FOLK & WORLD MUSIC

Street. £2 before 8pm. £3 after 8pm. £2 concessions. Performers free. Bring your own drink. and please don't smoke. Weekly summer series of dances. Music by Annasach and Norioch dance bands. A caller will take you through the steps.

FRIDAY 23

Glasgow

I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. offClyde Street. 248 3144. Doors open 8pm. music at 9pm. £5.

SATURDAY 24

I Scotia Folk Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30pm. Free. Brilliant blues man Mike Whelans.

I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. Doors open 8pm. music at 9pm. £5.

I iiossam Ramzy and his Egyptian Ensemble Ross Theatre. Princes Street Gardens. 2.30pm. Free. Recorded with Peter Gabriel and a big star back home. Start of the Ross Summer Season.

SUNDAY 25

Glasgow

I Scotia Blues Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30pm. Free. The Blues Poets.

“. ~23. : rises. ~ I Wollstone Ross Theatre. Princes Street Gardens. 1.30pm. Free. Top Celtic Rockers.

TUESDAY 27 Edinburgh

I Concert in the Bank TSB Stockbridge. 8pm. £2 (includes wine). Tickets at the door or in advance from Theatre Workshop. Hamilton Place. All proceeds to charity. For the Stockbridge Festival the T88 said Yes to the idea of two evening performances with songwriter Gill Bowman and Friends.

WEDNESDAY 28

Glasgow

I Scotia Folk Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 9pm. Free. lark.

Edinburgh

I Edinburgh Folk Club Cafe Royal Upstairs. West Register Street. 557 4792. 8pm. £3.50 (£2.50). Popular Scottish singer/guitarist Ian Bruce is just back from a tour of the States.

I Concert in the Bank TSB Stockbridge. 8pm. £2 (includes wine). Tickets at the door or in advance from Theatre Workshop. Hamilton Place. All proceeds to charity. For the Stockbridge Festival the T88 said Yes to the idea of two evening performances with songwriter Cill Bowman and Friends.

THURSDAY 29

Glasgow

I Star Folk Club Glasgow Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. beside Mitchell Theatre. 8pm. £2.

I Jiveass Clutha Vaults. Stockwell Street. 552 7520. 8.30pm. Free. Blues.

Edinburgh

I Ceilidh Dance Walpole Hall. Chester Street. £2 before 8pm. £3 after 8pm. £2 concessions. Performers free. Bring your own drink. and please don‘t smoke. Weekly summer series of dances. Music by Annasach and Norloch dance bands. A caller will take you through the steps.

FOLK & WORLD Impact]:-

The iollowing details are for regular weekly dates: see main listings for one- ofi shows. Gigs are listed by city, then by day. Residencies will be listed, provided that up-to-date details are supplied to us. Folk and World Residencies listings compiled by Norman Chalmers.

Fridays

I Cottiers Hyndland Street. 9pm. Free. Live groups.

I Hebridean Bar Dumbarton Road. Partick. 9pm. Free. Folk music from Rannoch.

I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Scottish and lrish session with The Snouts.

I Tolbooth Bar 1 1 Saltmarket. 8.30pm. Free. Peat Diggers.

Saturdays

I Urban Gypsies Tolbooth Bar. Glasgow Cross. 9pm. Free. Energetic Scots/lrish songs.

I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Penetrating Tasmania

I ilebridean Dumbarton Road. Partick. 9pm. Free. Bill Bryce and leslie McColl. I Heilan Jessies Gallowgate. 8.30pm. Live music.

Sundays

I Wintersgills 226 Great Western Road. 9pm. Free. 18th Int! Ia Chute and 25th Arran Bede.

I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Miami Vice

I Babbity Bowster Blackfriars Street. Merchant City. 9pm. Free. Session.

I Clutha Vaults 167 Stockwell Street. 552 7520. 8.30pm. Free. Music and song session.

I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Occasional informal Highland music.

Mondays

I Guizlings Folk Club Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free.

I Jinty McGinty’s Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. lrish Session.

Tuesdays

I Jinty McGinty’s Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. Slip Jig.

I Session Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. I Clutha Vault: 167 Stockwell Street. 552 7520. 8.30pm. Free. Music and song session.

Wednesdays

I Jlnty McCinty’s Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. lrish Session.

I ilalt Bar Woodlands Road. 9pm. Free. lrish/Scots instrumental session.

I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Bob’s loft play country and latin.

I liebridean Bar Dumbarton Road. Partick. Scottish/lrish.

Thursdays

I The Woollniclts Victoria Bar. Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Young session band.

EDINBURGH

Fridays

I Sandy Bells Forrest Hill Bar. Forrest Road. 9pm. Free. Scots/lrish session.

I Gil Bowman and Friends Thistle Hotel. Manor Place. 225 6144. 9pm—midnight. Free. Songwriter/guitarist.

I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. Live music.

I North Sea Gas Platform One. Caledonian Hotel. Rotund Street. Free. Popular Scots entertainers.

I Wally Allen Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 9pm. Free.

I Royal Dak lnfirmary Street. 557 2976. 9.30pm. Free. Informal music downstairs.

Saturdays

I Urban Gypsies Tolbooth Bar. High Street. 9pm. Free. lrish/Scottish.

I Shore Music The Shore Bar. Shore. Leith. 9pm. Free. Folk instrumental music.

I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 225 3656. 9pm. Free. Accordion/guitar in the bar.

I Royal Cak lnl'trmary Street. 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free. informal music.

Sundays

I Bannennan’s Bar Cowgate. 9pm. Free. Rubbish.

I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. informal live acoustic music most nights.

I Sandy Bell’s Forrest Hill Bar. Forrest Road. Afternoon from 1pm. Free. Session at the back of the famous folk pub.

I Full Shilling Band Ryrie's Bar. Haymarket.junction of Dairy Road. 9pm. Free. Alternate weeks.

I live Music Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarkct. top of High Street. 9pm. Free. Wally Allen.

I Nancy Nicholson Royal Oak. infirmary Street. 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free. Singer and melodeon player.

Mondays

I Christies West Port. Grassmarket. 9.30pm. Folk funk session.

I Bridge Bar Session Bridge Bar. George 1V Brid e. 9pm. Free. Fiddle session.

I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. informal live acoustic music most nights.

I Fiddlers Arms Grassmarket. Evening. 229 2665. Free. Traditional Scottish music on squeeze boxes and fiddles.

I little Green Monkeys Bannennan's Bar. Cowgate. 9pm. Free.

I live Music Royal Oak. infirmary Street. 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free.

I Nobles Bar Constitution Street. Leith. 8.30pm. Free. Folk session.

Tuesdays

I lntemational Bar Tarvit Street. 9pm. Session.

I Raeburn Ranters Holyrood Tavern. Holyrood Road. 9pm. Free.

I Open Session Thistle Hotel. Manor Place. 225 6144. 8.30pm—midnight. Free. Singers and instrumentalists.

I Patsy Mack Bannermans Bar. Cowgate. 9pm. Free.

I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. informal live acoustic music most nights.

Wednesdays

I Partisan Bar High Street. 9pm. Free. Acoustic lrish session.

I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 9pm. Free. Jam session.

I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. Informal live acoustic music most nights.

Thursdays

I Shooglenilty La Belle Angele. Hastie's Close. behind 369 Gallery. Cowgate. Folk fusion band.

I Neil Thompson Royal Oak. infirmary Street. 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free.

I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 9pm. Free. informal sessions. I Riptide Scotsman Bar. Cockburn Street. 9pm. Free.

I Patsy Mack Holyrood Tavern. Holyrood Road. 9pm. Free.

I Queen’s Arms Frederick Street. 9pm.

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CLASSICAL & OPERA

Concerts are listed by date, then by city. Classical 8. Opera listings compiled by Carol Main.

FRIDAY 16

Edinburgh

I Monaco Boys Choir St Mary‘s RC Cathedral. top of Leith Walk. Free at door. 1.30pm. A choral programme including music by Charpentier. Haydn. Saint-Saens. Fauré and Albeniz.

WEDNESDAY 21

Edinburgh

I Organ Recital Church of St Andrew and St George. George Street. 12.30pm. Free at door. John Kitchen of Edinburgh University plays the Wells Kennedy organ.

THURSDAY 22

Glasgow

I Merchants Music Merchants Hall. 7 West George Street. Tickets: 227 5511 (Ticket Centre. Candleriggs). 12.45pm. £3.50 (£3). Murray McLachlan's 11th programme in his complete Beethoven sonatas series features 0/) [4 No 2. 0p 27 No l and 0p [10.

FRIDAY 23

Glasgow

I BBC SSD Concert Hall. Broadcasting House. Queen Margaret Drive. Ticket: BBC Concerts Secretary. BBC. Queen Margaret Drive. G12 8DG (please enclose sae). 7.30pm. Free. Martyn Brabbins conducts music from Britten's ballet Prince of the Pagmlas. the Sin/brim Contrerttmte by Prokofiev with cellist Alexander Baillie. and Tchaikovsky‘s Little Russian symphony.

WEDNESDAY 28

Edinburgh

I Organ Recital Church of St Andrew and St George. George Street. 12.30pm. Free at door. Gordon Peterson of York University plays the Wells Kennedy organ.

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