MUSIG rock & pop
ROCK & POP: GLASGOW, THU 24 continued
I Heirloom Nice ‘n’ Sleazy, Sauchiehall Street, 333 9637. 8.30pm.
I Melve Below Zero, The Horny Goats and Surge Fury Murrys, Maxwell Street, 221 6511. 9pm. £3, including
ent to post-gig club.
I T e Vagabonds The Scotia, Stockwell Street, 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free. Residency for this covers band.
I Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free. I Live Music The Cathouse, Union Street, 248 6606. 8pm. £3. Unsigned band night.
Edinburgh
I Kate Cassidy Canons’ Gait, 232 Canongate, 556 4481. 9pm. See Thu 17.
,jazz listings
The dates listed below are for one- off or ticketed shows; see below section for free residencies. Gigs are listed by date, then by city. Performances will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least eight days before publication. Jazz listings compiled by Abigail Bremner.
THURSDAY 17 Edinburgh I Dave Milligan Trio Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. 10pm—5am. £4 (£3). Band on stage at 10pm. Pianist Milligan and his trio supply a melodic jazz selection. DJ Demus minds the decks.
FRIDAY 18 Edinburgh
I Subie Coleman Quintet Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. 10pm—5am. £5. Band on stage midnight. Vocalist Coleman, who was previously associated with Cafe Graffiti’s Midnight Blue Band, fronts her own outfit. Andy B does the decks.
I Salsa VivaThe Venue, 17—21 Calton Road, 557 3073. 10.30pm. £5. A bit of a Latin extravaganza tonight, featuring ten- piece salsa band Coco Y Latinos as well as dance displays from Cuba’s acclaimed trou e DanzAbierta.
I C ub Latino Bongo Club, 14 New Street, 558 7604. 10.30pm—5am. £6 (£5). Swingin’ salsa tunes courtesy of DJ Simon, with free dance classes if you get there early, plus Capoeira dancing in the backroom and live percussion.
I Agitprop Bar Fez, 163 Queen Street, 226 2530. 10.30pm. Free. A three-piece outfit with a world bias, playing Cuban and African-influenced music.
SATURDAY 19 Edinburgh I Craig McMurdo 8: That Swing Thang Queen‘s Hall, Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £10—£15. I Masquenada Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. 10pm—5am. £5. Band on stage midnight. A Latin-infused jazz selection from these former Cafe Graffiti regulars, including Chimp of Salsa Celtica fame on percussion and Colin Steele on trumpet. I Fez Band Bar Fez, 16a Queen Street, 226 2530. 10.30pm. Free. The four-piece house band play an acid jazz and Arabian- inspired set.
SUNDAY 20 Edinburgh I Neil Dickson Bar Fez, 16a Queen Street, 226 2530. 8pm. Free. A folk, rock and jazz selection on guitar and vocals from Dickson. I DJ Night Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. 10pm—5am. £2. A broad- ranging mix from across the jazz-dance spectrum from resident DJ Demus of new Edinburgh label Parallax Records.
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I New Orleans Joymakers Harbour Arts Centre, 114—1 16 Harbour Street, 01294 274059. £5 (£3.50). Up-tempo, New Orleans-style jazz band in a Marymass special.
MONDAY 21 Glasgow
I Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7 (Free-£3.50). Bobby Wishart directs the talented youngsters in works by Count Basie, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and other greats.
Edinburgh
I The Monday Social Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. lOpm—Sam. £2. Laid-back tunes with the king of musical eclecticism, Joseph Malik (Lizzard Lounge).
TUESDAY 22 Edinburgh I Headquarters Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. 10pm-5am. £4 (£3). The Jazz Joint’s renowned hip hop session returns for a one-off, with DJ action from Extra and friends, live vocals and even the occasional floorshow. I HeadZHead Cellar No. 1, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. Free. Original compositions from this five-piece, which features former Head bassist Graham Robb and drummer Bill Kyle, alongside a selection of top Scottish jazz musicians.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Festival Fringe Various Venues, 226 5138. See Thu 17.
I Singers' Night Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. 10pm—5am. £4 (£3). Band on stage at 10pm. Sylvia Rae, who sings as part of The Lanterns as well as providing vocals with a variety of outfits around town, supplies the tunes.
THURSDAY 24
Edinburgh
I Cornwall Youth Jazz Orchestra Central Hall, West Tollcross, 221 1927. 7.30pm. £7 (Free—£3.50). The young group run the jazz gamut, from 1940s big band to funk and hip hop, featuring everything from Thelonious Monk to Herbie Hancock. I Martin Kershaw Quartet Jazz Joint, 8 Morrison Street, 538 7385. 10pm—5am. £4 (£3). Band on stage 9.30pm. This outfit is fronted by innovative saxman and Berklee graduate Kershaw, of Green Juice, Rarefaction and Groove Diggaz fame. DJ Demus looks after the vinyl selection.
folk & world
listings
Dates listed below are for one-off and ticketed shows. Gigs are listed by date, then by city. Performances will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least ten days before publication. Folk 8: World listings compiled by Norman Chalmers.
THURSDAY 17 Glasgow
I Black Umfolosi The Arches, Midland Street, 221 4001. 8pm. £8 (£7). Energetic and colourfully costumed display of a cappella song and Southern African dance (including the famed gumboot dance in miner’s gear) from Zimbabwean stars. Part of the Beat Route series.
I Orain New Dawn Folk Club, Riverside Club, Fox Street, 569 7287. 7.30pm. £4 (£2.50). Powerful female singer, stylish guitar work and vocal harmony.
FRIDAY 18
Glasgow I Deaf Shepherd/The Wrigley Sisters Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street,
353 8000. 8pm. £10 (£8). Six-strong Scots band wielding Highland pipes, two up- front female fiddlers, guitar, bouzouki and, in gentler mode, ballads and songs. Orkney’s twins are telepathically clever on guitar, piano and fiddle. Part ofA Fiddle Affair, which also, over the weekend, has workshops in fiddle and step-dance, with come-and-try-sessions for absolute beginners in model making, storytelling and Gaelic song. See Sat 19, Sun 20.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club, Fox Street, 248 3144. 8pm. £6. Music from Tapsalteerie.
I Agitprop Bar Fez, 16a Queen Street, 226 2530. 10.30pm. Free. Three-piece Cuban/African grooves.
Gampboltown
I Mull Of Kintyre Music Festival Various Venues, 01586 552056. Free. Concerts, pub sessions, street entertainers and side stalls.
SATURDAY 19 Glasgow
I The Catriona MacDonald Trio Royal Concert Hall, Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £10 (£8). The trio comprises Conrad (Shooglenifty) lvitsky on bass, with David (Bachue) Milligan on piano — and the famed female fiddler also brings her guest Brian (ex-Battlefield) MacNeill. Part ofA Fiddle Affair. See Fri 18, Sun 20.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club, Fox Street, 248 3144. 8pm. £6. See Fri 18.
I Ceilidh Dance Royal Concert Hall, Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 10pm. £5 (£3.50). Music from the Balnain House Ceilidh Band. Part ofA Fiddle Affair.
Campbeltown
I Mull Of Kintyre Music Festival Various Venues, 01586 552056. Free. See Fri 18.
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I Fiddler's Bid Royal Concert Hall, Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 3pm. £8 (£6). Five-fiddle front line, rock back line, and brilliant piano/harp from the only female member of the dynamic young Shetland-based band. Support from the fiddles and feet of the Skye-based Scottish Stepdance Company. Part ofA Fiddle Affair. See Fri 18. Sat 19.
I Gypsy Wreath Cafe Cossachok, Russian Cultural Centre, 10 King Street, 553 0733. 8.30pm. Violinist Lev Atlas and friends with a selection of Gypsy tunes.
Gampboltown
I Mull Of Kintyre Music Festival Various Venues, 01586 552056. Free.
Stirling
I Follow That Camel Stirling Folk Club, Terraces Hotel, 4 Melville Terrace, 01259 218521. 8pm. £4.50 (£4). Campbeltown- based four-piece on vocals, keyboards, sax, fiddle and guitars.
Irvrna
I Eric Bogle Band Magnum Theatre, Harbourside, 01294 278381. 8pm. £8 (£6). Aussie-domiciled, exiled Scot songwriter of ‘Band Played Waltzing Matilda’ fame, with his band and tracks from his new Endangered Species album.
Bollshrll
I Bert Jansch Bellshill Cultural Centre, John Street, 01698 267515. 8pm. £6.50 (£4.50). The Pentangle guitarist and moody singer with his trade-mark fingerpicked folk blues.
THURSDAY 24 Glasgow
I Tomas Lynch New Dawn Folk Club, Riverside Club, Fox Street, 569 7287. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). Intelligent, talented Irish singer, songwriter, whistle player, uillean piper and guitarist.
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.
FRIDAY 18 Glasgow
I West of England Schools Symphony Orchestra RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £4 (Free—£2). Adrian Brown conducts the orchestra in Borodin’s Overture, Prince Igor and Dvorak’s Symphony No 9 - From The New World.
I West of England Schools Symphonic Wind Band RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7 (Free—£3.50). A pot- pourri of sounds from this young band, featuring bite-size sections of works by Malcolm Arnold and Dave Brubeck.
SATURDAY 19
Glasgow
I Colchester Institute Brass Band and Cinqtimonious Wind Quintet RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7 (Free—£3.50). The two young groups perform a wide-ranging programme, featuring Vivaldi, Mozart, Gershwin, Faure.
Glasgow
I Sunday Brunch Momac, 321 Hope Street, 353 1660. 12.30—2.30pm.A firm favourite with locals from the Theatre Royal and RSAMD, this regular Sun bash features a changing programme of light classical music performed by both professionals and students.
I RSAMD Junior Academy Orchestra RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7 (Free—£3.50). James Durrant conducts the orchestra in works by Copland, Vaughan Williams, Barbirolli and Suppe.
Edinburgh
I Michael Bonaventure Christ Church, Morningside Road, 667 3633. 7pm. £6—£4. Organist Bonaventure isjoined by pianist James Douglas and soprano Katharine Douglas for works by Chopin and Pachelbel, plus a world premiere by Douglas himself.
Dundee
I Craig Ogden and Alison Stephens Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, 01382 432000. Noon. Free. The guitar and mandolin duo present a musical version of Louis de Berniere‘s Captain Core/1i ’s Mandolin.
Glasgow
I East Dunbartonshire Secondary Schools Orchestra RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7 (Free—£3.50). George Kelly conducts the orchestra in a programme of classic film scores, plus Dvorak’s Symphony No 9 ‘From The New World’.
Glasgow
I Cornwall Youth Brass Band RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7 (Free—£3.50). Chris North leads the orchestra in an eclectic programme featuring everything from Ruby Tuesday and Hey Jude to the theme from Indiana Jones and Malcolm Arnold’s Four Cornish Dances.
THURSDAY 24
Glasgow
I Cornwall Youth Wind Orchestra RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7 (Free—£3.50). Janet Elston conducts the orchestra in Philip Spark ’s Theatre Music and Nigel Hess’ Thames Journey among others.