Renfrewshire
I Nashville Acoustic All-Stars The Old 1.ibrary. High Barholm. Kilbarchan. Renfrewshire. 01505 706070. 8pm. £12. l'S instrumental bluegrass stars. See lidinburgh. Mon 16.
Wednesday 18
Glasgow
I Michael Simons Tchai ()y‘na. Deanston Drive. 649 7258. 8pm. £2. (ilasgow-based guitarist plays folk/blues.
Edinburgh
I Tom Napper 8. Tom Bliss lidinburgb Folk ('lub. (‘abaret Bar. The Pleasance. 650 2458. 8pm. £6 (£51. ()riginal story songs. \‘ocal harmony. and multi-ittstt'tttttcntal skills from the linglish veterans.
Bathgate
I The Nashville Acoustic All- Stars (ilenmayis 'l’ay‘ern. (iideon Street. 01506 652356. 8pm. £10. Top lfS bluegrass talent. See Mon 16.
Dunfermline
I Alastair McDonald Dunfermline Folk Club. Thistle Tavern. Baldridgeburn. (11383 729673, 8pm. £5. (ilasgow-born entertainer. known from radio and TV shows.
Glasgow
I Tom Napper & Tom Bliss St Andrest in the Square. St Andrew's Square. 559 5902. 8pm. £7 (£51. See Wed 18.
Kirkcaldy
I The Nashville Acoustic All- Stars Acoustic Music (‘lub. Bennochy House. Forth Park Drive. 01592 653645. 8pm. £8. See Mon 16.
Edinburgh
I Auld Reekie Ceilidh Band and Eclectic 7 St Bride‘s ('entre. 10 ()rwell Terrace. 346 1405. 7.30pm. £8. ('eilidh raising funds for three intrepid sailors participating in the North Sea Race and a charity for amputees.
I Joe Ely and Jane Taylor Queen's Hall. (‘lerk Street. 668 2019. 8pm.
£14 £16. Back in 1972 lily recorded what many call the ‘original alt.country record‘ with his band The lilatlanders before collaborating with. among others. Springsteen and The ('lash.
Glasgow
I Celine Donaghue 8; Friends The Piper's Tryst Hotel. McPhater Street. 353 5551. 7.30 10pm. See Sat 14.
Edinburgh
I SavageCass and Gordon Rermiston The West lind Hotel. 25 Palmerston Place. 225 3656. Free. Deliciously colourful folk l'rolics.
Haddington
I East Lothian Walking Festival Traditional Ceilidh (‘orn lischange. Main Street. 01620 822198.
7 1 1.30pm. Tickets available on the door: £5. With music by local band ('ruithne. of T in the Park (‘eilidh Tent fame. featuring Jim Wilson with Bett
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East Kilbride
I Christy McGuigan liast Kilbride Arts (‘entre. ()Id (‘oach Road. 01355 261000. 7.30pm. £8 l£6: child £41. Irish singer/guitarist coy'ers bluegrass. country and folk.
Glasgow
I Georgie 8: Andrea Gaijic (‘al‘e (‘ossachok. Russian (‘ultural ('entre. King Street. 5530733. 9pm. £5 (£31. liastern liuropean accordion and \‘iolitt.
Edinburgh
I Tam White Wee 1’o1k ('lub. Royal Oak. Infirmary Street. 557 2976. 8.30pm. £3. Modern ja/I-tinged blues from the \‘ClL‘l'itit Edinburgh Vocalist.
Glasgow
I Shooter Jennings Band The Arches. Argyle Street. 0870 240 7528. 7pm. £12.50. ('lassy rockin' country and Americana from the son of Waylon Jennings.
Tuesday 24
Glasgow
3:1 Yann Tiersen Group The Arches. Argyle Street. 0870 240 7528. 7pm. £13.50. Debut Scottish show from this Brittany-born New Age/Ay'ant-(iarde musician and composer known for his versatility. minimalist compositions. and \ irtuosity as a multi- instrumentalist. 11c plays piano. accordion. and \‘101111. and inhabits a musical space somewhere between Philip (ilass or the Penguin (‘afe ()rchestra. See 5 Reasons. page 72.
I Session 'l‘erminal Bar. West Regent Street. 221 7369. 9pm. l‘ree. See Tue 17.
Edinburgh
I Dick Gaughan 1.eith liolk ('1th. The Village. South 1’ort Street. 478 7810. 7.30pm. £8. Scotland’s brilliant politicised guitarist and singer has an uncompromising deliy‘ery. and a tremendous way with a ballad.
I Ceilidh Club The Lot. (irassmarket. 225 2299. 8pm. £6. See Tue 17.
Wednesday 25
Glasgow
I Michael Simons 'I‘cliai ()y'na. Deanston l)riye. 649 7258. 8pm. £2. See Wed 18.
Edinburgh
I Diana Jones The Village. South 1’ort Street. 1.eith. 478 7810. 7.30pm. £8. Authentic original songs infused with country. country blues and mountain music from the woman once described as the new limily Dickinson. I James Keelaghan lidinburgh folk ('lub. (‘abaret Bar. The l’leasance. 650 2458. 8pm. £6 t£51. The celebrated (’anadian sitiger/songwriter is joined by Hugh McMillan tbass1 and the astonishing ()1iy‘erSchroerlliddle).
Dunfermline
I Dunfermline Folk Club Session Dunfermline 1‘o1k (‘1ub. Thistle 'l'ay‘ern. Baldridgelnn'n. 01383 729673. 8pm. liree. informal folk session.
Glasgow
I Bruce Molsky and Mary Ann Kennedy St Andrew's in the Square. St Andrew's Square. 559 5902. 8pm. £8 (£6). 1'8 liddler and teacher Molsky also handles banjo and Vocals. Here he duets with harpist and (iaelic y'ocalist Mary Ann Kctmedy of ('liar.
Classical
Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to jules@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Jules Graham and Carol Main.
Glasgow
I BBC 580 Thursday Night Series ('ity Halls. ('andlcriggs. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £9 £21.50. Vassin Sinaissky conducts this Russian programme that combines Shostakoy‘ich‘s restless Symphony .\'o 8 with the 1K premiere of Shchedrin's glorious I’iunn (inn-mu .\'u 5. with Finnish pianist()11i Mustonen to whom the piece is dedicated. Pre-concert prelude with Brian Morton. author of Shostukorich his Life uml .1Iusic at 6.45pm. Post-concert coda with ()11i Mustonen playing music from 'l'chaikoy'sky”s The Season ()1; 37.
Edinburgh
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Shostakovich 5 t'slier Hall. I.othian Road. 228 1155. 7.30pm. £10 £28. The orchestra perform Wagner's l’ursifiil.‘ Prelude and (final l’rit/uy .1Inst'c. Higdon's Blue ('(tthetlm/ and Shostakoy'ich's Symphony .Yn 5 with the indomitable Stephane Deneye at the helm.
Stirling
I Graeme McNaught and Sandra Porter 'lolhooth. Jail Wy'nd. (11786 274000. 8pm. £12 (£101. Scottish pianist McNaught is joined by incl/o-soprano Sandra Porter for this ‘()riental Inspirations ('oncert‘. featuring music by Pattie. (‘11ausson. Debussy. Wilson. Delage and Stey'enson.
Saturday 14
Glasgow
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Shostakovich 5 Royal ('oncert Hall. 2 Sattchiehall Street. 353 8001). 7.30pm. £10 £30. See Hi 13.
Edinburgh
I Ipswich High School Concert Choir (ireyfriars Kirk. (ireyfriars Place. 225 1900. 12.15pm. 1-‘ree. linjoy the sounds of this IS choir as they giy‘e an afternoon concert in the ('apital.
I Opera Della Luna — Simon Butteriss and Jeff Clarke Brunton 'l‘heatre. Ladyw ell Way. .‘ylusselburgh. 665 2240. 7.30pm. £14 t£11.5()1.()pera della Luna present this new music- theatre piece containing all of (iilbert is Sulliy‘an's ‘patter' songs.
Glasgow
I Organ Recital Kely'iiigroy-e Art (iallery 6;“ Museum. Argyle Street. 276 9599. 2.30 3pm & 3.30 4pm. l'ree. Take a seat in the museum's magnificently restored centre hall and enjoy some wonderful music at one of the museum's Sunday Promenade concerts.
Edinburgh
I NYCoS National Girls Choir Queen’s Hall. 87 89 ('lerk Street. 668 2111‘). 3pm. £8 l£2 £61. The 8(l-yoicc choir and conductor ('hristopher Bell get ready for their inaugural concert. proffering a programme that includes Brahms. Stanford. 1.ittos1awski and new arrangements of traditional Scots songs by Ken Johnston.
I St Giles at Six: Hereford Cathedral Junior School Choir St (iilcs' ('athedral. Royal Mile. 226 0673. 6pm. 1‘ree. A Varied programme of choral and instrumental music. including
Michael Hurd's Jonah Man Jan. and songs by Jerome Kern.
I Ipswich High School Concert Band, Concert Choir, Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra (ireyfriars Kirk. (ireyfriars Place. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £6 (£41. The [S masical groups perform a charity concert in aid of Maggies (’enlre lidinburgh.
Monday 16
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Quartet Stockbridge Parish ('hurch. Saxe (‘oburg Street. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £10t£2 £71. The quartet is joined by James Mc()ran-(ampbell tbaritone) and Nicholas Ashton lpianm for a performance of Mcliwen's .Stttti' of .leliutlttl Dances. t1..-\1hcl't.s Qtttlt‘lt’l .\'u 7 and liaure's 1.41 [in/inc (human and Piano Quintet in I) nnnm: ()p 89.
Tuesday 1 7
Glasgow
I Elspeth Mackay 8. Colin Mackay Ramshorn Theatre. 98 Ingram Street. 552 3489. 1.15 2pm. £3. A musical miscellany of works spanning three centuries. from the daughter-father. cello-piano dtto.
I Edinburgh Quartet (ilasgoyy 1'niyersity (‘oncert Hall. l'niyersity
Ay enuc. 330 4092. 7pm. 1-‘ree. See Mon 16.
Edinburgh
I Get Organised! 1'slicr Hall. 1.othian Road. 228 1155. 1.50pm. £3. The l’sher Hall‘s series (11‘ bite-si/e lunchtime organ concerts continues.
Wednesday 18
Glasgow
311' The International Classical Season: Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Field Royal (‘oncert Hall. 2 Sauchichall Street. 353 80110. 7.30pm. £15 £25
(£13 £231. The International ('lassica1 season continues with a triple bill of Beethoy en (.UI‘I'U/(HI ()t'i't‘lnrt'. tin/m (‘unt‘crtn and Symphony A}; 7 performed by y irtuoso New York
\ iolinist Joshua Bell. accompanied by the world's most recorded chamber orchestra.
I RSAMD Youthworks: Once on this Island RSAMD. 100 Renlrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £6 1 £41. Young members of the RSAMD's Youthworks programme bring Rosa (it!) ‘s story of loy c. \acl‘ilicc. spirituality. myth and cultural diy isions on Haiti lo the stage.
St Andrews
I Sonia Stevenson and Audrey lnnes Younger Hall. North Street. 01334 462226. 1.15 1.45pm. £tbc. ()boe and piano duo performing intisic by Poulenc. Nielsen and 1.ongstal'l'.
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra Younger Hall. North Street. 01334 462226. 7.30pm. £7.50 £18.50
(£6 £14801. Bright yotmg ('anuck conductor Yanncik Ne/et-Seguin makes his S(‘() debut with this enchanting programme of Ray e1. Saint—Saens. Tchaikoy sky and Mendelssohn. 'Si11m'1”? :Jlfted international cellist Han- Na ('hang.
Thursday 19
Glasgow
I Hons Music Student Performance (ilasgoyy t‘niyersiiy ('oncert Hall. l‘niyersity Ayenue. 330 41192. 1.10 2pm. 1‘ree. Music in the l'niycrsity ol'(i1asgoyy presents a programme to include piano music by 1.is/t. flute music by (ierman and songs by Poulenc and Brahms.
I RSAMD Youthworks: Once on this Island RSAMI). loo ls’cltft‘eyy Street. 3.32 51157. 7.3111111]. £61£41. See Wed 18.