MUSIC folk & world
FOLK & WORLD LISTINGS continued
MONDAY 25
Glasgow
I Javanese Percussion Kibble Palace. Botanic Gardens. 7.30pm. £3. With Glasgow‘s Gamelan group Naga Mas.
Edinburgh
I Javanese Gamelan Sessions Music Suite. Chessel's 1.;tnd. Moray House. 6.30—8.30pm. Information Neil Houston. 558 6007.
I .lim Knight Canon‘s Gait. Canongate. 556 4481. 9pm. Free. Folk singer and pals.
TUESDAY 24
Glasgow
I Scots Song Workshop RSAMI’). Renfrevv Street. Information 332 5057. 2.30pm. With the fairious. Boston-based interpreter of traditional Scots song. lean Retlpath.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Songwriters' Showcase Tron Ceilidh House Cellar Bar. 8.30pm. £1 (performers free). Iinquiries 661 5275.
WEDNESDAY 5
Glasgow
I Eric Cuthbertson Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 9 7111. Free. I Weekly Scots Fiddle Wor shops Govan Parish School. Cornwall Street. Kiririing Park. 7.30-9.30pni. £4 (£1.50) Information 636 I450. laiti 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 Wizz Jones lidinburgli Folk Club. Pleasatice Cabaret Bar. 60 The Pleasance. 8pm. £4 (£3). Great bluesy acoustic guitar and songs from veteran. virtuoso British picker.
THURSDAY 26
Glasgow
I New Dawn Folk Club (ilasgovv Press Cltrb. West Regent Street. 3.32 1674. 8pm. £3 £5. Phil Campbell arid Tom .‘vlcFarland. See Ftliiibttrgli Wed 18.
Edinburgh
I The Muckle Sangs Canon's (iait. Catriortgate. 556 448 l. 8pm. £4. The ballads and other traditional songs performed by Frankie Artiistrong and Christine Kydd.
I Funky Benefit Ceilidh Bongo Club. New Street. 7.30pm. £5. Hullaballoo Children’s Theatre arid Dave Anderson presents ceilidh dance band Harvest. with funky rocksters TIie Rydells. and Damaged Goods
Peebles
I El’iC Bogle Peebles High School. 7.30pm. Infor'ritation and tickets 01721 720409. Scots-born Australian songwriter back home and touring with Brent Miller and John Munro.
folk&world
residencies
The following details are for regular free weekl dates: see main listings for one-o or ticketed shows. Gigs are listed by city, then by day. Residencies will be listed, provided that up-to-date details are supplied to us. Folk 8: World Residencies are compiled by Norman Chalmers
Fridays
I lock Tamson's Bytes Road 8pm. Free. live Celtic bands.
I O’Neills Sauchiehall Street. 8pm. Free. Iriin theme pub with live music.
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I Finnegan's Wake 7‘) 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 Clutha Vaults Stockwell Street. 8.30pm. Free. Folk trio.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Accordion and vocalist Donald MacRae.
I Molly Malone's Hope Street. 8pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live music.
Saturdays
I Tolbooth Saltmarket. 8.30pm. Free. Live singers.
I lock Tamson's Bytes Road. Split. Free. Live Celtic bands.
I O’Neills Saucliiehall Street. 8pm. Free. Irish theme pub with live music. I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. live bands. I Clutha Vaults Stockvvell Street. 552 7520. 3.30-5.30ptn. Free. Country and bluegrass.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Songs and accordion in Highlanders‘ watering hole.
I Victoria Bar Stockvvell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. live acoustic bands.
Sundays
I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. live bands. I Session Babbity Bowstei's‘. Blackfr'iar‘s Street. 9pm. Free.
I Victoria Bar Stockvvell Street/ Bridgegate. 552 6040. 8.30pm. Free.
I Blues Band Scotia Bar. Stockvvell Street. 552 8681. 3.30—5.30ptit. Free.
I linty McGinty's Ashton lame. 33s) 0747. 3—6pni. Free. Live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. lnl'orriial Highland music.
Mondays
I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. l.tve bands. I linty McGinty's Ashton l.ane. 9pm.
Free. live bands.
Tuesdays I Finnegan's Wake 79 St \‘ineent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. live bands.
Wednesdays
I Finnegan's Wake 7‘) St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme ptrb. live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Session.
Thursdays
I Finnegan’s Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Iriin theme pub. I.ive bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Accordionist.
I Victoria Bar Stockvv ell Street. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. live acottstic music.
EDINBURGH Fridays I O’Neill’s South Bridge. 10pm. Free. live Irish-themed music. I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 22o 3816. 9pm 2am. Free. Ir'islr theme ptrb with live music. I Whistlebinkies Nitltlry Street. 557 5114. 10.30pm late. Free. l.rve roots/folk bands. I Alan Hunter and Friends Waterloo Buffet. \‘r’aterloo Place. 556 7597 9pm. Free. I Wally Allen linsign Iiwart. Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 225 7440. 9 )111. Free. I 53" y Bell's Forrest Road. 225 27.5 l. 9pm. Free. Scots/Iriin session. I Live Bands ‘i‘lristle Hotel. Manor Place. 225 61 14. 9pm midnight. Free.
Saturdays
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. 221) 1550. 3pm Free. Instrumental folk
I O‘Neill's Sotttli Bridge 9pm. Free Irish theme pub Irv e l‘.llltl\
I Shore Music The Shore Bar. Shore. 1-eith. 225 2751. 9pm. Free. Folk instrumental music.
I Biddy Milligan's Grassmarket. 220 1246. 9 in. Free. Live music.
I Scruffy 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 Whistlebinkies Niddry Street. 557
51 14. 10.30pm-late. Free. Live roots/folk. I Ensign Ewart Lawnriiarket. top of High Street. 225 7440. 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 Drouthy Neebors West Preston Street. 667 4143. 9pm. Songs and tunes with Jim Knight and friends.
I Sandy Brechin and Friends Ensign Ewart. I.awnmarket. top of High Street. 225 7440. 9—1 lptii. Free. Hot accordioiiist in art open session.
I Whistlebinkies Nidtiry- Street. 557 5114. 10.30pm—Iate. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751. Afternoon from lpiii. Free. Session in the famous folk pub.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm~2aiii Free. Iriin theme ptib with live music.
I Royal Oak 3lntirmary Street. 557 2976. 10pm. Free. lnforriial music upstairs and downstairs.
Mondays
I Session Sandy Bell's. Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Free.
I Finnegan’s Wake \‘ictoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm -2am. Free. Irish theme ptrb with live music.
I Whistlebinkies Niddry Street. 557
51 14. 10.30bin--late. Free. live roots/folk. I Fiddler's Arms Grasstiiarket. 229 2665. 9pm. Free. Instrumental session. I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. Iligh Street. 220 1550. 9pm. Free. Bluegrass night.
Tuesdays
I O'Neill's South Bridge. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. live bands.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9prn- 2am. Free. Iriin theme ptrb with live music.
I Green Tree (‘ovvgate. 22.5 1294. 9pm. Free. Instrumental. mainly Irish.
I Whistlebinkies Nidtlry Street. 557
5| l4. 10.30pm late. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
I Bannerman's Bar (‘ow-gate. 556 3254. 9.30pm. Free. Irish music.
I Tron Ceilidh House Ilunter Square. 11iin Street. 220 1550. Informal live acoustic session tiiost tiiglits.
Wednesdays
I Scruffy Murphy’s George I\' Bridge. 225 1681. 9.30p. Free. lrisli theme ptrb with live band.
I The Shore Bar The Shore. reitlr. S53 5080. 9pm. Free. Session.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. Iligli Street. 220 I550. Inforriial live acoustic music most nights.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm -2am. Free. Irish theme ptrh with live riittsic.
I Whistlebinkies Nidtiry- Street. 557 5114. 10.30pm late. Free. live roots/folk batids.
Thursdays
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Session. Free.
I Whistlebinkies Niddry Street. 55" .5114. l(l.3llptli late. Free
I O'Neill's South Bridge. 9pm. Free. Iriin tlteme ptib. live bands.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. Iliin Street. 220 1550.9pm. Free. Informal session.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 22o 3816. 9pm 2am. I-ree. Irish theme ptrb with live music.
classical &
opera listings
Concerts are listed by date, then by city. Classical & Opera Listings compiled by Alan Morrison.
FRIDAY 13
Glasgow
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Scottish Power Proms Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 7.30pm. £2.50--£I9 (cones and series discount) front 287 5511. It's a qttieter. candlelit evening tonight at the Proms. as the RSNO strings under leader Edwin Palittg play Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Mozart's Iii/re Kl(‘lll(’ Mir/irnittsik and Haydn's l’tirett‘ell Svnrplrmrv.
Dunfermline
I Positively Forth Street Carnegie Hall. Dunfermline. 7.30pm. £6 (£4) from 01383 314127. The Scottish Chamber Orchestra take‘ part in a new iiitilti-media performance along with etc-Skids singer and current Sky film critic Richard .lobson. With Fife as the central theme. lobson will read seven poems by Ronnie Kerr to music. played by string quartet. by composer Malcolm Lindsay. while large-scale still images and computer animation are projected onto a vvidescape screen and TV monitors.
SATURDAY 14
Glasgow
I Hillhead Strings Orchestra The Tryst. Hillhead Baptist Church. Cressvvell Street. 10am. £1 150p) at the door. Join the orchestra for art informal morning of music and borne-baking as part of the West Iind Festival.
‘ I Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Scottish Power Proms Glasgow Royal
; Concert Hall. Saucliiehall Street. 7.30pm.
£2.50 -£I9 (cones arid series discount) from 287 5511. Mozart and music used in the tilrn .-lnrm/eu.v fill the programme tonight - ()t't-rrnrt'.’ Don (iiot'rmnl. Svmp/Imiv .Vrr 25 and the haunting Requiem. with soloists Maureen Brathwaite. Harriet Williams. Peter Wedd. Jonathan Best and the RSNO Chorus. Steplten Clarke conducts.
' Edinburgh
I Charity Concert (ii'eyfriars‘ Kirk. (ireyfr‘iar's Place. 7.30pm. £8.50 (£5) at
~ the door. Young musicians frorii St
Mary‘s Music School play music frotn Bach to the present day. including some
! organ pieces and Scottish traditional
music. Proceeds go to the Drum Riding
(‘entre for the Disabled at Gilmerton.
? Dunblane
I Opera Gala Victoria Hall. Dunblane. 8pm. £6 t£4) from Smallprint. Beech Road. Dunblane and at tlte door. Frein from their production of Puccini's ‘Iitv‘t'rt at Mayfest. ()pera On A Shoestring present a gala evening featuring
I selections from Verdi's lat Tl'lll'l'lllll.
:‘vIo/art's 'l‘lit' .Iluer't- l‘llllt'. Puccini's [.tl lio/rr‘wu' and other favourites. Christina I)unwoodte. Debra Stttart. .‘vlartiri Higgins and guest soloists will be accorirpanied at the piano by Rachel .-\lltlt'i.\l.
Glasgow : I Organ Recital Kelvingrove Art (iallery and .‘vluseurii. 2.30pm. Free.
Kevin l)tiggan visits from Denmark to give a varied selection of music on the famous Kelvingrove Art Gallery organ.
1 Edinburgh
I Squair Mile Consort of Viols Scottish National Portrait Gallery. 1
9 Queen Street. 3pm. Free. Soprano Rosie
Sweettiarit joins the Consort for songs by Byrd and l)ovvland. while the rest of the
programme features instrtnnental music by .loltnson. Jenkins and l.awes.