MUSIC folk & world
FOLK 8: WORLD: EDINBURGH, WED 29 cont.
Pleasance. 8pm. £4 (£3). Fife trio perform expressive and engaging three part harmony and a line repertoire of songs based in the Scottish tradition.
THURSDAY 30
Glasgow
I Sangsters New Dawn Folk Club. Queen‘s Club. Queen Street. 22I 638 I. 8.30pm. £3—£5. ()ne of the best of Scotland‘s vocal groups. this Fife trio give mature life to a repertoire of essentially traditional Scots songs.
Edinburgh
I Iain Mackintosh Balerno Folk Club. Kestrel Hotel. Harlaw Road. 8pm. £3 (£2). Information 449 5()I4. Veteran Scots singer/songwriter and multi- instrumentalist (with a fondness for the 5-string banjo).
folk&world
residencies
The following details are for regular free weekl ates: see main listings for one-o or ticketed shows. Gigs are listed by cit . then by day. Residencies wil be listed. provided that up-to-date details are supplied to us. Folk & World Residencies listings are compiled by Norman Chalmers.
Fridays
I lock Tamson's Byres Road. 8pm. Free. Live Celtic bands.
I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Scottish and Irish session.
PAISIEV—I
TOMMY SMITH QUARTET
Monday 20 April, 7.30pm £5/ £7
Singing 8: Swinging with JAMES FLYNN
Wednesday 29 April, 7.30pm £2l£6
BERT JANSCH
Thursday 30 April, 7.30pm £4/ £8
Ol4l 887 IOIO
58TllEllST 16—30 Apr 1998
I O'Neill's Sauchiehall Street. 8pm. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Parlt Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 l7l5. 9pm. Free. Highland bar with live music.
I Molly Malone's Hope Street. 8pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live music.
Satirdays
I Session Babbity Bowsters. Blackfriars Street. 4.30 tn. Free.
I Tolboot Saltmarket. 8.30pm. Free. Live singers.
I lock Tamson's Byres Road. 8pm. Free. Live Celtic bands.
I O'Neill's Sauchiehall Street. 8pm. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Parlt Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 I715. 9pm. Free. Songs and accordion in Highlander‘s watering hole.
Sundays
I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Session Babbity Bowsters. Blackfriars Street. 9pm. Free.
I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street. 552 6040. 8.30pm. Free. Session.
I Blues Band Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 868I. 3.30—5.30pm. Free.
I Parlt Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 l7l5. 9pm. Free. Informal Highland music.
Mondays
I linty McGinty's Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. Live bands.
I Molly Malone's Hope Street. 9pm. Free. Fin McChuiII.
Tuesdays
I Parlt Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 I715. 9pm. Free. Highland music session.
I O'Neill's Queen Street. 8.30pm. Free. Live bands.
Wednesdays
I Tolbooth Saltmarket. 9pm. Free. Live folk groups.
I lock Tamson's Byres Road. 9pm. Free. Live Celtic bands.
I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 l7l5. 9pm. Free. Session.
Thursdays
I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. 339 l7I5. 9pm. Free. Accordionist.
EDINBURGH Fridays I The Hebrides Market Street. 220 42 I3. 9pm. Free. Live music from the Highlands and Islands. I O’Neill's South Bridge. IOpm. Free. Live Irish-themed music. I Finnegan's Waite Victoria Street. 226 38 I6. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music. I Alan Hunter and Friends Waterloo Buffet. Waterloo Place. 556 7597. 9pm. Free. I Wally Allen Ensign Ewan. Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 225 7440. 9 in. Free. I San Bell's Forrest Road. 225 275 I. 9pm. Free. Scots/Irish session. I Thistle Hotel Manor Place. 225 6 I44. 9pm—midnight. Free. Live Scottish music.
Sattrdays
I Shore Music The Shore Bar. Shore. Leith. 225 2751. 9pm. Free. Folk instrumental music.
I Traditional Session The Tass. High Street. 8pm. Free.
I The Hebrides Market Street. 220 42I3. 9pm. Free. Live music from the Highlands and Islands.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. 226 ()93 I. 3pm. Free. Instrumental folk session.
I O'Neill's South Bridge. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Biddy Mllligan's Grassmarket. 220 I246. 9 m. Free. Live music.
I Scru y Murphy's George IV Bridge. 225 I68I. 9pm. Free. Live Irish music.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 38I6. 9pm-2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Whistle Binlties Niddry Street. 557 5l l4. I0.30pm—Iate. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
I Ensign Ewart Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 225 7440. 9pm. Free. Live folk singers.
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 Traditional Session The Tass. High Street. 8pm. Free.
I Sandy Brechin and Friends Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 225 7440. 9—l lpm. Free. Hot accordionist in an open session.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225
275 I. Aflemoon from lpm. Free. Session in the famous folk pub.
I Finnegan‘s Wake Victoria Street. 226 38l6. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 3pm. Free. Andy Chung; l0pm—Iate. Informal music upstairs and downstairs.
Mondays
I Session Sandy Bell's. Forrest Road. 225 275 I. 9pm. Free.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 38 I6. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Fiddler's Arms Grassmarket. 229 2665. 9pm. Free. Instrumental session. I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 226 093I. 9pm. Free. Session.
Tuesdays
I O‘Neill's South Bridge. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Finnegan's Walte Victoria Street. 226 38 I6. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Green Tree Cowgate. 225 I294. 9pm. Free. Instrumental. mainly
Irish. .
I Whistle Binkies Niddry Street. l0.30pm—Iate. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 226 093I. Informal live acoustic session most nights.
Wednesdays
I Laurie's Bar Lauriston Place. 622 7I25. 8 m. Free. Andy Chung.
I San y Bell's Forrest Road. 225
275 I. 9pm. Session. Free.
I The Shore Bar The Shore. Leith. 553 5080. 9 m. Free. Session.
I Tron Cei idh House Hunter Square. High Street. 226 093 I. Informal live acoustic music most nights.
I Finnegan's Walte Victoria Street. 226 38 I6. 9pm-2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
Thursdays
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225
275 l. 9pm. Session. Free.
I Whistle Binlties Niddry Street. 557 5| l4. I0.30pm-Iate. Free.
I O'Neill‘s South Bridge. 9pm. Free. Irish theme ub. Live bands.
I Tron Cei idh House Hunter Square. Hiin Street. 226 O93l. 9pm. Free. Informal session.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 38l6. 9pm-2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
classical &
opera listings
Concerts are listed by date, then by city. Classical 8: Opera Listings compiled by Brian Donaldson.
THURSDAY 16 Edinburgh I Ariadne Auf Naxos Festival Theatre. Nicolson Street. 529 6000. 7. I5pm. £9—£45.50 (£7—£42.50). Scottish Opera perform Richard Strauss‘s Ariadne AtrfNuxos. cutting the stage play that was included at last year‘s Edinburgh International Festival. and the result has been raves across the board. The great Wagncrian soprano Anne Evans takes the title role. but watch out for young American soprano Lisa Saffer - a star in the making. Sung in German with English supertitles. Also on Sat I8. I Edinburgh Telephone Choir London Road Church. Easter Road. 7.30pm. £4. Info on 332 2758. This amateur group‘s 5 I st annual celebration of popular light music is entitled Dial ‘M'I’or Music. Free programme and refreshments are included in the price. I Quang Yang Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 20I9 (credit card hotline 667 7776). 7.45pm. £7—£I5. The Chinese mezzo-soprano and winner of last year‘s Cardiff Singer of the World plays her only Scottish date.
’ '. FRIDAY 17
Glasgow
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra City Hall. Candleriggs. 7.30pm. £4.50—£ I550 (£3.50) from 287 55l l. Jaime Laredo will be both conducting and displaying his violin playing prowess with works by Mendelssohn. Haydn. Dvorak and Mozart.
I Promise Of Spring Kilmardinny House. Bearsden. 7.45pm. £6 (£3). Info on Ol 31 478 7050. A reflection on the life of Marie Curie through poetry. readings and the music of Chopin among others. Murray McLachlan will be at the piano. with the proceeds helping the Marie Curie Cancer Care‘s Flowering of Scotland Appeal. The show goes on the road throughout the country until July - for details of the itinerary. call the above number.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Telephone Choir London Road Church. Easter Road. 7.30pm. £4. Info on 332 2758. See Thu I6.
SATURDAY 18
Glasgow
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 7.30pm. £8—£2l from 287 551 I. Conductor David Shallon and the RSNO repeat their acclaimed performacc of Kodaly‘s I’m/mus Htmgurit'iis as well as Bartok‘s Vin/u Curtt‘c'rm and Dvorak‘s classic .S't'mp/tmrv N0 9 ( 'New World').
Edir'burgh
I A. .adne Aut Naxos Festival Theatre. Nicolson Street. 529 6000. 7. I5pm. £9—£45.5() (£7—£42.50). See Thu I6.
I Savoyard Orchestra Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 20I9 (credit card hotline 667 7776). 7.45pm. £7 (£5). Proceeds of this concert will be to the benefit of the Scottish Musicians' Benevolent Fund. with the Savoyard performing suites by Bizet and Sibelius and the orchestral work ofArthur Sullivan.
Glenrothes
I Glenrothes Choral Society Rothes Halls. Rothes Square. 0l592 6l2l2l. 7.30pm. £7.50 (£6). The society's 2Ist birthday celebrations are made special with pieces by Pergolesi. Mozart and John Rutter.