Morag O'Dea, Catriona "Geraldine" Smyth, Martin Finnigan, Raymond Parr, Donald Mackenzie, David Hossack and last but not least, Lachlann Finnigan.
Influences
Hmmm.......As Louis Armstrong once said "Its all folk music man, I ain't never heard a horse sing a song."
Sounds Like
Take a pinch of celtic melody, a nip of blues, a few drops of jazz. Blend them into a smooth paste with a high mountain fiddle then whisk with a set of pipe tunes. Sprinkle lightly with chopped bluegrass mandolin then serve up with banjo, guitar, accordian. Best with friends and a couple of pints on a Tuesday evening.
December Club of the Month in Fatea Magazine - read about us here: http://www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/Leith.html
...bringing great live acoustic, folk, blues, country and world music to our local area, and providing a platform for new and emerging talent.
Weekly gigs, and the MUSIC ROUTES RADIO SHOW on Leith FM 98.8 and online every Sunday from 2 to 4pm.
The Club is run on a 'not for profit' basis and a very large percentage of the door take goes directly to the artists. Our weekly raffle is the main source of income for the club, and is used to pay for the maintenance of our PA system and for publicity material.
The club is at The Village, 16 South Fort Street, Edinburgh, EH6 4DN. We put on shows every Tuesday at 7:30. We hope to see you there.
P.S. If you would like to be considered for a gig at the club, please visit our website www.leithfolkclub.org where you will find details of how to contact us directly.
I'm a 22 year old student at Edinburgh Uni and just moved into a flat down in Leith a couple of weeks ago. Hope you enjoy my songs, scottish folk/blues, big dylan fan, would love to play for you guys sometime. Playing at the Perthshire Amber next month.
Thankyou for being a friend here, I am thrilled to find such fantastic talent packed artists performing at your Folk club. ... bring on Tuesday! All the love and blessings
"Ticklin' The Strings" by Sweet Hollywaiians
Amazing Japanese hot string band playing 1920's, 30's, 40's style hawaiian, swing, calypso, blues, italian music and originals,featuring vintage instruments.3 songs with Robert Armstrong and Tony Marcus(from Robert Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders)
"The Sweet Hollywaiians have probably the best feel for this 20's music of any string band working today. They manage the rare feat of sounding relaxed even when their playing is hot, are top notch musicians with tasteful arrangements and a full, rich, warm sound.Plus, they have a nice gamut of tunes, from King Nawahi to Giovanni Vicari to Bobby Leecan. See them live, if you can, for an unforgettable experience. If you can't, buy their Cds!" ~ Terry Zwigoff
hey there, Just keeping you up to date with Groanbox activities.. just uploaded on youtube A Groanbox performance at Bogbain Farm in Scotland during the last leg of their Spring 2009 UK tour.
Check our listings where you can go and see Groanbox across the UK in June and july, notable dates 25th of june at The Luminaire in London and July the 1st at The Shakespeare in Sheffield.
Also saw that Moe Provencher is coming your way by the end of august. Awesome !! Love her new cd :-) My review of it will be online in a few days (www.rootsville.be)
Hi folks - what a fantastic festival. Wish I could be there for the duration. Wonderful people, venue and musicians - and a not bad pint either! See y'all soon.
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