folk&world
listings
Dates listed below are for one-off and ticketed shows. Gigs are listed by date, then by city. Performances will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least ten da 5 before publication. Folk & World istings compiled by Norman Chalmers.
THURSDAY 18
Glasgow
I Ian Bruce New Dawn Folk Clttb. Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3144. 8.30pm. £3—£5. Strong singing from a folk clth favourite.
Edinburgh
I Midnight Latin Blue Cafe Graffiti. Mansfield Place Church. bottotn of Broughton Street. 10pm. £5. Information 550 37 I6. Live Latin instrumental licks from Mas Que Nada: Dottg Henderson. Pattl Harrison and Andor Jensen. plus DJ Tinku.
I Gospel Night Carrttbbers Christian Centre. High Street. 7.30pm. Free. Combined singers from three choirs. plus soloists. First of four nights.
FRIDAY 19
Glasgow
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3 I44. Doors open 7.30pm. £5. Live bands.
I Ceilidh Dance The Ferry. Clyde Place. 9pm. £5. Tickets at the venue or in advance from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 55 I I.
Edinburgh
I A Kist 0' Ballads Netherbow Theatre. High St. 5569579. 7.30pm. £5 (£3.50). Two superb performers Jock Duncan and Ted Polytello -- bring Scotland's recent past to life with bothy songs. classic traditional ballads. daft verses and humour.
I Big Green Ceilidh Dance Caledonian Brewery. Slateford Road. 44‘) 54 I4. 7.30pm. Doors open 7pm.
£6 (£5). Information 337 5227. (CC 473 7I82). Presented by the Scottish Green Party. Music from the Belle Star Band. I Gospel Night Carrubbers Christian Centre. High Street. 7.30pm. Free. Combined singers from three choirs. plus soloists. Second of four nights.
SATURDAY 20
Glasgow
I Keep 'er Lit Scotia Bat". Stockwell Street. 552 868I. 3.30pm. Free.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3 I44. Doors open 7.30pm. £5. Live bands.
Edinburgh
I Ghana 40th Independence Anniversary St Andrew’s Hall. St James Place. 7.30pm. Ticket (including food) £5 (£3). Music from .\Iakossa. Raffle. Guest speakers. Proceeds to Ghanaian Blind Charity.
I Gospel Night Carrubbers Christian Centre. High Street. 7.30pm. Free. Combined singers frotn three choirs. plus soloists. Third of four nights.
I Ivan Drever and Duncan Chisholm Trott Folk Club. The Tron. Hunter Square. 226 093 I. 9pm. £5 (£4). Iix- Wolfstone singer/songwriter and guitarist with one of Scotland's best fiddlers.
I Lizzard Lounge Cafe Graffiti. Mansfield Church. Iiast London Street. I()pnt-2am. Tickets £6 (£5 ). Information 550 37l6. DJ's plus live music from Futuristica Latino Hombres
I Edinburgh Highland Reel and Strathspey Society Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 20I‘). 7pm. £6.50 (£4.50). Massed fiddles.
.EEYE- Edinburgh
I Radio Sweethearts The Tron. Hunter Square. 226 093 I. 8pm. £3 (£2). Honkytonkin' CMI) presents Glasgow‘s
finest young country outfit. Battlefield Band fiddler John McCusker plays on the album and often sits in on the gigs.
I Gospel Night Carrubbers Christian Centre. High Street. 7pm. Free. Cotnbined singers from three choirs. plus soloists. Last of four nights.
I Songs and Ballads The Tass. High Street. 2—5pm. Free. Singing session in the afternoon. instrumental music into the evening.
Livrngston
I Latin Dance Workshops Howden Park Centre. Information and booking. 01506 433634. Beginners 6.30pm. Experienced dancers 7.30pm. Workshops last one hour.
WEDNESDAY 24
Glasgow
I Weekly Scots Fiddle Workshops Kinning Park Complex. Cornwall Street. Kinning Park. 7.3()—‘).30pm. £4 (£I.50). Workshops on Scots and Cape Breton fiddle styles. for advanced players. beginners antl intermediate levels. Young beginners classes commence earlier in the evening. Information 77‘) 9047.
I Hunky Dory Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 868 I. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I John Hinshelwood Edinburgh Folk Club. Pleasance Theatre Bar. The Pleasance. 650 234‘). 8pm. £4. (£3). Children free. Carefully crafted country songs from an impressive Glasgow~based performer (Ex-Honest Sam arid the Dealers) who’s supported the likes of Roger McGuinn and Alison Brown.
‘ THURSDAY 25
Glasgow
I Betty and Norman MacDonald New Dawn Folk Club. Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3 I44. 8.30pm. £3*£5. Vintage songs from. according to the organiser. 'lovely old Newcastle couplef
Edinburgh
I Rod Paterson Balertto Folk Club. Kestrel Hotel. Harlaw Road. 8pm. £3.50 (£2.50). The singer front Jock Tamson's Bairns. solo. Information 44‘) 50l4.
I FRIDAY 26
Glasgow I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club. Fox
Street. 248 3 I44. Doors open 7.30pm. £5.
Live bands.
I Ceilidh Dance The Ferry. Clyde Place. 5520588. 9pm. £5. Tickets at the venue or in advance from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 55l I.
Edinburgh
I 18th Edinburgh Harp Festival The Pleasance Complex. The Pleasance. 26—3I March. No telephone booking. Tickets frotn the Pleasance box office during the Edinburgh Harp Festival or in advance frotn the adtninistrator Sharon Quinn. 74 Learmonth Court. Edinburgh EH4 IPD. Workshops. courses. harpmakers exhibition. music and accessories stall and cafe/bars. See listings for concerts and ceilidhs. and free programme. available at the Pleasance. for fttll information.
I Bachue and Ossian Pleasance Theatre. The Pleasance. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Rootsy. jazz. antl blues-tinged music and song from ltarp-and-piano duo Bachue. and a strong sense of the Scottish tradition from the latest line-up of ()ssiatt. featuring harpist and composer Billy Jackson. ()pening concert of the Edinburgh Harp l-‘cstival. see above and Music preview page 4 l.
I Midnight Latin Blue Care Graffiti. Mansfield Place Church. bottom of Broughton Street. l0pm. £5. Information 550 37 I6. Mas Que Nada featuring Subie Coleman on vocals.
I Guid Crack Club Waverley Upstairs. St Mary's Street. 7.45pm. £2.50. Monthly storytelling clttb features guest talespinner Martin Watsstnan.
Dunfermline
Amnesty International World Music Night Glen Pavilion. Pittencrieff Park. info: 0973 657I I8. 8pm- lam. £7.50 (£5). The line-up for this fund-raising concert features Latin twelve-piece The Cariba Star-Gazers. Dunragan. Where‘s The ()ne'.’. The Thistle Ceilidh Band and the International Playboys.
SATURDAY 27
Glasgow
I Phil Shackleton Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 868I. 3.30pm. Free.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3 I44. Doors open 7.30pm. £5. Live bands.
Edinburgh
I Suas Leis a'Ghaidhlig (.ireyfriars Kirk. Candlemaker Row. 7.30pm. £7.50 (£5). Tickets from Queen's Hall Box ()ffice. 668 20l‘). Inforttiation ()I620 895121. Gaelic song celebrated by the Gaelic Choirs of Edinburgh and guests: the lnverness Gaelic Choir. Mod Medallist singers Angus Smith and Barbara Smith. Penicuik High School fiddle group and young musicians from Feis Dhun Eideann.
I Dominig Bouchaud and Madigan Pleasance Theatre. The Pleasance. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Bottchaud is a virtuoso French harp player who moved from the classical to the traditional small harp and Breton. Irish antl Scots music. He shares the concert with the subtle crossover of styles in the quartet Madigan. who use harp. guitar (and vocals). fiddle and delicate drumming to create a unique. accessible sound. Part of the IL’t/iIt/mre/i Harp I’t'xlit‘al. see Fri 26.
I Harp Festival Ceilidh Pleasance Cabaret Bar. The Pleasance. 8.30pm. £4. Dance tnusic from The Thunderdogs. Part of the Iz't/i/t/mre/i Harp l’t'slival. see Fri 26.
I Corner House Tron Folk Club. Tron Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 226 093 I. 9pm. £5 (£4). Storming Irish-orientated music from the Scots-based band fronted by Leo McCann’s fluent. classy button accordion.
I Lizzard Lounge Care Graffiti. Mansfield Church. East London Street. I0pm—2am. Tickets £6. DJ's and live music from Blacka'nized — with new singer Rowena.
I Red Rope Ceilidh Dance Sottthside Community Centre. Nicolson Street. 8pm. £6 (£4). Bar. Supporting the socialist walking/climbing group. Music from Da Hooley. Infortnation 228 47I‘).
SUNDAY 28
Edinburgh
I Catriona Yeats Pleasance Theatre. The Pleasance. I.45pm. £7 (£5). Yeats has been a pedal harpist in tnany internationally respected orchestras. including the Danish National Radio Symphony. and the Cincinnati Symphony. she is a tnaster of technique and leading solo performer. Part of the Edinburgh Harp Festival. see Fri 26.
I B'E'L and Company Of Strangers Pleasance Theatre. The Pleasance. 8pm. £7 (£5). Musically imaginative all- women trio from the Borders who meld small harp with bassoon. flute. viola. fiddle. rebec (an early fiddle). llute and vocals to create sounds ancient and modern. The three-strong Company ()f Strangers dramatically underscore A Mile ()m 0] Flowers. adapted from the Welsh epic Mabinogion. with a soundscape using harp (Claire Hamilton). keyboards. song and spoken word. Part of the lit/i/tbia'g/t Harp Mantra]. see Fri 26.
MONDAY 29
Edinburgh
I Fiddle, Harp and Voice and Fat Hen Pleasance Theatre. The Pleasance. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Isobel Mieras and Jim Ferguson present Scots music for the
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Dick Gaughan, Kate Rusby, Old Blind Dogs, Ian Carr and Karen Tweed, Beginnish, Tony McManus & Alain Genty, Kick, Keep It Up, Bag 0 Cats, Ina May Wool (US), Jane Rothfield & Allan Carr (US), Sula (DK), Bente Kure & Leif Ernstsen (DK) and the ‘Flowers of Edinburgh’,
30 of Edinburgh’s finest musicians in one concert.
Workshops, sessions, talks, late, late bars and capital crack!
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