fo|k&world
residencies
The following details are for regular free weekl ates: see main listings for one-o or ticketed shows. Gigs are listed by ci . then by day. . Residencies wil be listed, prowded that up-to-date details are supplied to us. Folk and World Listings are compiled by Norman Chalmers.
Fridays
I lock Tamson's Byres Road. 8pm. Free. Live Celtic bands.
I O'Neill’s Sauchiehall Street. 8pm. Free. Irish theme pub with live music. I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Scottish and Irish session.
I Clutha Vaults Stockwell Street. 8.30pm. Free. Folk trio.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Accordion and vocalist Donald MacRae.
I Molly Malone's Hope Street. 8pm. Free. Irish theme pub with live tnttsic.
Saturdays
I Tolbooth Salttnarket. 8.30pm. Free. Live singers.
I lock Tamson's Byres Road. 8pm. Free. Live Celtic bands.
I O'Neill's Sauchiehall Street. 8pm. Free. Irish theme pub with live music. I Finnegan’s Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub with live bands.
I Clutha Vaults Stockwell Street. 552 7520. 3.30—5.30pm. Free. Country.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Songs and accordion.
I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Live acoustic bands.
Sundays
I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Live bands. I Session Babbity Bowsters. Blackfriars Street. 9pm. Free.
I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street/Bridgegate. 552 6040. 8.30pm. Free. Session.
I Blues Band Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30—5.30pm. Free.
I Jinty McGinty's Ashton Lane. 339 0747. 3—6pm. Free. Live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Informal Highland music.
Mondays
I Finnegan‘s Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub with live bands.
I Jinty McGinty's Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. Live bands.
Tuesdays
I Finnegan’s Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub with live bands.
Wednesdays
I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub with live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Session.
Thursdays
I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Live battds. I Park Bar Argyle Street. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Accordionist.
I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Live acoustic music.
EDINBURGH Fridays I 0' Neill‘s South Bridge. 10pm. Free. Live Irish-themed music. I Finnegan’s Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish thetne pub
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with live music.
I Whistlebinlties Niddry Street. 557 51 I4. 10.30pm-Iate. Free. Live roots/folk bands. ,
I Alan Hunter and Friends Waterloo Buffet. Waterloo Place. 556 7597. 9pm. Free.
I Wally Allen Ensign Ewart. Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 225 7440. 9 )m. Free.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Free. Scots/Irish session.
I Live Bands Thistle Hotel. Manor Place. 225 6144. 9pm—midnight. Free.
Saturdays
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. 220 1550. 3pm. Free. Instrttmental folk session.
I O'Neill's South Bridge. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub with live bands.
I Shore Music The Shore Bar. Shore. I.eith. 225 2751. 9pm. Free. Folk instrumental music.
I Biddy Milligan's Grassmarket. 220 1246. 9 tn. Free. Live music.
I Scruffy Murphy's George IV Bridge. 225 1681. 9pm. Free. Live Irish music. I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Whistlebinkies Niddry Street. 557
51 I4. 10.30pm—Iate. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
I Ensign Ewart Lawnmarkct. top of High Street. 225 7440. 9pm. Free. Live folksingers.
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 225 3656. 9pm. Free. Accordion music in the bar.
I Royal Oak Infirtnary Street. 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free. Informal session.
Sundays
I Drouthy Neebors West Preston Street. 667 4143. 9pm. Songs and tunes with Jitn Knight and friends.
I Sandy Brechin and Friends Ensign Iiwart. Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 225 7440. 9—11pm. Free. Ilot accordionist in an open session.
I Whistlebinkies Niddry Street. 557
SI l4. l().3()pm--Iate. I‘ll-CC. Live roots/folk bands.
I Sandy Bell’s Forrest Road. 225 275 I. .-\fternoon frotn lptn. Free. Session iii the fatnous folk ub.
I Finnegan s Wake \‘ictoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live tnusic.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 10pm. Free. Informal music upstairs and downstairs.
Mondays
I Session Sandy Bell‘s. Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Free.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Whistlebinlties Niddry Street. 557 5114 . 10.30pm-Iate. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
I Fiddler's Arms (irasstnarket. 229 2665. 9pm. Free. Instrumental session. I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 220 1550. 9pm. Free. Bluegrass night.
Tuesdays
I O'Neill's Sotttlt Bridge. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Green Tree Cowgate. 225 1294. 9pm. Free. Instrumental. mainly Irish.
I Whistlebinlties Niddry Street. 10.30pm—late. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
I Bannerman's Bar Cowgale. 556 3254. 9.30pm. Free. Irislt music.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 220 1550. Infortnal live acoustic session most nights.
Wednesdays
I Scruffy Murphy's George [V Bridge. 225 I681. 9.30p. Free. Irish theme pub with live band.
I The Shore Bar The Shore. I.eith. 553 5080. 9pm. Free. Session.
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I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 220 1550. Informal live acoustic music most nights.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Whistlebinkies Niddry Street. 557
51 I4. 10.30pm—Iate. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
Thursdays
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Session. Free.
I Whistlebinkies Niddry Street. 557 5114. 10.30pm—late. Free.
I O'Neill’s South Bridge. 9pm. Free. Irish theme ttb. Live bands.
I Tron Cei ldh House Hunter Square. High Street. 220 1550.9pm. Free. Informal session.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
classical &
opera
listings
Concerts are listed by date, then by city. Classical 8r Opera Listings compiled by Alan Morrison.
FRIDAY 16
RSAMI). 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. lpm. £2.50 (£1.50). Counter tenor James Bowman is the guest artist in a concert featuring music by Creist. Zelenka. Rosenm'uller. Ilandel. and Vivaldi. Followed at 2.30pm by a free early music workshop directed by members of The King's Consort in the satne venue.
I BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Concert Ilall. Broadcasting House. Queen Margaret Drive. 7.30pm. Free tickets (w hile available) by postal application (enclosing sae) to BBC SS() Concerts Secretary. BBC Broadcasting House. Queen Margaret Drive. (,ilasgow.
McGuit‘e's 'I'rmn/mne (‘nltt'e/‘In. played by John Kenny. features it) an invitation
Symphonies 01' Wind Inslrttme/tl.\' and Lutoslawski‘s Svmp/iunv .\'u 3’. .Ict'zy Maksymiuk conducts.
I Resurrection Theatre Royal. Hope Street. 332 9000. 8pm. £3.50—£20. Mayfest marks the L'K premiere of Peter Maxwell Davies's opera. a fierce piece of social criticism. which uses the skills of singers. dancers. a brass band and small orchestra. The music ranges front atonality to parodies of Bach's chorales. and places I‘Zdwardian ballads beside I960s rock. I'nsuitable for young
Queen‘s Hall (box office 668 2019; credit card hotline 667 7776). The chamber orchestra attd choir's Ascensiontide Concert includes sonatas by Biber. cantatas by Buxtehude and Fux. and a festival ode by Purcell. Stephen Keavy plays solo trumpet.
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I Dunedin Consort St Mary‘s Church. Haddington. 8pm. £8 (£6/£3) front Lamp of Lothian Office (01620 823738). Queen's Hall (box office 668 2019. credit card hotlitte 667 7776) and Usher Hall (228
1 I55). Scotland‘s newest professional vocal ensemble give a concert of sacred choral music spanning four centuries.
B yrd’s Aims For Five Voices is interspersed with examples of sacred polyphony. including Allegri‘s rliiserere and motels by Bach. Stanford and Howells.
SATURDAY 17
Glasgow
I Plainchant Workshop Strathclyde University. 2pm. £3 (£1.50). Alan Tavener and Bert Parry of Cappella Nova offer newcomers the chance to sing plainchant. Information from 552 0634. Par! (if'ilftt_\:/i'.\'r.
I Tosca Citizens' Theatre. Gorbals Street. 7.30pm. £10 from Citizens' Box ()ffice (429 0022) and Mayfest Hotline (287 5000). Following Mayfest successes with /.(l 'l'rut'iurrt and Lucia Di lxtmmemtmir. ()pera ()n A Shoestring‘s 1997 production is Puccini's 'lbst‘u. The title role is sung by Christina Dunwotxlie. while Will Todd's specially commissioned arrangement of the score is played by a ten-piece orchestra. The opera is directed by Robert Love. Controller of Drama at Scottish Television. and conducted by David
; Gibson. I’urr ({I'.W(l.\:ft’.\‘l.
I Kedron Choir Adelaide’s. 209 Bath Street. 7.30pm. Price the from Adelaide‘s Box Office (248 4970) and Mayfest Ilotline (287 5000). The inter-church
' Christian choir sings Roger Jones's Angel
Voices. accompanied by piano and drums.
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I Resurrection Theatre Royal. Hope Street. 332 9000. 8pm. £3.50--£20. See
Fri l0. I’ur! (f/‘A’Ilit'ft’fi'l.
I Ludus Baroque St Mary‘s Cathedral. 300 Great Western Road. 8.30pm. £7.50
(£5) front 287 5511. See Fri 16.
I Edinburgh
I Edinburgh University Singers and
Chamber Orchestra Reid Concert Hall. Bristo Square. 650 2423. 7.30pm. £5 (£3) from Queen's Hall (box office 668 2019;
credit card hotline 667 7776) or at the
? door. In a fitting close to the 1996/97
: season. John Kitchen conducts the IiU
Singers and IiUCO in .‘vlozart's Requiem. with soloists Alison Williams. Helen
t Cope. Daniel Aucltinloss and Nigel
Brookes. The programme also includes a selection of music by Handel. including
the anthem ‘I.et God Arise'.
I Ludus Baroque St John's Cltttrch. Princes Street. 8pm. £7.50 (£5) frotn
Q I Edinburgh Ensemble St Mark's ; Unitarian Church. Castle Terrace. 7.30pm. £3.50 at the door. An evening of
Things get hairy for Samson and Delilah at Glasgow's Theatre Royal, Thurs 29