MUSIC FOLK & WORLD

Edinburgh

I le Mystere des Voix Bulgares Festival Theatre. Nicolson Street. 5296000. 7.30pm. £12.5()—£7.50. The Bulgarian State Television Female Choir. Unique. world class choral music based on traditional Bulgarian folk song in amazing arrangements. ()nly Scottish concert. See Music preview.

I Crannachan Finnegan's Wake. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm-2am. Free.

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Glasgow

I Whisky Galore Cumbernauld Theatre. Kildrutn. Cumbernauld. 7.45pm. £2. The film. Slainte! Cumbernauld Celtic Festival

I New Dawn Folk Club Glasgow Press Club. West Regent Street. 332 1674. 8pm. £2. Special Tuesday singarotmd night. Bring your voice or an instrument.

I Prodigal Sons Finnegan's \Vake. 7‘) St Vincent Street. 248 498‘). 9pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I Raggle Taggle Gypsies l-‘llwtwt-t- Maget-s. Howe Street. 220 2376. 9pm. Free. Glasgow Celtic rockers.

I Penicuik Folk Club Navattt- Hotel. Bog Road. Penicuik. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Singaround.

I Prodigal Sons l-‘tttttegtttt's Wake. Victoria Street. 226 3816, 9pm 2am. Free.

WEDNESDAY13

Glasgow I Weekly Scots Fiddle Workshops

Stratltclyde Arts Centre. Washington Street. 7.?»(i4uupttt. £4 (£1.50) Information 636 1450. lain Fraser leads the new season of workshops on Scots and Cape Breton liddle styles. for tnore advanced players; other tutors lead the beginners and intermediate levels.

I Spida Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free.

I Hair Oi the Dog Finnegan's Wake. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm~2am. Free.

Edinburgh

I Edinburgh Folk Club Pleasancc (Tabaret Bar. 60 The Pleasance. 8pm. £4 (£3). Stunning acoustic guitar l‘ingerwork in a plethora of styles from .»\merican virtuoso Duck Baker. He sings well too?

I Prodigal Sons Fibber .\lagees. llt)\\L‘ Street. 220 2376. 9pm. Free.

I The Hooleys Finnegan's Wake. Victoria Street. 2263816. 9pm -2am. Free.

THURSDAY 14 ' ,

Glasgow

I New Dawn FOlk Club (ilasgow Press Club. West Regent Street. 332 1674. 8pm. £3—£5. Stateside legend of the acoustic

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I Freebooteis/Hair oi the Dog Cumbernauld Theatre. Kildrum. Cumbernauld. 7.45pm. £5 (£2.50). Top West of Scotland folk rock bands. Slainte! Cumbernauld Celtic Festival

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

Edinburgh

I The File Fibber Magees. Howe Street. 220 2376. 9pm. Free.

I The Hooleys Finnegan‘s Wake. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free.

Glasgow

I Ceilidh Dance Cumbernauld Theatre. ls'ildrum. Cumbernauld. 7.45pm. £3 tl-amily ticket £9). Mitsic from Hot Toddy. Slainte! Cumbernauld Celtic Festival

I Ceilidh Dance The Ferry. Clyde Place. (’l‘m. £6 (£4 ). Tickets at the venue or in advance (tom the Ticket ('entrc. t‘andlcriggs. 227 5511.

I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street.

Ul-i. (‘lydc Street. 5 248 3144. £5. Doors open 8pm. I Slip Jig Finnegan‘s Wake. St Vincent

Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Edinburgh

I Ceilidh Dance \Vttlpote llall. Palmerston Place. 8pm. £5 (£3). live band. lll aid ol' the Royal Hospital tor Sick Children.

I Sinaig Scrul't'y Murphy's. (ieorge 1V Bridge. 225 1681. 9pm. Free.

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

SATURDAY 16 .

Glasgow

I Celtic Craft Fair (‘umbernauld Theatre. ls'ildrum. Cumbernauld. From 11am. Free. Slainte! Cumbernauld Celtic Festival

I Humptt Family Cumbernauld 'l'lieatre. Kildrum. Cumbernauld. 7.45pm. £6 (£4). High-energy good titne rockabilly Cajun thrash Celtic. and tun. Slainte! Cumbernauld Celtic Festival

I Hair of the Dog Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3pm. Free.

I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. ol‘t' (‘lydc Street. 248 3144. Doors opeti 8pm. music at 9pm. £5.

Edinburgh

I Tron Folk Club Tron (‘eilidli llouse. llunter Square. 220 1550. 8.30pm. £3. Back by public demand. the polished vocal skills oi lrisli women Siobhan Skates and Rosemary Woods.

I Clash O' Heids Scruffy Murphy’s. George l\' Bridg ‘. 225 1681. 9pm. Free. I Moonshine Finnegan‘s Wake. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm 2am. Free.

Glasgow

I Mitre Folk Club The .\litre. Brunswick Street. ol‘l‘ Argyle Street. 3 6pm. Free. lnt'ormal.

I Macushla Finnegan's Wake. St Vincent Street. 248 498‘). 9pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I Ramos/Sin F Assembly Rooms. (.ieorge Street. 8pm. Presented by Heart Beat World Music in association with The Assembly Rooms. Two great emerging Irish music groups for St Patrick's Night. Sec Music preview.

I Crannachan Fibber Magees. llowe Street. 220 2376. 9pm. Free.

I Prodigal Sons Bititl)’ Mttlltgtttt‘s. (.irassmarket. 220 1246. 9pm. Free.

I Moonshine Finnegan‘s Wake. Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm--2ant. Free.

! MONDAY 18

1 Glasgow

I I cannot Dance class Riverside Clttb. i Fox Street. oft‘Clyde Street. 248 3144.

i 7.30pm—10pm. Doors open 7pm. £3.50. 1 Bar. Regular caller Karin Ingram and

pittno-aecot-tliottist Freeland Barbour.

; I Weekly Scots Step Dance Workshops l Strathclyde Arts Centre. Washington

1 Street. 7.30—9.30pm. Information 636

1450. Scottish and Cape Breton stepping taught to live music.

1 I Urban Gypsies Finnegan's Wake. St

Vincent Street. 248 498‘). 9pm. Free.

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Edinburgh

2 I Moonshine Finnegan's Wake. Victoria Street. 2263816. 9pm—2am. Free.

Glasgow

I Welcome Home Nova Scotia Cumbernauld Theatre. Kildrum.

Cumbernauld. 7.45pm. £5 (£3). Various Scots tiddlers. step dancers. singers and pipers play the music of (‘ape Breton.

Slainte! Cumbernauld Celtic Festival

3 I Emerald Country Finnegan's Wake. St Vincent Street. 248 498‘). 9pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I Penicuik Folk Club Nat-amt- Hotel. Hog Road. Penicuik. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Singaround.

I Moonshine Finnegan‘s Wake. Victoria Street. 2263816. 9pm --2am. Free.

: Glasgow

I Sheela Na Gig Cuttibernauld Theatre. Kildrum. Cumbernauld. 7.45pm. £5 (£2.50). Celtic l’emale comedy from Ireland's Rab C. Nesbitt. Slainte! Cumbernauld Celtic Festival

I Weekly Scots Fiddle Workshops Strathclyde Arts Centre. Washington Street. 7.30—9.30pm. £4 (£1.50).

. Information 636 1450. lain Fraser leads the season of workshops.

I Hunky Dory Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free.

1 I Hair of the Dog Finnegan's Wake. St i Vincent Street. 248 498‘). 9pm. Free.

1 Edinburgh l I Edinburgh Folk Club Pleasance Cabaret

Bar. 60 The Pleasance. 8pm. £4 (£3). ! Corrina Hewat is a confident. gifted. and

I quite jazzy young Scots harper and singer. .

i here in a duo format with David Milligan. a jazz keyboard player and guitarist.

: Together. as Bachue Cate they reinterpret : traditional music and create their own.

I Moonshine Finnegan's Wake. Victoria

Street. 2263816. 9pm—2am. Free.

Glasgow

I Tartan Amoebas/Boogalusa

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i Cumbernauld Theatre. Kildrum. i Cumbernauld. 7.45pm. £6 (£3). Dance

your brogues off to nutty bagpipe and brass Latin ceilidli calypso atid Scottislt cajun and zydeco. Slainte! Cumbemautd Celtic Festival

I New Dawn Folk Club Glasgow Press Club. West Regent Street. 332 1674. 8pm. £3—£5. Seelyhoo are a bright new band with an imminent lirst album. Sandy Brechin‘s accordion and the Wrigley Sisters‘ guitar and liddle lead the bass. drutns and (iaelic and Scots vocals.

I Slip Jig Finnegan's Wake. St Vincent Street. 248 498‘). 9pm. Free.

Edinburgh

I Moonshine Finnegan's Wake. Victoria

Street. 226 3816. 9pm-2am. Free.

CLASSICAL & OPERA

Concerts are listed by date, then by city. Classical & Opera Listings compiled by Alan Morrison.

FRIDAY 8

Glasgow I RSAMD Choir Stevenson llall. RSAMI).

Renli‘ew Street. 332 5057. lptn. £2.50 (£1.50). Richard Jechoat conducts the Academy Choir in a Stravinsky double liilli AIUSX and l.('.\‘ Ntu‘tfiv.

I Scottish Chamber Orchestra City Hall. Albion Street. 227 5511. 7.30pm. £4.50—£ 14.50 (£2.50). Soloist Peter 1)onohoe joins the S(‘() for Beethoven's I’itlntz ('ttnt‘t'rtt) Nu 5 ( Tint/term"): the pt'ogratnttte is completed by lilgar's Introduction Ant/ Allegro and Mendelssohn's String Svntp/umv No 9.

Edinburgh

I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Usher llall. l.othian Road. 228 1155. 7.30pm. £6-£l9.5(). Pattl Daniel conducts the RSNU in Sibelius's The Swan ()j‘ 'Iimnt'ltt and Return ()fl.t'nt/ninkt‘nnen. .\lac.\li|lan‘s li’ni. l'eni. lz'ntnutnut'l (with

lidinburglt-born percussionist and tinalist

itt the BBC Young Musician ol' the Year

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('olttpetitiotl. (‘olin (‘urrie) and Nielsen‘s Svntp/ut/tv .\'tt 4 ( "/‘lu' Int't'tt’nguixlut/i/t").

j SATURDAY 9

Glasgow

I Junior Academy Concert Stevettson llall. RSAMl). Renlrew Street. 332 5057. 3pm. Free by ticket. The Wind ()rchestra. Brass linsemble. (‘hamber Music Groups and soloists sltowcase their talents.

I Glasgow University Chamber Singers (‘oncert Hall. University of (llasgow. 330 4092. 7.30pm. A programme of secular music.

I Royal Scottish National Orchestra

(‘tlasgow Royal Concert Hall. Saucliieltall

Street. 227 .551 1. 7.30pm. £6.50 £19.50. Sec Fri 8.

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I Essential Scottish Opera (‘ottiet-

' Theatre. llyndland Street. 357 3868.

7.30pm. £7 (£5) from 227 5511. Scottish ()pera's spring tour brings the best of the opera world to the furthest reaches of Scotland. Arias. ducts and ensembles lTUtit the classics -- ('ttr/ncn. Riga/elm. 'l'lit' tiltlgu' Flute. l.u [Sn/unite, The Barber ()_/'St'vt'l/:' v- are sung by tour of the

company's tnost outstanding singers: (‘laire Rutter (superbly moving in the

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On song: a few or the John Currie Singers prepare to sing Monteverde on Thurs 14

54 The List 8-21 Mar 1996