Music Folk
I Ragin’ Cajun Ceilidh St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 559 5902. 8pm—midnight. £10. A Scottish ceilidh dance with a hot twist. The Belle Star Band play Scottish, Klezmer and North American. Part of Glasgay.’. I Coconut University and Mr O The State Bar, Holland Street, 332
2159. 8pm. £4. Acoustic country and Americana.
Edinburgh
I Karen Matheson Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £14.50 (£12.50). Capercaillie’s celebrated vocalist with her own band. I Canongate Cadjers Ceilidh Band The Merlin, Momingside Road, 447 4329. 8pm. £6. Live ceilidh music, Scots tunes and dancing.
I Ceilidhs in Lauriston Hall Lauriston Hall, Lauriston Strwt, 339 5374. 8pm. £8—£10. Scottish dancing with a piper and live music from the Hebrideans, HLl and Wild Geese.
Stirling
I Genticorurn Tolbtxnh, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £12 (£10). Old/new Quebecois music with attitude and skill from international touring trio Pascal Gemme (fiddle, feet, and vocals), Yann Falquet (guitar, Jew's harp, and vocals), and Alexandre de Grosbois-Garand (wooden flute, electric bass, and vocals).
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Glasgow I World Music lrom Hungary CCA, Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. 8pm. £6.50 (£4.50). Szajrol Snijra (Hearsay) are three outstanding young singers from Hungary, showcasing Hungarian contemporary roots music.
Edinburgh
I Autumnsong 2 Workshop Gillis Centre, Stratheam Road, 623 891 1. 10am—4pm. £20—£50 (inc lunch). Learn seasonal song with voice coach Wendy Carle Taylor.
I Da Hooley St Bride’s Centre, Orwell Terrace, 555 7668. 7.30pm. £8—£10 (£6—£7). Scots Music Group ceilidh with live music and traditional Scottish dancing.
Stirling
I Distil Concert Tolbooth, Jail Wynd. 8pm. £10. Established in 2002, Distil gives musicians, with their roots in traditional music, the opportunity to collaborate with musicians they might not otherwise get the chance to work with. The participants of Distil 2008 perform at the Tolbooth in a showcase of works that have come out of this year’s project.
Dundee I World Indoor Ceilidh West Park Centre, Dundee University, [pm—lam.
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Paisley
I Michael Marra Paisley Arts Centre, New Street, 887 1010. 7.30pm. £10 (£7.50). See Thu 6. Dundee’s witty, winning poet laureate at the piano.
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FREE Lomond Folk Club: Open Session The Dog House Lounge, Main Street, 01389 607300. 8pm. See Mon 3.
Stirling
I Mike Silver Stirling Folk Club, Stirling County Rugby Football Club, Bridgehaugh Park, Causewayhead
Edinburgh I Michael Marra Leith Folk Club,
The Village, South Fort Street, 478 7810. 7.30pm. £8. Wee genius. See Sat
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I Ceilidh Club The Lot. Grassmarket, 225 9922. 8pm. £6. Dance with a caller to lead you through the steps. Live music from Sandy Brechin.
FREE Andrew Gordon White Hart Inn, Grassmarket, 622 71 18. 9pm. See Tue 4. Glasgow I Michael Simons Tchai Ovna, Deanston Drive, 649 7258. 8pm. £2. See Wed 5.
Glasgow FREE Tigerstyle The Arches, Argyle Street, 565 1000. 5—7pm. See Thu 30.
Edinburgh
I Homage to Hamish Scottish Storytelling Centre, High Street, 556 9579. 8pm. £8 (£6). Nancy Nicolson hosts a night dedicated to the great influence of the late Scottish man 0’ pairts, Hamish Henderson. With Pino Mereu (from the Hamish Henderson Folk Club in Rome), Brian Peters, Margaret Bennett, Tom Hubbard and storyteller David Campbell. Part of the Carrying Steam Festival.
I Sean Donnelly St Andrew Square, 8pm. £7 (£5). Unpretentious, straightforward songs, some of them traditional, some of them of Ulster lineage, most of them Irish.
Falkirk
I Tom Pacheco Falkirk Folk Club, The Polish Club, Amot Street, 01324 613395. 8pm. Revered US songwriter and old pal of Dylan’s has lived in Ireland for years.
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I Westbourne Music The Merchant House, 7 West George Street, 649 5347. 12.45pm. £7 (£3—£6). The Martinu Quartet from Prague make a welcome return to Westboume’s season with string quartets by Borodin — the celebrated second — and their Czech namesake, Bohuslav Martinu. Light lunch available from 11.45am.
FREE Kelvinyove Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 1pm. Free lunchtime organ recitals every day by different organists.
“RH? Music in the University: Ben Kearsley Concert Hall, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1.10—2pm. The Scottish guitarist performs works by Albeniz, Tarrega, Morel and York.
I Scottish Opera: La Tiaviata Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0870 060 6647. 7.15pm. £9 (£60). Verdi's intensely moving opera about courtesan and fallen woman Violetta who falls for nobleman Alfredo. A new co-production with Welsh National Opera directed by David McVicar. Audio description and touch tour on 8 Nov.
Edinburgh
WEE-1E Live Music How: Sax Ecosse Duo National Gallery of Scotland Complex, The Mound, 624 6200. 6—6.30pm. Karen Dufour (tenor sax) and Michelle Melvin (alto sax) perform a programme of music inspired by the Footlights exhibition.
I Edinbth Telephone Choir St Andrew’s Clenniston Church, Clerrniston View, 332 2758. Popular light music from the Edinburgh Telephone Choir.
Kelso
I Katie Stillman, Violin It Victoria Simonsen, Cello Mellerstain House, Gordon, 01573 410225. 7.30pm. £15 (£10). Katie Stillman is joined by the prize-winning young cellist Victoria Simonsen for a programme of ducts and solo works.
I Scottish Opera: The Merry Widow Tait Hall, Edenside Road, 0844 847 1645. 7.30pm. £13 (£5). Scottish Opera's latest touring production with piano accompaniment is Franz Lchar's delightful and most famous operetta. Set in Paris, 1912, The Merry Widow tells the tale of Hanna Glawari, the witty widow of a filthy rich man, who is in search of a new spouse.
Linlithgow
I Celebrate Linle Various venues, 01506 844645. Times vary. Prices vary. The third annual celebration of Linlithgow with arts events, music, theatre, workshops and markets.
Glasgow I Friday Lunchtime Concert Series RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £9 (£6). Members of the Scottish Ensemble visit the RSAMD for a programme of Russian classics. Alison Lawrance (cello), Sophie Rahmann (piano) and Artistic Director Jonathan Morton (violin) perform Prokofiev‘s Five Melodies, two pieces from Shostakovich's Ballet Suite No 2 and his Piano Trio No 2. I Scottish Opera: The Secret Marriage Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0870 060 6647. 7.15pm. £9~£60.
Domenico Cimarosa's ltalian operatic comedy about Geronimo and his two daughters, both of whom he is trying to marry off. Sung in English with English supertitles. Audio Description and Touch Tour on 31 Oct and 26 Nov.
I BSHO: Hallowe'en Classics Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12.50 (under £163 free). Christopher Bell and the Orchestra take a rowdy ride through the spookiest of classical tunes. Come dressed up and get in the mood for Hallowe'en with Malcolm Arnold's Tam O'Shanter, Mussorgsky’s Night on 0 Bare Mountain and Robert Wendel's Ride of the Headless Horseman. Wooooooooh!
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £1 1—£24 (£8.50—£18). The great Sir Charles Mackenas conducts celebrated pianist Artur Pizarro and the SCO in a performance of Beethoven's gorgeous Piano Concerto No 4, sandwiched between what will undoubtedly be a magnificent performance of two of the later Mo7art symphonies: No 31 (‘Paris‘) and No 36 (‘Linz‘).
I RSAMD Orchestra Academy Concert Hall, RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5957. 7.30pm. £12 (£8). Favourite pieces by Mendelssohn, Hindemith and Strauss, along with Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No 3. Lutz Kohler conducts.
I Symposia CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. £6 (£4). A Glasgow-based ensemble of young professional musicians with a flair for the new. The group performs composer in residence John de Simone’s Panic Diary.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh University Lunchtime Concert: John Kitchen Reid Concert Hall, Edinburgh University, Bristo Square, 650 2427. 1.10pm. The City Organist performs Russell’s Voluntaries in C, D and B flat, CPE Bach’s Sonata in G minor and Drummond’s arrangement on Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in B flat on the Reid Concert Hall‘s Ahrend organ.
Falkll’k
I Classic Music Live! rattan: Various Venues, 01324 713746. Times vary. Prices vary. A series of evening and lunchtime classical concerts with top notch UK and international performers.
Unlithgow
I Celebrate Linlithgow Various Venues, 01506 844645. Times vary. Prices vary. See Thu 30.
Paisley
I Paisley Choral Festival: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Paisley Abbey, Abbey Place, 889 7654. 8pm. £18. The internationally acclaimed choir, who this year performed at the Edinburgh lntemational Festival and the BBC Proms, will perform music from their home country, including works by Arvo Part and Frank Martin’s Mass for A Capella Double Chorus. Daniel Reuss conducts. Part of Voices in Paisley
I Scottish Opera: La Travlata Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0870 060 6647. 7.15pm. £9 (£60). See Thu 30. BBC SSO: Messiaen Centenary “'5 City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12. A former pupil of Messiaen himself, George Benjamin leads the $80 in this celebratory centenary concert for the great French composer with a perfonnance of the hypnotic and exotically-orchestrated Des canyons aux étoiles, written in homage to the canyons and birds of Utah.
Edinburgh I Scottish Opera: The Merry Widow Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way,