Alexandria

I Lomond Folk Club The Highlander. Stnollet l’laee. (038‘) 7575M.

8.30pm midnight. l"ree. l-‘olk llltl\lL‘ and song. .\lll\leitlll\. \ingerx and \ l\llttl'\ \xeleome.

Cumbernauld

I The Poozies ('tttnhet'nattld 'l‘heatre. Kildrttm. 0|23o 732887. 7.45pm. [7 L"). lileetro-harp. aeeordion and liddlex. plux tour-part httl'llton} \oeals iron] the popular all-l'etnale quartet.

Dunfermline

I Steve Kaufman Dunl’ermline l‘olk ('ltth. 'l‘hixtle 'l’axern. Baldridgehttrn. 0|383 729073. 8pm. £5 lt'4i. 'I'he t'S National lilat—l’ielx (itiitar ('hampion eoxerx a hroad range ot \t} lex l'rom hlttegrasx throttgh m ing. lrixh and Appalachian liddle to l'olk and eotintr} L’lilSSlL‘\.

Glasgow

I Bruce Molsky Star l-‘olk (‘Iulx St Andre“ 's in the Square. ol't' Saltmarket. 5! Andre“ '\ Street. 543 0020. (Split. [7 (9.5). See "line 13.

Edinburgh

I Out of the Bedroom \Vawrle) Bar. St .\lar_\ \ Street. 550 8855. 0pm. See Thu 8.

Edinburgh

I Assembly Rooms Ceilidh Dance Assembly Roomx. (ieorge Street. 33‘) 5374. 8pm. £8. ('eilidh hand lll.l \xith ealler Ken (iottrla_\.

I The Duflers the lam. High Street. 550 0.5.53. 0pm. l'hl'L‘L‘. See lil‘l 9.

Uddingston

I Adam McCulloch Rtmantt'ee toll. (’Iuh. Rouantree lnn. ()ld Mill Road. 0l(i‘)8 303407. Young \ongnriter making a name Mr himxell'.

Near Newton Stewart

I Knockengorroch Festival. 'lalnotr). (ialloua) lait‘ext l’ark. (llo44 460 («‘2 Want. £55 l£48l. £5 parking tee. t'nder l lx lree. See caption. page 7‘). Visit xxu\t.knoekengtit‘roeh. org.uk tor more into.

Near Newton Stewart

I Knockengorroch Festival 'l'alnott'}. (ialhma) l‘orext l’arlx. (lltrl-l 400 002. Want. £55 ttL»l8i. £5 parking tee. l’nder l l tree. See Hi It» and eaplion. page 7‘). Vixit \vtuxx.kiloelxengttrroeh. org.ttk tor more into.

Sunday 18

Edinburgh

I Eugene Brosnan \Vee l-olk ('luh. Ro}a| ()ak. lnlirtnar} Street. 557 297(3. 8.30pm. £3. (‘elehrated lri\h singer/song“ritet',

Near Newton Stewart

I Knockengorroch Festival. 'l‘alnott'}. (ittlltma) liol‘ext l’;tt'l\. (llti-H 400 ()(12. l0am. £55 tL‘48i. £5 parking lee. l'nder l 1 tree. See eaption. page 7‘) and l‘ri lo. \'i\it \tuu.knoekengorrtieh. org.ttk tor more into.

Monday 19

Edinburgh

I Open Mic Night the l.el't Hank. (iuthrie Street. 225 9744. ()pm. See .\lon l2.

Tuesday 20

Edinburgh I Planet Woman l.eith l5ollt (‘ltth. the Village. Sottlh l’ort Street. 478 78H).

80 THE LIST H 238%,. ,

7.30pm. £5. Lorraine Jordan. ()ra Barlow Sarah Beattie and Kim llallida) present a musieal eollahoration ol~ \itiger/llltlxicltlth t't‘om around the globe.

I Ceilidh Club The Lot. (iraxxmarket. 8pm. to. See 'l‘tte I3.

I Folk and Friends \\'a\ei'le_\ Bar. St Mar) ’\ Street. 550 8855. ‘)pm. See 'l‘ue l3.

Wednesday 21

Glasgow

I Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham Rt\_\;tl (‘oneert llall. Sattehiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. L‘l2.5l) U450. See Sat I0.

I Michael Simons lehai ()\ na. l)ean\ton |)ri\ e. o4‘) 7258. 8pm. £2. See \Ved l4.

Edinburgh

I Archie Fisher lidinhurgh l‘ollt ('ltth. ('aharet Bar. The l’leaxanee. 650 234‘). 8pm. to (£5). llighl} entertaining and int‘luential singer/aeottxtie guitar pla_\ er. presenter of BB(”\ 'Ii‘urrl/me I‘m/l. and a seminal tigure iii the Seottixh t’olk re\ hat

I ALP Session The ‘l'axx. High Street. 5.50 0353. 9pm. l’t'ee. See \Ved l4.

Ni moat (It NYOS: FUTURES RSAMD, Glasgow, Sun 11 Sep

Alexandria

I Lomond Folk Club The Highlander. Smollet l’laee. 0| 38‘) 7575M.

8.30pm midnight. l’ree. See Wed l4.

Dunfermline

I The Assassenachs l)unl'ermline l‘olk ('luh. 'l‘hixtle 'l‘a\ ern. Baldridgehurn. (ll 53.3 729073. 8pm. liree. eolleetion tor the artixtx. 'l’hix three-pieee trotn Netherlands pla} liddle. guitar. diemhe latriean drum) and hodhran.

Glasgow

I Cockersdale Star l-‘olk ('luh. St Andrew K in the Square. ot'l' Saltmarket. St .-\ndre\\ '\ Street. 548 (i020. 8pm. u) (9.4). leading unaeetnnpanied l'ollt \oeal group \peeialixe.

Edinburgh

I Out of the Bedroom Winerle} liar. St .\lar_\ \ Street. 556 8855. ‘)pm. See Thu 8.

St Andrews

I Hanayui and Mugenkyo Taiko

Drummers Bye 't‘heatre. Ahhe} Street. 01334 475000. 8pm. £15 tL'l2l. l’ouerlttI drumming in the great Japanese tradition h} littrope’x t'oremoxt 'lltiko drtmt group.

Folk, techno, dance, rock, house - it’s a rarity for these terms to come together on this page, particularly when referring to just one ten-minute piece. Written in 1994, the young British composer Julian Anderson’s Khorovod has already had around 50 performances, which is also something unusual in the modern classical music world. Giving the opportunity to hear it and to learn something about it in an unstuffy yet informed and unpatronising way is one of the more recent initiatives from the National Youth Orchestras of Scotland stable nyos: futures.

An ensemble made up of 15 of the older, generally college age, NYOS players, the group have just one weekend to rehearse and present the piece in workshop format to the public. Director of the project is Paul MacAlindin, the Scottish born conductor currently working in Germany. ‘The structure is that the audience gets a run through, there’s then a sort of lecture with musical examples, followed by a second performance,’ he explains. ‘I chose this piece for a number of reasons. I’d done it before as part of Manchester’s World Music Days, but was left thinking that I wanted

to know more, to dig deeper.’

Part of MacAlindin’s attraction to the music is to do with its title and what khorovod means. ‘lt’s a Russian circle dance that’s part of a tradition which stretches from eastern Europe to Greece. Julian wrote his own tunes based on this tradition, so there is a folk route to Khorovod but it is contemporary. You do get an impression of people whirling around. It’s joyous, emotionally charismatic and looks like a completely mad whirlwind, but it’s actually structured and organised.’ If you want to know more, there will be a chance for audience questions in this novel approach to presenting contemporary music. (Carol Main)

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, Frances Boyson and Carol Main.

Thursday 8

Glasgow

I Dresden Ensemble and Glasgow lmprovisers’ Orchestra ('(':\. 350 Sattehiehall Street. 352 4900. 8pm. £8 (UH. (itllllL‘l' Sommer'x imprm ensemhle amassed from l)re\den and l.eip/ig join l'orees \\ ith the (HO tor a double hill ol' imprm ixed muxie u ith o\ er 30 lllll\lL‘lilll.\ on \tage. See pre\ ie\\. page ()2.

Saturday 10

Glasgow

I Dresden Ensemble and Glasgow lmprovisers Orchestra (‘('.’\. 350 Sauehiehall Street. 3.52 4000. 8pm. £8 (rm. See Thu 8 and pre\ ten and pt'e\'ie\\. page (>2.

Penicuik

I Ben Kearsley and Ian Smith l’enieuik .-\rt.\ ('entre. 4 West Street. (HUGS 678804. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). (‘Iaxxieal guitar double bill.

Glasgow

I NYOS Futures RS:\.\ll). ltlll Rentrew Street. 332 83] l. 5pm. The t'uture ix hright. the future is NYOS. Join the orehestra tor an enlightening al'ternoon ax the) pet‘lttt'lll Jillian .-\ndet\en\ K/IUI'HHNI. l)ll‘L‘L‘lUl' l’ittll .\l;te:\litttlitt introdueex the pieee to the audience. See panel. left.

I The National Youth Choir of Scotland St :\lo_\xitt.\' ('httreh. 25 Rose Street. (iarnethill. 287 284.3. 5pm. £8 tt'ol. liight) ol' Seotland’s tinext _\otmg singers perl'orm moxie by Raehmaninox. Kodal}. l";ltll'L‘. Bernstein. the lixtonian eompoxer l'rmax Sixask. Barher as well ax Seotx \ongx. (‘ondtieted h} (‘hrixtopher Bell. I RSNO Charity Concert l{o_\al ('oneert llitll. 2 Sauehiehall Street. .555 8000. 7.30pm. {l5 £25. The orehestra Perform Karl Jenkins' Armed .llun in aid of the Hopes and llotne tor (’hildren eharit);

Tuesday 13

Edinburgh

I Organ Recital with John Kitchen l'xher llall. l.othian Road. 228 1 I55. 1.10pm. (’it} organist .lohn Kitehen pt'e\t‘lll\ a Battle of Britain \pL‘L‘lul.

Ayr

I Ben Kearsley and Ian Smith llol} ’l‘rinil} ('hureh. littllarton Street. ()llUZ (ultl703. 7.30pm. £5 tL'3l. See Sat 10.

Tuesday 20

Edinburgh

I Usher Hall Organ Recital t'sher Hall. I.othian Road. 228 1155. l.l0pm. .lerem} (‘ttll presentx an int’ormal ltinehtime programme on the l'xher llall‘x magnilieent organ.

I Scottish Opera: Macbeth Brunton 'l'heatre. l.ad_\ \\ ell \Va). \lttxxelhttrgh. 005 2240. 7.30pm. [12 it”). Verdi's interpretation of \Vil Shala‘xpeare‘x Seottish pla). a tale of amhition. \\ itehex. pou er and glor). perl‘ormed in linglixh h} a east of

\e\ en and a piani\t. and direeted h} l)(llllllllk' llill.