nusm jazz
JAZZ continued
SUNDAY 18 Edinburgh I Chroma Jazz Joirtt. 8 Morrison Street. 221 I288. lOpm—3am. £4. See Sun 11. I Monkey Puzzle Trott Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 554 4510. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). US drumnter Paul Mills (ex-George Benson attd Average White Band) combines with Scottish talent Alan Garrie (keyboards). Andy Hunter (guitar) and Steve Harrison (bass) for another breathtaking evening of high energy jazz.
MONDAY 19 Edinburgh I Altered Beats - Phase One Jazz
Joint. 8 Morrison Street. 221 1288. lOpnt—3am. £3. See Mon 12.
TUESDAY 20 -
Edinburgh
I The Dynamic Duo Jazz Joint. 8 Morrison Street. 221 1288. 10pm—3attt. £3. See Tue 13.
Glasgow
I BBC Big Band Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £12.50-£16.50. Kert Bruce introduces the spectacular big bartd sounds of this legendary orchestra. with special guests the RIAS Big Band Berlirt. artd singer Madeline Bell.
Edinburgh
I Cathie Rae’s Jazz Singers' Night Jazz Joint. 8 Morrison Street. 221 1288. 10pnt-3artt. £3. See Wed 14.
THURSDAY 22
Glasgow
I Ryan Quigley Quartet Basement Jazz. Blackfriat's Underground. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9pm. £2. Art up-and- cotnittg Scottish jazz star.
Edinburgh
I Lorraine Desmarais Tio Tron Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 554 4510. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). Described as art ‘active volcano' irt her native Canada. this sensational pianist. renowned for her inventive improvisation. makes her Tron debut backed by Frederic Alarie (bass) attd Camille Belisle (drttttts).
I Paul Towndrow Quintet Jazz Joint. 8 Morrison Street. 221 I288. 10pm-3attt. £4. See Thu 8.
folk & world
listings
Dates listed below are for one-off and ticketed shows. 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 istings compiled by Norman Chalmers.
THURSDAY 8
Glasgow
I Robb Johnston New Dawn Folk Clttb. Queen's Club. Qtteert Street. 221 6381. 8.30pm. £3—£5.
I Vagabonds Scotta Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 9pm. Free.
FRIDAY 9
Glasgow
I The Boys From County Hell Cumbernauld Theatre. Kildrurtt. Cuntbernauld. (11236 732887. 7.45pm. £7 (£4). Glasgow-based Pogues tribute
band.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3144. Doors open 7.30pm. £5. Live bands.
I Ceilidh Dance The Ferry. Clyde
58 THE “ST 8—22 Oct 1998
‘- J <0. . \ f‘ “g
x.5 .. ‘5” :5
A v'"
.s. ‘~ 5
.:.r an“) ' -‘ ,
ans. \0 Awe \ _~‘j¥§‘
s ‘\\\.3\_~\3 g“ .- \- u .. 2‘;
Sonora La Calle salsa away the blues at The Ferry, Glasgow. Thu 15 and Cafe Graffiti, Edinburgh, Fri 16 Oct.
Place. 9pm. £5. Tickets at the venue or iii advance from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511.
Pontouik
I Penicuik Folk Festival Navaar House Hotel. Bog Road. Ittfortttation arid tickets (11968 678 153/610. Ceilidh Dance. 7.30pm. £4. £3. £1. Music front the Bill Richardson Band.
SATURDAY 10
Glasgow
I The Fife/Ceilidh Dance Curttbernauld Theatre. Kildrum. Cumbernauld. 01236 732887. 7.45pm. £7 (£4). Folk. bluegrass and ps chedelia promised.
I Cei idh Dance Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3144. Doors open 7.30pm. £5. Live bands.
Edinburgh
I Maggie Boyle and Frank Kilkelly Tron Folk Club. Trott Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 226 ()931. 9pm. £4 (£3). Qualit ' Irish sottg arid guitar.
I Cei idh Dance Caledonian Brewery. Slateford Road. 449 5414. Doors open 7pm. £6.
Pontcqu
I Penicuik Folk Festival Navaar House Hotel. Bog Road. lnforntatiort arid tickets 01968 678 153/610. Traditional Singing Competition. 2pm. Fiddle Workshop. 3pm. Main concert. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). with bluegrass frottt The Hokutrt Hotshots. contemporary Scots folk tunes frottt Keep It Up. artd the doyert of English folk song. Martin Carthy.
.mrlr— . Glasgow 3 I Amnesty International Fresher's r Fling Queen Margaret Union. University j Gardens. 8pm. £3.50. Music frottt the ; Wild Geese Ceilidh Dance Band. Information ()131 557 2957.
I Rostov Balalaika Folk Ensemble Cottier Theatre. Hyndland Street. 357 3868. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). See Glasgow Tue 20.
Pontcutlt
I Penicuik Folk Festival Navaar House Hotel. Bog Road. Information artd tickets 01968 678 153/610. Soitg concert. 2pm. £4. £3. £1. Gaeldotit’s Artrt Martin. Scots sortg frotrt Maureen Jelks. artd a second set front England‘s Martin Carthy.
Glasgow
I Reigakusha Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Saucltiehall Street. 7.30pm. £10—£6.50. Japanese music. front the 5th Century to Takentitsu' 1973 composition ’In An Autumn Garden‘. played by the country‘s leading traditional. ritual Gakuka orchestra. Part of Big Big ll/nl'lt/ 98
Edinburgh
I Mtiebi Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. Hotlitte 667 7776. 7.45pm. £6 (£4.50). Georgian church music. folk
music arid vocal polyphony.
WEDNESDAY 14
Glasgow
I Weekly Scots Fiddle Workshops Kirtttirtg Park Complex. Cornwall Street. Kittrting Park. 7.30—930pnt. £4 (£1.50). Workshops on Scots arid Cape Breton fiddle styles. for advanced players. beginners attd intermediate levels. Young beginners classes commence earlier in the evening. Information 779 9047.
Edinburgh
I Clive Gregson Edinburgh Folk Club. Pleasartce Theatre Bar. The Pleasartce. 8pm. £4 (£3). Solo rootsy. acoustic show front the celebrated Ettglish guitarist] singer (Richard Thompson Band. Christine Collister).
THURSDAY 15
Glasgow
I Sonora La Calle Ferry. Clyde Place. £8 (£6). 8.30pnt—2atn. Tickets front the Ticket Centre. Cartdleriggs 287 5511. Information frotrt the Cuban Solitlarity Campaign 564 1983. Salsa. son and sortg frortt Cuba's energising dartce masters. I Pete Coe New Dawn Folk Club. Queen‘s Club. Queen Street. 221 6381. 8.30pm. £3—£5. Entertaining multi- irtstrurrtentalist artd singer. a veteran of the English folk scene.
I Vagabonds Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 9pm. Free.
FRIDAY 16
Glasgow
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3144. Doors open 7.30pm. £5. Live hands.
I Ceilidh Dance The Ferry. (‘lytle Place. 552 0588. 9pm. £5. Tickets at tlte venue or iii advance from the Ticket
1 Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511.
i Edinburgh
I Sonora La Calle Cafe Grat‘l‘tti. Mansfield Church. East London Street. 9.30pm-2attt. Tickets £7 (£6). Information 550 3716. Authentic. high- octatte Cuban sort and salsa. See also Glasgow. Thu 15.
SATURDAY 17
i Glasgow
I Vieja Trova Santiaguera ()ltl Fruittttarket. Candleriggs. Ticket Centre box office 287 5511. 8pm. £12.50 (£10.50). See preview for these five tttitslel' stmertts. all httt‘lt before l‘)l(). Astonishing. joyful ('uban tttustc. Ticket holders get free entry to the Ilavatta Salsa club on the Renfrew Ferry. Part of Big Big Wrn'lt/ 98
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3144. Doors open 7.30pm. £5. Live bands.
Edinburgh
I Roy Harper Belle Angele. Hastie's Close. Cowgate. Doors open 7pm. Early show. £8 (£6). Tickets from Virgin.
Princes Street or frottt Jurtiper Promotions 623 0168. Cult 60s/70s acoustic songwriter.
I Pete Coe Tron Folk Club. Trort Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 2260931. 9pm. £4 (£3). Top Ettglish singer artd titttlti-instrurtterttalist. See Glasgow. Thu 15.
I Ceilidh Dance Caledonian Brewery. Slateford Road. 449 5414. Doors open 7pm. £6.
th9
I Songs and Singing 1998 Upper Town Hall. Auchtermuchty. All-day event focusing on ‘Songs From the Traveller Traditions'. includes lectures frottt 10am. film footage of Lizzie Higgins. the Stewarts of Blair and others. arid art evening Ballad competition. Information and tickets 01337 828516.
SUNDAY 18
Glasgow
I Capercaillie/Lunasa ()Id Fruittttarket. Candleriggs. Ticket Centre box office 287 551 1. 8pm. £12.50 (£10.50). North African sirtgers Hijas Del Sol join the glossy Celtic bartd irt a live reprise of their Beautiful Wasteland alburtt collaboration. Also a set from exceptional Irish. all-instrumental. all-star band Lunasa. See Music preview. Part of Big Big World 98
Edinburgh
j I Russian Folk Songs Bar Kalinka.
Hertdersott Street. Leith. 1.30—4pm. Free. Russian singer Elena in the only Russian bar in Scotland. with a range of vodkas artd authentic food available all day. Information 331 2502.
Q I Songs and Ballads The Tass. High
Street. 2--5pnt. Free. Singing session iii the afternoon. instrumental music trtto the evening.
' MONDAY 19
Glasgow
I Ivan Drever and Duncan Chisholm Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. Ticket Centre box office 287 5511. 8pm. £7.50 (£6). The core of Wolfstone. duetting on fiddle. guitar artd
; vocals. Part of Big Big World 98’
I
TUESDAY 20
Glasgow
I Balalaika Folk Ensemble Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. Ticket Centre box office 287 5511. 8pm.
£5 (£3.50). From Glasgow's twin city of
Rostov-on-Don. a welcome return to the
costumed. talented troupe of singers.
dancers and virtuoso instrurttentalists. Not just halalaikas - apart from the various sizes. irtcludirtg bass versions of the traditional three-stringed Russiart triartgle. they also have a stunning accordionist. Part of Big Big World 96’
WEDNESDAY 21
5 Glasgow
I Alvin Youngblood Hart Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Saucltiehall Street.