MUSIC folk & world
FOLK RESIDENCIES: GLASGOW, THURSDAYS condnued
I Jinty McGinty's Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I O'Neills Sauchiehall Street. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub vv ith live band.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. 33‘) 1715. 9pm. Free. Martin Pottinger and Co.
I Tolbooth Salttnarket. 8pm. Free. Scots/Irish session.
I Victoria Bar Briggait. 8.30pm. Free. AcoUstic session.
Fridays
I Brazen Head (‘athcart Road. 9pm. Free. Live band.
I Clutha Vaults Stockvv ell Street. 8.30pm. Free. Kingston Bridge Trio.
I Finnegan's Wa e St Vincent Street. 248 498‘). ‘)pm. Free. Irish theme pttb. Live bands.
I Molly Malones Hope Street. 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Irish theme ptib. Live bands.
I O'Neills Sauchiehall Street. Irish theme pttb vvith live band.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 33‘) 1715. 9pm. Free. Highland bar vvith live tnusic.
I Riverside Club Ceilidh Dances Fox Street. 8pm. £6 (last etttry 9.30pm). Live dance bands.
I Victoria Bar Briggait. 8.30pm. Free. Acoustic session.
Saturdays
I Scotia Bar Stockvvell Street. 3.30pm. Live folk/acoustic grottps.
I Babbity Bowsters Blackfriars Street. 4.30pm. Free. Session.
I Brazen Head (‘athcart Road. 9pm. Free. Live band.
I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 498‘). 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub.
I McNeills 'I'orrisdalc Street. 9pm. Free. Irish music.
I Molly Malones Hope Street. 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pttb. Live bands.
I O'Neills Sattchiehall Street. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub vvith live band.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 33‘) 1715. 9pm. Free. Famous Highlandcr‘s bar. Live groups.
Sundays
I Lismore Bar Dumbarton Road. 9pm. Free. 'I'raditional tnusic session.
I Blues Band Scotia Bar. Stockvvcll Street. 552 8681. 3.3()--5.30pm. Free.
I Brazen Head Catheart Road. Live mttsic at 2.30pm and 8.30pm. Free.
I Finnegan’s Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 498‘). ‘)pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Jinty McGinty's Asltton Lane. Live music 4pm and 7pm.
I Molly Malones Hope Street. 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Live bands.
I O'Neills Sauchiehall Street. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub vvith live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Informal Highland music.
I Victoria Bar Briggait. 8.30pm. Free. Acoustic session.
Mondays I Molly Malones Hope Street. 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pttb. Live bands.
Tuesdays
I Dolphin Bar Dumbarton Road. Partick. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I Finnegan's Wake St Vincent Street. 9pm. Free. Irish theme bar vvith live music.
I linty McGinty's Ashton Lane. By'res Road. 9pm. Free.
I Molly Malones Hope Street. 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pttb. Live bands.
I Victoria Bar Briggait. 9pm. Free. Acoustic band.
Wednesdays
I Lismore Bar Dumbarton Road. 9pm. Free. Scots/Irish session.
I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 498‘). ‘)pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
62 THE LIST IS Feb—l Mar 2001
I Molly Malones Hope Street. 332 2757. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 33‘) 1715. 9pm. Free. Highland mttsie.
I Scotia Bar Stockvvell Street. 8.30pm. Free. Live bands.
EDINBURGH
Thursdays
I Antiquary Bar St Stephen‘s Street. Stockbridge. 9pm. Free. Open folk
I Castle Arms Johnston Terrace. 9pm. Free. Scottish traditional music.
I Finnegan’s Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. ‘)pm~2am. Free. Irish theme pub vvith live music.
I Sandy Bell’s Forrest Road. 225 275 ). 9pm. Session. Free.
Fridays
I Alan Hunter and Friends Waterloo Bullet. \Vaterloo Place. 556 7597. ‘)pm. Free.
I Castle Arms Johnston 'I‘errace. ‘)pm. Free. Scottish traditional song and music. I Ensign Ewart Lavvnmarket. 9pm. Free. Pipedovvn play classy stttff on bagpipes. mandolin and guitar.
I Finnegan’s Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm 2am. Free. Irish theme ptib vvith live music.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Free. Scots/Irish session.
I The Hebrides Market Street. 221) 4213. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I Thistle Hotel Manor Place. 225 6144. 9pm-midnight. Free. Live Scottish music.
Saturdays
I Castle Arms Johnston 'I‘errace. 9pm. Free. Scottish traditional music.
I Ensign Ewart Lavvnmarket. top of High Street. 225 7441). 9pm. Free. Live music.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free. Informal session.
I Shore Music The Shore Bar. Shore. Leith. 225 2751. 9pm. Free. Folk instrumental music.
I The Hebrides Market Street. 22() 4213. 9pm. Free. Live mttsic.
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 225 3656. 9pm. Free. Accordion music in the bar.
Sundays
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 3pm. Free. Andy Chung: l()pm—late. Informal music upstairs and Wee Folk Cltib dovvnstairs.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pttb vvith live music.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 275 l. Afternoon from 1pm. Free. Session in the famotts folk pub.
I Sandy Brechtn and Friends Ensign Evvart. Lavvnmarket. top of High Street. 225 7441). ‘)—l lptn. Free. Accordionist‘s pals.
Mondays
I Session Sandy Bell's. Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Free. Irish music.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub vvith live mttsic.
Tuesdays
I Castle Arms Johnston Terrace. 9pm. Free. Scottish traditional music.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub vvith live music.
I Session Sandy Bell's. Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Free.
Wednesdays
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Session. Free. Singer/guitarist George Duff and fiddler/singer Adam Jack host an evening.
I The Shore Bar The Shore. Leith. 553 5081). ‘) m. Free. Session.
I Cast e Arms Johnston Terrace. 9pm. Free. Scottish traditional 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 15
Glasgow
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £10.75 —£2~I. David Lloyd-Jones conducts the orchestra in a programme of romantic music. featuring 'I‘ehaikovsky 's l‘atttavv ()vet'ture.‘ Romeo and Juliet. Britch's ever-popular lioli/t Coneerto (vs ith guest soloist Pip Clarke) and llolst\ The Planets.
I The Edinburgh Quartet Concert Hall. l'niversity of (ilasgovv. l'niversity Avenue. 331) 4092. 1.10pm. Free. The string quartet perform James .\lac.\lillan‘s String Quartet .\'o 2 'Il'hy Is This Night Hitlerentf“ and Bartok’s String Quartet No 4.
Edinburgh
I Die Fledermaus Festival Theatre. l3---29 Nicolson Street. 52‘) 6000. 7.15pm.
£12.50- £22 (£‘).51)-£l‘)). Young. lively company. Carl Rosa ()pera perform one of the most popular vvorks in the operatic canon. Johann Strauss's vvitty tale of clandestine rendezvous and drunkenness.
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra t'sher Hall. Lothian Road. 228 1155. 7.45pm. £5.51) £19. The combination of the SC(). the l'sher Hall. guest American soprano Christine Brevver and conductor laureate Sir Charles Mackerras should make this concert a night to remember. The eqttally impressive programme features Janacek's Quartet No l ‘Kreutzer Sonata '. Mozart's lie/1a mia
fiamma Resta. oh eara. Beethoven‘s Ah.’
I’etj/itlo and Dvorak’s ever-popular Svrnphonv No ‘) 'I’rorn the Nt’lt‘ ll'orld '.
' . FRIDAY 16
Glasgow
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra City Hall. Candleriggs. 287 551 1. 7.30pm. £5.51)—£l7. See Thu 15.
I BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra BBC Studio 1. Broadcasting Ilottse. Queen Margaret Drive. .338 8844. 7.30pm. Free. The orchestra's associate principal. Martyn Brabbins is at the baton for the last of three concerts being recorded for BBC Radio 3's contemporary music programme. ‘Hear and Novv‘. Tonight's programme focuses on nevv vvorks from (iermany. including pieces by one of the country's most important composers. 1)etlev (ilanert. Tickets available by postal application frotn BBC Scotland. Broadcasting House. Queen Margaret Drive. Glasgow or. subject to availability. on the door.
I The Red Army Ensemble Chorus and Dance Ensemble Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sattchichall Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £11)—£ l 7.51). This ‘)1)-strong ensemble vvas formed in Moscovv in 1978. handpicked ottt of the armed forces. Since then. it‘s gone on to perform the vvorld over. serving up an exciting blend of music. song and ballet.
I Midday Concert RSAMD. 100 Renfrevv Street. 332 5057. 12.45pm. £4 (£2.50). Baritone Christopher Maltman and pianist Malcolm Martineau perform Schubert's Song Cycle: Die .s‘t‘ltont' .Wu/lerin.
I Art Lovers' Cafe Music Evenings House For An Art Lover. Bellahouston Park. 11) Dumbreck Road. 353 4773. 7pm. £3.51) (£2.50). The cafe provide some musical entertainment vvhile you dine. this week from the Slovensky Duo. on violin and classical guitar.
Edinburgh
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra L'sher Hall. Lothian Road. 228 1155. 7.30pm. £11)—£23. David Lloyd-Jones conducts the orchestra in a programme of romantic music. featuring Tchaikovsky‘s fantasy ())'erture.' Ronteo and Juliet. Brueh's ever-popular Violin Concerto (vvith guest soloist Pip Clarke). Ravel's Bolero and the avvesomely beautiful Intermezzo
frotn Mascagnt's ('avel/eria thilt'tilltl.
I Die Fledermaus Festival Theatre. 13 -29 .\'ico1son Street. 52‘) 6001). 7.15pm. £12.50—-£22 t£9.50—£l9). See Thu 15.
SATURDAY 17 Edinburgh I Die Fledermaus Festival ’l‘heatre. 13-29 .\'icolson Street. 529 6001). 2pm ck 7.15pm. £12.51)-—£22 (£9.51) £19). See Thu 15. I Bohemian Salon Orchestra Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £87 £21). Frank Renton conducts the orchestra III a ‘C/echtravagan/a'. an evening of music celebrating the diverse compositions to come out of the Eastern European country. Songs. dance melodies and military matches all feature.
Linlithgow
I SCO Brass Burgh Halls. The Cross. 01506 844600. 7.30 9.30pm. £61£I £5). Members of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra play vsorks by (iervaise. Debussy. Faure. Prokofiev and Borodin.
SUNDAY 18
Glasgow
I Sunday Brunch With Paragon Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 287 5511. Iptn. £7 (£5) concert; £18 (£16) vvith lunch. Paragon Ensemble continue their series of lunchtime concerts vv ith Roussel's Divertivsetnent. Saint-Saens‘ ()hoe Sonata and I’ottlenc's Setter/or Piano and ll'im/v. follovved by a tasty lunch.
I Afternoon Music Recital Pollok House. Pollok Country Park. 2061) Pollokshavvs Road. 616 6410. 2pm. £4 (£3). Flautist Fiona Ferguson and harpist Michelle Wealleans perform vvorks by Ilandel. Mozart and Ibert.
I The Bruce MillarlGulliver Prize 2001 RSAMI). 101) Renfrevv Street. 332 5057. 2.31)pm.£8(£1). Prestigious singing competition featuring si\ entrants from throughout the t'K.
Edinburgh
I A Feast Of Gilbert and Sullivan Festival 'I'hcatre. l3 2‘) .\'icolson Street. 52‘) 6000. 7.30pm. £8 £15.51) (£6 £12.50). Former members of the 1)'()yly (‘arte Opera Company" present an evening of highlights from (i & S's most popular operas. accompanied by the British Philharmonic Concert Orchestra.
I The Edinburgh Quartet Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 201‘). 2.30pm. £9 (£6). The talented foursome perform quartets spanning three centuries. by Ilaydn. Bartok and Schumann.
I William Alexander St Mark’s Church. Castle Terrace. 6pm. £5 (£3). Pianist Alexander performs vvorks by Schubert and Rachmaninov. Tickets available on the door.
Glasgow
I The Red Army Ensemble Chorus and Dance Ensemble Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £l()-£l7.50. See Fri 16.
I The Edinburgh Quartet Hutchesons' Hall. 158 Ingram Street. 552 8391. 1.15pm. £2.51). The talented foursome perform string quartets by Haydn and Bartok.
I Musrca Electronica Concert Hall. L'mversity of (ilasgovv. t'niversity Avenue. 3304092. 1.10pm. Free. Final year students on the BEng Electronics vvith Mtisic course explore electroacoustic tnusic frotn around the vvorld.
Edinburgh
I Robin Hutt Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 3pm. £6. Edinburgh L‘niversity graduate Hutt performs an afternoon of piano vvorks by Chopin. Hovvells. Ireland and Medtner.
I Richard leffcoat and Rupert leffcoat Reid Concert Hall. Edinburgh University. Bristo Square. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). The tvvo Jeffcoats. mUsicaI director of Edinburgh L'niversity Music Society and organist at Coventry Cathedral respectively. give a tvvo piano recital featuring Mozart. Debussy and Saint-Saens.