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Gigs are listed by date, then by ci . Performances Will be listed, provi ed that details reach our offices at least ten days before publication. Folk and World Listings compiled by Norman Chalmers.
FRIDAY 16
Glasgow
I Peat Bog Faeries/Robbie Shepherd's Nightmare Mayfest Club. Old Eruitmarket. Albion Street. 287 5511. 10.30pm. £6 (£7 after midnight). Celtic trance dance and ceilidh/boogie. Part of iWuij/exl.
I Ceilidh Dance Henry Wood Hall. Claremont Street. 226 3868. £5. 9pm. Music from the John Carmichael Band. Par! ({f'Muv/i'xl.
I The Drones ()‘Neill‘s. Sauchiehall Street. 353 ()436. 9pm. Free.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3144. Doors open 7.30pm. £5. Live bands.
I Ceilidh Dance The Ferry. Clyde Place. 9pm. £5. Tickets at the venue or in advance from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511.
Edinburgh
I Little Green Monkeys Canon‘s Gait. Canongate. 5564481. 9pm. Free.
SATURDAY 17
Glasgow
I Martin Stephenson/T he McCluskeys Mayfest Club. ()ld Fruitmarket. Albion Street. 287 5511. 10.30pm. £6 (£7 after midnight). Cheerful rootsy pop from ex-Daintees and ex-Bluebells. Purl of'Muv/esl.
I Irish Dance Henry Wood Hall. Claremont Street. 2263868. £5. 9pm. Music from the lnishowen Ceili Band.
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I Green Light Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30pm. Free. Dutch band.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club, Fox Street. 248 3144. Doors open 7.30pm. £5. Live bands.
I Provan Gumbo ()‘Neill‘s. Sattchiehall Street. 353 ()436. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Tron Folk Club Tron Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 220 1550. 8.30pm. £3. Yotiiig Irish songwriter Paul Herron.
I Greenpeace Ceilidh Dance Ballroom. Assetnbly Rooms. George Street. 8pm—midnight. £6 (£4). Tickets 220 4349. Music frotn the Robert Fish Band.
I Ceilidh Dance Caledonian Brewery. Slateford Road. Doors open 7.30pm. £5. Information ()1698 385251. Live bands.
SUNDAY 18
Glasgow
I Notting Hillbillies King's Theatre. Bath Street. 287 5511. 8pm. £16.50. £12.50. Blues. boogie. country. early rock arid gospel touches to the acoustic- electric music of guitarist pals Brendan Croker. Mark Knopfler. Guy Fletcher and Steve Phillips.
I Finn McChuiIl ()‘Neill‘s. Sauchiehall Street. 353 0436. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I The Angel's Share Tron Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 220 1550. 7.45pm. £8.50. Two drains of Glenmorangie single tiialt. provided by the sponsor. will get you in the mood for this weekly. visitor-orientated show 111 song. poem and prose. celebrating Scotch whisky. Devised arid performed by Robin Laing.
I Open House Canon‘s Gait. Canongate. 5564481. 9pm. Free. Folk song and instrumental music in an informal session.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music from Finnegan's Awake.
Pueblos I Tony McManus Green Tree Hotel. 8pm. £4. Hot acoustic folk guitar.
MONDAY 19 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.
Edinburgh
I Jim Knight Canon‘s Gait. Canongate. 556 4481. 9pm. Free. Folk singer and pals. I Javanese Gamelan Sessions Music Suite. Chessel‘s Land. Moray House. 6.30—8.30pm. Information Neil Houston. 558 6007.
TUESDAY 20 Edinburgh I Edinburgh Songwriters' Showcase Tron Ceilidh House Cellar Bar. 8.30pm. £1 (performers free). Enquiries 661 5275. I Javanese Gamelan Sessions Music Suite. Chessel's Land. Moray House. 6.30—8.30pm. Information Neil Houston. 558 6007.
Penicth
I Penicuik Folk Club Navaar Hotel. Bog Road. 8pm. lnfortnation ()1968 678153. Songs. guitar playing and fiddling from the John Wright Band.
WEDNESDAY 21
Glasgow
I Weekly Scots Fiddle Workshops Govan Parish School. Cornwall 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.
I Kieran Halpin Scoiia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Taffy Thomas and Steafan Hannigan Edinburgh Folk Club. Pleasance Cabaret Bar. 60 The Pleasance. 8pm. £4 (£3). Tales and stories wrapped round with inventive sounds and Irish music from Lammas's multi-instrumental Hannigan. I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music from Prodigal Sons.
THURSDAY 22
Glasgow
I New Dawn Folk Club Glasgow Press Club. West Regent Street. 332 1674. 8.30pm. £3--£5. Irish songwriter Paul Herron.
I Diarmid ()‘Neill’s. Sauchiehall Street. 353 0436. 9pm. Free.
FRIDAY 23
Glasgow
I Gaberlunzie Bellshill Cultural Centre. John Street. Bellshill, ()1698 267515. 8pm. £6 (£3). Twa Corbies is the evergreen duo‘s new album release.
I Highland Dance Henry Wood Hall. Claremont Street. 2263868. £5. 8pm. Music from Allan McIntosh Band. Par! 0] Mtiv/esi.
I Kurgan ()‘Neill's. Sauchieltall Street. 3530436. 9pm. Free.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Cltib. Fox Street. 248 3144. Doors opett 7.30pm. £5. Live bands.
I Ceilidh Dance The I-‘erry. Clyde Place. 552 ()588. 9pm. £5. Tickets at the venue or in advance frotn the Ticket Centre. Caitdleriggs. 227 5511.
Edinburgh
I Maypole Ceilidh St Bride's Centre. ()rwell Terrace. Dalry Road. 8pm. £5 (£3.50). Inforiitation 226 3477. Music by the Auld Reekie Ceilidh Band. Benefit for the Rumaniart Cultural Centre.
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SATURDAY 24
Glasgow
I British Pipe Band Championships King George V Playing Fields. Renfrew. 10.30am. Free. A feast of great Highland piping.
I Rough Justice Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30pm. Free.
I Spirit Of The Aztecs Motherwell Concert Hall. Civic Centre. Motherwell. ()1698 267515. 8pm. £7.50—£8.50 (£4.25). lncantation's pan piper. Sergio Avila. leads a five-piece South American band.
I Northumbrian Dance Night Henry Wood Hall. Claremont Street. 226 3868. £5. 9pm. Music from the Robin Dunn Band. l’ur! (iffl'lui‘ft's‘l.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3144. Doors open 7.30pm. £5. Live bands.
I Celtic Energy O'Neill's. Saucliieltall Street. 353 0436. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Tron Folk Club Tron Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 220 1550. 8.30pm. £3. Dave Francis and Mairi Campbell play guitar. fiddle (aitd viola). Tunes and songs. old and original. from Scotland and Cape Breton.
I Belle Star Band St Bride‘s Centre. ()rwell Terrace. Dairy Road. 8pm. £5. Tickets in advance from 225 2829. Benefit ceilidh dance for Vetaid: Veterinary Assistance to Developing Countries.
SUNDAY 25
Edinburgh
I The Angel’s Share Tron Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 220 1550. 7.45pm. £8.50. Two drums of Glenmorangie single tnalt. provided by the sponsor. will get you iii the mood for this weekly. visitor-orientated show in song. poem and prose. celebrating Scotch whisky. Devised and performed by Robiit Laing.
I Open House Canon‘s Gait. Canongate. 556 4481. 9pm. Free. Folk song and instruitiental mttsic 111 an informal session.
MONDAY 26 Glasgow
I Tom Paxton Coiiier Theatre. Ilyndland Street. 357 3868. 8pm. £11 plus booking fee. Tickets also from the
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Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511. Legendary. seminal 60s folk singer and guitar/banjo picker from the States. Sold out at Celtic Connections. Part of Mayfest.
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.
Edinburgh
I Javanese Gamelan Sessions Music Suite. Chessel's Land. Moray House. 6.30-8.30pm. Information Neil Houston. 558 6007.
I Jim Knight Canon’s Gait. Canongate. 556 4481. 9pm. Free. Folk singer and pals.
TUESDAY 27 Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Songwriters’ Showcase Tron Ceilidh House Cellar Bar. 8.30pm. £1 (performers free). Enquiries 661 5275. I Javanese Gamelan Sessions Music Suite. Chessel‘s Land. Moray House. 6.30—8.30pm. Information Neil Houston. 558 6007.
WEDNESDAY 28
Glasgow
I Big Big Country Scoiia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 9 m. Free. I Weekly Scots Fiddle Workshops Govan Parish School. Cornwall 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 Bobby Eaglesham and Chuck Fleming Edinburgh Folk Club. Pleasance Cabaret Bar. The Pleasance. 332 7067. 8pm. £4 (£3). Five Hand Reel and JSI) Band luminaries get together after all those years. performing songs with guitar. fiddle and good humour.
THURSDAY 29
Glasgow I Maurice Dixon New Dawn Folk Club. Glasgow Press Club. West Regent
Street. 332 1674. 8pm. £3—£5. Continued over page
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