MUSIC folk & world

The Hebridean Celtic Festiwd. Stornowag, 15-18 duh; 98

This year's festival offers a feast of talent with late night supershows, early evening concerts, fringe events,workshops, buzzing sessions and the Festival Club, all set against the rich

backdrop of the Gaelic culture and the unspoilt beauty of the islands themselves. This year's line-tip includes:

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To order your programme: Phone: 07001 878787 or write to: PO Box 9909, Stornoway. isle of Lewis, H82 OOH e-mail: celtfest@sol.co.uk web site: http:Ilwww.hebrides.comlceltfest

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58 THE UST 14—28 May 1998

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residencies

The following details are for regular free weeld ates: see main listings for one-o or ticketed shows. Gigs are listed by cit , then by day. Residencies wil be listed, provided that up-to-date details are supplied to us. Folk Residencies listings are compiled by Norman Chalmers.

Fridays

I lock Tamson’s Bytes Road. 8pm.

Free. Live Celtic bands.

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

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 Park Bar Arger Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Highland bar with live music.

I Molly Malone's Hope Street. 8pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live music.

Saturdays I Session Babbity Bowsters. Blackfr'iars Street. 4.30pm. Free.

I Tolbooth Saltmar‘ket. 8.30pm. Free.

Live singer‘s.

I lock Tamson’s Bytes Road. 8pm. Free. Live ("eltic bands.

I O'Neill’s Sauchiehall Street. 8pm. Free. Irish theme pub with live tntrsic.

I Finnegan's Wake 70 St Vincent

Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Live bands.

I Park Bar Arger Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Songs and

accordion in Highlantler's watering Itole.

Sundays

I Finnegan‘s Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Live bands. I Session Halibin Howsters. lilackfriars

Street. 9pm. Free.

I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street. 552 6040. 8.30pm. Free. Session.

I Blues Band Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.3()—5.3()pm. Free. I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin

Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free.

; Mondays

I linty McGinty's Ashton Lane. 9pm. Free. Live bands.

I Molly Malone's Ilope Street. 9pm. Free. Fin McC‘huill.

Tuesdays

I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Highland

I 0' Neill's Queen Street. 8.30pm. Free. Live hands.

Wednesdays , I Tolbooth Saltmarket. 9pm. Free. Live

folk groups. I lock Tamson's Bytes Road. 9pm. Free. Live celtic bands.

I Finnegan's Waite 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. 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 bands.

I Park Bar Arger Street. 33‘) I715. 9pm. Free. Accordionrst.

Thursdays

I Antiquary Bar St Stephen's Street. Stockbridge. 9 m. Free. Open folk session. I Sandy Bel 'S Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Session. Free.

; I O'Neill's South Bridge. 9pm. Free.

Irish theme pub. Live bands.

I Tron Ceilidh House 'Hunter Square. High Street. 2260931. 9pm. Free.

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

Fridays

I The Hebrides Market Street. 220

4213. 9pm. Free. Live music front the

ngililiitls and Islands. I ' Neill's South Bridge. 10pm. Free.

Live Irish-themed tnustc. I Finnegan’s Wake Victoria Street. 226

16.9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.

I Alan Hunter and Friends \Vatertoo

‘ISan

Buffet. Waterloo Place. 556 7597. 9pm.

Free. I Wally Allen Frisian Iiwart. Law nmarket. top of igh Street. 225 7440. 9 mi. Free. ciy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 275 I.

9 3m. Free. Scots/Irish session.

Thistle Hotel Manor Place. 225 6144.

9ptn~midnight. Free. Live Scottish

Saturdays

I Shore Music The Shore Bar. Shore.

Leith. 225 2751. 9pm. Free. Folk

. instrumental tntrsic. . j I Traditional Sessron The 'l‘ass. High

‘IThe

Street. 8 )m. Free.

ebrides Market Street. 220 42 | 3. 9pm. Free. Live music frorn the Ili 'lilillltlS and Islands.

I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. 226 (I931. 3pm. Free. Instrumental folk

session.

I O'Neill's South Bridge. 9pm. Free.

Irish_ theme pub. Live bands. I Btddy Milltgan's Grassniarket. 220

1246.9 m. Free. Live music.

I Scruiify Murphy's George 1V Bridge. 225 1681. 9pm. Free. Live t‘ish music. I Finnegan's Waite Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.

I Whistle Binkies Niddt'y Street. 557

g 5114. l().3()pm—late. Free. Live roots/folk f bands. I Ensugn Ewart Lawnmarket. top of

Hi '11 Street. 225 7440. 9pm. Free. Live fol ' singer's.

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. lnlormal session.

Sundays

I Traditional Session The Tass. High Street. 8pm. Free.

I Sandy Brechin and Friends Iinsign

liwttrt. Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 225 7440. 9—1 lprn. Free. Hot

accordionist in an open session.

I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751.

Afternoon from iprn. Free. Session in the famous folk )tlb.

I Finnegan 5 Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm-2am. Free. Irish theme pub

with live rnusrc. I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 3pm. Free. Andy Chung;

l()pm—1ate. Informal mtrsic upstairs and

downstairs.

Mondays

I Session Sandv Bell's. Forrest Road.

225 2751. 9pm. ice.

I Finnegan's Waite Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub

with live music.

I Fiddler's Arms Grassmarket. 22.9 2665. 9pm. Free. Instrumental session.

I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square.

High Street. 226 (I931. 9pm. Free. Session. Tuesdays I O'Nei i's South 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 Whistle Binlties Ntddry Street. 1().3()pm—|ate. Free. Live roots/toll»;

bands.

I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square.

High Street. 226 (I931. lnfortnal lrve

acoustic session most nights.

Wednesdays I Laurie's Bar Lauriston Place. 622 7125. 8 tn. Free. Andy Chung. I San y Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9 tn. Session. Free.

The Shore Bar The Shore. Leith. 553 5080. 9pm. Free. Session. I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 226 0931 lnforrnal live acoustic music most

nr 'hts.

IiFinnegan's Waite Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.