MUSIC AT THE FESTIVAL
You may not think of Edinburgh as a music thing, but there is more music here than you'll find at the average so called 'music festival'. Just less mud. You'll find all our coverage of all the cool beats and stuff here, from the Fringe, the International Festival and the Jazz & Blues Festival. If it's just the jazz you're after, click here.
MUSIC - LATEST FEATURES
Staying upbeat…
/ Susie Safavi talks to Malcolm Middleton...
music : The term ‘miserablist’ isn’t the most flattering, although it’s often meant with the best...2009-08-26»
Veggie paradise
/ Jonny Brick steps cautiously into the...
music : Orwell Terrace isn’t too far from Haymarket station (on the far left of the map on the...2009-08-26»
The Fringe gentlemen
/ Guest editor Lynn Ruth Miller talks to...
music : LRM: I think you’ve now reached Fringe legend status - would you accept such a title? M...2009-08-25»
Dresdon Doll on the Fringe
/ Amy Powell Yeates talks to Amanda Palmer...
music : Amanda Palmer has famously described The Dresden Dolls’ style as ‘Brechtian Cabaret Punk’....2009-08-21»
Frightened to the Edge
/ As Frightened Rabbit prepare for their...
music : “We enjoy making light of the darkest contents of life, thus disappointment comes with a...2009-08-13»
All hail the lord of the dance
/ One of the founding fathers of the acid...
music : Say the words ‘dance music’ to most Edinburgh Festival goers and you’re likely to be met...2009-08-13»
3 to see: Folk Acts
/ ThreeWeeks recommends three folk acts...
music : #1 Mumford & Sons: Mumford And Sons are a folk band from London that, I’ll admit, I have...2009-08-07»
3 to see: Local Acts
/ ThreeWeeks recommends three local acts...
music : #1 Broken Records (pictured): This Edinburgh band have been slated for good things, and...2009-08-07»
MUSIC - LATEST REVIEWS
- Acis & Galatea
/Edinburgh International Festival
Mendelssohn’s version of Handel’s first English language masterpiece is a feast for lovers of the baroque, and an...2009-09-16» - Experimentum Mundi
/Edinburgh International Festival/Giorgio Battistelli
Attempting to turn the everyday life of carpenters and cobblers into art, this production is evidence of an interesting...2009-09-16» - The Fairy Queen
/Edinburgh International Festival/The Sixteen
There were moments after songs where no-one wanted to move or make a sound to disturb the atmosphere that had just been...2009-09-16» - A Woman’s Touch 3
/Dorothea Harris
The organ is an underestimated instrument, which is a pity because lovely music has been written for it. ‘A Woman’s...2009-09-15» - Breabach
/Active Events
I was aghast at the initial shock of two (two!) pairs of bagpipes on stage, as it seems every modern traditional folk...2009-09-15» - Brechin, Martin And Wilkinson
/Sandy Brechin
As Roman Martin tears through a blistering fiddle solo, accordionist Sandy Brechin is wrapped in a rug, rolling around...2009-09-15» - Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts
/St Mary's Cathedral
Located in the beautiful and majestic setting of St Mary's, there couldn't be a more appropriate venue to hear this...2009-09-15» - Classical and World Guitar Music
/Neil Wilson – The Guitarist
An evocative evening of beautiful guitar music. Curly-haired axe-man Neil Wilson transports you with a variety of...2009-09-15» - Claude Bourbon - Guitar Virtuoso
/Claude Bourbon
There’s a film you haven’t seen. Laden with aggressive romance, heartache, betrayal and allusive sub-plots all spliced...2009-09-15» - Crazy Little Thing Called Jazz
/Cambridge University Big Band
Playing a selection of classic instrumental big band pieces – Chick Corea's 'Spain' and, fantastic encore piece, Jaco...2009-09-15» - Dean Friedman – In Concert
/Dean Friedman
Dean Friedman will forever be associated with the quirky ‘Ariel’, infectious ‘Lydia’ and other songs of lovelorn...2009-09-15» - Dinosaur Pile-Up
/Edge Festival
Some would say it's too soon for a grunge revival. Considering we're presently engulfed in a Mercury-approved bubble of...2009-09-15» - Enter Shikari
/The Edge Festival
Crowd-surfing, head-banging and an electrifying cross-generic music mix, Enter Shikari played an impressive set that had...2009-09-15» - Greyfriars Concert
/Scottish Sinfonia Conducted by Neil Mantle
Greyfriars Kirk lies at the pinnacle of the Old Town, and was the perfect setting for the Scottish Sinfonia Orchestra’s...2009-09-15» - Harpsichord At St Cecilia’s 3
/Arborea Musica – Mr Handel’s Hautboys
It was a very good idea juxtaposing two of Handel’s suites with works of his contemporaries written for either flute or...2009-09-15» - Harpsichords At St Cecilia's 4
/A Thousand Golden Bells In The Breeze
The enchanting, tinkly sound of the Goermans-Taskin harpsichord captivated its audience in Chau-Yee Lo's stunning...2009-09-15» - Homecoming At Henderson’s
/Scottish Singer Wendy Carle Taylor With Clarsach and Guitar
Starting with a small and friendly reception at the Henderson Gallery, we then move on to a candle-lit room at the...2009-09-15» - In The Footsteps Of Clarinda
/Gill Bowman
'When Rabbie Met Nancy' was a rejected alternative title for this show – and a better one. Down-to-earth Gill Bowman...2009-09-15»
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