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Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle to play Queen’s Hall
Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle three members of the BBC acclaimed Transatlantic Sessions will play the Queen's Hall on Thursday 12 March as part...
Ryan Adams to play two Scottish shows
Photo credited to Alice Baxley
Ryan Adams is to play two Scottish dates as part of his UK tour, which takes place at the end...
Review: Laura Marling at The Caves (4th Feb 2015)
As diluted folk music seeps its way into the mainstream music chart, there has become a rather blurry middle ground between obscurity and intense...
Idlewild having a beer to celebrate their new album
Edinburgh's Barney’s Beer has come on board with Scottish band Idlewild, brewing a new beer to celebrate their eighth album Everything Ever Written. The craft...
The Music of Doris Day: Edinburgh singer to entertain at The Big Burns Supper
http://vimeo.com/117580800
It's before 9am on a cold January morning and Sarah Laing has just arrived at Dance Base in the Grassmarket to rehearse her one-woman show....
Leo Blanco at the Jazz Bar this Friday
“Musician” seems hardly adequate to describe Leo Blanco, the Venezuelan pianist who appears at the Jazz Bar in Chambers Street on Friday, January 30.
As...
Edinburgh City Singers invite you to join them
Edinburgh City Singers is a city centre community choir which has been on the go for just a year, but it was a year...
Scott McWatt song to raise funds for Glasgow bin lorry crash
Scott McWatt has composed a new song dedicated to helping the families of those who lost their lives in the George Square crash in...
Bagpipe playing must be taught to more children
The iconic sight and sound of pipers playing Auld Lang Syne at Hogmanay Street Parties could be under threat – according to piping enthusiasts who...
Southern Tenant Folk Union coming to Edinburgh next month
The amazing folk/bluegrass 7 piece band Southern Tenant Folk Union are playing at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on Saturday 17 January (8pm £12) Tel....
Bad Manners – A Special Brew
Purveyors of ska music know what to expect when Bad Manners come to town. The legendary masters of ska, led as always by the...
Scott McWatt releases new video shot in Edinburgh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCCd6ArICMA
Contemporary folk singer-songwriter Scott McWatt has released a new video to accompany his new single, 'It's A Wonderful Life'.
The song comes from his most...
REVIEW – Temples at Liquid Room
Their debut album, Sun Structures, has been out for 10 months, yet Temples' take on music that originated in the 1960's doesn't sound dated at...
Edinburgh woman’s online Christmas Carol to raise funds for RNIB
A 24 year-old Edinburgh woman who is blind has recorded a beautifully poignant Christmas carol to raise money for the sight loss charity that...
Susan Boyle gets the Fan’s Choice Award
Singing sensation Susan Boyle was this afternoon officially honoured with the Fan's Choice Award from last year's Scottish Music Awards. The Britain's Got Talent...
REVIEW – Passenger at Usher Hall
Photo by Valentina Peruzzo
What is a folk gig? Not a Passenger gig. He can boast all he wants, but in the end it is...
REVIEW – Catfish and the Bottlemen
This group have been on an impressive trajectory since the beginning of 2014. They were supporting Little Comets at the cramped Cabaret Voltaire only...
Celebrating Jaco: The Music of Jaco Pastorius – SNJO at The Queen’s Hall
The name of Jaco Pastorius is legendary in the jazz world; one of the few musicians who can be recognised by their first name...
Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook returns to Capital
Following the huge success and popularity of Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook over the last 8 years, he is delighted to announce they will be returning once...
Lau-Land at Queens Hall/Summer Hall
Free thinking visionary folk trio Lau (Martin Green, Aidan O’Rourke and Kris Drever) follow the huge acclaim received for their ‘Race The Loser’ album...
South African Jazz comes to Edinburgh
You don’t need a degree in Social Anthropology from Cambridge University to play jazz but it certainly helped pianist and composer Philip Clouts.
South Africa-born...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
What's On is truly international this week, with Poland, Italy, Spain, Afghanistan, Palestine, Denmark, China, France, the USA, Canada, Japan and the entire African...
Listen up! Newhaven Community Choir sing just for you
The Newhaven Community Choir will be singing in the Harbour tomorrow and Saturday evenings from 7.00pm as part of Bow-Tow. The Edinburgh Reporter met...
RSNO invite families to the MONSTERS BALL!
Families invited to The Monsters’ Ball
Children’s Classic Concerts (CCC) and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) present a Strictly Spooktacular opening to their new...
REVIEW – The Subways at Electric Circus
You wouldn't believe that Young for Eternity has been released for nearly ten years. The Subways reached considerable heights with that album – supporting AC/DC on...
Hot Club of Cowtown coming to St Brides
Hot Club of Cowtown will be appearing at St Brides Community Centre 10 Orwell Terrace on 15 November as part of their UK tour.
The...
INTERVIEW – Eliza and the Bear
London band of five, Eliza and the Bear, are half way through their extensive UK tour and they don't look remotely fatigued by any...
REVIEW – Eliza and the Bear at Electric Circus
'I got friends, I got family here' rings out the first lines of Eliza and the Bear's vigorous set at Electric Circus. Beginning with...
Forth Bridges Festival – Bwani Junction up close and personal with the Forth Road...
Bwani Junction have scaled the heights of the Forth Road Bridge for a final sound check before playing the finale of the Forth Bridges...
Edinburgh’s Jazz Bar this September
London-based drummer Ollie Howell, who brings his acclaimed quintet to Edinburgh’s Jazz Bar on September 21, has some high profile admirers.
Howell “floored” Quincy Jones,...
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