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Usher Hall and Triptych present

Herbie Hancock Quartet

Sunday 1 May The Grand Master of acoustic and electronic jazz

'Lhasa Wednesday 4 May

A compelling performer. storyteller and multilingual .folk diva

Madredeus’ Friday 27 May

- Exquisite and utterly captivating - an ethereal Portuguese experience

Taj Mahal / ldrissa Soumaoro Monday 20 June

Pioneering spirits of blues world

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88 THE LIST 14-28 Apr 2005

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.

Thursday 14

Glasgow

I Risky Business Stat l-olk ('luh. St Andree \ in the Square. oll Saltrnarket. St -\ndre\\ '\ Street. 548 (MIN Spur U) l {J I. .\l.trlelle\lel‘~l‘;l\etl \oeal harrnon} trio \\llll guitar" and rnandolin. l)a\ e \Valnrrxlet ll.lll\ lr‘orn /rrnhalme. Ruth luga lroni (‘or~re.r; then there\ \lanehexter'x tl\\ll Ken l’ti\\ ell,

Edinburgh

I Steve Butler ()ueen\ llall. ('lerk Street, (ioS lel‘). Spin. ‘4 Ill. The \inger/xonguriter~ lroni (ilasgou \ l.ie\ |)arnned l.le\.

I Out of the Bedroom \Vaxer'le} Bar. St Mar} '\ Street. 550 3855. 0pm. ()pen-nire \e\\ltlll lor l{dinhur'glrhaxed \inger/xongurrterx.

Stirling

I Scottish Guitar Quartet 'liilhootli. .larl \V} nd. (ll 7ST» 2740i ll). 7.30pm. LIS' t£5.5llr. 'l‘he da/llrng guitar enxenrhle axlonhli u ith a nu\ ol‘ gia/l. latin. traditional and uorld \t} lex. pla}ed on their lutur'ixtie l‘ranieuorkx guitars and the Roland \'(i-H.\' ‘\ irtual guitar

Edinburgh

Martyn Bennett Memorial Concert Queen'x llall. (‘lerk Street. (163 Zill‘). 7.30pm. 9; I 5. A tribute to the l‘olk/heatx piper. \ iolinixt. eornposer and produeer \\ ho \adl} ont lllx hattle \\ ith eaneer in .lanuar}. l‘red Morrison. ('apereaillie'x Karen Mathexon and Donald Sham. Sheila Ste“ art. ('rolt .\'o l"i\ e and 'l‘rio :\.-\B are among the gtte\l\. l’rtieeetl\ go to the Marie ('urie lloxpiee and Mart) n Bennett ’l‘ruxt. See prev tea. I The Buffers 'l'he 'l'axx. High Street. 55o (1333. 9pm. l-‘ree. lnl’orrnal lull; \esxion.

Saturday 16

Glasgow

I Camille Sings Brel 'I'ron 'l‘heatre. 'l‘rongate. 553 42(17. 8pm. £13 NJ»). The sting“ til~ the great l-‘reneh troubadour l'rorn \ongxtrel Sulli\an.

Edinburgh

I Columcille Ceilidh Band lidinhurgh .\lu\ie l.ihrar"\. (’entral l.ihrar_\. (ieorge l\' Bridge. 32% 1 I55. I lam. Free. Music h} l'riendx ol' the (‘olurneille ('entr‘e. l’art ol~ (mu/h ('rrlIu/‘e.

I The City of Edinburgh Pipes and Drums Annual Concert and Ceilidh Thomas Morton Hall. lien“) Road. l.eith. 228 l I55. 8pm. L'ltl tL'ts‘r. Bringing ('erlr‘tl/r (it/lure 21105 eoneertx to a eloxe u ith the lull pipe band. and guest llute pla) er. singer and raeonteur (‘athal .\le('onnell ol' Bo} \ ol' the Lough.

I Feis Dhun Eideann Ceilidh Dance ('ounting lltilhe. West Nieolxon Street. 466 (1(1‘)l. 9pm. LS (£6). With some ol‘ Scotlanth )tlllllg traditional rnuxieianx. Part ol' (Mn/h (in/lure 2005.

East Kilbride

I The Midden liast Kilhride .-\rt\ Centre. ()ld (‘oaeh Road. ()l 355 2(1l()()t). 8pm. £(1t£-l.5l)r. All-women trio on liddle. guitar. ke) boards and voeal harmon)

Melrose

I Allan Taylor \\ x ml llieatre. Bueeleueh Street. lllS‘lo SItNtZS l’opular xrnger \onguriter \the .ilhuni Ila Iran 3.}, “on the (Brand l’r‘i\ du llixtiue de \lontreu\ lor liext l‘uropean .lll‘tllll

St Andrews

I The Coal Porters Bue llteatre. .\l\l\e_\ Street. ill 33.1 '1‘5tltNl Spin t lll rim Melodie bluegraxx \xrth attitude lronr the li\ e pieee .reothtie outlrt lronted h) Sid (illlllll

Edinburgh

I Haggerdash \\ee I olk ('lul‘. l<o_\.rl ()alt. lnlirrnar} Street. ITS ll55 .S'. 3llprri t3 \ lolk root\ t'elelrratiori urth the lunx lroni Stonehothe l’art ol ('1 l/l(//l (tr/rim .‘llll5

Monday 18

Glasgow

I The Dubliners l(tr§.il ('oneert Hall. Saut'liieliall Stteel. ‘53 Stilltl

-‘ illpni LIS t'l5 lll\ll\1lll}‘ \eteran\. larrrouxl} on the go \rnee l‘lhl

Edinburgh

I Raul Malo ()ueen‘x llall. ('leik Street. ooh Illl‘l 5 lllpnr t’lfi 5” llre lor‘rner leader ol the \lawrrekx nu\e\ eountr). latin. |.l// and roek‘n'roll

I Open-Mic Night llle l ell Bank. (iuthr‘te Street. 335 “7-1-1 ‘lprri l r\ e aeouxtre lllllSIt' .urd ptielt'}

Stirling

I Risky Business Stirling l-olk ('luh. Bext Bar None. l'pper (‘rargx “I 25‘) Ilh’53 I. Still]. Ur. See 'l'hu l-l

Tuesday 19

Edinburgh

I Claire Mann, Aaron Jones and Leo McCann l.etth l-olk ('lulr. llre Village. South l~ort Street. 475' 7M1) 7.30pm. [5. Irish llute. liddle and mu); lioinx ()ld Blind hog guitar. hou/oulu and \oealx and e\ .\la|rnl\_\ hutton ho\ and \xhrxtle.

I Ceilidh Club 'l'he l.ot. (il'd\\llllll'l\el. Hprn, U1. ('erlrdh daneing. lur‘iou\ liddlerx and eallerx to lead )ou through the step»

I Folk and Friends Wmer‘le} Bar. St .\lar'_\ '\ Street. 55(13355. ‘lprn, .\'on smoking lolk and eountr‘} \e\\ltill\

Lanarkshire

I Risky Business (‘lrapleron Mime (‘lulx the Inn. ('hapleton. h} Stratlia\en.lll357Allll215.h.3llprrr L5 t£3 ltlellllk‘l‘Sl. See 'l‘hu l-l.

Wednesday 20

Edinburgh

I ALP Session 'l‘he 'l‘axx. High Street. 55(1 (1333. Uprn. l‘ree. lnlorrnal loll. \L'\\ltlll \trth .SL'Hllhll tune\ and the oeeaxional \ong.

Dunfermline

I Malinky l)unlerrnlrne l-olk (‘luh 'l’hixtle 'l'axern. Baldridgehurn. ill 383 729673. 8pm. {(1115). ()tralit} eonteniporar} Seots/lr‘ixli ltrlk hand.

Parsley

I Yvonne Lyon l’aixle} Am ('enire. Ne“ Street. 837 Hill). 7.30pm. L550 l£.5.5lll. Settlllxll siriger/xonguriter' breaking new ground.

Glasgow

I Brian Peters Star l't)ll\ (tub. St Andrevt '\ in the Square. oll Saltniarket. St Andreu '\ Street. 548 (102i). Xprn. Hurt-1r.'l‘oplinglish singer \\ ith an authoritatixe talxe on traditional song and a great instrumentalist.