FOLK & WORLD MUSIC

1.") . Dar Williams plays the Gottler Theatre, Glasgow, Mon 11, and La Belle Angele,

Edinburgh, Tue 12

THURSDAY 7

Glasgow

I New Dawn Folk Club Glasgow Press Club. West Regent Street. 332 1674. 8.30pm. £3—£5. Ed Miller. See Iidinhurgh. Wed 6.

Edinburgh

I The little Green Monkeys l—lden. Wilkie House. Cowgate. 225 2935. 10.30pm. £4/£3. Celtic roots music at the popular afro-celt. tribal and world dance club.

Penicuik

I Meet Stanley Robertson Community Arts Centre. 7.30pm. Free. Authentic and unique storyteller and ballad singer from the North-East. Scottish International Storytelling Festival.

FRIDAY 8

Glasgow

I The Rankin Family Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchieliall Street. Tickets 227 551 1. 7.30pm. £12.50. £10 (plus booking fee). Folk/country entertainment from litiger popular Nova Scotian band with Gaelic tools. See preview.

I Ceilidh Dance The Ferry. Clyde l’lace. 10.30pm. £5. Tickets at the venue or in advance from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 551 I.

Edinburgh

I Ceilidh Dance Assembly Rooms. George Street. 220 434‘). 8pm. £6 (£3). Dance to the Robert Fish Band.

Biggar

I Glasgow Fiddle Workshop Weekend Wiston Lodge. Biggar. Tutors include Catriona lylacl)onald. Ian l.owthian. Johnny Hardie and Andy Thorburn. Contact 01555 678610. or ()1899 308453.

Haddington

I Far Flung Fishy Tales Haddington Town House. 7.30pm. £2.50 (£1.50). The Scottish International Storytelling Festival presents an evening of old salt tales. songs. sea sagas and stories of seamen and ships with Clare Mulholland and Ewan MacVicar.

SATURDAY 9

Glasgow

I liberty Blues Band Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3pm. Free. Blues.

I John ilinshelwood Blackfriars. Bell Street. 9pm. Free. Country-slanted songs front local songwriter/guitarist.

Edinburgh

I Tron Folk Club Tron Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 220 1550. 8.30pm. £3. Distinctive. well-played original and traditional music arranged for flute. cello. harp and vocals by all-wotiien trio canuna.

I Piping Festival of Remembrance Usher Hall. Lothian Road. 7pm. £15. £12.50. £10 (£9). Tattoo-style event. with 100 pipers and featuring soloists Pipe Major Samson and Scottish Gas Pipe Band and the Debra Ann McCarthy Dance Group.

Biggar

I Glasgow Fiddle Workshop Weekend \Vistoii Lodge. Biggar. Tutors include Catriona MacDonald. Ian l.owthian. Johnny Hardie and Andy Thorburn. Contact ()1555 678610. or 0189‘) 308453.

SUNDAY 10

Edinburgh

I George bull and Friends Canon's Gait. Canoiigate. 556 448 I. 8.30pm. Free. Traditional songs and tunes ill an informal session led by line singer/guitarist.

Biggar

I Glasgow Fiddle Workshop Weekend Wiston l.odge. Biggar. Tutors include Catriona t\lacl)onald. Ian l.owthian. Johnny I-lardie and Andy 'l‘horburn. Contact 0l555 (i786l0. or 01899 308453.

Glasgow

I Dar Williams Cottier Theatre. Hyndland Road. 8pm. £5. Young American sitiger/ songwriter with a large following over there. and growing fanbasc here. Her lyrics are dissected oti Websites. but you can hear them sung in this. her third Scottish visit. Also lidinburgli. Tue 12.

W Edinburgh

I Dar Williams La Belle Angcle. 8pm. £5 plus booking fee. See Glasgow. Mon 1 I. I Wrigley Sisters Canon's Gait. Canongate. 556 4481. 8.30pm. Free. ()rkney‘s favourite daughters oti l'iesty fiddle and guitar.

I Javanese Gamelan Sessions Music Suite. Chessel's Land. Moray llouse. Information Neil Houston. 558 6007.

I Penicuik Folk Club Navaar llotel. Hog Road. l’enicuik. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Singaround.

WEDNESDAY 13

Glasgow I Weekly Scots Fiddle Workshops Govan

I’arisli School. Cornwall Street. Kitining l’ark. 7.30-9.30pm. £4 (£1.50) Information 636 I450. lain Fraser leads the season of workshops on Scots and Cape Breton fiddle styles. for more advanced players: other tutors lead the beginners and intermediate levels.

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

Edinburgh

I Fiona Forbes and Sandy Stanage lidinburgli Folk Cltib. l’Ieasance Cabaret liar. The I’leasance. 332 7067. 8pm. £4 (£3). Songs true a' the airts by a new pairing of folk club veterans.

Haddington

I The Cast lladdiiigton Folk Club. Victoria Itiii. Court Street. 8.30pm. Fiddle. guitar and songs both traditional and new by Dave Francis and Mairi Campbell.

THURSDAY 14

Glasgow

I New Dawn Folk Club Glasgow Press Club. West Regent Street. 332 1674. 8pm. £3—£5. Blues. acoustic rock. and country- flavoured songs from Eddie Walker.

I Finger-Style Guitar Workshop Venue to be arranged. 1—5pm. Information ()1360 620473. Willi lix-I’entangle virtuoso John Renbourne.

FOLK & WORLD

The following details are tor regular weekly dates: see main listings tor one- otl 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 Finnegan’s Wake St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Live bands.

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

I Brazen Head Cathcart Road. 9pm. Free. Iriin bands.

I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Accordion and vocalist Donald MacRae.

Saturdays

I Finnegan’s Wake St Vincent Street. 248 498‘). 9pm. Free. Live bands.

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

I Clutha Vaults Stockwell Street. 3.30—5.30ptn. Free. Country/bluegrass. I Park Bar Argyle Street. 9pm. Free. Songs and accordion.

I Brazen llead Cathcart Road. 9pm. Free. Live bands.

I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street. 552

Sundays

I Finnegan's Wake St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.

I Black Bull llotel Main Street. Milngavie. 8.30pm. Folk club.

I Blues Band Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30—5.30pm. Free. I Brazen Head Cathcart Road. Free. Live Irish music 3-6piii. and 8.30pm.

I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 33‘) 1715. 9pm. Free. Informal Highland music.

Mondays

I Finnegan’s Wake St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Live bands.

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

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

Tuesdays

I Finnegan’s Wake St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Live bands.

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

Wednesdays

I Finnegan’s Wake St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Live bands.

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

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

Thursdays

I Finnegan’s Wake St Vincent Street. 248 498‘). ‘)pm. Free. Live bands.

I Hebridean Dumbarton Road. 9pm. Free. Scots/Irish music session. All traditional musicians welcome.

I Park Bar Argyle Street. 9pm. Free.

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