MUSIC folk & world
FOLK RESIDENCIES: GLASGOW. THURSDAYS
I Park Bar Argyle Street. 339 I7 I5. 9pm. Free. Martin Pottinger and Co. I Molly Malones Hope Street. 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Live bands.
Fridays
I Molly Malones Hope Street. 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I lock Tamson's Byres Road. 8pm. Free. Live Celtic bartds.
I O'Neill's Queen Street. 8pm. Free. Irish theme ptib with live tttusic.
I Finnegan's Wake St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 33‘) I7I5. 9pm. Free. Highland bar
with live rtttistc.
Saturdays
I Tolbooth Saltmarket. 8.30pm. Free. Live singers.
I Molly Malones Hope Street. 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Irish theme ptrb. Live bands.
I lock Tamson's Byres Road. 8pm. Free. Live Celtic bands.
I O'Neill's Queen Street. 9pm. Free. Irish theme ptib with live rrttrsic.
I Finnegan’s Wake 7‘) St Vincent Street. 248 498‘). ‘)pm. Free. Irislt theme pub. Live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 33‘) I7I5. 9pm. Free. Famous Higltlartder's bar. Live groups.
Sundays
I Doctor Browns Queen Street. 221 9330. 3pm. Free. The Bloody Sarks play traditional Scottish.
I Molly Malones Hope Street. 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Live bands.
I Wintersgills Great Western Road. 9pm. Free. The Average Folk Band.
I Lismore Bar l)timbarton Road. 9pm. Free. Traditional music session.
I Finnegan's Wake 7‘) St Virtcettt Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme ptib. Live bands.
I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Session.
I Blues Band Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 868 I. 3.30—5.30pm. Free.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 33‘) l7l5. 9pm. Free. Informal Highland music.
Mondays
I Molly Malones Hope Street. 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Irislt theme ptrb. Live bands.
I Clutha Vaults Stockwell Street. 9pm.
Free. Session.
Tuesdays
I Dolphin Bar l)timbartort Road. Partick. 9pm. Free. Folkatiort.
I Molly Malones Hope Street. 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 33‘) I7l5. 9pm. Free. Highland music session.
I O'Neill's Queen Street. 8.30pm. Free. Live bartds.
I .linty McGinty's Ashton Lane. Byres Road. 9pm. Free.
Wednesdays
I Molly Malones Hope Street. 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Tolbooth Saltittarket. 9pm. Free. Live folk groups.
I lock Tamson's Byres Road. 9pm. Free. Live celtic bartds.
I Finnegan's Wake 7‘) Sr Vincettt . Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bartds.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 33‘) I7 I5. 9pm. Free. Highland music.
EDINBURGH
Thursdays
I Noble's Bar Constitution Street. Leith. 8pm. Free. Peter Rowath Party Pieces. ()pen stage. Information 07050 I69684.
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I Antiquary Bar St Stephen‘s Street. Stockbridge. 9pm. Free. Open folk session.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 223 275 I. 9pm. Session. Free.
I O'Neill's South Bridge. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 38 I6. 9pm-2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
Fridays
I The Hebrides Market Street. 220 42I3. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I 0' Neill's South Bridge. I0pni. Free. Live Irish-themed music.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 38 I6. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Alan Hunter and Friends Writer-too Buffet. Waterloo Place. 556 7597. 9pm. Free.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 275 l. 9pm. Free. Scots/Irish session.
I Thistle Hotel Manor Place. 225 6 I44. 9pm—midnight. Free. Live Scottish music.
Saturdays
I Shore Music The Shore Bar. Shore. Leith. 225 275 I. 9pm. Free. Folk instrumental music.
I Traditional Session The ’I‘trss. lliglt Street. 8pm. Free.
I The Hebrides Market Street. 220 42I3. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I O'Neill's South Bridge. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Biddy Milligan's Crrassmarket. 220 I246. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I Scruffy Murphy’s George I\‘ Bridge. 225 I68l.‘)pm. Free. Live Irish music.
I Finnegan's Wake \"tclot'ta Street. 22o 38 I6. ‘)pttt—2aitt. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Whistle Binkies Nitttrry Street. 557
5l l4. I().3()pttt—late. Free. l.r\e roots/folk bartds.
I Ensign Ewart Lawrttttar'ket. top of High Street. 225 7440. 9pm. Free. |.i\e folk singers.
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 225 3656. 9pm. Free. Accordion music iii the bar.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free. Informal session.
Sundays
I Sandy Brechin and Friends linsrgn Iiwart. laiw'rtittarket. top of Iliglt Street. 225 7440. ‘)—l lprtt. Free. .-\ccordronrst rrt art open session.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 275 l. Afternoon from Iptit. Free. Session III the famous folk ptrb.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 22o 38 I6. ‘)pm—2am. Free. Irish tltettte pttb with live music.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 3pm. Free. Andy Chung: I0pm-late. Informal music upstairs and downstairs.
Mondays
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. Bio 38 I6. ‘)pm—2ant. Free. Irislt theme ptrb with live music. '
I Fiddler's Arms (it‘asstttitt'kcl. 22‘) 2665. 9pm. Free. instrumental session.
Tuesdays
. SESSIOH Sttlttl} Bell's. l‘tttt'c‘sl Road. 225 275I. 9pm. Free.
I O'Neill's South Bridge. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pttb. I.I\c‘ bands.
I Finnegan's Wake Viclttt'ta Street. 22o 3816. ‘)pm—2ant. Free. Irish theme pttb with live music.
I Green Tree Cowgate. 225 I294. 9pm. Free. Instrumental. mainly Irish.
Wednesdays
I Folk Session Village Inn. South Forth Street. 478 78I0. 9pm. Free.
I Sandy BEII'S Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Session. Free.
I The Shore Bar The Sltore. I.eitlt. 553 5080. 9pm. Free. Session.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 22o 38 I6. 9pm—2atn. Free. li'tsli theme ptrb 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 24
Glasgow I Competition RSAMI). I00 Rertfr'ew Street. 332 5057. Illant. Free. The Bach
Prize Competition for the keyboard and the Dunbar-Gerber Chamber Music Prize Competition.
I The Laigh Trio Stakis (jr-ost error Hotel. (Jrcat Western Road. 2.30pm. £5.50 (£5l. Step back rrt trntc to the golden age of the lidwat'diart l’alitt Court. as the trio perform works by Iilgar. Kreisler. Bocchet'rnr and Tosellr. Ticket price includes afternoon tea. Part of tltc West Iind Festival.
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Proms — The Planets Roy-til Concert Hall. 2 Sauchieltall Street. 287 55 l l. 7.3(lpttt. £3.50 r£2l r£3.5l) »£8t. Not for the faint-hearted. this grant of a concert features two eyplosive works that are guaranteed to get the adrenaline flow rrtg. Conducted by (Main Arwel lltrghes. tlte orchestra present lilgar's [in/cum lirrrtrlrmry artd Ilolst's ’l'lrt' I’M/rely, w'ttlt tltc Ladies of tire RS.\'() (‘ltortis ltelprrtg bring matters to a close.
I Traditional Music Concert RSASII). Illtl Rertfrew Street. 332 5057 7. 30pm. Free. Recently corttposed rtrrtes aitd songs front Ilte Scots artd (iaelrc traditions performed by students of the B.-\ (Scottish .\Itrsrc r course.
I A Midsummer Opera Gala (‘ottrer Theatre. 93 llyitdlartd Street. 357 3868. 7.30pm. £ | 2 r£l0i. ()pera ()n A Shoestring giye their soloists a rtrgltt off. arid ptrt their sryteen-sri‘ong chorus Irrrnly in the spotlight for this West lirtd l'estryal concert. Featuring a w ell-chosen IIII\ of dramatic attd ligltt pieces. the programme features Wagner‘s /)re Hit/Arne arid I)” /-'/r<'.et'nt/t'r Hul/u/rt/t'r. ()llt'llliitchS Irv ('uirlt'y tl'HH/flrrtrrrlr. \ct'tli‘s // 'I'ror'trrun' plus escerpts frortt .\Iascagni's ('tti'r'l/t'rrtr It’rtsI/t (IIIII. Joining the chorus arc Scottish ()pera soloists I)ororhy Is'mg. .-\ll\ttlt Barton .rrtd Robert Crow e.
I Laurelin String Quartet ()hrorrrot. 372 (ireut Western Road. 33‘) ‘)IT7 9pm Free An unusual pttb residency from this quarter. who play art accessible selection of tunes lrortt across tlte classical spectrum
Edinburgh
I Community Choral Society of Myrtle Beach SI (illt‘s (ittlltc'tllal. Rttyttl Mile. 225 9442. I2. I5piit. I‘t'ee. -\ lunchtimeconcert front this South Carolina cltotr.
Glasgow
I Massed Bands Spectacular t‘rytre .-\trdrtor'turtt. I'rrtttreston Quay. 28" 7"" LXPII L l 5.5” l {7.5” {I l.5lll ('tttltt‘c‘l'c‘tl by Jimmy Logan. this charity concert features traditional rttrlttary music as well as big band ttrttes attd songs front the \VL'SI lilttl \llt)\\ s
I Competition RS.~\.\II). rrro Rettft cw Street. 332 5057. Illarn. Free The (ioyet‘rtoi's' Recital Prr/e Cotttpetrtrori for brass.
I Glasgow Gospel Choir \y‘erltrrgtorr Chttt'clt. l'rtrverstty .-\\entrc. 334 0454 7.30pm. Donations \yelcortte. .-\ spiritually uplifting evening of gospel. ntuclr of which has a strong African element.
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Proms - Spanish Extravaganza Royal Concert Hall. 2 Satrcltrehall Street. 28" 55l l. 7,30pm. £3.50 £2! (£3.50 £8 5th. .-\s tlte I‘I‘N Pr'ortts draw to a close. conductor Martin Yates takes you on a Mediterranean iottittey e\plortng the work of tltc great Spanish composer's (iurtarisr Craig ()gden iorns tlte orchestra for
Rodrigo‘s ('oncr't'rlo (It‘ .‘ll‘clII/Ilt‘C. irt a programme which also features Chabrier‘s [iv/mutt. Ruvel's‘ Rti/tsot/tt' lis‘ptrgito/e. Rimsky-Korsakoy 's‘ ('tr/n'it't‘r'o lispugnril. .\Ias‘s'eitet's l.(' ('rtl.‘ Bullet .llrtsrt- arid Fttlltt's T/It' I‘lll't't”(.UI'IICI't’l/ Hut.
I Concert For Oboe and Harp Kelvinside Hillhead Church. ()bset'vatorv Road. 334 2788. 7.30pm. Free. Evening
chamber concert as part of the West End
Festival. I A Midsummer Opera Gala (‘ottret-
Theatre. 93 andlartd Street. 357 3868,
7.30pm. £I2 r£|0). See Thu 24.
I Student Concert For Kosovo RSAMI). I00 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm, £6.50 (£4 t. Students front the .-\caderny's Strings Department stage a concert irt aid of Kosovo refugees. with
I works by Tchaikoy sky. Dvorak urtd Iidward
.\lc(itiire ntakirtg an appearattc e. plus tlte no doubt hugely amusing sound of tlte viola section play irtg the hits of ABBA.
Edinburgh
I L nchburg City Schools String
. Orc estra St (,itles' Catltedral. Royal
Mile. 225 9442. I2. I5piit. Free. The orchestra front Virginia. USA give a free lunchtime performance.
I Choirs of Highland Park Presbyterian and Grace Presbyterian Churc St (iiles' Cathedral. Royal Mile. 225 9442. 7.30pm. Free. The two visiting Texan cliorrs perform the international preritiet'e of Stephen Paultis's The Spirit TIN/I Sch ("y I'.I'(’('.
I Edinburgh Quartet Stockbridgc
Parish Church. Sase—Cobtrrg Street. 667 7776. 7.30pm. £9 r £6.50). The second in tlte rrtnoy atrve ()ttartet's serres of ‘.\Itdstintrttcr Classics. features .‘ylo/ar't‘s ertrrlt'l III I)’ [It/t. Debussy ‘s Quartet/1H} Irtrritrr‘ artd l)yorak's (jittrrit'l III I' Mitt/or “Ii/re .-Irrrr'rrr rm '.
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Glasgow
I The New Scottish Saxophone Quartet St Francis Centre. 405 Cumberland Street. (iorbals. 445 4‘)4I Nomi-lpttt. Free. A mixed prograrttrtte of classics and cortterttporary from this
talertted corttpany'. playing everything
frotn baroque to Broadway.
I Matthew Smith and Anne
Chaurand Wellington Clturclt. I'itryersrty Avenue. 334 0454. 2pm. Donations w elcortte. New /.ealand born Srnrtlt rsayopltonet and French guitarist (‘hatrrartd Itave botlt adopted Scotlartd as their Itorite arid make a lively contribution to the Scottish music scene This afternoon they pet'for'ttt music by such esotrc cotttposers as Villa Lobos and Pia/lolla. as well as Gershwin arid Faur‘e. I Junior Academy Orchestra RSAMI). I00 Rertfr'ew Street. 332 5057. 3pm. £6.50 r £4 r. Linda ()rtttrston introduces conductor .Iarttes I)ttrrartt artd the orchestra iii a progr'arttrtte of poptrlar ttrrtes frortt filnt artd teley rsron
I Carmen RSAMI). I00 Rettr'rett Street. 332 5057 7. I5piit. £5 r£3r. The passion arid colour of one of the world's most popular operas. sting iii French by RSAXII) students.
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Proms - Last Night Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sattcltrehall Street. 287 55I| 7.30pm. £3.50 £2l r£3.50 £8.50). The tradrtrortal I.tl\/ Are/rt sees a suitably patriotic litte- tip fcattrr'rrtg Arnold‘s St only/t Dom (’\. .\la\\y ell l)u\'tes‘ .«l/r ()I'L/rt't' Ilt't/t/rlre.
it till Sir/trite. .\lacCttrtrt's I.(III(/ ()7 The .llorrrrltrrrr .'\II(/ [he I’lmul. Robert Clttlcott's St u/I/t/r I'D/Ayn”: .Srrrlt’. .\lc(itrrt'c\ '/'/rt' I“rt/t//t’l"\ I‘tIIZ’IIt'H and of course Williarnson/Fahey 's Hort er “I
Sr l'l/(lllt/. It's not all bagpipes arid heather llttyy c'\c'l'. \\ IIlI t\Iil\\L'IIL'l.\ .Ut’t/IIHIIUII 7mm 'lilmry artd Sarttt-Saetts' III/I'IIt/Ilt'llnll trrrt/ Rum/o Ctr/mt r row also on the bill. Conductor ()watn Arwel Hughes is at the batort. w itlt y ioltnrst Tasrmn Little. rite/lo-sopr‘atto I'.lI/;Il)c‘lll McCorrttac‘k. the RS.\'( ) Chorus artd c\-(_'or‘r'res Rortrtre Browne iornrrtg Itrrtt for w ltat promises to be art unforgettable eyerting.
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