Street, 248 4989. 9pm. Free. Irish theme pub. 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. 9pm. Free. Open folk session.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road, 225 2751. 9pm. Session. Free.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street, 226 3816. 9pm—2am. Free. Irish theme pub with live music.
I Castle Arms Johnston Terrace. 9pm. Free. Scottish traditional music.
Fridays
I Castle Arms Johnston Terrace. 9pm. Free. Scottish traditional sottg and music.
I Ensign Ewart Lawnmarket. 9pm. Free. Pipedown play classy stuff on bagpipes. mandolin and guitar.
I The Hebrides Market Street, 220 4213. 9pm. Free. Live 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, 225 2751. 9pm. Free. Scots.’lrish session.
I Thistle Hotel Manor Place, 225 6144. 9pm—midnight. Free. Live Scottish music.
Saturdays
I Castle Arms Johnston Terrace. 9pm. Free. Scottish traditional music.
I Shore Music The Shore Bar. Shore. Leith, 225 2751. 9pm. Free. Folk instrumental music.
I The Hebrides Market Street. 220 4213. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I Ensign Ewart Lawnmarket. top of High Street. 225 7440. 9pm. Free. Live music.
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place, 225 3656. 9pm. Free. Accordion music in tltc bar.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street, 557 2976. 9pm till late. Free. informal session.
Sundays
I Sandy Brechin and Friends L-‘nsign Iivy art. Lawnmarket. top of High Street, 225 7440. 9—1 1pm. Free. Accordionist‘s pals.
I Sandy Bell’s Forrest Road. 225 2751. Alternoon from 1pm. Free. Session in 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 Chung; Illpm—Ialc. Informal music upstairs and downstairs.
Mondays
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street. 226 3816. 9pm--2am. Free. Irish theme pub w ith live niusic.
Tuesdays
I Castle Arms Johnston Terrace. 9pm. Free. Scottish traditional music.
I Session Sandy Bell's. Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Free.
I Finnegan's Wake Victoria Street, 226 3816. 9pm~2am. Free. Irish theme pub \y tlIt liy c music.
Wednesdays
I The Shore Bar The Shore. Leith. 553 50st). 9pm. Free. Session.
I Harbour Inn Fishmarket Square. Newltaven. 8.30pm. Free. Aeoustic folk. Irish and Scottish session.
I Sandy Bell's Forrest Road. 225 2751. 9pm. Session. Free. Sirtger,'guitarist George Duff arid l'iddlergsinger Adam Jack host an evening.
I Castle Arms Johnston Terrace. 9pm. I'tL'c. Scottish traditional 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.
mumm- Glasgow
I Cappella Nova - Music For Robert The Bruce Glasgow Cathedral. Cathedral Street, 287 5511. 7.30pm. £6—£11 (£4.50—£7.50). The vocal ensemble draw their eighteenth birthday series to a close with a dip into the St Andrews Music Book. the source of much merrymaking at the court of King Robert. Acclaimed harpist William Taylor joins them for the occasion.
I Glasgow Festival Strings (‘L‘A at McLelIan Galleries. 270 Sauchieltall Street, 332 0522. 7.30pm. £10 (£7). The string ensemble give a promenade concert as part of BBC Music Live, during which you can sit. stand or even lie down if you wish (audience members are invited to bring their own cushion). Ticket price includes a free glass of wine. Part o( the BBC rIIusic Live.
I Ce estial Voices Royal (‘ottccrt Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 287 5511. 8pm. £9 (£6). Two female ensembles for the price of one: Bulgarian a capella group Angelite deliver traditiortal music from their country; and Shine. a Scottish harp and vocal trio vy ho have previously won fans at Celtic Cortnections, serve up a modern approaclt to traditional music.
Edinburgh
I Dialogues Bedlam Theatre. 1 lb Bristo Place. 2259893. 6pm. £5 (£3). The University of lidinburgh Faculty of Music present this series of electroacoustic sound art performances running over three nights. 'l‘onight‘s programme features Slut/en! llirr/ts at 6pm followed by . . .()n fit/1c at 8pm. I Lunchtime Organ Musrc St (iiles‘ Cathedral. Royal Mile. 225 94-12. l.10pm. Free. A lunclttime recital from organist Michael Harris. featuring works
g by Couperin, Bach. Schneider and Reget.
5 Glasgow - I Scottish Opera — Macbeth Ihealre
Royal, 282 Hope Street. 332 9000. 7.15pm. £5.50-£45.50. First performed at
. the 199915dinburgh International
Festival. this acclaimed production of Verdi's Shakespearean adaptation comes from the directorial hand of l.uc Bondy. Richard Keller and Kathleen Broderick
return to the lead roles. and conductor Richard Armstrong is at the baton. Sung
itt Italian w ith supertitlcs.
I The King's Consort RSAMI). loo Renfrew Street. 332 505". lprrt. £3.50 (£2.50). A baroque selection on soprano voice. oboe arid harpsichord. featuring works by Vivaldi. .-\lbinoni and Ilaudel. includittg his Si/cre lenrr’.
Edinburgh
I Dialogues Bedlam 'l‘heatre. llb Bristo Place. 225 9893. 6pm. £5 (£3). See Thu 25. 'I’omght's prograrttme features IIitt'elcngl/ts at 6pm followed by Recorder and It‘lt'ctronrcs at 8pm.
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Glasgow
I The Organist Entertains .r\tt (iallery ck Moscum. Kelv ingrove. Argy le Street.
287 2699. 230- -lpm. Free. An afternoon of popular music from organist \\ illiam
llutcheson.
I Scottish Opera — Salome theatre
RuyitI. 232 Hope Street. 3.32 9111111.
7.15pm. £5 50145.50. litrropean director of renown Andre Frtgel is at
, the helm for Scottish ()pcra's production of Richard Strauss's biblical L re-telling. Soprano Ilelen Field (last
seen in Ines de Castro) plays the eponymous seductress and Richard Armstrong is at the baton. Sung in German with supertitles. See review. I Junior Academy Chamber Orchestra Concert RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £6.50 (£4). This showcase of student skills, featuring solo performances on violin, violoncello and percussion, takes in Barbirolli’s An Elizabethan Suite and Panu f nik ’s Concertina for Percussion and Strings as well as works by Vivaldi, Ilaydn and Mozart.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Bach Choir Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Neil Mantle conducts the choir in their final concert of the 1999/2000 series. Tonight’s programme features Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb, Byrd's .‘llass in Five Parts, Tavener's Song for .11 thene and Vaughan Williams" Mass in (1 minor.
‘. I The Squair Mile Consort of Viols ; Augustine United Church. George IV
Bridge. 225 6575. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). Soprano Rosie Sweetnarn joins the consort in a programme of music for voice and viols datittg from the 17th century. Featured artists include Byrd, Tomkins. Gibbons. Jenkins and Purcell. Part of BBC [Music Live.
I Edinburgh Light Orchestra Queen‘s a Ilall. Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm.
‘ £4—£7.50. The orchestra look to the stage ‘ and screen for tonight’s concert, with
. guest artists joining them in themes from 3 Porgy and Bess, Pride and Prejudice and ' The Dam Busters. Messrs Lloyd Webber, Gilbert 6’; Sullivan and Gershwin also
make an appearance.
I Showcase St Mary's Metropolitan Cathednrl, Leith Street, 229 1926. 7.45pm. £5. Fundraising musical company Showcase present an evening of popular songs from the stage attd screen. I Rudsambee National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street, 624 6200. 3pm. Free.
classical 8t opera MUSIG
Frances Cockburn directs the a cappella choir in an afternoon of songs from home and abroad.
I Dialogues Bedlam Theatre, 11b Bristo Place, 225 9893. 8pm. £5 (£3). See Thu 25. Tonight’s programme features Saxophone and Other Noises.
Paisley
I Opera On A Shoestring Paisley Arts Centre, New Street, 887 1010. 7.30pm. £8 (£4). The literature and poetry of Sir Walter Scott was inspirational to many composers, and tonight Opera On A Shoestring perform excerpts from Rossini’s La Donna del Logo, Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Bizet‘s Lu Jolie Fille de Perth and many more pieces which looked towards Scott for their origins.
SUNDAY 28 Glasgow
I Sunday Music Recitals House For An Art Lover, Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road, 353 4773. 1—3pm. £3.50 (£2.50) entrance to House. The Music Room of the House is brought to life in the way Mackintosh intended, with an afternoon of piano and voice courtesy of RSAMD students.
Edinburgh
I Cappella Nova - Music For Robert The Bruce Greyfriars Kirk. Greyfriars Place, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £6—£l 1 (£4.50—£7.50). See Thu 25.
I None Of The Above Bongo Club, 14 New Street, 558 7604. 8.30pm—3am. £6 (£4). This instalment of the monthly performance night features Chilean folk singer Carlos Arredondo. Afro Peruvian son El Tigre and Mr McFall’s Chamber, who will be joined by two acclaimed musicians and composers — Malcolm Lindsay and Andy Thorborn.
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Bond and Beyond
Friday 2 June 7.30pm The Four Seasons by Candlelight
Music for everyone Thursday 1 June 7.30pm Saturday 3 June 3,00pm
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Scottish Power
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Kids Prom
Saturday 3June 7.30pm Last Night
Box Office: 0131 529 6000
Thursday 15 June 7.30pm Not Strictly Ballroom
Friday 16 June 7.30pm Romeo and Juliet
Saturday 17 June 11.00am Kids Prom
Saturday 17 June 7.30pm Bond and Beyond
Thursday 22 June 7.30pm Beethoven Night
Friday 23 June 7.30pm Conductor’s Choice
The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Saturday 24 June 7.30pm The Four Seasons by Candlelight
Wednesday 28 June 7.30pm RSAMD Orchestra
Thursday 29 June 7.30pm French Fancies
Friday 30 June 7.30pm Tchaikovsky Night.
Saturday 1 July 7.30pm Last Night of the RSNO
ScottishPower Proms
Box Office: 0141 287 5511
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