player create a new synthesis. Part of Big Big World 1999.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Songwriter's Showcase The Tron, Hunter’s Square, High Street. 9pm. £1. Information 657 3702. Weekly event. To book an open-mic spot arrive at 8.30pm.
WEDNESDAY 27
Glasgow
I Big Bill Morganfield The Ferry, Clyde Quay. 8pm. £9.50 (£7.50). Ticket Centre box office 287 5511. Black blues singer and guitarist with an impeccable pedigree - he’s the son of Muddy Waters. Part of Big Big World 1999.
I Weekly Scots Fiddle Workshops Kinning Park Complex, Cornwall Street, Kinning Park. 7.30—9.30pm. Workshops on Scots and Cape Breton fiddle styles, for advanced players, beginners and intermediate levels. Young beginners classes commence earlier in the evening. Step Dance class from 6—7.15pm. Information 779 9047.
Edinburgh
I Artisan Edinburgh Folk Club, Pleasance Theatre Bar, The Pleasance, 650 2349. 8pm. £5/£4 (£3) children free.
THURSDAY 28 Glasgow
I Trio Adel Salameh CCA, Sauchiehall Street. 9pm. £8 (£6). Ticket Centre box office 287 5511. Arab-Jewish harmony breaks out in Glasgow. Palestinian oud (Arab lute) virtuoso Salameh is joined by Israeli bendir (bodhran) drummer Asaf Sinkis and Algerian singer Naziha Azzouzi in a fusion of cultural forms. Part of Big Big World 1999.
I Robbie McIntosh Band The Ferry, Clyde Quay. 8pm. £8.50 (£6.50). World- class lead guitarist and session star (Paul McCartney, Pretenders, Cher, Celine Dion, Phil Collins) in his own classy country rock/roots showcase. Ticket Centre box office 287 5511. Part of Big Big World 1999.
I lordanhill Celtic Festival Toby’s Bar, Jordanhill College, South Brae Drive. 7.30pm. £3 (£2). lnforrnation 0788 7742959. Last Tram Tae Auchenshoogle, Hamnavoe, Rattler’s Bite, McGlumphy’s Bucket, and Maeve and Oma Gilchrist in the first evening of a new, two-night event. Free Music Workshops at 2pm (booking required). See Fri 29.
I Open Stage New Dawn Folk Club, Riverside Club, Fox Street, 248 3144. 8.30pm. £3—£5.
FRIDAY 29
Glasgow
I Bobby Matos Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs. 8pm. £12.50 (£10.50). Ticket Centre box office 287 5511. Explosive, danceable, sophisticated latin jazz with timbales player Matos leading his sextet from the front. Nuclear salsa. With the Bugalu Foundation and Casa Latina DJ. Part of Big Big World 1999. I Jordanhill Celtic Festival Toby’s Bar, Jordanhill College, South Brae Drive. 7.30pm. £3 (£2). lnfonnation 0788 7742959. MacUmba, ltchy Fingers, Mhairi Thompson and Wee Toni’s Session. Free Music Workshops at 2pm (bookin required). See Thu 28.
I Ceili h Dance The Ferry, Clyde Place, 287 2000. 9pm. £5.50. Tickets at the venue or in advance from the Ticket Centre, Candleriggs, 227 5511.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club,-Fox Street, 248 3144. Doors open 7.30pm. £5. Live bands.
SATURDAY 30 Glasgow I Yungchen Lharno CCA, Sauchiehall Street. 9pm. £10 (£8). Ticket Centre box office 287 5511. Thestill heart of Tibetan traditional music. Austere, sometimes, but her voice is always emotionally engaging. Part of Big Big World 1999.
I Mary Coughlan Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs. 8pm. £14 (£12). Ticket Centre box office 287 5511. Coughlan wraps herself up in a song, her lrish heart and her blues soul seeking its meaning, and enjoying every melancholy minute. Part of Big Big World 1999.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club, Fox Street, 248 3144. Doors open 7.30pm. £5. Live bands.
Edinburgh
I Guid Crack Club Waverley Upstairs, St Mary’s Street. 10pm. £2.50. Storytelling club presents a Hallowe’en Night with the greatest traveller tale- teller in Scotland, Duncan Williamson. I Green Party Ceilidh Dance Portobello Town Hall, Portobello High Street. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). lnforrnation and tickets 337 5227. Music from the Belle Star Band.
I ALP Hallowe'en Ceilidh Dance Gorgie Memorial Hall, Westfield Road. 7.30pm. £6 (£4), children under 12, £1. Fancy Dress. Bar. Food. Music from Cat Melodeon.
I Village India Ceilidh Dance Southside Community Centre, Nicolson Street. 8pm. £6 (£4.50). Fund-raiser for village reconstruction. lnforrnation and tickets 313 3099. Music from the Bella McNab Danoe Band.
I Life Training Scotland Hallowe'en Ceilidh Dance Caledonian Brewery, Slateford Road. 7.30pm. £6.50. Tickets and information 665 3456/557 0808. Music from the Thunderdogs Ceilidh Band.
Livmgston
I Sangsters Howden Park Centre, 01506 433634. 8pm. £5 (£3). Highly accomplished, maturely-voiced Fife foursome specialising in Scots song in harmony.
SUNDAY 31 Glasgow I Yothu Yindi Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs. 10pm. £11.50 (£9.50). Wild walkabout grooves from the established band who took Australia by storm, using aboriginal traditions, instruments, song and dance and powerfully incorporating white Australian rock licks and musicians. Ticket Centre box office 287 5511. Part of Big Big World 1999.
TUESDAY 2 Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Songwriter's Showcase The Tron, Hunter’s Square, High Street. 9pm. £1. Information 657 3702. Weekly event. To book an open-mic spot arrive at 8.30pm.
WEDNESDAY 5
Glasgow
I Weekly Scots Fiddle Workshops Kinning Park Complex, Cornwall Street, Kinning Park. 7.30—9.30pm. Workshops on Scots and Cape Breton fiddle styles, for advanced players, beginners and intermediate levels. Young beginners classes commence earlier in the evening. Step Dance class from 6—7.15pm. Information 779 9047.
Edinburgh
I Isaac Guillory Edinburgh Folk Club, Pleasance Theatre Bar, The Pleasance, 650 2349. 8pm. £5/£4 (£3) children free. Spectacular guitarist and fine singer. Born in Cuba, raised in the US and at home with the finest fret players in the world.
THURSDAY 4 Glasgow I Flash Company New Dawn Folk Club, Riverside Club, Fox Street, 248 3144. 8.30pm. £5-£3. The finest traditional Scots song - the real thing, with some couthy melodeon, fiddle and whistle - from Chris Miles, Tom Spiers, Arthur Watson, Pete Shepheard, Maureen Jelks and Aileen Carr.
classical & opera MUSID
Down with his instruments: Jon Rose in the Interactive Violin
classical &
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Performances will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least eight days before publication. Classical listings compiled by Kelly Apter.
THURSDAY 21 Glasgow I Kontraste Merchants House, 7 West George Street, 334 9757. 12.30pm. £4.50 (£1.50—£4). This diverse trio have been entertaining audiences with their blend of old and new for over a decade. This afternoon they perform works by Scarlatti, Bach, Telemann, William McGibbon, Martinu and Kreisler. I Glasgow Festival Prizewinners John Mclntyre Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1.10pm. Free. The Strathclyde Arts Centre Consort are joined by Kate McDermott on clarinet and Walter Blair on piano for works by Vaughan Williams, Hindemith, Viller and Messager.
Edinburgh
I Lunchtime Organ Music St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 225 9442. 1.10pm. Free. Martin Schellenberg performs works by Clerambault, Langlais, Guilmant, Vieme and Franck.
I Chansons Cinema lnstitut Franqais d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. 7.30pm. £20—£25 (£15). A fund- raising evening for the French Film Festival, featuring a programme of French film songs by Les Melimelodies, plus tasty food and drink from La Cuisine d’Odile. I Scottish Chamber Orchestra Queen’s Hall, Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.45pm. £5.50—£18.50. Joseph Swensen conducts the orchestra in three works by Beethoven: The Ruins of Athens Overture, Violin Concerto (with soloist lsabella van - Keulen), and Symphony No 7.
FRIDAY 22
Glasgow
I Nigel North RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £3.50 (£2.50). In a concert presented in conjunction with Radio 3, renowned lutist North presents an unusual programme featuring works by
Johann Gottfried Conradi, Jan Antoin Losy and Sylvius Weiss, as well as his own translation of Bach’s Suite in A Minor. North will follow-up the concert with a free masterclass at 2.30pm.
I Carmen Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 332 9000. 7.15pm. £5.50—£45.50. Based on Prosper Merimee’s tale of 19th century peasant life in Seville, Bizet’s legendary musical score has become one of the world’s most popular operas. A joint effort between Scottish Opera and Welsh National Opera, this new production perfectly captures the passion, colour and spirit of the piece.
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra City Hall, Candleriggs, 287 5511. 7.30pm. £5.50—£16.50. See Thu 21.
I 8T Scottish Ensemble Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 287 5511. 7.45pm. £10 (£6.50). The ensemble present Moments In Yime, a diverse programme featuring one major work from each of the last four centuries. The 20th century is represented by If lime Must Pass, a specially written commission by BAFl‘A-winning soundtrack composer Craig Armstrong.
Edinburgh
I Martin Schellenberg McEwan Hall, Bristo Square, 650 4381. 1.10pm. Free. Organist Schellenberg performs works by Faulkes, Howells, Hollins, Buxtehude, Bach and Vieme.
I Chansons Cinema lnstitut Francais d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. 7.30pm. £20—£25 (£15). See Thu 21.
SATURDAY 23 Glasgow
I Sightsinging Workshop Strathclyde University, John Anderson Campus, Livingstone Tower, Richmond Street, 548 3444. 2—5pm. £5 (£3). Alan and Rebecca Tavener direct a beginners workshop in Sightsinging. Places must be booked in- advance, but for £2 you can go along and watch.
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 287 5511. 7.30pm. £10—£22 (£5). The orchestra present Orchestral Pictures, a programme featuring two balletic pieces: Debussy ’s Jeux and Stravinsky’s F irebird Suite, followed by Richard Strauss’s autobiographical Ein Heldenleben.
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