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O'Donoghue's, off Union Street, Aberdeen
There is live music most nights.
O'Donoghues - The Loft, Justice Mill Lane, Aberdeen
Aberdeen Folk Club Monday. Tel 01224 591005 Roger Inns.
The Forresters Arms or The Woodside, Aberdour
Aberdour Folk Club 1st & 3rd Thursday.
The Foundry Bar - East Mary St., Arbroath, Angus Tel 01241 872524
Sez Wednesday and Friday Nights 9pm.
Pilot, Berwick upon Tweed
Sessions every thursday, starting at 9pm.
ianking@khs.scotborders.co.uk
Elphinstone Hotel, Biggar
Clydesdale Folk Club,
www.clydesdalefolkclub.net.
Fisherman's Arms, Main St, Birgham
Sessions every third Saturday 9pm.
ianking@khs.scotborders.co.uk.
The Cathkin Inn - Main St, Burrelton, Perthshire Tel 01828 670286
Sez Tuesday Nights 9pm.
The Almondbank Hotel, Carnoustie, Angus
Sez Wednesday Nights 9pm.
www.norcol.ac.uk/social_studies/Homepages/aff_the_cuff.html
The Colliston Inn, Colliston, by Arbroath, Angus
Sez Tuesday Nights 9pm.
Golf Hotel, Crail
Crail Folk Club Thurs 8.30pm.
www.CrailFolkClub.org.uk
Duich Hotel, Dornie (By Kyle of Lochalsh)
Session Sunday nights (9pm). "It is the most welcomming hotel in the
Highlands [...] Mr Fraser even had a big buffet for the regular
musicians at Christmas time and if you can perform your night out wont cost
a penny as drinks are on the house! There are sometimes twenty of us there
at the hight of the season I think he woud be cheaper hiring a band! If you
are in Scotland at all this is definately the place to go."
Dunblane Folk Club, Tel 01786 824092
Weekly Sunday.
Stirling Arms Hotel, Dunblane (Town Centre), Stirlingshire
Session Sunday 9pm. Mostly Scottish or Irish,
but with almost anything thrown in. lss@cs.stir.ac.uk.
The Village Bar & Bistro, Dunblane, Stirlingshire
Sez 2nd Thursday 9pm.
The Fisherman pub on Fort Street, Broughty Ferry near Dundee
Regular traditional music session every
Thursday night 10pm. This consists mostly of Irish music, with some
Scottish.
MacLean's Real Music Bar, Taybank Hotel, Tay Terrace, Dunkeld, Perthshire, 01350 728606
Open Wed-Sun. Music is supposed to happen at any time of day or night.
Owner is Dougie MacLean: "Music is what this outfit's for. It's not a
question of 'excuse me, mind if I play a wee tune?' We want people playing
loads of wee tunes ... Here, there'll be no TV, no Bandit ... I don't even
care if people are bad musicians, they're enjoying it, and they're giving ...
and I won't vet the type of music either. Traditional, Country, jazz, all
fine by me."
www.dunkeld.co.uk
Edinbane Hotel, Edinbane, Isle of Skye
Session Mon-Sat from Easter through Sep. www.edinbane-hotel.co.uk
Bannerman's, Cowgate, Edinburgh
Folk session Sun 10pm.
The Diggers, Angle Pk Terr, Edinburgh
Occasional (?) ALP/SMOG session Wed 9pm.
ALP/SMOG = Denotes Adult Learning Project Scots music group session -
"if you go to ALP you'll probably know some of the tunes."
Drouthy Neebours, West Preston Street, Edinburgh
Singing session with guest Sun 9pm.
Ensign Ewart, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh
Session Sun 9pm.
Fiddler's Arms, Grassmarket, Edinburgh
Fiddlers session - Scottish/Irish folk session Mon 8.30pm.
Green Tree, Cowgate, Edinburgh
Scottish & Irish folk session Tues 9.30pm.
Oxford Bar, Young Street, Edinburgh
ALP/SMOG singing session Mon, occasional session Thurs 9pm.
The Pleasance Bar, The Pleasance, Edinburgh, T 01383 738922
Edinburgh Folk Club - Wednesdays. "Entrance fee but high profile acts."
BBC Folk Awards: "Best Folk Club 2002"
Royal Oak, 1 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh, Tel: 0131-557 2976
Session all nights ("best pub for sing arounds").
Sandy Bells, Forrest Hill Road, Edinburgh, 0131 225 1156
Session Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun 9pm.
Shore Bar, The Shore, Leith, Edinburgh
Session Wed 9pm, Sat.
Tron Ceilidh House, Hunter Square, Edinburgh, T 0131-226-0931
Shut down by brewers Bass, will re-open as techno bar.
Session has moved across the road to Whistlebinkies,
Tron Folk Club has stopped (for a while?).
ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/rstokes/tronhome.html
West End Hotel, Palmerston Place, Edinburgh
ALP/SMOG session Mon & Thurs, Session (mainly singing) Wed 9pm.
ALP/SMOG tutored youth session (1-2:30pm &
Family session for everyone from 2:30 (upstairs) Sun.
Whistlebinkies, Hunter Square, Edinburgh
The former Tron/Ceilidh House Session
supposed to be Sun-Thurs 9pm; Sat 3-6pm
The Newmarket Bar, Falkirk
Sez Tuesday Nights 9.45.
The Stag Inn, Falkland
Sez Wednesday Nights 9pm.
The Railway Hotel, Friockheim, Angus
Sez Monday Nights 9.
The ale Hotel, Fyvie (Aberdeenshire)
Fyvie Folk Club 1st and 2nd Wednesday monthly (free).
www.4i2i.com/fyviefolk
Cutha Vaults, Stockwell Street, Glasgow
Eglington Arms Hotel, Eaglesham, Glasgow
"Folk At The Egg" 2nd Monday monthly. Session/singaround most nights with
occasional guest nights.
Hielan Jessie's, Gallowgate, Glasgow
Laurie's, King St, Glasgow
Trad In The City concerts one Sat a month 8.30pm.
O'Neil's, Shuachiehall Street, Glasgow
Live music nights.
The Scotia Bar, Stockwell Street, Glasgow
www.scotiabar.org
Scottish Music Information Centre, 1 Bowmont Gardens
Glasgow G12 9LR, Tel: +44 (0)141 334 6393
The Scottish Music Information Centre is funded by the
Scottish Arts Council to document and promote Scottish music. The main focus
of its library at present is on contemporary classical music, but other
musics are increasingly represented, and the information service covers all
types of music. Its facilities include
a reference library with over 6000 scores of work by Scottish composers
from the Middle Ages to the present day, including a wide range of
traditional music collections;
a sound archive with over 25 years of recordings of Scottish music,
including the latest classical, folk and jazz releases on CD;
and an information database with details of organizations, artists, promoters,
venues, festivals, courses, funding sources, etc. Much of this
information is listed in the Scottish Music Handbook 1996 published by
the Centre.
Open: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9.30am to
5.30pm.
www.music.gla.ac.uk/HTMLFolder/Resources/SMIC/homepage.html
Sharkey's Pub, Glasgow (behind the Citizens' Theater in The Gorbals),
phone: 041-429-3944
Sessions every Monday night.
Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, Merchant City, Glasgow
The Acoustic Affair music show,
www.acousticaffair.co.uk,
run by
Peter MacCalman.
Victoria Bar, Bridgegate, Glasgow
Glenfarg Hotel, Glenfarg
Glenfarg Folk Club Monday 8.30pm.
The Mercat Hotel, High Street, Haddington
Haddington Folk Club Wednesday 8.30pm.
www.haddingtonfolkclub.co.uk
Blackfriars, Inverness
Sez Tues.
Clachnaharry Inn, Inverness
Sez Thurs.
Haughdale Hotel, Inverness
Sez 3rd Thurs.
Hootananny, Fraser Street/Church Street, Inverness
Live music from mid May until the 3rd week in October.
The top two floors will be used as class-rooms, practice rooms, and exhibition
area along with a high quality shop.
The Ironworks Live Music Venue, Inverness
www.ironworksvenue.com
Thistle Inn, Inverness
Sez 1st Sun 3-6pm.
The Redburn Hotel, Kilwinnig Rd, Irvine
Irvine Folk Club 2nd Wednesday 8.30pm.
The Royal Hotel, Jedburgh
Sez 2nd and 4th Sun 3pm.
www.bordersfiddlegroup.org.uk
Horse and Wagon, Kelso (Scottish Borders)
Session Fri 9 pm.
The Hunting Lodge, Glencairn Sq, Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock Folk Club Thursday 8pm.
Fat Boab's, 12 Elphinstone St, Kincardine
Folk club Tues 8.30pm.
Asta Clubhouse, Lerwick (Shetland)
Thurs (fortnightly): "a night of trad music for anybody to join in or enjoy", 8.30pm.
Captain Flints, Market Cross, Lerwick (Shetland)
Trad music Thurs.
Da Noost Bar, Commercial Street, Lerwick (Shetland)
Session Fri 9.30pm.
The Lounge Bar, Mounthooley Street, Lerwick (Shetland)
Session Wed 9.30pm.
Burns Tavern, Leslie
Leslie Folk Club, Session Wed 8.30pm.
www.lesliefolk.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
Scottish traditional music courses at Lews Castle College, Benbecula Campus, Western Isles
www.lews.uhi.ac.uk/gaelicmusic
The Beach Bar, Lossiemouth
Lossie Folk Club Tues 8.30pm.
The Black Bull Hotel, Main Street, Milngavie
Black Bull Folk Club alternate Sundays or as advertised.
Tel 0141 6341095.
Corner House Hotel, High Street, Montrose
Montrose Folk Club every 2nd Tuesday 8.30pm, T 01674 830658.
Dean Tavern, Newtongrange
Nitten Folk Club. Every Thursday 8pm.
Contact: Jim Weatherston T 07850-869759, nittenfolk@aol.com.
The Navaar House Hotel, Bod Road, Penicuik
Penicuik Folk Club Tuesday. www.ee.ed.ac.uk/~afm/music/club.html
Brennans, 38 St John's Street, Perth, Tel 01738-623969
Live bands every Friday, saturday & Sunday,
Session each Monday.
www.doughill.demon.co.uk/brennans.html
The Silver Broom, Canal St., Perth
Sez Wednesday Nights 9pm.
The Aros Centre, Portree, Isle of Skye
Concerts regularly.
Terraces Hotel, 4 Melville Terrace, Stirling
Stirling Folk Club Monday.
St. Leonards Hotel, Stonehaven
Stonehaven Folk Club Friday.
Stow Folk Club, T 01578 730444 (Dave Herd)
1st, 3rd, 5th Friday.
Black Bull Hotel, Straiton
Straiton Folk Club, last Friday.
The Corner House, The Royal Hotel, Stranraer
Stranraer Folk Club Wednesday.
Aberdeen Arms Hotel, Tarves, Aberdeenshire
Sez last Sunday 8pm.
Comm Bar, Thurso, Caithness
Session Wed night. All welcome.
Rowantree Inn, Uddingston
Rowantree Folk Club:
www.rowantreefolk.com
Ceilidh Place, Ullapool, Wester Ross
Many regular music events on different nights through the year,
occasional Irish music. T 01854 612103 Alison.
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