MUSIC jazz

JAZZ, FRI 26: EDINBURGH COntinued

I Dana Dixon Blues Band Queen Cltarlotte Rooms. 56a Queen Charlotte Street. 555 6660. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). Top

quality blues from this excellent band. in

fact they are the only British band selected for this year's Memphis Blues Festival.

I Alex Yellowlees' Hot Club Henry’s Jazz Bar. 8 Morrison Street. 538 7385. 8.30pm. £5. Formerly know as the Hot Club expect Django jazz after Stephan Grappelli from this acoustic trio. featuring Marcus Ford on guitar and Alex Yellowlees on violin.

SATURDAY 27

Glasgow

I Engine Canvas. 13—16Walls Street. 552 2101. Midnight. £5. See Fri 26.

I Lorna Brown Quartet Bret. 39—43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 3—6pm. Free. 'l‘hisjazz foursome, featuring guitar, bass and drums. is fronted by on-the~up saXophonist Brown.

Edinburgh

I Groovediggaz Henry‘s Jazz Bar, 8 Morrison Street. 538 7385. 8.30pm. £5. A dose of tlte funk frotn Edinburgh's premiere heavyweight soul outfit. featuring vocalist 'l'ony King and tlte talents of Martin Kcrshaw on sax.

I Lynne O'Neil Henry‘s Jazz Bar. 8 Morrison Street. 538 7385. 8.30pm. £5. Lynne ()‘N'eil supplies tlte vocals for a night of funky jazz sounds.

Stirling

I John Rae's Celtic Feet Cowane

Centre. Cowane Street. 01786 4431 13. 8pm. £6 (£4). A meeting of folk and

jazz minds to produce a contemporary

fusion which draws on the talents of Brian Kellock, Phil Bancroft. Mario Caribe. liilidh Shaw (on fiddle) and Simon 'l'houmire (on concertina) as well as the inintitable drums ofJohn Rae ltimself.

linlithgow

I Linlithgow Jazz Club Burgh Halls. The Cross. 01506 844600. 8—1 1pm. £4. New Orleans and Dixieland jazz from the West lind Jazz Band and guests.

SUNDAY 28'

Glasgow

I Gypsy-Jazz Kaleidoscope Cafe Cossachok. 10 King Street. 5530733. 8.30pm. Guest violirtist ()leg Ponomarev (formerly of Loyko) joins fellow fiddler Lev Atlas and guitarist Nigel Clark for an evening of improvisation. jamming and musical fusion.

Edinburgh

I Chick Lyall Trio llenry‘s Jazz Bar. 8 Morrison Street. 538 7385. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). Progressive jazz sounds from keyboard player Chick 1.yall's new trio. A classically traitted composer. Lyall brings a rare sense of form and control to jazz composition.

Edinburgh

I Tuesday Night Jazz Club The Auld Hundred. 100 Rose Street. 225 180‘). 8pm. £2. See Tue 23.

Edinburgh

I Dave Milligan Trio Henry‘s Jazz Bar. 8 Morrison Street. 538 7385. 8.30pm. £5

(£4). Pianist .\1illigan attd his trio supply a melodic jazz selection from old standards to newer funky tunes.

Edinburgh

I Live Jazz llettry's Jazz. Bar. 8 Morrison Street. 538 7385. 8.30pm. £5 (L4 1. Details to be confirmed please ring \cnuc for further information.

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 days before publication. Folk & World listings compiled by Norman Chalmers.

THURSDAY 18

Glasgow I Celtic Connections see separate listings, page 24

Edinburgh

I Bluegrass Legends Queen Charlotte Rooms. Queen Charlotte Street. off (.‘onstitution Street. Leith. 8pm. £7. Information and tickets 333 500‘). Formed in the mid-70s American mid- west. four-strong (mandolin. banjo. guitar. acoustic bass and vocals) Special Consensus bridge the gap between bluegrass and newgrass. Support frotn Goldruslt.

FRIDAY 19

Glasgow

I Celtic Connections see separate listings. )age 24

I Cetli h Dance Renfrew l’erry. Clyde Place. 287 5511. ‘)pm.£5. Gary Blair‘s dance band. attd a disco with Radio Clyde 2 DJ Alan 'I'odd.

Edinburgh

I A Celebration Of Robert Burns National Gallery of Scotland. The Mound. 624 6200. 12.45pm. Free. The Bard in words and music with Jack Weir and Gordon llanning, and accordionist Archie Duncan.

I Fiddles And Song Harry Miller Hall, The Pleasance. 332 2758. 7.30pm. 70p (35p). Ian '1‘ Wallace attd friends play popular Scottish music.

I Ceilidh Dance Royal Over-Seas llouse. Princes Street. 33‘) 5374. 8pm. £5. Caller. piper. Gaelic singers artd a band to take you through your paces.

I Travler Traverse Bar Cafe. 'l‘raverse Theatre. Cambridge Street, 228 5383. ‘).l5pm. Free. A mix of rock. pop and folk front 'I‘ravler with support from Adrian's Sister.

SATURDAY 20

Glasgow I Celtic Connections see separate listings. page 24

Edinburgh

I The Boys Of The Lough Festival Theatre, Nicolson Street, 52‘) 6000. 7.30pm. £‘)-£l3 (£7—£11).Aly Bain. Cathal McConnell and the Boys are back with fiddles. fiutes. squeeze boxes and line lrish vocals for their regular winter l-‘estiyal 'I‘heatre gig and bring Swedish guests this year. \'asen are a superb band. with a virtuoso keyed-fiddle (nyckelharpa) player and a ravishing repertoire. both traditional and self- pettned. of airs. walfzes and polskas.

I One Voice Ensemble Queen‘s llall. Clerk Street. 668 201‘). 7.45pm. £6 (£3). Guest conductor Jonathon 'lilbrook joins the ensemble for ‘l-‘olksongs New Music From Old‘. featuring Luciano Berio‘s l-olksmtgs. Gabriel [irkoreka‘s ls'ruter and Edward llarper’s Piano Trio.

Glasgow

I Celtic Connections see separate listings. page 24

I Jiggers Princes Square. Buchanan Street. 221 0324. 2—4pm. 'l'he aptly named band play sortie up-tempo fiddle music.

I From Russia With Children Cafe Cossachok. King Street. 553 0733. 8.30pm. Young musicians from Rttssia present an ex ening of folk and classical music.

Edinburgh

I Adam McNaughton Wee Folk Club. Royal Oak. Infirmary Street. 557 2976.

8.30pm. £3. There was a major German award lately for Adam’s latest album of sottgs, history, humour and humanity.

Glasgow I Celtic Connections see separate listings. page 24

Glasgow I Celtic Connections see separate listings. page 24

WEDNESDAY 24

Edinburgh

I Burns' Night Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, The Pleasance, 650 234‘). 8pm. £5 (£4). Guaranteed speechless, but with plenty of songs, drams. rteeps and tatties.

Glasgow

I Celtic Connections see separate listings. page 24

I Burns' Night Grassroots Cafe. St Georges Road. 333 0534. 7.30pm. £24 (includes whisky). Recitations and fiddle music accompany a vegetarian Burns supper

I Celtic Wah Wah Princes Square. Buchanan Street, 221 ()324. 2—4pm. Of- tlte-wall fiddle. percussion. vocals and dance beats from an up-and-coming band.

I Burns’ Night Celebration Princes Square. Buchanan Street. 221 0324. 7.30pm. Restaurants of the square serve up a menu of Scottish cuisine. complemented by music from the Ayrshire l-‘iddle ()rchestra attd Adatn McNaughton. The evening is rounded off by a Scottish dancing demonstration arid the cltancc to join in the ceilidh.

Edinburgh

I Burns' Night Live Bongo Club, New Street. 558 7604. 10pm—3am. £7 (£5). Glasgow ceilidh groove outfit Croft No. 5 get you on the dancefioor.

FRIDAY 26

Glasgow

I Celtic Connections see separate listings. )age 24

I Ceili h Dance Renfrew l-‘erry. Clyde Place. 287 5511. ‘)pm. £5. See Hi 1‘).

Edinburgh

I Burns Night Ceilidh Assembly Rooms. George Street. 220 434‘). 8pm—midnight. £8 (£5). llaggis Bar, bagpipes. writer Jartel Paisley and the

Robert l-‘ish Ceilidh Band.

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Boys of The lough play Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Sat 20 Jan

Dunfermline

I The Fife Young Fiddlers Carnegie Hall. liast Port. 01383 314127. 7.30pm. £5 (£3).

SATURDAY 27

Glasgow

I Celtic Connections see separate

listings. page '.’

Edinburgh

I Jock Tamson's Bairns Counting House. above Blind Poet. \Vesl Nicolson Street. 667 0876. 8pm-—lam. £6 (£5). 'l‘ickets from Coda. 'l‘he Mound. 622 7246. The Bairrts launch their first new album in years with a concert, and include not a few Burns‘ songs. See Celtic Connections listings, Sun 28.

I Ceilidhs At The Caley Caledonian Brewery. Slateford Road. 623 8066. 7pm—l2.30am. £6 (£5). Music by Last 'l‘ram 'l‘ae Auchenshoogle.

Stirling

I John Rae's Celtic Feet Cowane Centre. Cowane Street. 01786443113. 8pm. £6 (£4). l-‘olk meets jazz with Brian Kellock. Phil Bancroft. Mario Caribe. liilidh Sltaw (on fiddle) and Simon 'l'houmire (on concertina) as well as the inimitable drums of John Rae himself.

Galashiels

I Emily Druce String Jam Club, The Salmon lnn. Bank Street. 8.30pm. Information 01750 20538. Strong blues vocals. gutsy fingerpicking and slide guitar.

SUNDAY 28

Glasgow

I Celtic Connections see separate

listings. page '.’ I Gypsy Jazz Cafe Cossachok. King Street. 553 0733. 8.30pm. Violinists ()leg Ponomarev (ex-Loyko) and Lev Atlas join jazz guitar star Nigel Clark fora night of improvisation and fusion.

I Burns For Batrns Grassroots Cafe.

St George's Road. 333 (1534. Songs, poems and fun join the menu with vegetarian haggis at this children 's event.

I Two's Company Princes Square, Buchanan Street. 221 0324. 2—4pm. liree. Scottish artd Irish folk.

Edinburgh

1 I Eddi Reader ()ueen‘s llall. Clerk

Street. 668 201‘). 7.30pm. £13.50. See Celtic Connections listings. Thu 25.

I Earth Beats Bongo Club. New

Street. 558 7604. 8pm—1am. £3. A night of genre-busting includes funk and African drumming with rootsy DJs adding to the multi-culfural stew.

I John Dignam Wee Folk Club. Royal ; ()ak. Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 1 8.30pm. £3.