Central Scotland - April - July 2014 Edinburgh May - Jun 2014 | Page 7

WHAT'S ON 1st - 6th MAY 29-Apr-2014 until 11-May-2014 VENUES THROUGHOUT EDINBURGH   TradFest 2014 - In its second edition after a triumphant debut in 2013, TradFest returns as Edinburgh’s only multi-arts festival dedicated to Scottish culture, traditional, Gaelic and folk arts. www.tracscotland.org  29-Apr-2014 until 11-May-2014 SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE : 12pm, 2pm & 4pm  43-45 High Street EDINBURGH OLD TOWN 0131 5569579  It’s a Strange Auld Toon: Stories of Old Edinburgh - This old city is just filled with strange history and gruesome tales. Join Calum Lykan for a walk around the Historical streets of Edinburgh’s Old Town. 29-Apr-2014 until 11-May-2014 SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE : 7.30 pm  43-45 High Street EDINBURGH OLD TOWN 0131 5569579  Whisky & Tales Tour - Enjoy a selection of Edinburgh’s Finest Taverns, hear a wonderful array of Traditional Scottish Stories about Whisky, History and the magic of Scotland’s Lands & People, and listen to some excellent Scottish Folk Music on this traditional Ceilidh style tour. 18+ only.  www.storytellingscotland.co.uk  05-May-2014 until 12-May-2014 VARIOUS  Edinburgh City EDINBURGH CITY CENTRE  Imaginate Festival 2014 - The Imaginate Festival is Scotland’s international festival of performing arts for children and young people and runs from Monday 5 to Monday 12 May 2014 at venues across Edinburgh. www.imaginate.org.uk  05-May-2014 VOODOO ROOMS : 19.00  19a West Register Street EDINBURGH 0131 556 7060  Edinburgh Blues Club present Brothers Groove, Black Cat Bone & Blue Jester - Brothers Groove In an industry dominated by manufactured bands and artists, it is an extremely rare thing to find a real band, a band of brothers, fellow musicians that truly connect, both musically and in friendship; Brothers Groove is just that. www.wegottickets.com  WHATSONSCOTLAND.COM 05-May-2014 SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE : 7 pm  43-45 High Street EDINBURGH OLD TOWN 0131 5569579  Nether Mind the Balkans - Join Transgressive North for an evening of prize-winning films inspired by Scottish folklore. Includes screenings of ‘When the Song Dies’ (2012, 15 min) and ‘Blackbird’ (2013, 90 minutes) which feature celebrated Scots folk personalities Sheila Stewart, Norman Maclean and Margaret Bennett. www.tracscotland.org 05-May-2014 SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE : 3 pm  43-45 High Street EDINBURGH OLD TOWN 0131 5569579  Crows in the Capital - Three Wee Crows is one of Scotland›s most innovative theatre companies. Shape-shifting through the characters, this performance uses nine short plays taking the audience on a journey through milestones in the history of Argyll and Scotland..tracscotland.org 06-May-2014 SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE : 10 & 11.30am  43-45 High Street EDINBURGH OLD TOWN 0131 5569579  Tiny Tradfest Tales - Join storyteller Anne Pitcher for a specially created mixture of traditional stories, songs and dance, for the tiniest Tradfest goers, packed full of puppets, sound makers and interesting props along with lots of things to feel, see, hear and smell. www.tracscotland.org  06-May-2014 SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE : 7.30 pm  43-45 High Street EDINBURGH OLD TOWN 0131 5569579  Storytellers of Gaelic Scotland: Art and Tradition - John Francis Campbell and Alexander Carmichael have left a world ranking treasury of Gaelic tales. But what of the storytellers themselves. What do we know about people like Roderick McNeill of Mingulay who gave the stories? www.tracscotland.org  7