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The following details are for regular free weekl dates: see main listings for one-o or ticketed shows. Gigs are listed b city, then by da . Residencies will be isted, provided t at up-to-date details are supplied to us. Folk 8: World Residencies listings are compiled by Norman Chalmers.
Thursdays
I Doctor Brown's Queen Street. 7.30pm. Free. Music from the Bloody Sarks.
I Tolbooth Saltmarket. 8pm. Free. Scotsvlrish session.
I Islay Inn Argyle Street. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I O'Neills Queen Street. 9pm. Free. Irish theme bar. Live bands.
I Finnegan’s Wake St Vincent Street, 248 498‘). ‘)pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. 33‘) 1715. 9pm. Free. Martin Pottinger and Co. I Molly Malones Hope Street, 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Live bands.
Fridays
I Kelvinpark Lorne Hotel Sauchiehall Street. 334 4891. 8.30pm. Free. Pure Mall and The Kells alternate.
I Molly Malones Hope Street. 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Finnegan’s Wake St Vincent Street, 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Livc bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 33‘) 1715. 9pm. Free. Highland bar with live music.
Saturdays
I Doctor Brown’s Queen Street. 9pm. Free. Music from the Bloody Sarks.
I Molly Malones Hope Street, 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live 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. 33‘) 1715. 9pm. Free. Famous Ilighlandcr‘s bar. Live groups.
Sundays
I Fitter Firkin Dunbarton Road. 33‘) 5741. 8.30pm. Free. Open stage.
I Doctor Browns Queen Street, 221 9330. 3pm. Free. The Bloody Sarks play traditional Scottish.
I Molly Malones Ilope Street. 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Live bands.
I Lismore Bar Dumbarton Road. 9pm. Free. 'I‘raditional music session.
I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Blues Band Scotia Bar, Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30—5.30pm. Free.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 33‘) 1715. 9pm. Free. Informal Highland music.
Mondays
I Molly Malones Hope Street. 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Clutha Vaults Stockwcll Street. 9pm.
Free. Session.
Tuesdays
I Dolphin Bar Dumbarton Road. Partick. 9pm. Free. Folkation.
I Molly Malones Hope Street, 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Iriin theme pub. Live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 33‘) 1715. 9pm. Free. Iligbland music session.
I Jinty MCGinty's Ashton Lane. Bytes Road. 9pm. Free.
Wednesdays
I Singing Session Fox and llotmds, Brunswick Street. 'l'rongate. livery second week. Information from 8480415.
I Fiddle Session ()ltl 'l'oll liar. Paisley
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Fiddle Workshop session. Accompanying instruments very welcome.
I Molly Malones Ilope Street, 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live 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. 33‘) 1715. 9pm. Free. Highland music.
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 Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. ‘)pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
Fridays
I Ensign Ewart Lawnmarket. 9pm. Free. Pipedown play classy stuff on bagpipes, mandolin and guitar.
I The Hebrides Market Street. 220 4213. 9pm. Free. Live 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 Cambridge Bar, Young Street, 225 4266. 9pm. Free. Live singer.
I Shore Music The Shore Bar. Shore, Leith. 225 2751. 9pm. Free. Folk instrumental music.
I The Hebrides Market Street. 220 4213.
. 9pm. Free. Live music. ; I Ensrgn Ewart Lawnmarkel. top of Iliin Street. 225 7440. 9pm. Free. Live
music.
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place, 225
3656. 9pm. Free. Accordion music in the bar.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. f 9pm till late. Free. Informal session.
Sundays
F I Sandy Brechin and Friends linsign
1 Iiwart, I..awnmarkct. top of Iliin Street.
I 225 7440. ‘)—1 1pm. Free. Accordionist's
pals.
: I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751. ‘_ Afternoon from 1pm. Free. Session in the
I I Finnegan
famous folk pub.
s Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. ‘)pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music. I Royal Oak Infirmary Street, 557 2976.
3pm. Free. Andy (‘liungz l0pm—late.
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 Urassmarket. 22‘) 2665. 9pm. Free. Instrumental session.
Tuesdays
I Session Sandy Bell's, Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Free.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
Wednesdays
I Cambridge Bar, Young Street, 225 4266. 9pm. Free. Live singer.
I Rowena Bar Fez. Queen Street. 226 2530. 10pm. Free. Blues folkjau. and soul.
I The Shore Bar The Shore. Leith. 553 5080. 9pm. Free. Session.
I Harbour Inn Fishmarkct Square. New haven. 8.30pm. Free. AcotIstic folk, Irish and Scottiin session.
I Sandy Bell’s Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Session. Free. Singer guitarist (iconic Duff and litltller singer '\tl.‘llll lack
classical & opera
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Glasgow
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £10—£22 (cones available). Alexander Iazarev conducts the orchestra in Verdi’s vocal masterpiece, Requiem, with vocals supplied by the RSNO Chorus and
guests.
Edinburgh
I Scottish Opera - Tosca Festival Theatre, 13—2‘) Nicolson Street, 52‘) 6000. 7.15pm. £‘).50—£45.50 (£7.50—£42.50). Puccini's passionate tale of opera diva Floria Tosca is updated from l‘)th century Rome to the turbulent days of Mussolini's 1940s fascist Italy. Nina Rautio, David Rendall and Terje Stensvold till the leading roles. under the directorship ofAnthony Bcsch and baton of Richard Farnes. Sung in Italian with supertitles.
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra St Mary‘s Cathedral, 23 Palmerston Place,
; 667 7776. 7.45pm. £3.50—£l7.50.
Berlioz‘s masterpiece I. 'Iz'nfance du Christ is tonight's aural treat, with four guest vocalists joining the orchestra for the biblical bash: mezzo soprano Pamela lIelen Stephen sings the part of Mary, tenor James Gilchrist is the narrator, baritone Roderick Williams plays Joseph and bass Matthew Best is the evil Herod.
Dundee
I 8T Scottish Ensemble Marryat Ilall. City Square, 01382 434940. 7.30pm. £10 (£6.50). The ensemble up the tempo with a fast-paced selection of pieces. including Buc/riunas Brasrlerras No ‘) and Suite for Strings by \r'illa Lobos. plus works by Mozart, Koppell and Rosauro. Solos come from Clio (iould on violin and Colin Currie on marimba and timpani.
FRIDAY 14
Glasgow
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra City Ilall. Candleriggs. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £5.50—£16.50. See Thu 13. Conductor Richard Hickox gives a pre-concert talk at 6.30 )m. I Madama Butterfly Citizens’ Theatre. 11‘) (iotbals Street. 42‘) 0022. 7.30pm. £5—£l5. The much feted ()pera ()n A Shoestring continue to prove that big budgets don't necessarily equal good art. Their recent stagings of 'Iosca and La Traviata at the Citizens' see them returning to open arms with this new production of Puccini's tragic love story.
i I BT Scottish Ensemble Royal Concert
Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 287 5511.
: 7.45pm. £10 (£6.50). See Thu 13.
. Edinburgh I Friends Of The RSNO Lunchtime Concert St (.‘uthbert‘s Church. Lothian
classical & opera MIISIG
Road, 229 1142. 12.15pm. Tickets £4 (Free-£3) on the door. Six members of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, on violins, violas and cellos, serve up some lunchtime music that’s easy on the ear. I Dunedin Consort Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, 668 2019. 7pm. £6—£9 (£4—£7). The consort present the second annual performance of Bach’s spiritual masterpiece, St Matthew Passion, sung in German.
Kirkcaldy
I The East Fife Male Voice Choir Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, 01592 412929. 7.30pm. £7.50 (£5). Annual concert from the Male Voice Choir with special guest Frances McCafferty.
Dundee
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Caird Hall, City Square, 01382 434940. 7.30pm.£11.50—£l4.50(concs available). See Thu 13.
SATURDAY 15
Glasgow
I Edinburgh Youth Orchestra Henry Wood Hall, 73 Claremont Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £8 (£I—£4). Murray McLachlan is the piano soloist and F.n Shao the conductor fora programme featuring Botodin’s In The Steppes of Central Asia, Raehmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Prokofiev‘s Romeo And Juliet.
I Madama Butterfly Citizens' Theatre, 11‘) Gorbals Street, 4290022. 7.30pm. £5—£15.Sce Fri 14.
Edinburgh I Scottish Opera — Tosca Festival Theatre, 13—29 Nicolson Street. 52‘)
1 6000. 7.15pm. £9.50—£45.50 (£7.50—£42.50). See Thu 13.
I 8T Scottish Ensemble Queen‘s Hall, Clerk Street, 668 201‘). 7.45pm. £10 (£6.50). See Thu 13.
Glenrothes
I Glenrothes Choral Society Rothes Halls, Rothes Square. 01592 611101. 7.30pm. £6.50 (£5). The society presents ‘Music For Spring’. including pieces by Rossini, Bach and Fauvre.
Kirkcaldy
I The East Fife Male Voice Choir Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road. 01592 41292‘). 7.30pm. £7.50 (£5). See Fri 14.
Glasgow
I Sunday Brunch With Paragon Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street, 287 5511. 1pm. £7 (£5). Beethoven finds himself the filling in a rather nice Mozart sandwich at the
penultimate Paragon Sunday Brunch, , with his Serenade in l) falling between
the Austrian composer‘s ()boe Quartet in I" and Flute Quartet in C.
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The Dunedin Consort perform J.S.Bach's monumental vocal composition St Matthew Passion in the suitably spiritual setting of Greyfriar's Kirk, Edinburgh on Fri 14 Apr
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