MUSIC FOLK & WORLD
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WEDNESDAY 20 Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Folk Club Cafe Royal Upstairs. West Register Street. 557 4792. 8pm. £4 (£3). Sandy Stanage. Steve Lawrence and Alan Jones. collectively Three's a Crowd. sing and play banjo. whistle. dulcimer. concertina. mandolin and guitar.
Glasgow
I Dick Gaughan Big Fun Circus Tent. Glasgow Green. 7pm. £3. Tickets 227 5511 or arty Ticketlink outlet. Information 554 6252/3. Scotland's leading folk singer/guitarist. Presented by the Glasgow Fair Festival.
I New Dawn Folk Club Glasgow Press Club. 94 West Regent Street. 332 1674. 8pm. £4 (£3). Hot guitar from Eddie Walker.
Edinburgh
I Artistic Upstarts Stepping Stones Theatre. 112 West Bow. 7pm--midnight. £7.50 (£5). Three venues to wander in and out of. The Main Theatre has. in order of performance, Choreography Collective. llew Plankton. Vestris. Kevin Mackenzie. Silent Foundation and Seven Day Kiss. The Studio Theatre presents Annexe Theatre Company. Keridwen. Proto lndo and the Dudendance Theatre Co. The Bar Cabaret is Tom Bancroft. Peters Pen. Tommy Beavitt. Moral Support. Pauline Copeland. SOphie Bancrolt and Gina Rae. and finally the They Ate Her Theatre Company.
I Edinburgh Samba School Ross Theatre. Princes Street Gardens. 6—8pm. Free. Learn to play the Brazilian/African rhythms in the ‘bateria' percussion orchestra.
Glasgow
I You Canal Ceilidh Community Central Hall. 340 Maryhill Road. 7.30pm. £2.50. Live dance band etc. Presented by the Forth and Clyde Canal Community Project.
I Weekly Ceilidh Dance The Ferry. Clyde Place. 9pm. £5 (£4). Tickets at the venue or in advance from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. offClyde Street. 248 3144. Doors open 8pm.
Edinburgh
I Stockton’s Wing Scruffy M urphy‘s. George 1V Bridge. 225 1681. 9pm. Free. ()ne of lreland's best instrumental bands.
1 and fine performers of traditional song.
but the contemporary songwriting is hard to take. Titty free venue means that you'll have to get there early to get in.
I The Shetland Set Caledonian Brewery. Slateford Road. 8pm. £5. Despite the renovations going on in another part of the brewery. this gig is confirmed. Get out of your brains on Shetland music with blistering banjo in liom Bru. fiery youngsters Rock, Salt and llails. country
. strains from singer/songwriter Sheila
Henderson and Shetland fiddler Brian
Gear. Dance to the Brunthamars Band. I Summer Ceilidbs at the Assembly Rooms Assembly Rooms. 53 George
Street. 8pm--1am. £6 (£4.50). Tickets from Assembly Box Office. Usher Hall and King's Theatre. all 220 4349. Music driven by the effervescent Caribbean
ceilidh beat. bagpipes and bongos of the
j Tartan Amoebas.
I Ceilidh Dance Marco's Leisure Centre. 55 Grove Street. 8pm. £3.50 (£3).
Promoted by Reel Good Music. 657 2472.
On Tour with Skin
JULY 19. Oval Rock iiouse, Norwich
20. The Esplanade, Southend On Sea
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22. The Arena, St Albans
23. King George’s, Blackburn 25. The Venue, Edinburgh
26. Lemontree, Aberdeen
27. Oscars, Dundee
28. The Garage, Glasgow
30. The Forum, London
31. Corn Exchange, ipswlch AUGUST
1. Wuifrun Hail, Wolverhampton 3. Tower, iiuii
‘ 4. irish Centre, Birmingham 6. The institute, Blackwood 7. The Bierkeiier, Bristol
9. Club Rio, Bradford
10. Krazy iiouse, Liverpool 11. Town iiaii, Middlesbrough 12. Rock City, Nottingham
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Glasgow
I Dick Gaughan Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. Paisley. 887 1010. 8pm. £6 (£3.50). Passionate political folk and traditional song. accompanied by superbly confident guitar work. See Music preview. I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. Doors open 8pm. music at 9pm. £5.
Edinburgh
I The Klezmatics Ross Theatre. Princes Street Gardens. 1pm. Free. Frenzied clarinet. sweet violin. affecting vocals and ntore madcap music froin these six New Yorkers strung out on klezmer. the hybrid forth of ancient Yiddish liuropean music which came to America. wasjazzily swung and is now booted into the 90s.
I Tron Folk Club Tron Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 220 1550. 8.30pm. £3. Fiddle and guitar. in the hands of Orkney's spectacularly talented and youthful twin sisters. Jennifer and Hazel Wrigley.
I Finnegan’s Awake Scruffy Murphy‘s. George [V Bridge. 225 1681. 9pm. Free.
Glasgow
I Late Night Ceilidh Wintergardens. People‘s Palace. Glasgow Green. 10pm. £6. Tickets 227 5511 or any Ticketlink outlet. Information 554 6252/3. Last event of the Glasgow Fair Festival.
I Clutha Folk Clutha Vaults. 167 Stockwell Street. 552 7520. 8.30pm. Free.
l Edinburgh
i I Clan Alba Ross Theatre. Princes Street Gardens. 2.30pm. Free. Scottish music. all the instruments. drums and percussion and a big vocal sound. with Dick Gaughan. Brian Maclleil. Davey Steele. Patsy Seddon and Mary MacMaster. Fred Morrison. Dave Tulloch and Mike Travis. I Yard of Ale Scruffy Murphy's. George 1V Bridge. 225 1681. 9pm. Free.
Humm- Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Songwriter‘s Showcase Tron Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 8pm. The first ten songwriters who show up play during the evening. with the headlining artist playing from about 10.30pm.
Glasgow
I Gene Parsons and Meridian Green Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 8pm. £5. Tickets in advance from 0389 879273. Ex-Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers singer. guitarist. banjo player. bassist et a1. with his wife in a surprisingly eclectic duo. with tremendous vocal harmony. Support by Glasgow contemporary country singer/guitarist John llinshelwood. A must for fans of American music.
I Scotia Folk Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Folk Club Cafe Royal Upstairs. West Register Street. 557 4792. 8pm. £4 (£3). Clear-voiced singer Sheena Wellington in the company of the two talented ‘boys'; piper. keyboard player and violinist Martyn Bennett and fast. fluent concertinist Simon Thoumlre in a programme heard some months ago in an Edinburgh art gallery. and scheduled to be performed in Poland.
THURSDAY 28
Glasgow I ilew Dawn Folk Club Glasgow Press
WEDNESDAY 27
Club. 94 West Regent Street. 332 1674. 8pm. £3 (£2). itelran llalpem Irish singer/songwriter.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Samba School Ross Theatre. Princes Street Gardens. 6—8pm. Free. Learn to play the Brazilian/African rhythms in the ‘bateria' percussion orchestra.
I A Wholesome Fish Scruffy Murphy's. George 1V Bridge. 225 1681. 9pm. Free. Eight-strong Nottingham cajun/rock band.
FOLK & WORLD
The tollowing details are for regular weekly dates: see main listings for one- oit 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 lionnan Chalmers.
[armor— Fridays
I Sharkey’s Bar 51 Old Rutherglen Road. behind the Citizens' Theatre. 9pm. Free. Poor Mouth
I Brazen Head 1 Cathcart Road. 9pm. Free. Irish music from Charlie and the Bhoys.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Gaelic bar has vocals and accordion with Donald MacRae.
I ilew Rogano 473 Paisley Road. 8pm. Free. Slip Jig.
Saturdays
I New Rogano 473 Paisley Road. 8pm. Free. Urban Gypsies.
I Clutha Vaults Stockwell Street. 552 7520. 3pm. Free. Country music session. I Moran Ceol Tolbooth Bar. Glasgow Cross. 9pm. Free. I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Penetrating Tasmania plus guests.
I Sharkey’s Bar 51 Old Rutherglen Road. behind the Citizens' Theatre. 9pm. Free. Black Ridge.
Sundays
I Clutha Vaults 167 Stockwell Street. 552 7520. 3.30pm. Free. Traditional and celtic music from guitarist Tony MacManus and Friends. Live bands in the evening. music starts 8.30pm.
I Brazen Head 1 Cathcart Road. 3—6pm. Free. Celtic Connections; later folk/rock from Hair of the Dog at 8pm.
I Itchy Fingers Victoria Bar. Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 8.30pm. Free.
I Blues Poets Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30—5.30pm. Free.
I Jlnty McGlnty’s Ashton Lane. 3—6pm. Free. Hair oi the Dog.
I Dld Toll Bar Paisley Road Toll. 8.30pm. Open Session. all welcome.
I Babbity Bowster l6 Blackfriars Street. 9pm. Free. 1nformal sessions.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. lnfonnal Highland music.
Mondays
I Victoria Bar 159 Briggait. 9pm. Free. live groups and soloists.
I Sharkey‘s Bar 51 Old Rutherglen Road. behind the Citizens’ Theatre. 9pm. Free. lrish traditional session.
I Jinty McGlnty’s Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. Urban Gypsies.
‘Tennents Live!
48 The List 15-28 July 1994