Music Folk
SCO Principal Clarinet Maximiliano Martin leads the talented RSAMD ensemble. ■ CLIC Sargent Glasgow Hospitals’ Carol Concert Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £8–£19. Clarinettist Emma Johnson joins the Glasgow Chamber Orchestra, conductor Ian McCrorie and singers from Glasgow Academy for a festive programme. ■ Christmas Concert RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £8 (£4–£6). Strathclyde University Concert Band and Chamber Choir’s annual concert. ■ Scottish Chamber Orchestra: On an Overgrown Path City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £11–£24 (concessions available). See Thu 3. ■ Stephen Hough Pollok House Art Society, Pollok Country Park, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 07703 131457. 7.30pm. £15 (newcomers £10). One of the world’s leading pianists performs Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor (arr Cortot), works by Fauré, Franck’s Prelude, Chorale and Fugue and a virtuosic finish with Chopin’s Sonata in B minor. Edinburgh ■ Edinburgh University Wind Band Reid Concert Hall, Edinburgh University, Bristo Square, 650 2427. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). Morven Bell conducts. ■ RSNO: Sir Roger Norrington Conducts Beethoven and Schumann Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £10–£32 (concessions available). Sir Roger, a great exponent of historical performance practice, conducts the second symphonies of Beethoven and Schumann, and Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No 2.
Saturday 5
Glasgow ■ Kelvin Ensemble: A Russian Winter Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, The Square, off University Avenue, 7.30pm. £8 (£4). Winter in Russia might be frigid but this selection of works by Shostakovich, Borodin and Mussorgsky is anything but. ■ RSNO: Sir Roger Norrington Conducts Beethoven and Schumann Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10–£32 (concessions available). See Fri 4.
Edinburgh ■ Edinburgh University Brass Band Reid Concert Hall, Edinburgh University, Bristo Square, 650 2427. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). Angus Tully directs. ■ St Andrew Amateur Orchestral Society Stockbridge Parish Church, Saxe Coburg Street. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Florian Meierott is violin soloist in Sarasate’s Carmen Fantasy, followed by Haydn’s Clock Symphony and Rossini’s overture to The Barber of Seville. ■ New Edinburgh Orchestra Nicolson Square Methodist Church, 25 Nicolson Square, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £8 (£1–£5). Elgar’s Sea Pictures, Martinu’s Memorial to Lidice, Debussy’s Marche Ecossaise and Sibelius’ Symphony No 1. ■ Origin Scotland: Light of the World Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £6–£12. A Christmas celebration from the Exile Band and Choir and Exile Chamber Orchestra. Bathgate ■ R3 Tenors Regal Theatre, North Bridge St, 01506 630085. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). Arias and showsongs from the Scottish trio.
Linlithgow ■ Dyad Percussion Duo Linlithgow Academy Theatre, Braehead Road, 01506 433634. 7.30pm. £8 (£4–£7). The 2008 Tunnell Trust award winners perform. With mulled wine and mince pies.
eagleowl Don’t be fooled. Edinburgh’s masters of lo-fi slowcore are, as one reviewer once pointed out, ‘No bed wetting lightweights’. No sir. Instead Bart (who’s also the brains behind tons of Scottish
grassroots music events like Retreat! and The Gentle Invasion), Malcolm, Clarissa and Rob are masters of minimalism and understatement, and lovers of pulse-slowing, sometimes deeply moving, post-folk. These dates mark the launch of new single, ‘Sleep the Winter’ where they’re supported by Dan from Withered Hand and Jill from Sparrow and the Workshop in Edinburgh, then Woodenbox and Withered Hand in Glasgow. ■ The Bowery, Edinburgh, Fri Dec 11; the 13th Note, Glasgow, Mon Dec 14.
Friday 11
Glasgow ■ Vatersay Boys Barrowland, Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7.30pm. £18. No- holds-barred Hebridean Hooley with the infamous accordion and pipes.
Edinburgh ■ Teannaich Pollock Halls, Holyrood Park Road, 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Regular dance to a funky Ceilidh band. ■ Edinburgh Ceilidh Dances Roxy Art House, Roxburgh Place, 339 5374. 8pm. £6–£10. Traditional fun with ceilidh bands and a piper, and some international folk dances, and a caller to teach you the Scottish classics. Refreshments available. Peebles ■ Old Blind Dogs Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Eastgate, 01721 725777. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). See Mon 7.
Saturday 12 Rothesay ■ Vatersay Boys Rothesay Pavilion, Argyle Street, 01700 504250. 8pm. £12. See Fri 11.
225 9922. 8pm. £6. Ceilidh dance to live music with a caller to lead you through the steps. Music from Heeligoleerie. FREE Andrew Gordon The White Hart Inn, Grassmarket, 622 7118. 9pm. See Tue 8.
Alloway ■ Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra Burns National Heritage Park, Murdoch’s Loan, 01292 443700. 2–4pm. Included in admission: £2 (children £1.25). See Sun 13. Glenrothes ■ Glenrothes Accordion and Fiddle Club Victoria Hall, Main Street, Coaltown of Balgonie, 01592 775465. 7pm. £2.50–£3. A monthly club devoted to the bellows and the bow. Open to non- members.
Stirling ■ Kris Drever, John McCusker & Roddy Woomble and Heidi Talbot & Boo Hewerdine Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £16 (£14). The Scottish acoustic all-star trio return for a few intimate dates, once again supported by ex-Cherish the Ladies singer Heidi Talbot and guitar star Boo Hewerdine.
Sunday 13 Wednesday 16
Edinburgh ■ Carol Ceilidh Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, 2251900. 6pm. £tbc. Greyfriars Kirk hosts an informal evening of prayer, music and conversation. Alloway ■ Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra Burns National Heritage Park, Murdoch’s Loan, 01292 443700. 2–4pm. Included in admission: £2 (children £1.25). Massed fiddles.
Monday 14
Glasgow ■ Michael Simons Tchai Ovna, Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Glasgow- based guitarist plays acoustic folk and blues. Alloway ■ Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra Burns National Heritage Park, Murdoch’s Loan, 01292 443700. 2–4pm. Included in admission: £2 (children £1.25). See Sun 13.
Tuesday 15
Glasgow FREE Thank Folk it’s Tuesday Sloan’s, Argyle Arcade, Argyle Street, 221 8886. 7pm. See Tue 8. Edinburgh ■ Ceilidh Club The Lot, Grassmarket,
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Glasgow ■ Kris Drever, John McCusker & Roddy Woomble Oran Mor, Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £15. Scottish trio touring their new album of contemporary acoustica.
Alloway ■ Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra Burns National Heritage Park, Murdoch’s Loan, 01292 443700. 2–4pm. Included in admission: £2 (children £1.25). See Sun 13. Dunfermline ■ Dunfermline Folk Club Christmas Party Dunfermline Folk Club, Thistle Tavern, Baldridgeburn, 01383 729673. 8pm. £5. Regulars and friends, music and song, food, fun and a raffle.
Thursday 17
Glasgow ■ Martin Stephenson & The Daintees Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, 10 Chamberlain Road, 959 1428. 8pm. £18. Stephenson and his band entertain with songs from his latest album as well as Daintees’ classics at this seasonal concert. Edinburgh ■ Rantum Scanctum The Jazz Bar, Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5pm. Donation. See Thu 3.
FREE■ Andrew Gordon Jenny Ha’s, Canongate, 8pm. See Tue 8. Alloway ■ Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra Burns National Heritage Park, Murdoch’s Loan, 01292 443700. 2–4pm. Included in admission: £2 (children £1.25). See Sun 13.
Falkirk ■ Christmas Session Falkirk Folk Club, The Polish Club, Arnot Street, 01324 489241. 8pm. £5. Fun as all the regulars team up to perform pieces they have been rehearsing for the night.
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 Suzanne Black and Carol Main. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry Thursday 3
Glasgow FREE Lunchtime Concert Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1.10pm. Percussionist Heather Corbett. ■ BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Bohemian Rhapsodies 4 City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7pm. £10–£23 (£8–£21). Brilliant American pianist Garrick Ohlsson is soloist for Martinu’s rarely performed Piano Concerto No 4 (‘Incantations’). He also performs Dvorak’s Legends and Janácek’s bold, brassy Sinfonietta for a climactic – and, with 12 trumpets, loud – finale. Edinburgh ■ Scottish Chamber Orchestra: On an Overgrown Path The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £8.50–£26 (concessions available). David Matthews’ orchestration of Janácek’s lovely, sensuous piano miniatures, Mozart’s Symphony in D major K 320 (‘Posthorn’) and Schubert’s Symphony No 4 (‘Tragic’). André de Ridder conducts. ■ Edinburgh University Renaissance Singers Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, 7.45pm. £7 (£4). David Seers directs a concert of music for Advent.
Friday 4 Glasgow ■ Stevenson Winds RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £9 (£6).