MUSIC folk & world
FOLK: EDINBURGH MON 29 MAR cont.
drawing-room. while Fat Hen. with harpist Wendy Stewart. are distinctly feral - using abotrt a dozen instruments. including waldzither and euphonium. tunes picked up at home or abroad. and three part vocals to produce an original. playful music. Part of the [Lt/Hiblll'g/l Harp Festival. see Fri 26.
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I Latin Dance Workshops Howden Park Centre. Information and booking. 01506 433634. Beginners 6.30pm. Experienced dancers 7.30pm. Workshops last one hour.
TUESDAY 30 Edinburgh I Alison Kinnaird and Christine Primrose Pleasance Theatre. The Pleasance. 7pm. £7 (£5). Leading Gaelic singer Primrose. accompanied on gut- strtrrtg harp and wire-string clarsach by one of Scotland‘s best-known harpists. and an authority on the instrument‘s history. Part of the IL'rli/i/mre/r Harp Festival. see Fri 26.
WEDNESDAY 31
Glasgow
I Weekly Scots Fiddle Workshops Kinning Park Complex. Cornwall Street. Kinrrirrg Park. 7.30—9.30pm. £4 (£1.50). 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.
I Lorna Brooks Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 9pm. Free. Talented. jazzy singer.
Edinburgh
I Anne-Marie 0' Farrell and Calluna Pleasance Theatre. The Pleasance. 7pm. £7 (£5). Technical innovator on the harp. composer. teacher and soloist. ()' Farrell is at the leading edge of Irish harp music. Calluna are an established quartet — now with cellist/singer Wendy Weatherby — who perform thoughtful arrangements of traditional and original music using harp. flute and fiddle. Part of the Edinburgh Harp I’evrir'al. see Fri 26.
I Harp Festival Farewell Ceilidh Pleasance Cabaret Bar. The Pleasance. 8.30pm. £4. Dance music from The Thtrnderdogs. Part of the lit/i/r/mre/r Harp Festival. see Fri 26.
I Edinburgh Folk Club Closed for the Harp Festival.
Glasgow
I Matt Armour New Dawn Folk Club. Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3144. 8.30pm. £3—£5. Influential. much- admired ‘folk’ songwriter front Fife.
Edinburgh
I Shoots And Roots Opening Concert Pleasarrce Theatre. The Pleasance. 7.30pm. £9. £8 (£6). Tickets from Queens Hall. 668 2019. The old Iidinburglr Folk Festival downsized and renamed. with ace guitarist lair Carr accompanying Poo/.ies's accordion star Karen Tweed; Jim Malcolm taking the vocal lead ofthe ()Id Blind Dogs. and emerging US singer/songwriter and guitarist Ina May Wool.
I Kick Pleasance Cabaret Har. 10.30pm. £6 (£4). Tickets from Queen‘s Hall. 668 2019. Young six- piece Scots/Irish band led by Deaf Shepherd fiddler Clare McLaughlin. Part of S/rmrls aml Rim/s
I Simon Thoumire Pleasance Cabaret Bar. Pleasance. Midnight. Free with Shoots and Roots clttb or concert ticket. The concertina playing musician-in- residence hosts a session every night.
I Shoots and Roots Club Pleasance Main Bar. Free with concert ticket. Club ticket after 7pm. £2; after 10pm. £3; after I lprn. £5.
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folk&world
residencies
The followin details are for regular free weekly ates: see main listings for one-off or ticketed shows. Gigs are listed b city, then by day. Residencies will be listed, provided t at u -to-date details are supplied to us. Fol 8r World Residencies listings are compiled by Norman Chalmers.
Thursdays
I O‘Neills Kilrnarnock Road. Shawlands. 9pm. Free. Irish theme bar. Live bands.
I Finnegan's Wake St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Martin Pottirrger and Co.
Fridays
I lock Tamson’s Byres Road. 8pm. Free. Live Celtic bands.
I O'Neill's Queen Street. 8pm. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Finnegan's Wake St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Park Bar Arger Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 l7 l5. 9pm. Free. Highland bar with live music.
I Molly Malone’s Hope Street. 8pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live music.
Saturdays
I Tolbooth Saltmarket. 8.30pm. Free. Live singers.
I lock Tamson's Byres Road. 8pm. Free. Live Celtic bands.
I O'Neill's Queen Street. 9pm. 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 Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 17 I5. 9pm. Free. Famous Highlantler's bar. Live groups.
Sundays
I Wintersgills Great Western Road. 9pm. Free. The Average Folk Band.
I Lismore Bar Dtrrnbarton Road. 9pm. Free. Traditional music session.
I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Iriin theme pub. Live bands.
I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Session.
I Blues Band Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30—5.30pm. Free.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Informal Highland music.
Mondays
I Molly Malone's Hope Street. 9pm. Free. Live bands.
I Clutha Vaults Stockwell Street. 9pm. Free. Session.
Tuesdays
I Dolphin Bar Dumbarton Road. Partick. 9pm. Free. Folkation.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Highland music session.
I O'Neill's Queen Street. 8.30pm. Free. Live bands.
I linty McGinty's Ashton Lane. Byrcs Road. 9pm. Free. Carrrhanaclt.
Wednesdays
I Tolbooth Saltmarket. 9pm. Free. Live folk groups.
I lock Tamson's Hyrcs Road. 9pm. Free. Live Celtic bands.
I Finnegan's Wake 7‘) St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Highland music.
EDINBURGH
Thursdays I Antiquary Bar St Stephen's Street.
Stockbridge. 9pm. Free. Open folk session.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Session. Free.
I O'Neill's South Bridge. 9pm. Free. Irish theme ub. Live bands.
I Tron Cei idh House Hunter Square. High Street. 226 0931. 9pm. Free. Informal session.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
Fridays
I Susie's Diner West Nicolson Street. 7—9pm. Graeme McDonald sings from Nick Drake to Blur. Dylan. Doors. Celtic and Country.
I The Hebrides Market Street. 220 4213. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I 0' Neill's South Bridge. 10pm. Free. Live Irish-themed music.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm-2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Alan Hunter and Friends Waterloo Buffet. Waterloo Place. 556 7597. 9pm. Free.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Free. Scots/Irish session.
I Thistle Hotel Manor Place. 225 6144. 9pm—midnight. Free. Live Scottish music.
Saturdays
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 4213. 9pm. Free. Live music,
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. 226 0931. 3pm. Free. Instrumental folk session.
I O'Neill's South Bridge. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Biddy Mllligan’s Grassrnarket. 220 1246. 9 in. Free. Live music.
I Scruffy Murphy's George 1V Bridge. 225 1681. 9pm. Free. Live Irish music. I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Whistle Binkies Niddry Street. 557 51 I4. 10.30pm—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 Song Session The Tass. High Street. 3pm. Free.
I Sandy Brechin and Friends Ensign Ewan. Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 225 7440. 9—1 lprn. Free. Accordionist in an open session.
I Sandy Bell‘s Forrest Road. 225 2751. Afternoon from lprrr. Free. Session in the famous folk trb.
I Finnegan 5 Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 3pm. Free. Andy Chung; 10pm—Iate. Informal music upstairs and downstairs.
Mondays
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 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. 2260931. 9pm. Free. Session.
Tuesdays
I Session Sandy Bell‘s. Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Free.
I O'Neill's South Bridge. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. 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 Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 226 0931. Informal live acoustic session most nights.
Wednesdays
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Session. Free.
I The Shore Bar The Shore. Leith. 553 5080. 9pm. Free. Session.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 226 0931. Informal live acoustic music most nights.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
classical &
opera listings
Performances will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least eight days before publication. Classical listings compiled by Kelly Apter.
THURSDAY 18
Glasgow
I Uni-Son John McIntyre Hall. University Avenue. 330 4092. 1.10pm. Free. The Glasgow University Music Department-affiliated contemporary ensemble presents a programme of new works from living composers.
I Masterclass RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 2pm. Free. Philip Dukes directs a viola masterclass.
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £8—£2l. Pianist Dmitri Alexeev lends his dazzling keyboard skills to the RSNO’s performance ochIraikovsky's Piano Concerto No 2. with conductor Alexander Lazarev also at the baton for Shostakovich's Svmp/rmrv No 5.
I Princess Ida Mitchell Theatre. 6 Granville Street. 0141 287 5511. 7.30pm. £5—£10. The Savoy Club present Gilbert and Sullivan's light opera.
I The Pirates Of Penzance King's Theatre. 297 Bath Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £5—£23.50. Jttx! (Inm/ l’rieltils star Paul Nicholas plays the Pirate King in this up-dated version of the Gilbert and Sullivan classic.
I Strathclyde University Concert Band 8: BA Applied Musrc Brass Ensemble Barorty Hall. Cathedral Square. 287 5511. 8pm. £5 (£2.50—£4). The band and ensemble perform a programme of French music. featuring Poulenc's .S‘mratujor Horn. Trumpet am! TI'UIIIINHIU.
I Laurelin Quartet ()blotnov. 372 Great Western Road. 339 9177. 9-1 lprn. Free. A weekly residency from this string quartet. playing accessible classical music from around the world.
Edinburgh
I Chinook Clarinet Quartet Ian Tomlin School Of Music. Napier University Craiglrouse. 455 6280. 1.15pm. Free. The quartet perform Smetana's Dance Of'l‘lre Comet/tans. Kenneth Wilson's I'ill'iuliultx ()n A Theme ()f‘l’agarrini and works by Henri Tornasi arid Damien Harron.
I Edinburgh Grand Opera Festival Theatre. 13—29 Nicolson Street. 529 6000. 7.15pm. £5—£l8. Iidinburgh Grand Opera present one of the most popular double-bills in opera — Pietro Mascagni's Sicilian tale of seduction and betrayal. Cara/[aria Ruslit'ana and Ruggiero Leoncavallo‘s look at the destructive power of jealousy. I l’rreliat'i.
lrvrngston
I West Lothian Schools Ensembles Howden Park Centre. 01506 433634. 7.30pm. £4 (£2). Over 400 pupils from throughout West Lothian perform a range of concerts in a variety of musical styles including guitar. percussion and brass ensembles.