Edinburgh
I Auvo Quartet l.eith Folk Club. The Village. South Fort Street. 478 7810. 7.30pm. £5. Newcastle and llelsitiki join when Tom ()akes on flute and vocals. and melodeon player Julian Sutton perform with two of Finland‘s top musicians. Roope Aarnio. guitar. and Stivi ()ksala on fiddle and vocals.
I Ceilidh Club The lot. (irassinarket. _ 8pm. £6. Dancing. fiddlers and a caller
' to lead you through the steps.
I Folk and Friends Waverley Bar. St Mary‘s Street. 556 8855. 9pm. Nori- smoking folk and country sessions.
: Wednesday 28
3 Glasgow
I Michael Simons Tchai ()vna. l)canston Drive. 64‘) 7258. 8pm. £2. (ilasgow based guitarist plays
folk/blues. Edinburgh
I Dana and Susan Robinson lidinhurgh Folk Club. Cabaret Bar. The l’leasancc. 650 2349. 8pm. £6 (£5). Poetic songwriting. guitar and fiddle. from the USA.
I ALP Session The Tass. High Street. 556 6338. 9pm. Free. liiforiiial folk session with Scottish tunes and occasional songs.
3 Alexandria
I Lomond Folk Club The Highlander. Smollet Place. 0138‘) 757561. 8.30pm midnight. Free. Musicians. singers and visitors welcome.
Dunfermline
I Donal O’Connor l)rinferiiiliiie Folk Club. Thistle 'l‘avern. Baldridgehurn. 01383 729673. 8pm. £5 (£4). Fine Irish singer and songwriter.
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Glasgow
I Transglobal Underground The Arches. Midland Street. 0870 240 7528. 8pm. £12 (£10). The famous rootsmasters mix dance beats and world music grooves. Support front Mungo‘s Hi-Fi l)Js.
I Donal O’Connor Star Folk Club. St Andrew‘s in the Square. off Saltmarket. St Andrew‘s Street. 548 6020. 8pm. £6 (£4). See Wed 28.
I Keith James: The Songs of Nick Drake Tron Theatre. 'l'rongate. 552 4267. 9.30pm. £10. Songwriter and music producer Keith James brings the late Drake's 30 year old songs back to the stage.
Edinburgh
I Out of the Bedroom Waverley Bar. St Mary‘s Street. 556 8855. 9pm. See Thu 22.
East Kilbride
I Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham Village Theatre. Maxwell Drive. 01355 24866‘). 8pm. £l2 (£10). Fiddle. accordion and jokes from Scotland‘s favourite duo.
Edinburgh
I Assembly Rooms Ceilidh Dance Assembly Rooms. George Street. 33‘) 5374. 8pm. £8. See Fri 23.
I The Duffers The Tass. High Street. 5566338. 9pm. Free. See Fri 23.
Balloch
I Lomond Folk Band Wader‘s Bar. Tullie Inn. 0138‘) 752 052. 8.30pm midnight. Free. An evening of traditional music and song. All musicians. singers and listeners welcome to come along.
Carl Davis/RSNO Sunday 9 October 7.30pm
Experience an evening with one of the greatest bass singers of our time. Tonight he sings a selection of Broadway hits, spirituals and songs from his Jamaican
. homeland. Unmissable Usher Hall season
i opened
Cumbernauld
I Moishe’s Bagel Cumbernauld Theatre. Kildnim. 01236 732887. 7.45pm. £7 -- £9. Brilliant 5-piece Klezmer and Balkan band. with members from Mr McFall‘s Chamber.
Uddingston
I Rowantree Folk Club Session Rowantree Folk Club. Rowantree Inn. Old Mill Road. 01698 303407. Friendly free event. Perform or just listen.
Glasgow
I Amadou and Mariam King Tut‘s Wah Wah lltit. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 527‘). 8.30pm. £10. See preview. page 5‘) for this duo from Mali.
I A Citizens Audience with Karen Matheson and the Scottish Ensemble (‘itizens’ Theatre. (iorbals Street. 42‘) 0022. 7.30pm. £10. Capercaillie vocalist with a smooth accompaniment.
Edinburgh
I Autumn Ceilidh Dance Pollock Halls. Holyrood Park Road. 8pm. £8 (£6). Charity ceilidh with raffle for Maggie's Centre. limail noranne__ellis(n)hotmail.com for information.
Stirling
I Statue on a Platform Tolbooth. Jail Wynd. ()l786 274000. 8pm. £9.50 (£7.50). Stirling‘s songwriter Chris Wilson with a set of songs inspired by places. people and situations.
Glasgow
I The Red Army Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £17.50 (£l2.50). Famoust colourful and entertaining show celebrating the grandeur of Russia‘s folklore. dance. acrobatics. choral singing. and the balalaika.
Edinburgh
I Donal O’Connor Wee Folk Club. Royal Oak. Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 8.30pm. £3. See Wed 28.
Edinburgh
I Open-Mic Night The Left Batik. (iuthrie Street. 225 9744. ‘)pm. See Mon 26.
East Kilbride
I Open-Mic Night liast Kilbride Arts Centre. ()ld Coach Road. 01355 261000. 8pm. Free. Monthly open-mic session hosted by liast Kilbride Folk Club.
Tuesday 4
Edinburgh
I Bob Brozman Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 201‘). 8pm. £12.50 (£10). Astonishing. hugely energetic and supremely eclectic guitarist and musical ethnomusicologist. plays music from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean.
I Ceilidh Club The Lot. (irassmarket. 8pm. £6. See Tue 27.
I Folk and Friends Waverley Bar. St Mary‘s Street. 556 8855. ‘)pm. See Tue 27.
Kilmarnock
I The 4th Darvel Music Festival Palace Theatre. (ireen Street. 01563 554900. Times vary. £30. Annual music festival features jazz. blues and folk in
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the evening. plus daytime events. US alt- country band Richmond Fontaine. the lindrick Brothers. Amazing Pilots and US singer/songwriter Ian Moore head the bill.
Wednesday 5
Glasgow
I The Believers State Bar. Holland Street. 8pm. £6 at the door £5 in advance 332 215‘) or Tickets Scotland Argyle Street 204 5151. £6. Duo from Seattle. their ‘Crashyertown' was BBC Scotland Tom Morton‘s recent album of the week. Support froin John Hinshelwood
Edinburgh
I Paco de Lucia Usher llall. Lothian Road. 228 1 155. 8pm. £27.50-~ £37.50. Truly one of the world's greatest mUsicians and flamenco guitarists. he performs familiar classics and pieces from his acclaimed new album (‘usiras Biwnus.
I Leon Rosselson Edinburgh Folk Club. Cabaret Bar. The Pleasance. 650 234‘). 8pm. £6 (£5). Famoust acerbic lyrics from the veteran lampooner of stupid authority.
I ALP Session The Tass. High Street. 556 6338. 9pm. Free. See Wed 28.
Kilmarnock
I The 4th Darvel Music Festival Palace Theatre. Green Street. 01563 554900. Times vary. £30. See Tue 4.
Thursday 6
Edinburgh
I Out of the Bedroom Waverley Bar. St Mary‘s Street. 556 8855. 9pm. See Thu 22.
Kilmarnock
I The 4th Darvel Music Festival Palace Theatre. Green Street. 01563 554900. Times vary. £30. See Tue 4.
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.
Glasgow
I Songs from Persian Poetry Cilasgow Print Studio. 22 & 25 King Street. 552 0704. 6.30 8.30pm. Join Iranian Anoosh Jahanshahi for an evening of Persian culture based around the work of Hafez of Shiraz. Part of the Merv/um! ( ‘it'v Festival 2005.
Edinburgh
I RSNO Season: Classic Bites Usher Hall. Lothian Road. 228 1155. 6pm. £5. Highlights from the forthcoming season with the orchestra‘s three artistic directors at the helm for a performance of works such as (ireig‘s ‘Morning' from Peer (Iynr. Mendelssohn's Hebrides ()l'l’l‘llll'('. Strauss' Blue Danube Waltz. It's only an hour and bit iii length. so there's still plenty time to have Friday night on the town.
Saturday 24
Glasgow
I RSNO Season: Classic Bites Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 6pm. £5. See Fri 23.
I BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Africa Lives! Tramway. 25 Albert Drive. 0845 330 3501. 7.30pm. £12 (£6). Special collaboration between jazz trombonist Roswell Rudd and his group MALIcool with llan Volkov's orchestra. as part of the BBC's Africa Lives season.