MONDAY 29
Glasgow
I Neal Casal 13th Note Cafe. King Street. 553 1368. 8pm. The guys front Deatlt Attd 'I'axes presertt tlte first cortcert iii a new series of alterrtative Antericana. MOJO raves about tltis sensitive New Jersey songw riter who's released severt albums irt fewer years. Informatiort 577 9233.
Stirling
I Eddi Reader Albert Halls. Dumbarton Road, 017 6 473544. 7.30pm. £12 (£9). See Celtic Connections listings. Thu 25.
I Finnegan’s Wake St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Jint‘y McGinty's Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I 0' Neills Saucltieltall Street. 9pm. Free. lrislt theme pub with live band. I Park Bar Argyle Street. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Martin Pottingcr and Co. I Tolbooth Saltmarket. 8pm. Free. Scots/Irish session.
I Victoria Bar Briggait. 8.30pm. Free. Acoustic session.
Fridays
I Brazen Head Catltcart Road. 9pm. Free. Live band.
I Clutha Vaults Stockwell Street.
I Lismore Bar Dumbarton Road. 9pm. Free. Iligltland music.
I Molly Malones Hope Street. 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Irislt theme pub. Live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Highland music.
I Scotia Bar Stockwell Street. 8.30pm. Free. Live bartds.
Thursdays
I Antiquary Bar St Stephen's Street. Stockbridge. 9pm. Free. Open folk session.
I Castle Arms Johnston Terrace. 9pm.
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 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
BBC Studio I. Broadcasting House. Queen
Margaret Drive. 338 8844. Ipnt. Free.
Soprano Lisa Milne joirts conductor Martyn
Brabbins and the orchestra for Britten's Les [Illuminations which is followed by
Free. Scottish traditional music.
8.30pm. Free. Kingston Bridge 'I’rio. I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226
i ' ' .' incert .‘ rec. I Finnegan s Waite St V t St t
Glasgow
I Students of the BA Applied Music
Degree Ilutchesons’ Hall. Ingram Street. 552 8391. 1.15pm. £2.50. The
Stratltclyde University students perform
a luttclttime helping of Celtic'Folk music. new artd old.
248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bartds.
I Molly Malones Hope Street. 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I 0' Neills Saucltiehall Street. Irish theme pub with live band.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. ttear Kelvin
3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Session. Free.
Fridays
I Alan Hunter and Friends \Vaterloo Buffet. Waterloo Place. 556 7597. 9pm.
Debttssy‘s [.11 Her. Tickets available by postal application to SSO Concert Secretary. BBC Broadcasting House. Queen Margaret Drive. Glasgow. For further ittfo call 0141 338 2916.
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Royal Cortcert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £7.50—£I2.50.'I‘lte
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Schools Showcase Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £3.75 (£1.75); fatnin ticket £8. Edinburgh pupils perform folk, classical, jazz attd pop.
Park. 339 1715.9pm. Frce. Highland bar with live music.
I Riverside Club Ceilidh Dances Fox Street. 8pm. £6 (last entry 9.30pm). Live dance battds.
I Victoria Bar Briggait. 8.30pm. Free. Acoustic session.
Saturdays
orchestra launch their 'I)iscovery Series'. with Nicholas Kok, principal conductor of Iiast Midlattds' Sinfonia \'i\’A, at the baton. Vaughan Williams' I'IlIlItlSttl on (1 Theme by Thomas Iii/It's. David Fenrtessy‘s Dead [5nd, Iidward Harper's I/ttmdu after .lfontet‘ertlt artd Peter Maxwell Davies' ll'orldcs Bits make up the bill. 'Iltere will be a free pre-concert talk with James
Free.
I Castle Arms Johnston 'I‘errace. 9pm. Free. Scottish traditional sortg artd music. I Ensign Ewart Lawnmarket. 9pm. Free. Pipedown play classy stttff on bagpipes, mandolin and guitar.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street, 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
Glasgow I Scotia Bar Stockwell Street. 3.30pm. 1 I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751. MacMillan at 6.30pm. I Traditional Music Concert RSAMD. Live folk/acoustic groups. 9pm. Free. Scots/Irish session. I Carlos Bonell Concert Hall. University Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. Free I Babbity Bowsters Blackfriars Street. I The Hebrides Market Street. 220 of Glasgow, University Avenue, 330 4092.
bttt ticketed. RSAMI) Scottish Music degree course students perform traditional Scots attd Gaelic instrumental music and songs.
Edinburgh * I Edinburgh Schools Showcase Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £3.75 (£1.75); family ticket £8. See Tue 30.
I Fiona Forbes and Sandy Stanage Iidinburgh Folk Club. Cabaret Bar. 60 The I’Ieasattce. 650 2349. 8pm. £6 (£5). 'I‘raditiottal singer Fiona Forbes. one of the Sangsters trio. is joined by guitarist Stattage for a tnixed repertoire of music.
Glasgow
I Michael Marra The Star Club. Riverside Clttb. Fox Street. 569 7287. Brilliant new album I’ostct/ Sober. front Scotland's fittest songwriter, pianist,’ guitarist.
I Students of the BA Applied Music Degree Recital Studio. University of Strathclyde. Southbrae Driv e. 950 3476. 1.15pm. Free. See 'I‘tte 30.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Schools Showcase Queen‘s Ilall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £3.75 (£1.75); famin ticket £8. See Tue 30.
4.30pm. Free. Session.
I Brazen Head Cathcart Road. 9pm.
Free. Live bartd.
I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincent
Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme
pub.
I McNeills 'l‘orrisdale Street. 9pm. Free.
Irish music.
I Molly Malones Hope Street. 332 i
2757. 9pm. Free. Irislt theme pub. Live 1
4213. 9pm. Free. Live music. I Thistle Hotel Manor Place. 225 6144. t)pm—midnight. Free. Live Scottish music.
Saturdays
I Castle Arms Johnston 'l‘errace. 9pm. Free. Scottish traditional music.
I Ensign Ewart Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 225 7440. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free. Ittforntal session.
I Shore Music The Sltore Bar, Shore, Leith. 225 2751. 9pm. Free. Folk instrumental music.
I The Hebrides Market Street, 220 4213. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 225 3656. 9pm. Free. Accordion music iii the bar.
Sundays
I Royal Oak Intirtttary Street. 557 2976. 3pm. Free. Andy Chung; 10pm—Iate. Informal music upstairs attd Wee Folk Club downstairs.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 ‘ 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub , with live music. I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road, 225 2751. Afternoon from lpnt. Free. Session iii the famous folk pub.
I Sandy Brechin and Friends Ensign Iiwart. Lawrtmarket. top of High Street. 225 7440. 9-1 Ipnt. Free. Accordionist‘s
1.10pm. Free. Guitarist Boncll presents a programme of classical attd traditional works.
Edinburgh
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra Usher Hall. Lothian Road. 228 1155. 7.45pm. 5.50—1.19 The SC() perform their debut concert iii the newly refurbished Usher Hall, with principal conductor Joseph Swensen. 'I'lte progratntne opens with Vaughan Williams' rat/a- I'll/trust'u, followed by Mozart‘s Piano Concerto M) 20, for which the orchestra are joined by guest pianist. attd renowned Mozartian, 'I'ill Fellrter. Sibelius‘s Symphony No 3 completes the bill. A free pre-concert talk with Joseph Swertsen will take place at 6.45pm.
Motherwell
I Tommy Smith attd Murray McLachlan Motherwell 'I'heatre. Civic Centre. \Vindntillhill Street, 01698 267515. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). Saxophonist Smith is joined by pianist Mclgtchlan for art evening ofjau. meets classical.
FRIDAY 19
Glasgow
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra City Hall. Candleriggs, 287 5511. 7.30pm. £5.50—£I7. See Thu 18. Tonight's pre- concert talk will be at 6.30pm.
bartds.
I 0' Neills Sattcltieltall Street. 9pm.
Free. Irish theme pub with live bartd. I Park Bar Argyle Street. rtear Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Famous Highlander's bar. Live groups.
Sundays I Lismore Bar Dumbarton Road. 9pm. Free. 'I‘raditional music session. I Blues Band Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30—5.30pm. Free. I Brazen Head Cathcart Road. Live music at 2.30pm attd 8.30pm. Free. I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincertt ' Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irislt theme pub. Live battds. I Jinty McGinty's Ashton Lane. Live music 4pm attd 7pm. I Molly Malones Hope Street. 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Live bands. I 0' Neills Saucltieltall Street. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub with live battds. I Park Bar Argyle Street. rtear Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. lnforntal
Highland music. als. Continued over a e cumbernauld I Victoria Bar Briggait. 8.30pm. Free. p p g I Dougie MacLean Cumbernauld Acoustic session. Mondays n. j . 'I‘Iteatre. Kildrunt. 01236 732 887. I Session Sandy Bell's. Forrest Road. 4, It ' 7.45pm. £10 (£7). The ‘Caledonia' MONdayS 225 2751. 9pm. Free. Irish music. "‘*“" ‘
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songwriter gttitarist.
I Molly Malones Hope Street. 332 I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street, 226
2757. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub 0 Hr IND 5m“, mun K” ,5 A, f | hands. With “ye mus“; )- . l'mwuuncu's mosr o & d I POPULAR CEILIDH vr. Nttt'. I 0019111" Bar Dumbarton Road. I Castle Arms Johnston Terrace. 9pm. ’ g,‘ , mm, a, m “WW, I M, Free. Scottish traditional music.
ins-.1 IAL‘ AUCHCNSHULGLL
I’artick. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I Finnegan's Wake St Vincent Street. I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226
' ' Nev-momcns at 9cm- EXPERTS The followmg details are for regular 9pm. Free. Irish tlteme bar with live 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub m: LCOMC free weekly dates: see main listings for music. With live music. M L DANCE 5 CAL L C D
one-off or ticketed shows. Gigs are listed b city, then by day. Residencies will be isted, provided t at u -to-date
I Session Sandy Bell‘s. Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Free.
I Jinty McGinty's Ashton Lane. Byres Road. 9pm. Free. I Molly Malones Hope Street. 332
Ticxcrs £61925 CONCESSIONt
details are supplied to us. Fol 8r World Resrdencies listings are compiled by Norman Chalmers
Thursdays
I Lismore Bar Dumbarton Road. 9pm. Free. Session.
2757. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bartds.
I Victoria Bar Briggait. 9pm. Free. Acoustic band.
Wednesdays
I Finnegan’s Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bartds.
Wednesdays
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Session. Free. Singer guitarist George Duff and fiddler singer Adam Jack ltost an evening.
I The Shore Bar The Shore. Leith. 553 5080. 9 )m. Free. Session.
I Cast e Arms Johnston Terrace. 9pm. Free. Scottish traditional music.
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