I BOQSt House Band 81)()irccn Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 336 5097 9pm midnight I-rec See Sat 33. I Groove Diggaz Ilenry 's Ja// ('ellar. 8 Morrison Street. 4677 5300 midnight. £6. Sec Sat 33

Stirling

I Theo Travis Quartet 'l‘olbooili. Jail \Vyntl. 01786 274000. 7 30pm_ {Ill (£0.50). See \VL'tI 3‘.

Glasgow

I Kenny Paterson Merchant's Corner. 18 John Street. 553 3801. 5 8pm. I5ree. Sec Sun 34

I Big Blues Jam Studio ()ne. (irosy error 'I‘er‘race. 341 6516. 7.30pm. Free. See Sun 34.

I Baamjazz Ramshor'n Theatre. 98 Ingram Street. 553 3489. 8pm. £5 (£3). Musicians lroni the Applied Mtisrc course at Strathclyde l'riryersity play a \ar'rety of (an styles lroni 1930s to the present day.

Edinburgh

I Robert Pettigrew Trio 80 Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 336 5097. 3 5pm. Sec Sun 34.

I The Courtyard Jazz Quartet The Courtyard Restaurant. Bonriirigton Road Lane. 554 1314. 3.30 6pm. £tbc. Sec Still 34.

I Chick Lyall Trio Ilenry ‘s Ja/l (’cllar'. 8 Morrison Street. 467 5300. 8.30pm. £6. \VeIl-established jal/ pianist and composer perlorms w ith spirit and warmth in his new trio.

I Paul Kirby Trio ()sy'gen Bar & (Irill. 3 5 Infirmary Street. 557 9997. 9pm~ midnight. I‘ree. See Stir) 34.

Edinburgh

I Jam Session 80 Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 336 5097. 9pm midnight. Free. See Mon 35.

Edinburgh

I Bill Kyle’s Sh“ Hot Jazz Quartet ()xygen Bar & (irill. 5 Infirmary Street. 557 9997. 9pm » midnight. Free. See Tue 36.

Wednesday 3

Glasgow

I tree radiCCAls CCA. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 3.53 4900. 8pm. £3 (£6). A series of improy concerts each night as part of the free radiCCAls bi-annual festiyal.

Edinburgh

I Open Mic Ilenry 's Ian Cellar. 8 Morrison Street. 467 .5300. S30an £5. A chance for aspiring musicians and singers to perform with Todd (iordon and the Day id Patrick Trio. please email openmictfl lotldgtwdtm.cmn if you are interested in taking part.

Glasgow

I tree radiCCAls CCA. 350 Sauchiehall Street. .353 4900. 8pm. £3 (£0). See “ed .5. I Johnny T’s Big City Blues Band Studio One. (‘irosy'enor' Terrace. 341 6516. 9.30pm. Free. Use blues.

Edinburgh

I Amy Winehouse The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 335 3564. 7pm. £15. Young urban cr'ossoyerja/l yocalist Amy Winehouse.

.: Spontaniacs Henry ‘.s Jan Cellar. 8 Morrison Street. 467 5300. 8.30pm. £5. Singer Lucy Kendra isjoined by rapper Soom T in Daye Conway's innoyatiye group w ho haye been described thus: imagine Bjor‘k with Herbie Hancock or Joni Mitchell singing ()rnette Coleman. I Freddie King Quartet The Cameo Bar. 33 Commercial Street. Leith. 554 9999. 9pm——midnight. Free. See Thu 31.0

88 THE LIST 21 Oct—4 NOV 2004

Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to morag.bruce@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Morag Bruce and Norman Chalmers.

Glasgow

I Tom Napper and Tom Bliss Inc at the Star. St Andrew ‘s in the Square. ofl Saltmar'kct. St Andrew's Street. 548 6030. £6 (£4). Stories. songs. \ocal harmony. and rnrrltr-mstrumental ability from the entertaining club fayourrtes.

Edinburgh

I Out at the Bedroom \Vayerly Bar. St Mary 's Street. 5568855. 9pm midnight. ()pen-niic session for lid)nbur‘gh-based singer/songwritcrs. Bring along your original songs and sign up to play at 8ish. Information w w w.i)utofthebedroiimco.iik.

Stirling

I Streetmusic Arabe 'l'olbooih. Jail Wynd. 01786 374000. 7.30pm. £13 (£8). I-orriied 111 the 60s. .\'ass lil (ihiwane merges Moroccan traditions with Western Iiip hop and urban sounds.

Glasgow

iii Louis Mhlanga The Arches. Argy le Street. 565 1033. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). The Zimbabwean \ irtuoso guitarist and Itrtuluccr. now resident in South Africa. has worked with eyeryone from Hugh Masakela to Btrsi Mhlongo. lle's affectionately known as the African Ase Man. and brings his band to open Big Big World l'i'.yti)'(t/.

I Kevin McDermott Coitier Theatre. 11yndland Street. 0870 3301 l 16. 7.30pm. £13. I)ylanesque folk rocker.

Glenrothes

I North Sea Gas Rothes Ilalls. Kingdom Centre. ()1593 61 1 101. 8pm. £8 (£6~£7). Scottish folk \eterans combine fiddle. guitar. mandolin. bodhrans. banjos. whistle. mandola and Vocals.

Glasgow

1:? Pops Mohamed ()ran Mor. (ireat Western Road. 353 8000. 8pm. £10 (£8). Miisic is music to Johannesburg-borri Pops. whether he's playing traditional Africart instruments such as mbira and kora. or electric guitar. piano or sy'nthesiser. ()ne of the originators of ‘world music.‘ Part of Bit Big World.

I Eric Taylor Lauries Bar. King Street. 553 7133. Legendary Texan songwriter.

Edinburgh

I Kate Rusby 1'sher Hall. l.othian Road. 338 1155. 8pm. £13-£16.50. See caption. aboy‘e.

I Fundraising Ceilidh St Bride's Centre. 10 ()rwell Terrace. 346 1405. 7.30pm—midnight. £8 (£5). Thunderdog proyide the music for this ceilidh in support of the Scots Music Group.

I The Stoneflowers Henry 's Jan Cellar. Morrison Street. 467 5300. 8.30pm. £5. New project featuring singer Syly'ia Rae in a folk/jail crossoy‘er with Sandy Wright (guitar). Russell Hunter (fiddle). Ed Kelly (bass) and Donald Hay (percussion). I Ceilidh at the Caley Caledonian Brewery. Slateford Road. 338 5688. 7pm. £6. MUsic froin 1.ast Tram to .-\uchenshuggle.

Glasgow

:11 Miriam Makeba Carling Academy Cilasgow. Iiglington Street. 0870 771 3000. 8pm. £31 (£19). The first international star of African mudc moy ed to the CS. married

Her winsome way with a traditional ballad has turned a new generation on to folk song. Hear the little Yorkshire lass and her superb band premiere songs from her new album Underneath the Stars. Usher Ha/l Edinburgh. Sat 23 Oct.

the leader of the Black Panthers. lied to eyile back iii Africa. joined Paul Simon for his (Iraceland tour and is still going strong. Part of Big Big World.

I The Clachies Bar 185. Buchanan Hotel. Buchanan Street. 333 7384. 5pm. I’ree. Regular Scottish and Irish traditional music session.

Edinburgh

I Matt Seattle Wee liolk ('Iub. Royal Oak. Infirmary Street. 557 3976. 8.30pm. £3. The expert of Border piping styles or) the bellows pipes.

I The Stonellowers Henry's Ja// Cellar. Morrison Street. 467 5300. 8.30pm. £5. See Sat 33.

Beith

I Anne Lorne Gillies Beitli Community Centre. 01505 503 968. 3.30pm. £8 (£1 5). Songs and stories of Lady Caroline .\'ain)e. who wrote many famous Scottiin Jacobite songs. Rhona Mackay accompanies on harp and clarsach.

Glasgow

2;: Mory Kante The Arches. Argy le Street. 565 1033. 8pm. £13.50 (£10.50). A Guinean griot whose family goes back to the 13th century. kora (harp-gourd) Virtuoso Mory Kante occupies a hallowed position in African mUsic. blending swirling. percussiye melody and roots} Vocals. He was the first African artist to sell a million singles with i’eki' tile in 1988 and contributed to The Beach soundtrack. Part of Big Big II'or/(l.

Stirling

I The McCalmans Stirling I’olk Club. Best Bar None. L'pper Craig's. 01359 318531. 8pm. £6. Masters of the good night out. One member remains out of the original trio who created the rich Vocal harmony at Edinburgh Art School way back in the 1960s. Their new album. Tilltg/t’d Web, is jUst out.

Tuesday 26

Glasgow

iii Magic Malik CCA. Sauchiehall Street. 353 4900. 8pm. £10 (£8). Flautist Magic .Malik from the ly'ory Coast typifies the internationalism of French jazz in the 31st

century. Ile composed music lot" the film (it .\i' .Si’ Rr'tttyi' I’rty. plttyt'tl alongside Juliet) l.ourau in (irooy e (iang and recorded sessions w ith Saint (icrmain. as well as making his own albums. Part or Big Big Hit/iii.

iii Lonnie Liston Smith IIIL' Arches. Arger Street. 565 1033. 8pm. £16 (£14) l-ormic is a soul [all legend who grew up with gospel in the larnrly and Sam Cooke as a regular y rsitor'. and when he ioincd Miles I)a\ rs' Big I'un band he established himself as a maior pianist. Ilrs music is lull of warmth and rhythmical sw mg. I’ar't ol Big Big World.

32: De Lagrimas Tron 'Ilrcatr'c. 'l‘rorigaie. 553 4367. 8pm. I; 10 ( £8). Theatre and music combine lor‘ this cabar'ct-sty Ic show from Argentinean play wright and actor Aleiandro 'I'antanian. I’ar't ot Big Big Ilill'iii.

Edinburgh

I The Mick West Band l.cllll l-olk ('Iub. The Village. South I'or't Street. 478 7810. 7.30pm. £5. A fine c\poncnt ol traditional Scots song. Mick West and his four man band play lr‘om their recently completed album .l l’oor .lliin '\ lulmur. I Folk and Friends \Vayer‘ly Bar. St Mary 's Street. 556 8855. 9pm. Acoustic folk and country session. .\'o smoking.

Wednesday 27

Glasgow

>.’~ Sam Mangwana The Arches. Argy lc Street. 565 1033. 8pm. £13.50 (£10.50). ()ne of the earliest innoyators in('ongo1ese music. mixing rumba. soukous. salsa and afro-beat and singing ot one. political awareness and em ironmcntal issues. I’art ol Big Big World.

Edinburgh

I The Scottish Travellers Si Cecilia's Hall. ('owgate. 7.45pm. £7 (£5). Tickets 556 9579. Authentic traditional mUsrc. song and story from Sheila Stewart. Jess Smith and host Stanley Robertson. Part of the Scottish International Storytelling l‘t'yill‘rll.

I Annie Grace Trio lidinburgh l-'olk (Tub. Cabaret Bar. the I’lcasance. ()50 3349. 8pm. £6 (£5 ). The first solo album from the woman who fronted Iron Horse is titled 721/.1' Me Out Drinking Tonight (from a song by Michael Marra) and she's