. 9pm—2am. Free. lrish theme pub with live music.
CLASSICAL & OPERA m
Concerts are listed by date, then by city. Classical & Opera Listings compiled by Alan Morrison.
Edinburgh
I Evening Concert St Mark‘s Unitarian Church. Castle Terrace. 6pm. £5 (£3) at the door. An evetting of chamber music and music for solo piano — including pieces by Bach. Brahms. Ravel and Leighton -- with Peter Iivans. Jo Barlow. Venessa McNaught. Robin Mason. Alice Mullay and others.
TUESDAY 14
Glasgow
I Musica Electronica Concert Hall. University ofGlasgovv. 330 4092. l.|5pm. Free. A concert featuring electroacoustic music selected frotn international festivals. prizes and studios around the world. prepared and diffused by final year students of the Bling tlilectronics With Music) course on special sound diffusion equipment.
WEDNESDAY 15
Glasgow
I La Boheme Theatre Royal. Hope Street. 332 9()()(). 7. 15pm. £3.5()-~£45. Scottish ()pera begins the New Year with a revival of Elijah lvloshinsky‘s production of Puccini‘s Parisian masterpiece. directed by Daniel Slater attd with acclaimed design by Michael Yeargan. lilizabeth Collier takes on the role of French seamstress Mimi. with Ian Storey as the poet Rodolfo. Stephen Clarke conducts. In ltaliart with Iinglish supertitles.
Edinburgh
I Vanessa-Mae Usher Hall. Lotlrian Road. 228 l I55. 7.30pm. £l3—£l7 frotn llsher Hall Box Office arid Ticketline (220 4349). The young violin virtuoso stands unique in the music world after the pop crossover of her early recordings. Tonight. on stage with the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra. expect pieces from a more traditional classical repertoire. perhaps from her tnost recent album. which includes Bruch‘s St'rHILV/l I’unmrv. See preview.
THURSDAY 16
Glasgow
I Piano Recital Concert Hall. University ofGlasgow. 330 4092. l.l5pm. Free. Peter Fvans plays 'I'ltrt'r' Sonatas by Scarlatti. I.iszt's Pump/truer ()It 'I’lu'mex I’rtmt I’m/i iv Rignlcnu and music by Helen Gritne. Audrey Mackie. Amanda Collins and Hallidi Hallgrimsson.
I BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall. Broadcasting House. Queen Margaret Drive. 7.30pm. Free tickets (while available) by postal application (enclosing sae) to BBC SSO Concerts Secretary. BBC Broadcasting House. Queen Margaret Drive. Glasgow. G l 2 8DG. Lowell Liebermann conducts the BBC SS() in his own Piano Concerto No 2 (with soloist Stephen Hough) and Schumann‘s Symphony N0 4.
Edinburgh
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2OI9 (credit card
CO The List I0-23 Jan I997