Alabama singer songwriter Hannah Aldridge will be in Scotland for a short tour in November 2023 to promote her stunning new Dream of America album. With her 5 piece band including long time collaborator Lachlan O’Bryan (Melbourne)
Check out Hannah’s website for more information.
The grand old lady that is the beautiful city of Edinburgh is getting ready once again to welcome the world’s biggest arts festival in August ’23. I’m delighted to be showcasing some of the very best Scottish artists at the Edinburgh Fringe – music (singer songwriters, americana, desert noir, alt country, post punk, goth, rock, world) and a theatrical experience like no other!
With Adam Holmes, Kirsten Adamson, The Countess of Fife, Dean Owens & The Sinners, Samba Sene & Diwan, The Filthy Tongues, Maria Rud, Tam Dean Burn
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Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
Only Scottish date on the current tour for Grammy nominated “Black Myself” US singer.
Support: Djana Gabrielle
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The brainchild of Creative Producer Wezi Mhura, a new mural trail of powerful new artworks, including paintings, video, photography, digital and text – by Scottish BAME artists and writers, in solidarity with Black Lives Matter – will pop up in towns and cities across Scotland from June 2020.
Supported by Scotland’s leading arts organisations and venues – including Edinburgh International Festival, Dance Base and Eden Court, – who have donated their currently locked down doors, walls and railings.
As of 18 July 2020 there are over 24 different artworks in Edinburgh (including the massive glass wing at the Usher Hall), Glasgow and Inverness, with more planned over the coming weeks, in Stirling and Dundee, as well as Edinburgh and Glasgow.
For up to date info see Wezi’s website.
To contribute to the crowdfunder to help continue this work, click here.
Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh EH2 2AA
Trademark harmonies and what could be described as secular gospel mixed with rock’n’roll! Birds of Chicago are ALLISON RUSSELL (also part of the stunning folk supergroup, Our Native Daughters) and JT NERO.
Birds of Chicago seduce us with their joyous, intimate, spare, rousing, soaring vocals and their hauntingly evocative lyrics… No Depression
Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh EH2 2AA
The Orphan Brigade is a community of artists and musicians based in Nashville. Founded by BEN GLOVER (UK Album of the Year winner (UK Americanafest 2019)), Grammy nominee NEILSON HUBBARD and JOSHUA BRITT.
Known for their on location recordings, including Kentucky’s most haunted house and subterranean caves in Osimo, Italy their highly anticipated 3rd album (due Sep 2019) was recorded in the wild west of the Antrim coast, Ireland.
7pm (doors) Cottiers 93-95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PX – Part of the West End Festival
A visceral collision of live music, painting and architecture, with Russian AniMotion artist Maria Rud, with musicians Fay Fife (iconic front woman of the Rezillos) and Martin Metcalfe (Filthy Tongues/Goodbye Mr McKenzie), with Chris Agnew and Derek Kelly. A night not to be missed.
lascivious… monumental… multi media spectacular… The Herald
The Voodoo Rooms (Speakeasy), Edinburgh EH2 2AA
Scottish debut of the singer tipped by Rolling Stone Magazine as 1 of the 10 “new country artists you need to know”
The intersection of folk, road-worn country and amplified bluegrass, Don Gallardo is one of Nashville’s finest. A singer-songwriter who began earning his road-dog stripes before the new millennium. Country-rock with brains, charm and experimental impulses that are perfectly integrated into a familiar context Nashville Scene.
With Travis Stock and guitarist Jim Maving.
“Gallardo nods to country’s most distant past while sounding like its very near future” **** MOJO
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Old College Quad South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL
A visceral collision of live music, painting and architecture, with Russian AniMotion artist Maria Rud, and musicians including Rezillo Fay Fife, Kid Congo Powers (Cramps/Bad Seeds), Martin Metcalfe (Filthy Tongues/Goodbye Mr McKenzie) and more. A night not to be missed.
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Rose Theatre (Basement), Rose St, Edinburgh
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Irish-born, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Ben Glover has a rich, powerful voice, and music that mixes Americana from his adopted home in Nashville with his native Irish soul. Delighted to welcome him back to Edinburgh. His new album Shorebound will be released 4 May. the follow up to his highly acclaimed The Emigrant, it continues his partnership with producer Neilson Hubbard.
…superior songwriting and vocal talent as wide as the Nashville skyline… MAVERICK
Glover is one of the finest in the Americana genre… FOLK RADIO UK
…a Hibernian Tom Waits… a powerful listen… BLABBER’N’SMOKE
