MUSIC folk & world
FOLK & WORLD: TUE 9 MAR continued
ltvmgston
I Latin Dance Workshops Howden Park Centre. Information and booking. 0l506 433634. Beginners 6.30pm. Experienced dancers 7.30pm. Workshops last one hour.
WEDNESDAY 10 '
Glasgow
I Weekly Scots Fiddle Workshops Kinning Park Complex. Cornwall Street. Kinning Park. 7.3()—9,3()pm. £4 (£ l .50). Workshops on Scots and Cape Breton fiddle styles. for advanced players. beginners and intermediate levels. Young beginners classes commence earlier in the evening. Information 779 9047.
Edinburgh
I Handsel Edinburgh Folk Club. Pleasance Theatre Bar. The Pleasance. 650 2349. 8pm. £4 (£3). Children free. Elder statesmen Brian Miller and Gavin Livingstone with comparatively new faces Fiona Ross and Sharon Hassan bring you an evening ofstrong instrumental work and even stronger singing. tnostly rooted in the Scots tradition.
I Folk Session Village Inn. South Forth Street. 478 78“). 9pm. Free.
THURSDAY 11
Glasgow
I Gordon Tyrell New Dawn Folk Club. Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3 I44. 8.30pm. £3—£5. Admired Irish singer and songwriter.
Ltvmgston
I Come All Ye llowden Park Centre. All-comers folk song/instrumental session. Xpttt. Free.
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FRIDAY 12
Glasgow
I Highlanders' Institute Ceilidh Dance Henry Wood Hall. Claremont Street. I0pm—2am. No admission after midnight. £6. Tickets 776 66222 or 956 6248. Aitreabh nan Gaidheal presents Donnie and Diane‘s Highland Ceilidh Dance Band.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3 I44. Doors open 7.30pm. £5. Live bands.
I Ceilidh Dance The Ferry. Clyde Place. 55.2 0588. 9pm. £5. Tickets at the venueor in advance from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 55l l.
Edinburgh
I Amnesty International Ceilidh Dance Assembly Rooms. George Street. 220 4349. 8pm. £7 (£5). Tickets also from 557 2957. Music from the Belle Star Band. Part of [Edinburgh ()in' Wm'lc/ Fest i t 11/ .
Livingston
I Ivan Drever And Duncan Chisholm Howden Park Centre. Information and booking. 0|506 433634. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). Singer/songwriter and fiddler from Wolfstone.
SATURDAY 13
Glasgow
I Glasgow Gospel Choir Coiiier‘s. Hyndland Street. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). With special guests '/.uba performing Afro/Caribbean reggae. Information 339 9261.
I Ceilidh Dance Ri\erside Club. Fm Street. 248 3 I44. Doors open 7.30pm. £5. l.ive bands.
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Eimear Quinn won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1996 and swiftly returned to university. Now she's banding in her library card and returning to live per- formance as part of the Celtic Flame tour, a showcase of 'The best in Irish tra- ditional and country music’ which calls at the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow on Mon 15 Nov. Eimear joins fellow performers Mary Black, the Donal Lunny Band, Sharon Shannon and Luka Bloom.
Street. noon—4pm. Stalls. Workshops. Dance and Children‘s Events. mostly free. but a small charge for the Egyptian and African dance workshops. Information 556 044i . Part of Edinburgh One World
Fest i t 't l/ .
I Andrew White And Brendan Power Tron Folk Club. Tron Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 226 093l. 9pm. £5 (£4). New to Scotland but well-known. and highly rated in the Antipodes and America. White is a top-notch acoustic guitar player. here joined by an old pal who's showing some promise! on the mouth organ.
I Lizzard Lounge Birthday Party Cafe Graffiti. Mansfield Church. East London Street. l0pm—2am. Tickets £9. Dl's. special guests plus the Lizzard Big Band help celebrate two years!
Glasgow
I Celtic Flame Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Stree . 287 55l l. Tickets also 0870 7300247. 7.30pm. £22.50 (£20). Big shamrock event brings the ever-popular singer
Mary Black. a quick return (they played Celtic Connections) for the powerful Donal Lunny Band featuring dazzling accordion player Sharon Shannon. and contemporary stars Eimear Quinn and Christy Moore‘s brother I.uka Bloom.
Edinburgh
I Battlefield Band Brunton Theatre. ivlusselburgh. 665 2240. 7.30pm. £l0 (£6). The boys take time off from the
recording slttdio to play a local gig.
TUESDAY 16
Edinburgh
I Stars of Bluegrass Pleasance Cabaret Bar. The Pleasance. 8pm. £7 (£6). Tickets in advance. and information from 66l 2016. Direct from the US. legendary Muleskinner and Bill Munroe banjoist Bill Keith with top singer Sharon Cort. bassist Walden Dahl and mandolin picker Tom Corbett in New River Ranch.
WEDNESDAY 17
Glasgow I Tim 0’ Brian And Darrell Scott Sloanes. Argyle Arcade. Argyll Street.
2 8pm. Information 942 604 l. Top class
Bluegrass. New Country songs and multi- instrumental talent from The States.
I Weekly Scots Fiddle Workshops Kinning Park Complex. Cornwall Street. Kinning Park. 7.30—9.30pm. £4 (£l.50). \\'orkshops on Scots and Cape Breton fiddle styles. for advanced players. beginners and intermediate levels. Young beginners classes commence earlier in the evening. Information 779 9047.
Edinburgh
‘ I Stairheid Gossip Edinburgh Folk
Club. Pleasance Theatre Cabaret Bar. The Pleasance. 8pm. £5. £4 (£3) children free. The all-women. all-vocal group stravaig through various styles.
THURSDAY 18
3 Glasgow
I Ian Bruce New Dawn Folk Club. Ri\ct'.\ltlc‘ Club. Fox Street. 248 3 I44. 8.30pm. £3-—£5. The big belter of a voice back by popular demand.