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Monday, September 12, 1983The Daily Tar Heel5 Successful Scottish band defies musical classification By GIGI SONNER Staff Writer They've toured with Dire Straits in the Netherlands, and they've played at the New York Folk Festival. They've drawn standing room only crowds at rock clubs across the United States, and they've won a large Canadian following for their per formances at the Vancouver, Winnipeg and Toronto folk festivals. Neither folk nor rock, The Tannahill Weavers' music defies categorization. Chapel Hill will get a chance to hear this Scottish band's unique sound Friday and Saturday at 8:30 p.m. at the Art School in Carrboro. Just as their style crosses the boundaries between folk and rock, the Weavers' music, although true to its Scottish heri tage, has a broad international appeal that crosses cultural borders. The band has won critical and commercial success throughout the British Isles, Europe, Canada and the United States. As the warm-up band for Dire Straits, the Weavers were so well-received that they were put off the tour when they began to steal the show. This is their fifth American tour, which coincides with the release of their fifth album, Passage. Named for the Scottish city of Paisley's renowned weaving industry and its poet laureate Robert Tannahill, the group was formed in 1970 as a traditional Scottish folk band. Their early albums include Are You Sleeping Maggie (1976) and The Old Woman's Dance (1977). Their 1979 release The Tannahill Weavers won the Scotstar Award for record of the year. But their 1981 album Tannahill Weavers IV marked a change in the band's sound. Deciding that the parallel traditions of folk and rock music were not mutually exclu sive, the band began to combine elements of both styles, creating a special blend of traditional melodies and modern rhythms. The result is a sound that is uniquely their own. This weekend's concerts will also in clude solo performances by fellow Scot Dougie MacLean. A member of the Weavers during their early years, he has since toured and recorded with the band Silly Wizard. As a soloist, MacLean has toured extensively in Europe, Canada and Australia, performing traditional and original songs on the fiddle and mandolin. - - ' ' - b j o lit ( t If (f ? ik 'Vim I " 1 Sf- iii tfk f y&k l! w- vCf J I : -gy&t,"-& iff I ' ''l I fi . i - '1 - i i hi nrmriiniriiiiii i t nrriiin rtu-n ti r.A.- vs--:.ft i-Arr-iii 11 nr" i li I mi i n m)i milln irnr ill The Tannahill Weavers, a Scottish band with a unique sound, will per form Friday and Saturday at the Art School in Carrboro. N.G. Symphony Society: no deficit The Associated Press RALEIGH The North Carolina Symphony Society, criticizing "incom plete" press coverage of the issues in an ongoing contract dispute, issued a statement Friday. "The Society and the musicians have each offered proposals that would allow the season to start; however, there are major differences between the two proposals," the statement said. "The musicians offered to 'play and talk' under the provisions of the recent ly expired contract, but without the 'no strike' provisions of that agreement." The Society said a proposed one week notice before striking was "not in the best interests of the symphony's au dience." The Society's counter offer was to extend the contract during negotiations while also extending the non-strike clause. Management said that was "more likely to lead to a time ly conclusion of the negotiations." The Society denied claims that it was seeking complete authority over the dismissal of musicians for artistic reasons, saying that its proposal is designed to see that the director's deci sion in such matters is subject to review by an impartial third-party arbitrator mutually selected by both the Society and musicians. "Arbitration of this crucial issue is a common practice in other orchestras around the country," the statement said. In connection with selecting a music director, the Society said, "the Board of Trustees must retain its prerogative in selecting the Society's central music figure and a key member of its manage ment group." The Society has propos ed a committee to assure musicians' in volvement but does not provide veto power over the final decision of the Trustees. Finally, the Society objected to musi cians' claims that management was not committed to growth. "The Society's negotiating team has clearly stated that the Society and its Board of Trustees are committed to growth, s growth in the size of the or chestra and growth in service to North Carolina," the statement said. "We will not operate at a deficit, however, to achieve these goals," the statement added. "And therefore we cannot accept a contract provision that could force us into a deficit operation." 1 SptemjaBD(Bi? 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