folk & world
listings
Dates listed below are for one-off and ticketed shows: see separate section for free residencies. Gigs are listed by date, then by city. Performances will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least ten da 5 before publication. Folk 8: World listings compiled by Norman Chalmers.
Glasgow
I Ceilidh Dance Rl\c‘l'.\l(lc‘ Club. Mix Street. 248 3144. Doors ()pc'll 7.30pm. £5. l.:\e litllltlx
I Ceilidh Dance The lei-r). (‘lyile Place. 9pm. £5. Tickets at the venue or in advance from the Ticket ('enlre. (Lindleiiggs. 237 55 l l.
I Kingston Bridge Trio (‘lurlia Vaults. Sttickwell Street. 552 7520. SROpnr. l‘l‘c‘t'. ACUlelc‘ llltc‘t‘s‘tilllc.
Edinburgh
I Shelter Ceilidh St Brides Centre. ()iwell 'l‘errace. Spin. £0 (£4). Music from the Belle Star Band Information and tickets-173 "-lSl).
SATURDAY 6
Glasgow
I Liberty Blues Band Sciitia liar. Stuckwell Street. 552 Stih‘l. 5.50pm. Free. I Ceilidh Dance RHc‘l'SltlL‘ Club. l‘iix Sllc‘c‘l. NS 3 l-l-l. l)iitil‘\' ripc'll 7.30pm, £5. live bands.
Edinburgh
I Accordion Variety 1997 t’slier llall. l.iitliian Road. 22S ll55. 7.30pm,
L“) U3. lain Macl’hail's Sc‘tillisli Dance liantl. l’atltl)‘ Near}: Keith l)lCl{Still .-\cciirtlitiri Band. Scottish dancers and malt} lllDl'L‘ Llcl\.
I Deaf Shepherd 'l‘riin Folk Club. 'l'i'iin ('eilitlli lltHlSC. lliiriter Square. 330 I550. ‘lplll. £5 lUi l’iipulai young bantl \\ itli an energetic. :lc‘CDllll‘llSllt'tl take (ill the SCUIS ll'atlllliill.
I Ceilidh Dance ('.i|e(ltirii;iii Brewery. Slalel'tirtl Rtiatl. l)()t)l'.\ open 7.30pm. £5. lllltil'lllillltill 01698 385351. l.i\ e bands.
Edinburgh
I Songs and Ballads the Ta». High Street. 3-5pm. l-ree. Singing session in the afternoon. lll\lllllllc‘lll;ll “11th mm the L'\L'll|ll:_'.
I Open house (‘amm‘x (itlll. (Initingale. 5.50-1.18] 0pm. l‘iee. l'tilk “Hi; and llhlltllllt'llldl llltl\lL‘ in an rnliii'iiial \t‘SSItill.
MONDAY 8
Glasgow I Northbeat Ceilidh and Old Time Dance Club Piping Centre. .\lcl’lialer
Street. (‘U\\Clllltlt‘ll\. 55‘ “:30.
. OBERT FISH BAND
LDances with Hill
‘Tartan Tapes CDTTTOOZ tel0131441 3135
60 TIIELIST ‘) ~18 Dec 109/
Lucy Kaplansky follows in the footsteps
7.50 lllpni. £3.50, .-\cciirtlitinr.\l l‘i'eelantl Harbour and caller Karen lrigiarri.
Edinburgh
I Rock Salt and Nails The Venue. Caltiin Road. 557 107‘. 7. illpni. Drixing rock/roots l‘i‘tinr hard-gigging Shetland
band. See Ruck listrngx.
I Javanese Gamelan Sessions .\lll.\lc Strile. Chessel's l.antl. Mora) llDllSt‘. 6.45 9pm. lnl'iirniatitiii .\'erl llt‘llSlUll. .553 0007.
I Jim Knight (Iriiiin'x (iait. Cantingale. 556 4-18 I, 0pm, l'ree. l-iilk singer and friends.
TUESDAY 9
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Songwriters' Showcase 'l’i'iiri Ceilidh llUllSC‘ ('ellar liar. Sitlprii.
£l Ipert'tirniei'x l‘ree). lintruri'ies 23* 82-35
Penicuik
I Penicuik Folk Club .\'.i\.i.ii lliilel. Brig Riiatl. ()l‘)(iS (i7S I55. Spin \\'eritl_\ Sttrart and The lost Bins '(‘iilrn Malliestin and (Lil) West i are all e\- IllL‘llllk‘lS til'cetilbeg and mm [H pleaxe With the harp. \riiali prpex. guitar. \\'lir\tlc. ciilicer'tina aritl keibtiartl
WEDNESDAY 10
Glasgow
I Weekly Scots Fiddle Workshops Krnnrng l’aik (‘tiniple\ lllHlllt'i'l} (i(l\.lll l’ill'lSll Scliiiiill. (’tir'nix all Street. Kinning Pilllx. 7,30 ‘) ,illprii {J ii] 5‘)». lril'iirniatnin 77‘) ‘)()J7. (il.l\:_'ti\\ l-itltlle Wiirkxliiip tir'gaiiixex turn it \ elx til lurtrtin including beginners and atlxancetl. .-\l\ii Step Dance Workshop \\ itli .Ienri} Dunbar. 0pm. £2 til i.
I LOS Supremos Sctitra liar. Stock“ ell Street. .553 SOSI 0pm. l‘l'c‘c‘
Edinburgh
I Andy Irvine litliiiburgli l'l‘llx Club. l’leasance Cabaret liar. (ill The l’leaxaiice Swirl-1&3). l‘i’tinil’lanui .llltl l’alrrck Street. See .\lu\ic [‘IL‘HL‘“.
Glasgow
I Andy Irvine Ne“ l).l\\ n l-tilk Club. (ilasgtm l’l'c‘\.\ Club. West Regent Street. .100 1035. Sillprii. {3&5 l’atrrck Street's peripatelic \lllgc'l. See .\lll\lc'
pre \‘lt‘\\.
1" ’&
of the American songwriting tradition at
Edinburgh's La Belle Angele, Sat 13 Dec
Glasgow
I Kingston Bridge Trio (’liiilii \‘aulix. Sliicknell Street. 552 "53” S illl‘lll. l-ree. .-\ctitl\llc lUUlS.
I Ceilidh Dance Rliet‘\itle Club. l't)‘. Street. 243 .illl. l)(l\‘l\ ripen ” ‘sllpni. £5 l.i\e bantlx.
. Dance l'll‘c‘ l't‘H}. ('l'hlt' Place. 553 0535 “pm :5 ‘l'icketx at the \enire lit in atlxance triiiii Elie lieke: Centre. (lintllerrggx. I: ‘ 55 I |
SATURDAY 13
Glasgow
I Linda Jackson Band Sciitia liar. Stuck“ ell Street. 552 MiSl i ‘illpiri l‘l'c‘t‘
I Ceilidh Dance Rl\c‘l\ltlc‘ ('lub. l'ri\ Sllc‘c‘l. lib .il-li l)r\til\ lll‘t‘ll a l.l\c‘ l‘.lli\l\
Edinburgh I Lucy Kaplansky l .1 Belle \rrgele.
ll;l\llt'\ (.l|l\t'. (iti\\ gate. 2:; San-l. ‘5 {(i. S lll‘lll Lb ()iie til the g'realexl eriielgrng.‘ l‘S singer’xtiiignirileh. Kaplanle has .I llt‘lllc‘llxllilh \tirc e and ll.t\ aire.itl_\ ieciiitletl \\llll \anci (iritlilli. Dar \\llll.llll\. Shaun ('tiliin .inil ltilrn
illirrii £5
Sileas play a rare public gig at Edinburgh's Folk Club, Wed 17 Dec
(hula Her latest album I lev'r .‘lllt/ Brine. u as put liigetliei‘ bx Suzanne \'ega'\‘ produce: and ll‘il\ lS liei tiiilx .Sc‘tlllhll gig. I TBC l‘rtin l'tilk Club. l‘riin ('eilitlli lliiu-e. lltllll.‘l Square. 31” l55ll “pin {2 sir
I ALP Ceilidh St Bruit-K ('entr’e. ()i\\ ell 'l‘eirace. T ‘llpiii Lb l {-1 ,\ltr\ie l'iiini Da lltitile} ’l‘icl.et\ lriini the -\l l’ Shop. l);lll_\ Rtiatl. iii 5H;
I Belle Star Band l-tlrrriitiigli lititltlhrxt Centre. ('tiitiiiicrlle ( 1 litre. \eiibaltle 'l'er’iace. .Spiii. ('eiirtlli ilaiiee .intl litrtltlliixl l‘c'llt'lll. .ltiice hat and snack. (‘liiltlreri \xelciinie. lirliiiiiialzim ‘3" li‘5-i
Glasgow I The Blues Poets \ .una liar.
Sriiefxwell Sriecr. 55.‘ Him:
Edinburgh
I Na Clarsairean (‘lllucll \ llail. t‘leflk Slicer. NW ""Ti’i _‘ ilrpxii Lli . t-li 'llarpx ()l~ ( iiiltl' l\ .izr .ill.'.iiiii~n «i: l'exliie lllllSlC \\ illr lll.l\\L‘rl ll.tl;‘\ c.|l\‘l\ illlkl (ieiiige \Vatxiin'x (‘lnltlieiik (‘litiri'
I None Of The Above the iriiiigiit‘luli.
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\liles lt‘Jillllllg'. (neck ll.t\ll'.lllll.ll lllll\lc .iril :l.llch' li‘lllll 'l ritela. e.ul\ llllt\lc‘ liliiii l‘he Stguaii .\lile ('tizixiiil ( )l \'riil\. .uitl \liiiiiiiiealii. a unique eriixwier til. \l} le~ tin lll\ll'illllc‘l‘.l\ lriinr around the world I Open House ('.iliiiii\ (i.l1l. ('.r'liill‘_'.!li', {Vi -l-1.\'l ‘ll‘lli l‘lt't' l tilh wire .lilll lll\lllllllt'lll\ll :iiiixte iii .in lllll‘llllJl \1'\\lllll
WEDNESDAY 17
Glasgow
I Weekly Scots Fiddle Workshops Kinnrng l’ark (liirirlex iliiiirieiljr (iii\.ll‘. l’arnli Scliiiiil i. (‘iii'rruall Street. Klllllllll' l'arlx ‘fi‘ill ‘) illiiiii L-l iLl 5m. llil'iiizrialiiin 77‘) ‘lll-l'7 (ilaxgim l‘ltltllc' Winkxliiip til}:.llll\\'\ liitii lexelx Hi turtltin including lit‘fflllllt‘lS anti .rtlxaneetl. Aim Ste]i Dance \Viiilwlriiii v llll .lenn) l)lllll‘.ll. bpiii L.‘ it l
I The Dagmars St on. liar. St.\"r.\‘.t'll Street. 553 .\(i.\'l ‘lriiir l :ce (iil\ emeix
Edinburgh
I Sileas litlinbiiigli l-tiik t'liiii. l’le.r\aiice (‘aliarel liar. (ill The l’|e.i\aiice Spin. (-1 viii. .\'ii\\ Illllll'\l\ll‘l1‘llllllk‘ l’Ull/ICS .lllll (Xrletliiii. Patsy Seililiin .lllll \lai} \lac.\la\ler are the lntlriibui'gli l‘.l\t‘tl liaiii-aiitl-uical tllll) breathing: a tie“ \ :l.ilrl} ruin the ancient Sctillrxli lll~lllllll€lll Hm I\ then llISl public lttlrrrbiirgli gig tn! \Ulllt' lrriie
THURSDAY 18
Glasgow
I Christmas Party .\'e\i. l).t\\ll l'iilk (‘ltilx (il.l\}_'li\\ l’rexx ('lril‘ \‘i'exl Regent Street. -lllll W“ S illiiiii 1‘ L5.