Edinburgh
I Me Suena Tu Cara The Doric Tavern. Market Street. 225 1084. 8.30pm. Free. Four-piece Afro/Spanish/Bra/ilian band.
Tuesday 4
Edinburgh
I Folk ‘N’ Friends The Canons' (iait Downstairs. Canongate. 556 4481. ‘)pm. Free. Friendly. informal weekly folk club. I Agustito’s Big Band lil Barrio. West Port. 2298805. 1 1pm. Free. Live Spanish folk and flamenco music followed by Fiesta Latino.
Wednesday 5
Glasgow
I Ceilidh dance and song session St Andrew's in the Square. off Saltmarket. St Andrew's Street. 548 6020. 7.30pm. £5. Mid-week dancing. with tuition. Free singing session downstairs at 8.30pm.
Edinburgh
I Kieran Halpin Edinburgh Folk Club. Cabaret Bar. The Pleasance. 650 234‘). 8pm. £6 (£445). Scots-based Irish folk songwriter and guitarist.
Paisley
I The Songs of Robert Burns Paisley Arts Centre. .\'ew Street. 887 1010. 7.30pm. £8 (£4.50). Ian Bruce leads this evening of song. and intisic. with an informative talk by Dr Fred Freeman.
Glasgow
I Shine Live at the Star. St Andrew‘s in the Square. off Saltmarket. St Andrew‘s Street. 548 6020.8pm. £6 (£4). Alyth McCormick. Corrina Ilewat and Mary McMaster perform (iaelic. Scots and English songs in sometimes startlingly original arrangements of close harmony vocals with two electro-harps.
I The Zulu Open Mic ()‘Neill‘s. Sauchiehall Street. 353 3915. ‘)pm. Free. See Thu 30.
Oh Susanna! play Liquid Room, Edinburg, Sun 2 Nov;
the Arches, Glasgow, Mon 3 Nov
Friday 7
Glasgow
0 Countdown to Celtic Connections Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). .American blues troubadour Kristina ()lsen. Englishsongwriter Jez Lowe and Canadian storyteller James Keelaghan. See Fri 31.
I Martin Stephenson Tron Theatre Foyer Bar. Trongate. ‘).30pm. £8. As part of the Tron's Acoustic Affair series. the songwriter from the Daintees flies solo. Support from young Edinburgh guitar star Leo Condie.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3144. 7.30pm. Mtisic from l)eoch and l)orus.
Edinburgh
QThe Carrying Stream Festival Edinburgh Folk Club. Cabaret Bar. The Pleasance. 650 234‘). 8pm. £10 (£8). Singer/piper Tomas Lynch from Ireland. doyen of English singers Martin Carthy. and Edinburgh pan-celtic trio Fine Friday in the second annual celebration of the late Hamish Henderson. See Sat 8. Sun ‘) and preview.
I Ceilidhs Plus Assemva Rooms. (ieorge Street. 220 434‘). 8pm. £5 £8. Ceilidh action with 111.1 and caller Ken (iourlay. plus piper. (iaelic singer and international folk dances.
I Ceilidh St Bride's Centre. 10 ()rwell Terrace. 475 2395. 7.30pm. £10 (£5). Flaming .\'ora lead the dancing in this fundraising event for Venture Scotland.
Glasgow
I The Zulu Open Mic Brunswick Cellars. Sauchiehall Street. 331 1820.
4 7pm. Free. See Thu 30.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3144. 7.30pm. See Fri 7.
I The Muldoon and the Wavells Kelvinside Ilillhead Church. lluntly (iardens. 334 2788. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). Massively varied evening of song crossing classical. folk. world. close-harmony arrangements.
Edinburgh
0 The Carrying Stream Festival Edinburgh Folk Club. Cabaret Bar. The Pleasance. 650 234‘). 8pm. £10 (£8). Pipes and Strings with Scotland's (iordon Duncan and Tony McManus. Irish fiddler Kevin Burke. and members of Scots band Cantrip with piper Dan lloughton. See Edinburgh. Fri 7 and preview.
I Ceilidh St Bride's Centre. 10 ()rvvell Terrace. 346 1405. 730—1 1.30pm. £8 (£5). Join I)a Hooley for an evening of music and dance. Fundraiser run by the Adult Learning Project.
Glasgow
I Cliar Paisley Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 7.30pm. £8 (£4.50). Arthur Cormack leads the Scots (iaelic vocal and instrumental sextet.
I The Zulu Open Irish Trad Sessions Waxy ()'(‘onnor‘s. West (ieorge Street. 354 5154. 4--7pm. Free. See Sun 2.
Edinburgh
0 The Carrying Stream Festival Edinburgh Folk Club. Cabaret Bar. The Pleasance. 650 234‘). 8pm. £8 (£6). Tradition Bearers concert features singers Alison McMorland and (ieordie McIntyre. Sheena Wellington. and Norman Stewart. with songs and instrumentals from Claire Mann and Aaron Jones. See Edinburgh. Fri 7 and preview.
I La Panda Facundia El Barrio. West Port. 22‘) 8805.1 lprn. Free. See Sun
Monday 1 0
Edinburgh
I Me Suena Tu Cara The Doric Tavern. Market Street. 225 1084. 8.30pm. Free. See Mon 3.
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folk & world listings Music
Edinburgh
I Folk ‘N’ Friends The Canons' (iait. Canongate. 556 4481. ‘)pm. Free. See Tue 4.
I Agustito’s Big Band Iil Barrio. West Port. 22‘)8805. 1 1pm. Free. See Tue 4.
Wednesday 1 2
Glasgow
I Ceilidh dance and song session St Andrew's in the Square. off Saltmarket. St Andrew’s Street. 548 6020. 7.30—10.30pm. £5. Enjoy sortie mid-week dancing. with ttiition. Free singing session downstairs at 8.30pm.
Edinburgh
I Emily Smith Band Edinburgh Folk Club. Cabaret Bar. Pleasance. 650 234‘). 8pm. £6 (£4 £5). ()ne-time winner of BBC Radio Scotland's Young 'I‘raditional Musician of the Year competition plays piano. accordion and sings.
Glasgow
I Calasaig Live at the Star. St Andrest in the Square. off Saltmarket. St Andrew's Street. 548 6020.8pm. £7 (£5). Five-strong vocal and muIii-instrumental band playing cheerful Scottish and contemporary music and song.
I The Zulu Open Mic ()‘.\'eill‘s. Sauchiehall Street. 353 3‘)l5. ‘)pm. Free. See Thu 30.
Edinburgh
I Mary Gauthier Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 201‘). 7.30pm. £‘) £1 1. Witty. sharp Louisiana born songwriter who knows the seamy side of life firsthand.
. COUNTDOWN TO CELTIC CONNECTIONS
JOCK TAMSON’S BAIRNS
SUPPORTED BY KEVIN BURKE FRIDAY D7TH NOVEMBER
JEZ LOWE, JAMES KEELAGHAN KRISTINA OLSEN 8. THE BAD PENNIES
FRIDAY 14TH NOVEMBER
TOMMY EMMANUEL
SUPPORTED BY JOHNNY DICKINSON
FRIDAY étsr NOVEMBER
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