MUSIC FOLK & WORLD

THURSDAY 14

Glasgow

I New Dawn Folk Club Glasgow Press Club. 94 West Regent Street. 332 1674. 8pm. Tickets vary £3—£5. Eddie Walker. Great guitarist and esteemed entertainer with a vast collection of varied song.

I Urban Gypsies Finnegan‘s Wake. 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I Absent Friends Finnegan's Wake. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm~2am. Free.

FRIDAY 15

Glasgow I Weekly Ceilidh Dance The Ferry. t‘lytle Place. 9pm. £6 (£4). 'l‘ickets at the venue

or in advance frotn the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511.

I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street.

248 3144. £5. Doors open 8pm.

SATURDAY 16

Glasgow

I Grand Charity Ceilidh Dance 'l‘ratles House. Glassford Street. 7.30pm. £6 (£5). Proceeds to Childrett First. Presented by the Traditional Music atttl Song Association of Scotland. Information and tickets 631 3390. Music from legendary Arbroathers. the Foundry Bar Band.

I The Broads Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3pm. Free. Mellow acoustic/electric folk-rock veterans.

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

Edinburgh

I Tron Folk Club Tron Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 220 1550. 8.30pm. £3. Twin fiddle and occasional sottg frotn the two Danish guys in Ellelolk.

I Prodigal Sons Finnegan‘s Wake. Victoria Street. 2263816. 9pm-~2am. Free.

SUNDAY 17 Edinburgh

I Sinaig Finnegan‘s Wake. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm-2am. Free.

MONDAY 18

Glasgow

I Ceilidh Dance Class Riverside Club. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 7.30—10pm. £3. Bar. New season with regular caller Karin Ingram. and the Occasionals‘ piano-accordionist. Freeland Barbour.

I Slip Jig Finnegan's Wake. 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I Prodigal Sons Finnegan's Wake. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free.

Glasgow

I North Sea Gas Finnegan‘s Wake. 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I ALP Enrolment St Bride‘s Centre. Orwell Terrace. Dairy Road. 7pm. Popular evening classes run by the Adult Learning Project at Tynecastle School. Mainly Mondays and Thursdays. Put your name down for Accordion. Fiddle. Step Dancing. Whistle. Pipes. Song. Guitar. Ceilidh Dance and Mixed Instrumental.

I Cranuacltan Finnegan‘s Wake. Victoria Street, 226 3816. 9pm-2am. Free.

I WEDNESDAY 20

1 Glasgow 1 I Weekly Fiddle Workshop Strathclyde

E Arts Centre. Washington Street.

; 7.30-9.30pm. £4. (£1.50) Information 636 I 1450. Tutor lain Fraser leads the

i workshops on Scots and Cape Breton

fiddle styles. for beginners and more

advanced players.

I Runt or The Litter Scotia Bar.

I Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 9.30pm. Free. I I Shakeagh llhaill Finnegan‘s Wake. 79

I St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free.

I

Edinburgh

I Edinburgh Folk Club Pleasance Cabaret Bar. 60 The Pleasance. 8pm. £4 (£3).

; From Kilmamock. one of the very best

performers of Scots traditional song.

3 Heather Heywood is here accompanied by husband Peter.

I Prodigal Sons Finnegan's Wake.

Victoria Street. 2263816. 9pm--2am. Free.

1 DEERE— : Glasgow

I New Dawn Folk Club Glasgow Press Club. 94 West Regent Street. 332 1674. 8pm. Tickets vary £3—£5. Sparky fiddle from Archie MacAllister. arid line Scots song. guitar and bouzouki played by Campbeltown‘s Ross Kennedy.

I Urban Gypsies Finnegan's Wake. 79 St

1 Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I Absent Friends Finnegan's Wake. Victoria Street. 2263816. 9pm—2am.

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The following details are for regular weekly dates: see main listings for one- oli 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 llorman Chalmers.

Fridays

I Curlers 256 Byres Road. 9pm. Free. Scottish ceilidh band.

I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Scottish and Irish session.

I Brazen Head 1 Cathcart Road. 9pm. Free. Irish bands.

I New Regano Paisley Road. 9pm. Free. Streams or Whiskey.

I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Highlanders' bar with accordion and vocalist Donald MacRae.

Saturdays

I Curlers 256 Byres Road. 9pm. Free. Scottish ceilidh band.

I Clutha Vaults Stockwell Street. 3.30—5.30pm. Free. Country and bluegrass.

I Park Bar Argyle Street. 9pm. Free. Highlanders‘ bar. Songs and accordion. I Brazen Head 1 Cathcart Road. 9pm. Free. Live bands.

I Victoria ear Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Live acoustic bands.

I New Regano 473 Paisley Road. 9pm. Free. Live bands plus accordionist in the adjacent lounge.

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:Sundays I Black Bull Hotel Main Street. Milngavie. 8.30pm. Folk Club. I Session Babbity Bowster. Blackfriars Street. 9pm. Free. I Brazen Head 1 Cathcart Road. Free. Live Irish music 3—-6pm. and 8.30pm. I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 8.30pm. Free. Session. I Blues Band Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.3()—-5.30pm. Free. . I Jinty McGinty’s Ashton Lane. 3—6pm. Free. Live bands. I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. lnfortnal Highland music.

Mondays

I Jinty McGinty’s Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. Live bands.

I Victoria Bar 159 Briggait. 9pm. Free. Live groups and soloists.

Tuesdays

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

I McChuills 40 Iliin Street. 9pm. Free. Session.

Wednesdays

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

I Victoria Bar Briggait. 9pm. Free. Live group.

I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715.9pm. Free. Session.

= Thursdays

I Hebridean 243 Dumbarton Road. 9pm. Free. Highland accordion.

I Park Bar Argyle Street. 9pm. Free. Accordion.

I Brazen Head 1 Cathcart Road. 8.30pm. Free. Live bands.

I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street. 9pm. Free. Live groups.

I Ritz Bar North Street. 9.30pm. Free.

Session.

EDINBURGH Fridays

I Live Irish Band Scruffy Murphy's.

George IV Bridge. 225 1681.9pm. Free. I Whistlebinkies Niddry Street. 9pm.

Free. Live roots/folk bands.

I North Sea Gas Balmoral Hotel. Princes Street. 9pm. Free.

I Alan Hunter and Friends Waterloo Buffet. Waterloo Place. 9pm. Free.

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

Free.

I Sandy Bell’s Forrest Hill Bar. Forrest Road. 9pm. Free. Scots/Irish session.

I Live Bands Thistle Hotel. Manor Place.

225 6144. 9pm—midnight. Free.

Saturdays

I Live Irish Band Scruffy Murphy's. George IV Bridge. 225 1681. 9pm. Free. I Did Chain Pier Bar Trinity Crescent. Newhaven. 9pm. Free. Live band.

And then he kissed me: Claire Rutter and Richard Coxon get physlca

I In Scottish opera's The Jacobln. Fri 8

I Shore Music IIIC Shore Bar. Shore. I.eith. 9pm. Free. Folk instrumental

music. I Graeme E. Pearson Iinsign liwari.

Lawnmarket. top of Iligh Street. 9pm.

Free.

I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 225

3656. 9pm. Free. Accordion music in the bar.

I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free. Informal session.

Sundays

: I Live Irish Band Scruffy Murphy‘s. . George IV Bridge. 225 1681. 9pm. Free. 1 I Sandy Brechin and Friends Iinsign

F.“ art. Lawnmarket. top of High Street.

9 1 1pm. Free. Fine accordionist in an

open session.

; I Sandy Bell’s Forrest llill Bar. Forrest Road. Afternoon from 1pm. Free. Session

, at the back of the famous folk pub.

I Royal Oak 3Inlit'mary Street. 10pm.

Free. Informal music upstairs and

downstairs.

? Mondays

i I The Wrigleys Sandy Bell‘s. Forrest Hill

Bar. Forrest Road. 9pm. Free. Brilliant ()rkney twins on fiddle and guitar.

I Fiddler‘s Arms Grassmarket. 9pm. Free. Instrumental session. I legends 71 Cowgate. 225 8382.

Midnight—3am. Free. Late-night folk session/jam with members of various bands.

: I Tron Ceilidh House Ilunter Square. ' High Street. 9pm. Free. Bluegrass night.

I Nobles Bar Constitution Street. 8.30pm.

Folk session.

Tuesdays

I Green Tree Cowgate. 9pm. Free. 2 lnstrutnental. tuainly Irish.

I Hebrides Bar Market Street. 9pm. Free. Live Highland music on accordion and fiddle.

I Patsy Mack Bannerman's Bar. Cowgate. 9.30pm. Free.

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

Wednesdays

I Hebrides Bar Market Street. 9pm. Free. Live Highland music on accordion and fiddle.

I The Shore Bar The Shore. I.eith. 9pm. Free. Instrumental music from Scotland. Ireland and beyond.

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

Thursdays

I Village Inn South Fort Street. I.eith.

554 5697. 9pm. Free. Session with Fiona Farris and friends.

I Sandy Bell’s Forrest Road. 9pm. Session. Free.

I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 9pm. Free. lnforrnal session with Orkney's Wrigley Sisters on fiddle and guitar.

48 The List 8-21 Sept 1995