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MUSIC folk & world
FOLK & WORLD LISTINGS continued
THURSDAY 8 flasgow
I Roy Bailey New Dawn Folk Club. Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3144. 8.30pm. £3—£5. Certainly not New Labour - this veteran political songwriter. dry. amusing social commentator and rousing performer. sometimes performs with Tony Benn.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh's Youth Gaitherin 99 Dairy School. Dairy Road. 10am—4.30pm. See Tue 6.
FRIDAY 9
Glasgow
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3144. Doors open 7.30pm. £5. Live bands.
I Ceilidh Dance The Ferry. Clyde Place. 552 0588. 9pm. £5. Tickets at the venue or in advance from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. 227 5511.
Edinburgh
I Rankins Queens Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £13.50. Canadian country folk confection. with a Cape Breton centre. Hugely popular. Plus Hank Dogs in support. See Wed 7.
I Edinburgh's Youth Gaitherin 99 Dairy School. Dally Road. 10am—4.30pm. See Tue 6.
SATURDAY 10
Glasgow
I Eddie Walker Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30pm. Free.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3144. Doors open 7.30pm. £5. Live bands.
Edinburgh
I The McCalmans Tron Folk Club. Tron Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 226 0931. 9pm. £5 (£4). They've three—part harmonised in Hong Kong. amused squaddies in the Falklands. and are everywhere celebrated as masters of the good night out — in a timeless. folkie sort of way.
I Lizzard Lounge Cafe Graffiti. Mansfield Church. East London Street. 10pm—2am. Tickets £6. DJ's and live music.
TUESDAY 13 Edinburgh I'Gerry Hallom Penicuik Folk Club. Navaar House Hotel. Bog Road. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Information 01968 678153. Rare visit from the well— travelled English songwriter and singer who's famed for his Australian ‘bush poems‘ set to song and intricate guitar work.
WEDNESDAY 14
(‘Jasgow
I Weekly Scots Fiddle Workshops Kinning Park Complex. Cornwall Street. Kinning Park. 7.30-—9.30pm. £4 (£1.50). Workshops on Scots and Cape Breton fiddle styles. for beginners. intermediate and advanced. Young beginners classes commence earlier in the evening. Information 779 9047.
I Chanty Wrastlers Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 9pm. Free.
Edinburgh
I Eddie Walker Edinburgh Folk Club. Pleasance Theatre Cabaret Bar. The Pleasance. 650 2349. 8pm. £4 (£3); children free. Entertaining songs and acoustic roots guitar.
THURSDAY 15
Glasgow
I Singer's Night New Dawn Folk Club. Riverside Club. Fox Street. 248 3144. 8.30pm. £3—£5.
MTHEUST 1—15 Apr 1999
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residencies
The following details are for regular free weekly dates: see main listings for one-off or ticketed shows. Gigs are listed by city, then by day. Residencies will be isted, provided t at u -to-date details are supplied to us. Fol 8 World Residencies listings are compiled by Norman Chalmers.
Thursdays
I O‘Neills Kilmarnock Road. Shawlands.
9pm. Free. lrish theme bar. Live bands.
I Finnegan's Wake St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish pub. Live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Martin Pottinger and Co.
Fridays
I lock Tamson's Byres Road. 8pm. Free. Live Celtic bands.
I O'Neill‘s Queen Street. 8pm. Free. lrish theme pub with live music.
I Finnegan's Wake St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. lrish pu'o. Live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park, 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Highland bar with live music.
I Molly Malone's Hope Street. 8pm. Free. lrish theme pub. Live music.
Saturdays
I Tolbooth Saltmarket. 8.30pm. Free. Live singers.
I lock Tamson‘s Byres Road. 8pm. Free. Live Celtic bands.
I O'Neill's Queen Street. 9pm. Free. lrish theme pub with live music.
I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. lrish theme pttb. Live bands.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Famotts Highlanders bar. Live groups.
Sundays
I Wintersgills Great Western Road. 9pm. Free. The Average Folk Band.
I Lismore Bar Dumbarton Road. 9pm. Free. Traditional music session.
I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. lrish theme pub. Live bands.
I Victoria Bar Stockwell Street. 552 6040. 9pm. Free. Session.
I Blues Band Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 3.30—5.30pm. Free.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Highland music.
Mondays
I Molly Malone's Hope Street. 9pm. Free. Live bands.
I Clutha Vaults Stockwell Street. 9pm. Free. Session.
Tuesdays
I Dolphin Bar Dumbarton Road. Partick. 9pm. Free. Folkation.
I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Highland music.
I O'Neill's Queen Street. 8.30pm. Free. Live bands.
I linty McGinty's Ashton Lane. Byres Road. 9pm. Free. Canihanach.
Wednesdays
I Tolbooth Saltmarket. 9pm. Free. Live folk groups.
I lock Tamson's Byres Road. 9pm. Free. Live Celtic bands.
I Finnegan's Wake 79 St Vincent Street. 248 4989. 9pm. Free. lrish ptib. Live bands. I Park Bar Argyle Street. near Kelvin Park. 339 1715. 9pm. Free. Highland music.
EDINBURGH
Thursdays
I Antiquary Bar St Stephen's Street. Stockbridge. 9 in. Free. Open folk session. I Sandy Bell s Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Session. Free.
I O'Neill’s South Bridge. 9pm. Free. lrish theme pub. Live bands.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 226 0931. 9pm. Free.
' I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226
3816. 9pm—2am. Free. lrish pub with live music.
Frudays
I Susie's Diner West Nicolson Street. 7—9pm. Graeme McDonald sings from Nick Drake to Blur. Dylan. Doors. Celtic and Country. And food too.
I The Hebrides Market Street. 220 4213. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I O' Neill's South Bridge. 10pm. Free. Live lrish-themed music.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. lrish theme pub with live music.
I Alan Hunter and Friends Waterloo Buffet. Waterloo Place. 556 7597. 9pm. Free.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Free. Scots/lrish session.
I Thistle Hotel Manor Place, 225 6144. 9pm—midnight. Free. Live Scottish music.
Saturdays
I Shore Music The Shore Bar. Shore. Leith. 225 2751. 9pm. Free. Folk instrumental music.
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. lrish theme ub. Live bands.
I Did y Milligan's Grassmarket. 220 1246. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I Scruffy Murphy's George W Bridge. 225 1681. 9pm. Free. Live Irish music.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. lrish theme pub with live music.
I Whistle Binkies Niddry Street. 557 5114. 10.30pm—late. Free. Live roots/folk bands. I Ensign Ewart Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 225 7440. 9 m. Free. Live singers. I West End Hote Palmerston Place. 225 3656. 9pm. Free. Accordion music.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free. informal session.
Sundays
I Traditional Song Session The Tass. High Street. 3pm. Free.
I Sandy Brechin and Friends Ensign Ewan. Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 225 7440. 9-1 1pm. Free. Accordionist in an open session.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751. Afternoon from 1pm. Free. Session in the famous folk pub.
I Finnegan s Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. lrish theme pub with live music.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 3pm. Free. Andy Chung; lOpm—late. Informal music upstairs and downstairs.
Mondays
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. lrish theme pub with live music.
I Fiddler's Arms Grassmarket. 229 2665. 9pm. Free. instrumental session.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 226 0931. 9pm. Free. Session.
Tuesdays
I Session Sandy Bell‘s. Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Free.
I O'Neill's South Bridge. 9pm. Free. lrish theme pub. Live bands.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Live music.
I Green Tree Cowgate. 225 1294. 9pm. Free. Instrumental. mainly lrish.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 226 0931. Informal live acoustic session most nights.
Wednesdays
I Folk Session Village Inn. South Forth Street. 478 7810. 9pm. Free.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Session. Free.
I The Shore Bar The Shore. Leitli. 553 5080. 9pm. Free. Session.
I Tron Ceilidh House Hunter Square. High Street. 226 0931. Live acoustic most nights. I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm-2am. Free. lrish theme pub with live music.
classical &
opera listings
Performances will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least eight days before publication. Classical listings compiled by Kelly Apter.
THURSDAY 1 Glasgow I La Boheme Theatre Royal. 282 Hope Street. 332 9000. 7.15pm. £3.50—£45.50. Scottish Opera perform Puccini’s popular tale of young lovers struggling to survive a harsh winter in slums of 19th century Paris. I Concerto Caledonia Kelvinside Hillhead Church. Observatory Road. 287 5511. 9pm. £6—£9 (£4—£6.50). The early music ensemble are joined by two sopranos from Cappella Nova for Francois Couperin’s atmospheric setting of the Lamentations. Lem/ts tie Tenebre.
Edinburgh
I The Edinburgh Quartet lan Tomlin School Of Music. Napier University. Craighouse. 455 6280. 1.15pm. Free. The university’s quartet-in-residence perform Mozart’s String Quartet in F and J. B. McEwan ‘s Biscctv.
I The National Children's Orchestra Of Scotland Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 667 7776. 7pm. £7 (£1). Nigel Murray conducts this talented young group of 8—14-year-olds in works by Grieg. Britten and Chabrier.
FRIDAY 2
Glasgow
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra City Hall. Candleriggs. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £5—£16. Raymond Leppard conducts the orchestra in Ravel's Pttthe pour uric Inflmlc Definite. Chausson's Poeme (/e l'umour e! (/c’ la mer (with soprano Lynne Dawson) and isjoined by the ubiquitous Siobhan Redmond as guest narrator for Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Edinburgh
I Concerto Caledonia Greyfriars Kirk. Greyfriars Place. 668 2019. 9pm. £6—£9 (£4—£6.50). See Thu 1.
Livingston
I European Youth Festival Of Brass St Margaret‘s Academy. Howden South Road. 01506 433634. Talented youngsters from all over Europe gather to compete against and listen to the brass stars of tomorrow.
SATURDAY 3
Edinburgh
I St John’s Orchestra Greyfriar‘s Kirk. 667 7776. 7.30pm. The High School orchestra from Michigan. USA continue their tour of England and Scotland with a programme featuring Copland. Gershwin. Schubert and Duke Ellington.
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 667 7776. 7.45pm. £5—£18. See Fri 2.
ltvmgston
I European Youth Festival Of Brass St Margaret‘s Academy. Howden South Road. 01506 433634. See Fri 2.
SUNDAY 4
Glasgow
I Promenade Organ Recital Art Gallery & Museum. Kelvingrove. Argyle Street. 287 2699. 2.30pm. Free. A free Sunday afternoon concert from organist Alan Gillon.
I Messiah By Candlelight Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £12.50—£21. The Mozart Festival Orchestra and Chorus follow the success of 'Four Seasons By Candlelight‘ with this atmospheric rendition of Handel's renowned oratorio. featuring