Sunday 18th October – Ocean Terminal
We are delighted to welcome to the Wee Folk Club the recently formed Edinburgh based band Ocean Terminal (vocals, guitar, piano, violin). Featuring the songs of professional singer-
25th October – Faded Glory
We’re pleased to welcome Faded Glory to the Wee Folk Club, George Archibald, Jim & May Weatherston play around Edinburgh and beyond. Their great vocal harmonies supported by excellent guitar & mandolin playing make for a wonderful sound across their range of traditional Scottish and more contemporary material. With two singer songwriters in the band, there will also be some of their own compositions to enjoy. For those of you who find the band name strangely familiar, they are of course three members of the wonderful band Ragged Glory who have always been very popular when they played at the Wee Folk Club & elsewhere in the past.
Come along to an evening which is bound to be one of excellent guitars, amazing vocals, good music and fun….. You really shouldn’t miss this one!
Sunday 1st November – George Murphy & Frank Cassidy
It’s good to welcome this Irish duo back to the Wee Folk Club. George Murphy (vocals and guitar) is a singer songwriter, whose own songs feature a witty style and a well observed commentary on life in Ireland and beyond. He also collects songs from Ulster and all over Ireland and especially favours those who tell stories of the 'craic' of rural Irish life, he will bring the Irish tradition of community singing to us.
Frank Cassidy is an accomplished musician who frequently tours with George, he is a duo bouzouki player who is much in demand as a session musician with singers and traditional instrumentalists.
Sunday 8th November – Paul Ashcroft
Paul pays a welcome return to The Wee Folk Club for this solo gig. Paul (guitar and vocals) is an interpreter of Scottish and other folk songs from the traditional to the more contemporary. His set is likely to include songs telling both the more serious and light-
Sunday 15th November – Euan Johnston & Andrew Gordon
It is good to welcome Euan Johnston & Andrew Gordon back to The Wee Folk Club.
Two excellent vocalists and musicians, playing guitar and bodhran, they are each great solo artists and as a duo “mighty and stirring”. They also form two thirds of the popular scottish band Skelpt. Euan & Andrew don’t take themselves too seriously and their concerts show their passion for traditional and more recent Scottish and Irish music and indeed everything Scottish!
Sunday 22nd November -
Ciaran McGhee’s music is rooted in the Celtic traditions of Scotland and Ireland. He tours Scotland, the UK and Europe playing solo, in a duo and as part of The Jacobites Ceilidh band. He is also central to the recently established ‘From Feast to Fling’ concept based in Edinburgh. His high energy and warm welcoming performances have become his trademark, selling out across a wide range of venues.From Traditional Scottish and Irish songs, energetic acoustic covers or his own songs Ciaran always provides a professional, passionate and polished performance, whatever the venue, whatever the event. We’re delighted to welcome him back to the Wee Folk Club.
Sunday 29th November – Dave Francis
It is good to welcome Dave Francis to perform at the Wee Folk Club. Dave is a singer, guitarist, guitar tutor & song-