Music Folk
■ Moishe’s Bagel The Bongo Club, Moray House, Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7–10pm. £8–£10. See Thu 26. ■ Bluegrass Ceilidh St James Hall, John’s Place, Leith, 555 2597. 7pm. £6 (£4). A slight twist of the ceilidh format with plenty of dancing (with a caller) to live music from The Homecoming String Band. All ages’ welcome. Part of Adventfest. ■ Edinburgh’s Fiddlers St Andrew’s Concert St Anne’s Parish Church, Kaimes Road, Corstorphine, 343 1923. 7pm. £8 (£6). A night of massed Scottish fiddle music. ■ Grassroots from Zimbabwe Columcille Centre, 2 Newbattle Terrace, 447 7404. 7pm. £10 (£8; children £2). Family show of traditional dance, music, storytelling and song. ■ Rasa Basom The Jazz Bar, Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7pm. £8. Lithuanian six- piece mixing folk traditions, prog rock, classical, metal and electronica in lush, cinematic soundscapes. ■ The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland: The Dragon’s Lair Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £15. Top pipers and drummers between the ages of 10 and 16. ■ Scots Music Group Ceilidh and Dance St Bride’s Centre, Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. 7.30pm. £8–£10 (£6–£7). Bella McNab’s Dance Band provides the live music for this night of traditional music and dancing.
East Kilbride ■ A Tribute to Woody Guthrie East Kilbride Arts Centre, Old Coach Road, 01355 261000. 8pm. £8.50 (£6.50). A night celebrating the 40th anniversary of the death of pioneering US songsmith and socialist Woody Guthrie, with performances from the Lanarkshire Songwriters. Haddington ■ Carlos Bonell: Children’s Matinee Performance St Mary’s Church, Sidegate, 01620 823134. 12.30pm. £7. Renowned guitarist Carlos Bonell plays some of the Scottish tunes in his repertoire. The cost of each adult ticket includes up to two free child tickets. ■ An Evening with Carlos Bonell St Mary’s Church, Sidegate, 01620 823134. 7pm. £14. A piper opens proceedings, before internationally renowned guitarist Carlos Bonell plays on Scottish themes.
Kinlochard ■ The House Folk Festival MacGregor’s Barn, Ledard Farm, 01877 387754. 7.30pm. £15 (all three concerts £55). Flying bagpipes and fiddle from the Finlay MacDonald Duo and Donal Brown Duo. See Thu 26. Kirkcaldy ■ Scotia Pipers St Andrews Ball 2009 Dean Park Hotel, Chapel Level,
01592 595730. 7pm–0.30am. £35. Celebrate Scotland’s Patron Saint and the end of Homecoming Year with pipers, a three-course meal with haggis, highland dancing, Gaelic song and a ceilidh dance.
Sunday 29
Glasgow ■ Lev & Friends Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. Violinist Lev Atlas presents Russian, Hungarian, Gypsy, and jazz, classical and folk fusion. FREE Shindig 2009 George Square, See Thu 26. FREE Shindig 2009 St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 559 5902. See Thu 26. Edinburgh FREE National Museums Scotland Homecoming Finale Celebration National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, 225 7534. 10am–5pm. See Sat 28. ■ Mr McFall’s Chamber with Valentina Montoya Martinez St James Hall, John’s Place, Leith, 555 2597. 6.30–9pm. £12 (£8). The superb music group, formed around a core string quartet from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, push back more musical boundaries, and are joined by Valentina Montoya Martinez for tangos and other South American songs. Part of Adventfest.
Monday 30
Edinburgh ■ Ojos de Brujo Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 8pm. £14.50–£18.50. Essentially urban music from the streets of Barcelona, this whirlwind of a band blend Buleria funk, reggae, tango, bhangra and hip hop into a veritable flamenco-fuelled fiesta of colour, sound and music. See preview, page 65. FREE Burnsong The Scottish Parliament, Horse Wynd, 0800 092 7500. Performance of the ten finalists from this renowned song-writing competition. Hosted by Midge Ure. Part of St Andrew’s Day 09. FREE St Andrew’s Day Celebration at the Playfair Library Playfair Library (University of Edinburgh), Old College, South Bridge. The University of Edinburgh hosts a musical celebration for St Andrew’s Day. Part of St Andrew’s Day 09.
Tuesday 1
Edinburgh ■ Ceilidh Club The Lot, Grassmarket, 225 9922. 8pm. £6. Ceilidh dance with a caller to lead you through the steps. Music from The Jimi Shandrix Experience.
Wednesday 2 Glasgow ■ Lau Stereo, Renfield Lane, 222 2254.
8pm. £12. Fallen Angels presents top Scotland-based musicians Aidan O’Rourke (fiddle), Kris Drever (guitar and vocals) and Martin Green (accordion) take traditional music as a starting point for complex explorations of mood and meaning. Their original music is startlingly well played, while Drever adds his own heart-tugging songs, and even reworks a Beatles number. Edinburgh ■ Ceilidh Dance Classes Bruntsfield Primary School, Montpelier, Bruntsfield, 555 7688. 7pm. £6 (£3). See Wed 25. ■ Eddie Walker Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, The Pleasance, 650 2458. 8pm. £8 (£7). Folk, blues, ragtime and great guitar and harmonica playing from one of the clubs favourites.
Dunfermline ■ Alistair Brown Dunfermline Folk Club, Thistle Tavern, Baldridgeburn, 01383 729673. 8pm. Free (collection for artist). The Scots-Canadian with a lively repertoire of songs and stories.
Irvine ■ Sean & Robyn Gray Irvine Folk Club, Vineburgh Community Centre, Quarry Road, 01294 551047. 8pm. £7 (members £5). A mix of flute, guitar, fiddle and vocals from this young brother and sister duo. Leven ■ Kate Campbell Inn at Lathones, Lathones, Largoward, 01334 840494. 9pm. £14. Nashville country/folk singer- songwriter.
Thursday 3
Glasgow ■ Danny Schmidt & Carrie Elkin Lauries Bar, King Street, 552 7123. 8pm. £9. Two Texan singer-songwriters on tour. ■ Eddie Walker St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £8 (£6). See Wed 2. Falkirk ■ Landermason Falkirk Folk Club, The Polish Club, Arnot Street, 01324 613395. 7.30pm. Fiona Lander and Paul Mason have been described as ‘folk rooted in jazz with flute and guitar’ but they also use sax and keys.
Largs FREE Stretch Dawrson Outfit Victoria Hotel, Gallowgate Street, 01475 672355. 9pm. Scotland’s only Western Swing band, led by the brilliant singer/guitarist/drummer in wild trousers. West Kilbride ■ Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham Town Hall, Arthur Street, 01475 689493 7.30pm. £16. Fiddle and accordion music par excellence, with not a few jokes thrown in
Classical
Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to suzanne@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Tasmin Campbell and Carol Main. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry Thursday 19
Glasgow FREE Kelvingrove Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 1pm. Free lunchtime organ recitals every day by different organists. FREE Primrose Piano Quartet Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1.10pm. A chamber concert featuring Fauré’s Piano Quartet in C minor and Maxwell Davies’ Piano Quartet. ■ BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Bohemian Rhapsodies 2 City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7pm. £10–£23 (£8–£21). Czech Petr Altrichter conducts Dvorák’s Symphony No 8 and Janácek’s The Fiddler’s Child, while acclaimed pianist Piers Lane continues the cycle of Martinu piano concertos Piano Concerto No 1. Edinburgh ■ Autumn Concert Tour Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 228 1404. 8pm. £13 (£5–£8). Music by Ligeti and new works by Scottish composers Conor McPherson and John Harris performed by the Red Note Ensemble. Part of the Traverse Autumn Festival.
Friday 20
Glasgow ■ The Brodsky Quartet RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £9 (£6). The highly quartet perform Bridge’s Three Idylls and his pupil Britten’s fantastic String Quartet No 2. ■ The Brodsky Quartet Masterclass RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 2.30pm. £3 (£2). An exciting opportunity to learn from the musicians of the celebrated quartet. ■ Raymond Gubbay: Four Seasons by Candlelight Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £22–£26. The period-dressed Mozart Festival Orchestra performs a selection of orchestral favourites. ■ Red Note RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £9 (£6). Ligeti’s Hungarian Rock followed by, among other works, Gordon McPherson’s The Waterworks. Edinburgh FREE Organ Recital: Sarah MacDonald Reid Concert Hall, Edinburgh University, Bristo Square, 650 2427. 1.10pm. Works by Bach, Böhm,
Opera. With tickets at only £10 if you’re under 26, it’s a safe bet.
The Elixir of Love The Italian Girl in Algiers Festival Theatre Edinburgh 21 November - 28 November 2009
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