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Gigs in and Around Edinburgh
Welcome to our gigs section. This is an as-comprehensive-as-we-can-make-it list of Folk Music gigs happening in and around Edinburgh. Click on the address to get a map of the area from streetmap.co.uk. If you know a gig we haven`t listed please tell us!
September 2008
| Who? |
When? |
Where? |
What? |
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The Groanbox Boys |
Monday 8th September 2008, 8.00PM |
Leith Folk Club
The Village
16, South Fort Street,
Edinburgh,
EH6 4DN |
Crazy stramash of old time blues country bluegrass and jazz |
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Allan Johnston and Tom Napper |
Tuesday 9th September 2008, 8.00PM |
Leith Folk Club
The Village
16, South Fort Street,
Edinburgh,
EH6 4DN |
Two well seasoned troubadors playing and singing a selection of traditional and original tunes. |
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Angie Palmer |
Tuesday 16th September 2008, 8.00PM |
Leith Folk Club
The Village
16, South Fort Street,
Edinburgh,
EH6 4DN |
Mix of country, blues, and folk served up with equal measures of aggression and tenderness. |
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Paul McKenna Band |
Wednesday 17th September 2008, 8.00PM |
Edinburgh Folk Club
Pleasance Cabaret Bar
60, The Pleasance,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9TJ |
Trad and contemporary songs and tunes from a young band. |
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Gill Bowman |
Tuesday 23rd September 2008, 8.00PM |
Leith Folk Club
The Village
16, South Fort Street,
Edinburgh,
EH6 4DN |
Ever popular singer with a mix of Burns and her own material. |
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Allan Taylor |
Wednesday 24th September 2008, 8.00PM |
Edinburgh Folk Club
Pleasance Cabaret Bar
60, The Pleasance,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9TJ |
One of the best singer/songwriters. |
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Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham |
Friday 26th September 2008, 8.00PM |
The Queen's Hall
Clerk St.,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9JG |
Fiddle and box - the best you'll hear. |
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Bruce MacGregor , Sandy Brechin & Brian Ó hEadhra |
Tuesday 30th September 2008, 8.00PM |
Leith Folk Club
The Village
16, South Fort Street,
Edinburgh,
EH6 4DN |
Fiddle, accordion with Irish singing and guitar. |
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October 2008
| Who? |
When? |
Where? |
What? |
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Bob Fox and Stu Luckley |
Wednesday 1st October 2008, 8.00PM |
Edinburgh Folk Club
Pleasance Cabaret Bar
60, The Pleasance,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9TJ |
Songs from North-East England. |
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Kris Drever, John McCusker & Roddy Woomble |
Sunday 5th October 2008, 8.00PM |
The Queen's Hall
Clerk St.,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9JG |
A supergroup of folk from Lau, the Mark Nopfler Band and Idlewild. |
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Dan McKinnon |
Wednesday 8th October 2008, 8.00PM |
Edinburgh Folk Club
Pleasance Cabaret Bar
60, The Pleasance,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9TJ |
Award-winning singer, guitarist, songwriter and historian. |
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Bruce Molsky |
Wednesday 15th October 2008, 8.00PM |
Edinburgh Folk Club
Pleasance Cabaret Bar
60, The Pleasance,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9TJ |
Appalachian fiddle maestro. |
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Duck Baker |
Wednesday 22nd October 2008, 8.00PM |
Edinburgh Folk Club
Pleasance Cabaret Bar
60, The Pleasance,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9TJ |
American fingerstyle guitar. |
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Gordon Giltrap |
Saturday 25th October 2008, 7.30PM |
Rosslyn Chapel
Chapel Loan,
Roslin,
Midlothian,
EH25 9PU |
Songs with accompaniment on acoustic and electric guitar. |
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David Francey |
Wednesday 29th October 2008, 8.00PM |
Edinburgh Folk Club
Pleasance Cabaret Bar
60, The Pleasance,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9TJ |
Songwriter and storyteller. |
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November 2008
| Who? |
When? |
Where? |
What? |
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Nuala Kennedy and The New Shoes |
Wednesday 5th November 2008, 8.00PM |
Edinburgh Folk Club
Pleasance Cabaret Bar
60, The Pleasance,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9TJ |
Fantastic Irish flautist. |
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Robin Laing |
Wednesday 12th November 2008, 8.00PM |
Edinburgh Folk Club
Pleasance Cabaret Bar
60, The Pleasance,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9TJ |
Songs of life, love and whisky. |
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Cara Luft and Hugh MacMillan |
Wednesday 19th November 2008, 8.00PM |
Edinburgh Folk Club
Pleasance Cabaret Bar
60, The Pleasance,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9TJ |
Songs with guitar, mandolin and clawhammer banjo. |
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Mick Ryan and Paul Downes |
Wednesday 26th November 2008, 8.00PM |
Edinburgh Folk Club
Pleasance Cabaret Bar
60, The Pleasance,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9TJ |
Trad and original material. |
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December 2008
| Who? |
When? |
Where? |
What? |
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Phillipe Guidat |
Wednesday 3rd December 2008, 8.00PM |
Edinburgh Folk Club
Pleasance Cabaret Bar
60, The Pleasance,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9TJ |
French flamenco-jazz guitar player and composer. |
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Brian McNeill |
Wednesday 10th December 2008, 8.00PM |
Edinburgh Folk Club
Pleasance Cabaret Bar
60, The Pleasance,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9TJ |
Man of many talents. |
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Sangsters |
Wednesday 17th December 2008, 8.00PM |
Edinburgh Folk Club
Pleasance Cabaret Bar
60, The Pleasance,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9TJ |
Fife song quartet. |
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