I Jazz Piano Baby Grand (see Fri). 9pm. l.ounge pianist.

Wednesdays I Jazz Piano Baby Grand (see Fri). 9pm. Lounge pianist.

Thursdays

I Steven McDuff Quartet Yes Bar and Brasserie. 22 West Nile Street. 221 8044. 8—l lpm. Singer.

I Jazz Ronnie RG‘s. 73 Queen Street. 221 2200. 8pm. Funkyjazz.

I George Penman All-Stars Bourbon Street (see Sat). 8.30pm. Traditional.

I Jazz Piano Baby Grand (see Fri). 10pm. Lounge pianist.

folk & world

listings

Gigs are listed by date, then by cit . Performances Will be listed, provi ed that details reach our offices at least ten da 5 before publication. Folk 8: World listings compiled by Norman Chalmers.

THURSDAY 20

Glasgow

I Judy Cook New Dawn Folk Club. Queen's Club. Queen Street. 221 638 1. 8.30pm. £3-£5. Fvening of traditional song. hosted by the TMSA. with American guest singer. and presented by Kevin Mitchell.

I The Vagabonds Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 868l. ()pm. Free.

Glasgow I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3144. Doors open 7.30pm. £5.

iéfiwou; snowch "I

I.ive bands.

I Ceilidh Dance The Ferry. (‘lytle Place. 9pm. £5. Tickets at the venue or in advance front the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 55l l.

SATURDAY 22

Glasgow

I Eddy Walker Scotia Bar.

Stockwell Street. 552 868l. 3.30pm. Free.

I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3 I44. Doors open 7.30pm. £5. l.ive bands.

Fife

I June Tabor Pathhead Arts Centre. Commercial Street. Kirkcaldy. 0l592 414058. 7.30pm. £8 (£6.50). The Queen of English song performs eclectic contemporary settings of songs old and new, A moody. mesmerising musical

experience.

WEDNESDAY 26

Glasgow I Thistle and Clover Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 868l. 9pm. Free.

LiVingston

I June Tabor Howden Park Centre. 0l506 433634. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). linglish vocal genius. See Stiii 23.

THURSDAY 27

Glasgow

I Palaver New Dawn Folk Club. Queen's Club. Queen Street. 22l 638 l. 8.30pm. £3 £5. Songs ITOIII the

Scots tradition mix with entertaining excursions into pop. folk and

country.

I The Vagabonds Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 868 l. 9pm. Free

classical &

opera

listings

Concerts are listed by date, then by city. Classical 8r Opera listings compiled by Brian Donaldson.

THURSDAY 20

Glasgow

I Festival Of British Youth Orchestras

Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. Renl'rew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7 (£3.50/Free). The Festival Of British Yotitli ()rchestras continues with The Glasgow Strings Orchestra. conducted by

. lilaine Fernandez and performing works

from (ireig. Britten. .lohn Simon and Thomas Wilson.

Glasgow

I Festival Of British Youth Orchestras Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. Renl'rew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7 (£3.50/Free). 'l‘oday. the RSAMD's Junior Academy ()t'chestra perform Weber. Bach. Gershwin and Arnold.

Edinburgh

I St Giles At Six St (iiles‘ Cathedral. High Street. 225 9442. 6pm. Free. lt's .ilru‘I/v .llomrt night with arias [)L‘I'Itn‘lilt‘tl by soprano .lanet de \‘igne and pianist Simon Marlow.

MONDAY 24

Glasgow

I Festival Of British Youth Orchestras Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. Renl‘rew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7 (£3.50/Free). The Festival Of British Youth ()t'chesti'as continues with the l.eicestershire Youth Orchestra conducted

by Russell Party with Brahms. Kodaly.

listings MUSIC

Copland and Dvorak the composers being interpreted.

TUESDAY 25

Glasgow

I Festival Of British Youth Orchestras Stevenson Hall. RSAM D. Renl‘rew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7 (£3.50/Free). West Glamorgan youth is well represented today with its string orchestra. orchestra. wind chamber ensemble and wind orchestra all playing.

WEDNESDAY 26

Glasgow

I Festival Of British Youth Orchestras Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7 (£3.50/Free). The Fife Youth Orchestra perform under the tutelage of director Richard Michael.

Edinburgh

f I Lunchtime Concert St Giles'

Cathedral. High Street. 225 9442. 12.15pm. Free. Music for flute and piano

; with Joanna Brockbank aitd Jenny Tert'as playing Bach. Mozart. Smetana and l’oulenc.

THURSDAY 27

Glasgow

I Festival Of British Youth Orchestras Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. Rent't'ew Street. 332 5057. lpm. £4 (£2/Free). The Fretstop Guitar linsemble perform works with titles such as (’liut‘ku/itir'k. Life In The Fast Lane and (Vii/litre ()ul.

I Festival Of British Youth

Orchestras Stevenson Hall. RSAMI). Renl'rew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7

(£3.50/Free). The Fast Dunbartonshire Secondary Schools ()rchestra play

Bernstein. Fric Coates and Tchaikovsky.

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AND SAY IT WASN’T A RACE

FOR LIVING?

.- RODDY FRAME

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