MUSIC folk & world
MUSIC LISTINGS continued
I lock Tamson's Byres Road. 9pm. Free. Live celtic bands.
I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Eriskay Lilt.
EDINBURGH
Thursdays
I Antiquary Bar St Stephen's Street. Stockbridge. 9pm. Free. Open folk session.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 275 I. 9pm. Session. Free.
I O'Neill's South Bridge. 9pm. Free. Irish theme ub. Live bands.
I Tron Cei idh House Hunter Square. High Street. 226 0931. 9pm. Free. Informal session.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Iriin theme pub with live music.
Fridays
I The Hebrides Market Street. 220 4213. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I 0' Neill's Sotitli Bridge. 10pm. Free. Live Irish-themed music.
I Finnegan’s Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm-2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Alan Hunter and Friends Waterloo Buffet. Waterloo Place. 556 7597. 9pm. Free.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 9pm. Free. Scots/Irish session. I Thistle Hotel Manor Place. 225 6144. 9pm—midnight. Free. Live Scottish music.
225 2751.
Saturdays
I Wally Allan Lobby Bar. Sheraton Hotel. Lothian Road. 8pm. Free. Acoustic folk/country/blties.
I Shore Music The Shore Bar. Shore. Leith. 225 2751. 9pm. Free. Folk instrumental music.
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I Traditional Session The Tass. High Street. 8pm. Free.
I The Hebrides Market Street. 220 4213. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. 226 0931. 3pm. Free. Instrumental folk session. I O'Neill's South Bridge. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. Live bands.
I Biddy Milligan's Grassmarket. 220 1246. 9 in. Free. Live music.
I Scru y Murphy's George IV Bridge. 225 1681. 9pm. Free. Live Irish music. I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2ani. Free. Irish theme ptib with live music.
I Whistle Binkies Niddry Street. 557 5114. 10.30pm—late. Free. Live roots/folk bands.
I Ensign Ewart Lawtiniarket. top of High Street. 225 7440. 9pm. Free. Live folk singers.
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 225 3656. 9pm. Free. Accordion music in the bar.
I Royal Oak Inliriiiary Street. 557 2976. 9pm—late. Free. liiforiiial session.
Sundays
I Traditional Session The Tass. High Street. 8pm. Free.
I Sandy Brechin and Friends linsigti liwart. Layvtimarket. top of Iliin Street. 225 7440. 9—1 lptii. Free. :‘sccordionisl in an open session.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751. From 1pm. Free. Session iii the famous folk pub.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 3pm. Free. Andy Chtitig. 10ptn—late. Informal music upstairs attd 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 pttb with live music.
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I Fiddler’s Arms Grassniarket. 229 2665. 9pm. Free. Instrumental session. I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. Hiin Street. 2260931. 9pm. Free. Session.
Tuesdays
I O'Neill's South Bridge. 9pm. Free. Irisli theme pub. Live batids.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. li'ish theme pub with live music.
I Green Tree Cow-gate. 225 I294. 9pm. Free. Instrumental. mainly Irish.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. Hiin Street. 2260931. Informal live acoustic session most nights.
Wednesdays
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Session. Free.
I The Shore Bar The Shore. Leith. 553 5080. 9pm. Free. Session.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 2260931. liiforiiial live acoustic music tnost nights.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm--2am. Free. Irish theme ptib with live music.
classical &
opera
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Concerts are listed by date, then by city. Classical 8: Opera listings compiled by Brian Donaldson.
Glasgow
I Dominic Seldis And James Pearson hlt‘lc'llilllls House. West (ieorge Street. 639 3176, 12.45pm. £418.50». Double bass player Seltlis introduces this conceit with anecdotes explaining the my sleites 61 his iltslrttttietil. llt‘1\]i‘111t'tll‘_\ pianist l’earson on pieces by Monti. Bollesmi. Hen/e and Fame. is llll the programme completed by one of their ms 11 cotiipostliotis.
I Jamie MacDougall And Scott Mitchell .Ioltti McIntyre Ilall. lfniyersity Avenue. Info: 330 4092. 1.10pm. Free. Works by Wolf. Bridge. .\lac(‘unti and Britten are performed by tenor .\lacl)ouga|l atid pianist Mitchell.
I Tristan Und Isolde Theatre Royal. Hope Street. 332 9000. 5pm. £3.50 £49.50. Scottish ()pera perform Wagner's archetypal tale of enemies who become lovers. of friends who betray one another. lo\ e. philosophy and passion leading itito death. Richard .-\rmstrottg conducts with .chTrey Lawton and li\a-.\Iaria Bundschuh 111 lhettlleroles. Sung 111(it‘l'11‘i;111\\lll1 Iznglish supeitilles. See rey tew
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 287 5511.7.30piti. £8~£2l It's a Russian litlrtti‘tietumt with two mighty heavyweights on parade
Rachmaninovs l’i'ri/iri ('rtnr ('I‘ltt .\'rr 4 atid Shoslakovich's Sv/n/i/truiv .‘y'ti //.
Edinburgh
I The Pirates Of Penzance l-‘estiv al 'l'healrc. \icolsoti Street. 5296000. 2pm. 7.30pm. £8 £24 (£5» £21 I. Paul Nicholas stars In the (iilbert and Sullivan layoui'ile. so eypecl lots of .Iolly Rt‘igers and top times such as ‘l’oor Wandering ()tie' and ‘l .-\m The \'ery \Iodel ()l~.'\ Modern .\la_|or—(ieiiei'al
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra ()tlc‘c'll's ll.lll.(-lt‘1l\ Sll‘t‘t‘l. lib" “7&6. 7.45pm. £5 £18tcoiics.tyailablei.
Ray iiiotid Leppard conducts the S(‘() as they tackle works by Britten. Rorctii and Schubert. The highlight may \y ell be the Iiuropeaii pretiiiere of Roretii‘s Dun/tie ('u/it errti. coiiiiiiissiotied by the Indianapolis Sy itiphoiiy ()icheslra iii association with the S('().
Edinburgh
I Michael Bawtree Reid Concert Hall. Bi‘islo Square. liifo: 6502423. 1.10pm.
Free. The organist plays pieces by Bach. Daquin. Kuchar and Purcell.
I RSNO Edinburgh Friends St Cuthbert‘s Church. West End. Info: 01875 320123. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). A performance of popular chamber music frotn RSNO players Marion Wilson and Andrew Martin (violins). Helen Brew (flute). Julia Lynch (piano) arid Miranda Phythian-Adams (cello).
I The Pirates Of Penzance Festival Theatre. Nicolson Street. 529 6000. 7.30pm. £8—£24 HIS—£2 l ). See Thu 22.
SATURDAY 24
Glasgow
I Plainsong Workshop John Anderson Campus. University of Strathclyde. Info: 548 3444. 2—5pm. £5 (£3/£2). The Requiem Mass has been around for more titan 1.000 years. and here is your chance to hearjust why plainsong melodies remain remarkably popular. The workshop is directed by the Taveners. Alan and Rebecca.
I Dalibor Theatre Royal. Hope Street. 332 9000. 7.15pm. £3.50—£45.50. Scottish ()pera turn their attention to Stiietatia's look at oppression. free speech and the centrality of music in Czech culture. The tragedy at the close is simultaneously heart-tending and unsentimental iii the extreme. Richard Armstrong conducts the David Pourtney production which wowed this year's Edinburgh Festival.
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra City Hall. Candleriggs. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £5—£l6 (cones available). See Thu 22.
Edinburgh
I The Pirates Of Penzance Festival Theatre. Nicolson Street. 5296000. 2.30pm. 7.30pm. £8--£24 (£5--£2l). See Thu 22.
Glasgow I Milena Kavrakova Lecture Theatre.
Burrell Collection. Info: 331 1854. 2.30pm. £4 (£3). Bulgarian—born Kavrakova studied cello iii her homeland before coming over to the RSAMI). She won prizes alongside pianist Ergetiy Morozov. but now strikes otit with a solo performance.
I Glasgow Cathedral Choral Society Art Gallery and Museum. Kelvingrove. liifo: 331 1854. 2.30pm. Free. This recital includes a number of pieces. both familiar and unfamiliar. including Bach. Handel. Mozart and Parry.
Q I City Of Glasgow Chorus Royal
(‘oncert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £9.50--£l7.50. laii Sutherland conducts an evening of Broadway greats including ‘Maria’. ‘Somewhere' and “(jet Me To The
Church'.
. Edinburgh
I Fires Of Love St Giles’ Cathedral.
High Street. 226 2998. 6pm. Free. The
trio known as Fires Of Love present 1 (‘irt-u l6()(). a programme of European
Renaissance music from our very own
shores all the way to Poland. The
instruments are the lute. recorder. voice
and baroque guitar.
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Festival Theatre. Nicolson Street. 529 6000. 7.30pm. £7—£I9.50 (£5—£l7.50). See Thu 22.
Glasgow
I Lunchtime Recital Htitchesoiis' Hall. l'iiiversity ofStrathclyde. liifo: 548 3444. 1.15pm. £2.50. C‘ellist Donald (iillan and pianist Murray McLachlan perform Rachitianinov's Sonata in (I .Ili'nm; ()p l‘).
I Tristan Und Isolde Theatre Royal. Hope Street. 332 9000. 5pm. £3.50--£49.50. See Thu 22.
I Glasgow Cantonese Opera Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 287 5511. 8pm. £5 (£3). Another Big Big World event. with a spectacular