Edinburgh
I Ray Lamontagne t'sher Ilall. I.othian Road. 228 1155. 7pm. £17.50. See Mon 22.
I Burns Night Iidinburgh 1"olk (‘lub. ('abaret Bar. The I’leasance. 650 2458. 8pm. £7 (£6). An informal celebration of the Bard‘s birthday with live music and song. haggis. neeps. (allies and a wee dram.
Alexandria
I Lomond Folk Club The Highlander I.ounge. Smollet Place. ()1389 757561. 8.30 11.30pm. I’ree. Musicians. singers and visitors are welcome.
Dunfermline
I Burns Ceilidh Dunfermline Folk Club. Thistle 'I'avern. Baldridgeburn. (H383 729673. ('elcbrate Burns' Night in song and dance.
Falklrk
I Falkirk Folk Club Session l-‘alkirk l-'olk (‘lub. The Polish ('lub. Arnot Street. 01324 613395. 8.30pm. £2.
Edinburgh
I Ceilidh Dance St Bride's ('entre. ()rvvell 'l'errace. 555 7668.
8pm tnidnight. £8 (£5). The fiddle- drivcn Bella McNab Band plays live. 'l'ickcts also available from the ALP Scots .VItisic (iroup.
I Assembly Rooms Ceilidh Assembly Rooms. (ieorgc Street. 339 5374. 8pm. £8 £10. ('eilidh hand Hl.1 vvith caller Ken (iourlay.
I La Rumba Caliente Jan, (‘entre. The I.ot. (irassmarkct. 221 8806. I 1pm. £8. Live band fusing the authentic music of South and ('entral America vvith contemporary funk and dance sounds.
Balloch
I Traditional and Folk Music I.omond Park Hotel. Balloch Road. 01389 752494. 8.30pm. Free. Monthly session. All welcome.
Glenrothes
I Glenrothes Accordion and Fiddle Club Victoria Hall. Main Street. ('oaltovvn of Balgonie. (H592 775465. 7.30pm. £2.50 (members: £2).
Edinburgh
I Burns Ceilidh St Bride's (‘entrc. ()rvvelI 'I‘errace. 346 I405.
8pm midnight. £8 in advance (call 228 I468) £ I0 on the door (£2.50 £6). (‘clebrate Burns' Night vvith the (’olumcille ('eilidh Band. Kim lidgar. Mystery I’cat and guests.
Dundee
I The Jolly Beggars and A’ That Dundee Rep. Tay Square. (H382 223530. 8pm. £10 (£8). Burns‘ celebrated little play (cantata) vvith ex- (‘apercaillie recorder/cittcrn player Marc Duff. singer/guitarist John .\lorran from Deaf Shepherd and former-(‘alluna singer/cellist Wendy Weathcrby. I’url ol'lli‘eliluml 2007.
Sunday 28
Glasgow
I Willie Nelson SIi(‘('. I-'innicston Quay. 0870040 4000. 6.30pm. £37.50. lirom Attstin. the legendary. veteran country songvvriting star with family and friends including Irish squee/e box maestro Sharon Shannon. vocalist Damien Dempsey. Dubliner Ronnie Drcvv and (ilasgovv pop/folk diva Iiddi Reader.
I Songs 8. Stories from the Totem Pole ('ale ('ossachols. Rttssiatt
(‘ultural ('entre. 10 King Street. 553 0733. 9pm. £6. Songs and stories from Rik I’alieri. Booking essential.
Edinburgh
I Kieran Ralpin Wee liolk (Tub, Royal ()ak. Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 8.30pm. £3. I’ersonable Irish singer- songvvriter and guitarist vvith pianist Anth Kaley.
Kilmarnock
I Dougie Maclean Palace Theatre. (ireen Street. (H563 554900. 7pm. Scotland’s most popular folk/roots troubadour.
Peebles
I Burnsong: Songhouse liastgate Theatre 8; Arts (‘entre. liastgate. ()1721 725 777. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). The Burnsong organisation invited eight singers from the vyorlds of ja/l. pop. rock and folk Boo Hevverdine. David Scott (l’earllishcrs). Sophie Bancroft. Niki King. limin Smith. Riley Briggs (.»\berfeldy). Marc l’illcy (llobotalk) and (icon. Martyn to write songs together in a remote country house in Dumfries & (iallovvay. Ilere they perform their creations.
Monday 29
St Andrews
I Burnsong: Songhouse Byre Theatre. Abbey Street. (H334 475 000. 8pm. £10 (£8). Sec Sun 28.
Tuesday 30
Glasgow
I Folk It! The Mixing Rooms. West Regent Street. 221 7369. 8.30pm. I’rcc. See Tue 25.
Edinburgh
I Daytime Session St (‘olm's ('hurch. Dalry Road. 1 3pm. £1. Afternoon singaround and music session.
I Rory Campbell, Jonny Rardie and Donald Hay I.cith l-‘olk ('Iub. The Village. South I’ort Street. 478 7810. 7.30pm. £5. Deaf Shepherd singer and piper. ()ld Blind Dog fiddler. and Iidinburgh‘s eclectic percussionist come together fora high- energy mix of trad tunes and original colttpositions.
I Ceilidh Club The I.ot. (irassmarket. 225 2299. 8pm. £6. See Tue 23.
Wednesday 31
Edinburgh
I Grayson Capps The Village. South liort Street. I.eith. 478 7810. 7.30pm. £10. vaamp soul-folk from New Orleans.
I Mike and Ali Vass Iidinburgh liolk (‘lub. (‘abaret Bar. The I’leasance. 650 2458. 8pm. £6 (£5). ()riginally from east of Inverness. the young Vass tvvins do their considerable thing on fiddle and piano.
Alexandria
I Lomond Folk Club The Highlander I.otinge. Smollet l’lace. (H389 757561. 8.30 11.30pm. l‘ree. See Wed 24.
Dunfermline
I Duntermline Folk Club Session Dunfermline I'olk ('lub. Thistle 'I'avern. Baldridgeburn. (H 383 729673. 8pm. Free. Informal session.
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Thursday 18
Glasgow
I BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Thursday Night Series ('in Halls. (’andlcriggs. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £9 £21.50. t'nder the baton of Nicholas Mc(iegan. the orchestra perform Sally Beamish's Sit/rux‘lt'l‘s.‘ ( ‘(HHY’I'IU/ill' ()I't‘ltt's‘ll'rl. Mendelssohn's .S'ym/i/tmiv Nu .t' ‘St'nnis/i' plus one of Beethoven's most romantically inspired works. his l’imm ('mu‘erlu .\’u 2. featuring the superb playing of Robert Levin. l’re-concert discussion with Sally Beamish and Simon I.ord. Post-concert coda featuring BB(‘ SS() principal Alan Mathison playing Beamish's Hiriulimis
for Solo Buss 'I'i'umlmne.
I The Mikado King‘s Theatre. 297 Bath Street. 0870060 6648. 7.30pm. £5 £ 14. The ()rpheus ('lub returns with an updated modern production of the most popular of all the (iilbert and Sullivan operas. directed by Walter Paul and vvith nevv musical director Andrevv Nicol.
Edinburgh
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra Queen‘s Hall. s7 so (‘lerk Street. («is 20l9. 7.30pm. £8 £24 (£6 £18). Soprano Sally Matthcvys returns vvith Britten‘s /.(’.\ I/lttmlllullmt.\' and Mo/art concert aria ('h 'in mi .y'r'UI‘r/l (Ii re. Ballet music from the same L‘t)ltt[)()sc‘l“s opera [(IUHH'IH’U is first tip. and the concert concludes vvith Mendelssohn's .S'vmplmiiv .\'u I completed vvhen he \vasjust l5.
Glenrothes
I Essential Scottish Opera 2007 Rothes Halls. Kingdom (‘entre. 01592 61 1 NH. 7.30pm. £9.50 (£8). A sublime selection of operatic highlights taking in many famous arias. performed by four singers and a pianist. Watch out for music from 72m“. The Bur/NW (if Seville and Riga/elm. Ideal for aficionados and nevv comers alike.
Glasgow
I The Mikado King's Theatre. 297 Bath Street. 0870 060 6648. 7.30pm. £5 £l4. See Thu 18.
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra (’ity Halls. ('andleriggs. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10 £22.50 (£7.50 £16.80). See Thu I8.
I Gianni Schicchi and L’heure espagnole 'I‘heatre Royal. Hope Street. 0870 060 6047. 7. I 5pm.
£12 £20. RSAMD ()pera in a Puccini/Ravel comedy double bill gives students from a number of different countries and all studying in (ilasgovs. the opportunity to sing on the professional stage. It promises to be vvonderfully entertaining. vvhile also providing the ansvver to why a humble mule can prove to be truly heroic. Sung in French and Italian vvith Tinglish supertitles. See previevv. page 74.
Falkirk
I Flute and Guitar Duo l-‘l‘ll ('inema. l‘alkirk Town Hall. West Bridge Street. ()1324 506850. 7.30pm. £7 (students: £1 ). Andrew Robertson (guitar) and (‘atherine ('oulter (flute) perform a programme including Iiddie .\'lc(iuirc's [Custer-n Iii-lines. I’iaI/ola's Ills/wires (lt’ ‘Iiureu. Ibert's [till/"(It‘lt’ and Iii/et's ('urmc'n I'iiiilusv. With an arrangement by Bournc.
a»: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Afternoon Performance Definitely worth blagging an afternoon off to recharge the batteries in the company of favourite Russian maestro Alexander Titov, who tells Stravinsky's colourful tale of the puppet — Petrushka — who has a soul and wants to become human. City Hal/s, Glasgow, Thu 25 Jan.
Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Bruckner 3 First of two completely different sorts of programmes from the RSNO. Surely the height of romance. Wagner’s Siegfried ldy/l was presented to Cosima. his wife, after the birth of their son, Siegfried, on her Christmas morning birthday. with an orchestra awakening her from the foot of the stairs of their Swiss villa. Aah. Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Fri 26 Jan; Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Sat 27 Jan.
‘ J Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Naked Classics The irrepressible Paul Rissmann is the sure- footed guide for anyone who wants to know a bit more of the inside story to Beethoven and his Symphony No 3. Multimedia presentations and. of course, live performance. help reveal some of the secrets behind its magnificent sounds. Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Thu 7 Feb.
Saturday 20
Glasgow
I The Mikado King's Theatre. 297 Bath Street. 0870 060 6648. 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £5 £l4. See Thu 18.
I Gianni Schicchi and L’heure espagnole Theatre Royal. Hope Street. 08700606647. 7.15pm.
£l2 £20. See l'il‘l l‘).
Glasgow
I BBC SSO Chamber Series: Trapped Winds (‘ity Halls: Recital Rooms. ('andlcriggs. 353 8000. 5pm. £7. liol'lttetl It} members of the BBC SS(). this play fully named group in the classic quintet format “ill be performing music from the 18th and 19th centuries. including .\lo/art's (' .llflIUl‘ ()t'lt'l.
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