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WHAT'S ON 8th MAY
08-May-2014
SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE : 6 pm
43-45 High Street EDINBURGH OLD TOWN 0131 5569579
Ballad of the Five Marys - Songs and stories of Mary Queen of
Scots, beginning in the unique atmosphere of John Knox House.
Donald Smith’s new novel celebrates the lives of five resilient and
remarkable young women, accompanied by songs from Wendy
Carle Taylor. - £6 (£4) - www.tracscotland.org
08-May-2014
ASSEMBLY ROXY : 8 pm
2 Roxburgh Place EDINBURGH OLD TOWN 0131 623 3030
Kilter Ceilidh and the Doppelgang Horns - Kilter Ceilidh Band
and the Horndog Brass Band have collaborated to provide the
ultimate ceilidh experience. Kilter’s trademark danceable grooves
with a topping of driving tunes, seasoned with some of the finest
horn players around. - £10 (£6) - www.tracscotland.org
08-May-2014
SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE : 7.30pm
43-45 High Street EDINBURGH OLD TOWN 0131 5569579
Ballad and the Sang – The Spiers Family in Concert - A folk feast
of traditional ballads and sangs, many linked to the renowned GreigDuncan Folksong Collection. A founder member of The Gaugers, Tom
Spiers is heard here in the melodic company of his wife Maggie Spiers
and daughter Emma Spiers. www.tracscotland.org
08-May-2014
QUEEN’S HALL : 8 pm
87-89 Clerk Street EDINBURGH SOUTHSIDE 01316683456
RANT - RANT is the meeting of four of Scotland’s finest fiddle
players, two from the Shetland Islands and two from the Highlands.
Bethany Reid, Jenna Reid, Sarah-Jane Summers and Lauren MacColl
joined forces to create a sound that is rich and vibrant. - £15
(£12) - www.thequeenshall.net
08-May-2014
THE ENSIGN EWART BAR : 7 pm
521-523 Lawnmarket EDINBURGH OLD TOWN 0131 225 7440
Catherine Lomax - Local singer/songwriter Catherine Lomax has
been involved in folk music from a young age, winning the Tallyman
Trophy at Fylde Folk Festival in 2006 and performing at Brampton
Live, the Carlisle Folk Club and the Ireby Folk Festival, as well as
performing a session on BBC Radio Cumbria. - Free, ticketed
08-May-2014
BLACKWELLS : 6.30pm
53-62 South Bridge EDINBURGH SOUTHSIDE 0131 622 8222
Pelmanism by Dilys Rose - In this sensitive new novel from
Dilys Rose, fragments of memory reveal fragmenting lives and the
bitterness and love between one young girl and her father, b ե