I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 I715. 9pm. Free. Session.
Thursdays
I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincettt Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Accordionist.
I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Htttnpff Fatnily live.
EDINBURGH
Fridays
I 0' Neill's Sottth Bridge. l()ptn. Free. Live Irish-themed mttsic.
I Finnegan’s Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pttb with live music.
I Whistle Binkies Niddry Street. 557 5114. 10.30pm—-late. Free. Live roots/folk batids.
I Alan Hunter and Friends \Valerloo Buffet. Waterloo Place. 556 7597. 9pm. Free.
I Wally Allen Ettsign Ewart. Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 225 7440. 9 tn. Free.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Free. Scots/Irish sessiott.
I Live Bands Thistle Hotel. Mattor Place. 225 6144. 9pm—midnight. Free.
Saturdays
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. 220 1550. 3pm. Free. Ittstrtttnental folk session.
I O'Neill's South Bridge. 9pm. Free. Irish theme ptib. Live bands.
I Shore Music The Shore Bar. Shore. Leith. 225 2751. 9pm. Free. Folk ittstrntnental music.
I Biddy Milligan’s Grassmat'ket. 220 1246. 9 mt. Free. Live music.
I Scruify 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 ptib witlt live tnusic.
I Whistle Binkies Niddry Street. 557 5114. 10.30pm—late. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
I Ensign Ewart l.awntnarket. top of High Street. 225 7440. 9pm. Free. Live folk singers.
I West End Hotel Palttterston Place. 225 3656. 9pm. Free. :‘tccordion music iii 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 tuttes with Jim Knight and friends.
I Sandy Brechin and Friends Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 225 7440. 9—1 lpttt. Free. Hot accordionist iii an open session.
I Whistle Binkies Niddry Street. 557 5114. l().3()pm--late. Free. Live roots/folk battds.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751. Afternoon front lptn. Free. Session in the famous folk pttb.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm~2am. Free. lrislt theme pub witlt live music.
I Royal Oak lnfirtnary Street. 557 2976. l()ptn. Free. lnforntal music upstairs and downstairs.
Mondays
I Session Sattdy Bells. Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Free.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm-—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live tttttsic.
I Whistle Binkies Niddry Street. 557 511-1 . 10.30pm late. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
I Fiddler's Arms (irassntarket. 22‘) 2665. 9pm. Free. Instrumental session. I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. Iliglt Street. 22() 155(1. 9pm. Free. Bluegrass night.
Tuesdays
I O'Neill's Sottllt Bridge. 9pm. Free. lrtslt tltettte pttb. Live bands.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226
3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Green Tree Cowgate. 225 1294. 9pm. Free. Instrumental. mainly Irish.
I Whistle Binkies Niddry Street. I().30pm--Iate. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
I Bannerman's Bar Cowgate. 556 3254. 9.30pm. Free. Irish music.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. Iliin Street. 220 1550. Informal live acoustic session tnost nights.
Wednesdays
I Scruffy Murphy's George IV Bridge. 225 I681. 9.30p. Free. Irish theme pub with live band.
I The Shore Bar The Shore. Leith. 553 508(). 9pm. Free. Session.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 220 l550. Informal live acoustic tnusic tnost nights.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Whistle Binkies Niddry Street. 557 51 14. 10.30pm-late. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
Thursdays
I Sandy Bell’s Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Session. Free.
I Whistle Binkies Niddry Street. 557 5114. 10.30pm—late. Free.
I O'Neill’s South Bridge. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. Hiin Street. 220 1550.9pm. Free. Informal session.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live tnuste.
classical &
opera listings
Concerts are listed by date, then by city. Classical 8t Opera listings compiled by Alan Morrison.
SUNDAY 14
Edinburgh
I Organ Recital St Peter's Episcopal Church. Lutton Place. 667 9838. 4.30pm. Free. with retiring collection in support of Waverley Care Trust. Michael Bonaventure plays music by Sweelinck. Bustehude. Franck. Jean-Pierre Leguay and Messiaen.
I Evening Concert St Giles‘ Cathedral. High Street. 6pm. Free. with retiring collection. Brigitte Harris (recorder). Michael Harris (harpsichord) and Julia Lister (cello) play music by Telemann. Felicitas. Kukuck and Ridout.
TUESDAY 16
Glasgow
I Norma Theatre Royal. Hope Street. 3329000. 7.15pm. £3.50—£45.50. Bellini's lyrical masterpiece kicks off Scottish ()pera‘s new season. Penelope Walmsley-Clark (brilliant in last year's ll 'I'romtore) takes the role of the Druid high priestess whose love affair with a Roman soldier complicates her plans to lead the Gatrls' rebellion against their occupiers. Ian Judge directs this hit from the l992~93 season. attd Julian Smith is the conductor. In ltaliatt with Ettglish supertitles.
Edinburgh
I Schools Showcase Queen's Ilall. Clerk Street. 668 2(119 (credit card ltotline 667 7776). 7pm. £3.50 (£1 ). The first of three concerts over consecutive evenings sltowcasittg the musical talents of Edinburgh pttpils features George Heriot's School. Boroughmuir Iligh. St Thomas of Aquin‘s High. Portobello lliglt. Mary Erskine's Scltool attd George Watson's College.
I Edinburgh Quartet Stockbridge Parish Church. Saxe Coburg Street. 7.30pm. £8 (£6) from Queen's Hall (668 2019; credit card hotline 667 7776). Four talented musicians team up for Mendelssohn‘s (‘uprircim Schubert‘s Quartet in A minor and Grieg's Quartet in G minor.
I Organ Recital St Giles‘ Cathedral. High Street. 8pm. £6 (£4) from Cathedral Shop or at the door. Simon Lindley from Leeds plays Bach‘s Concerto in 1) minor and pieces by Reger. Mendelssohn. Vierne. Mozart and others.
THURSDAY 18 .
Edinburgh
I Organ Recital St Giles‘ Cathedral. High Street. 1.10an. Free. with retiring collection. Michael Harris plays Guy Weitz's Fan/ore d’t (Iot/tit' Marc/t. Widor‘s .S‘lvnip/ionie 1’: Allegro Vivace. Hollins‘s A Song ()fStots/tine and Patrick Gowers’s 'lot't'uru.
I Schools Showcase Queen's Halt. Clerk Street. 668 2019 (credit card hotline 667 7776). 7pm. £3.50 (£1). The second concert iii the Edinburgh schools showcase series features pupils frotn the following schools: James Gillespie‘s High. Eernieside Primary. Comiston Primary. Curriehill Primary. Edinburgh Academy. Queensferry High and Brougbton Specialist Music School
FRIDAY 19
Edinburgh
I Schools Showcase Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019 (credit card hotline 667 7776). 7pm. £3.50 (£1). The final concert featuring Edinburgh's brightest young musicians draws its forces from Craigmount High. Tollcross Primary. Firrltill Higlt. St George's School and the Edinburgh Schools Jazz ()rchestra.
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classical & opera MUSIG
SATURDAY 20 Glasgow
I Norma Theatre Royal. Hope Street. 332 9000. 2.15pm. £3.50—£45.50. See Tue 16.
SUNDAY 21
Edinbtu-gh
I Vocal Recital St Giles‘ Cathedral. High Street. 6pm. Free. with retiring collection. Soprano Karen Fraser sings Mozart. Mahler and Ravel. accompanied at the piano by Stuart Hope.
Haddtngton
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra St Mary's Parish Church. Haddington. 8pm. £8 (£6/£3) from Usher Hall (228 1155). Queen's Hall (668 2019; credit card hotline 667 7776). Lamp of Lothian Office (01620 823738) and at the door. Actress Eleanor Bron provides the spoken commentary for ‘A Grand Tour' with music by Vivaldi. Mozart. Ravel. Wolf. Mozart. Tchaikovsky. Vaughan Williams and De Falla.
THURSDAY 25
Glasgow
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 353 4137. 7.30pm. £8—£2l from 287 551 I. The RSNO's winter season opens with new Principal Conductor Alexander Lazarev taking us through an all-Italian programme. including Rossini's Overture: Semiramide. Berlioz's Harold In Italy (with violinist Nobuko ltnai). Tchaikovsky‘s Capriccio Ito/ien and Respighi's Pines Of Rome.
Edinburgh
I Organ Recital St Giles‘ Cathedral. High Street. 1.10pm. Free. with retiring collection. Keith Wn'ght from Durham Cathedral plays Bach‘s Pustorale in F and Liszt's Fantasia & Fugue.
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Thursday 9th October
SHOSTAKOVITCII NIGHT DUNDEE, CAIRO HALL Wednesday 8th October GIASGCN/ ROYAL CONCERT HALL Saturday 11th October EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE Sunday 12th October MOZART AID STRAUSS GUSGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL
Thursday 23rd October EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE Sunday 26th October