Live Music

Nancy Crook returned to Stockbridge Parish Church for her annual organ recital as part of the Fringe.
Haydn is not a name that cones readily to mind at the mention of Opera, yet he composed a large number. The…
It was a delight to hear two of last year's graduates of Edinburgh Napier University music department give…
Support band The Ray Summers are actually going down well, but lead vocalist Andy Ure is under no illusions…
A generous performer lets you in on part of themselves when they take to the stage. Having been let into…
See, the conqu'ring hero comes! Handel's oratorio tells of the triumph of the Jewish warrior-hero Judas…
Many many moons ago I had the pleasure of occasionally frequenting Lizzard Lounge, a club night at Café…
Happy hour without any alcohol in sight. ‘Storming the barricades’ is a treat for musical theatre fans.
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) wrote thirty six operas, all within nineteen years. Semiramide is not one of…
They’re back, they’re bigger, and they’re almost certainly Bluer. This acapella group will knock your socks…
Tiger Lillies. The name sums up what they are - a sharp combination of danger and sweetness.
Had Warpaint played Edinburgh twelve months ago, they would most likely have checked in at Sneaky Pete’s or…
“Requiem” is a rather misleading title for this massive orchestral and choral work: “Sacred Concert”, the…
Oper Frankfurt’s fantastical offering – supported by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany…
New to the cabaret circuit, this is Xara Vaughan’s debut at the Edinburgh Fringe and what a cool, classy,…
An utterly pack-out Queen’s Hall (again, as before, with some of the audience forced unnecessarily to be…
This is a real treat of song and dance from two dozen boys and girls aged between 8 and 12 from villages in…
With the renovation of their hall well under way, The Friends of St Cecilia’s Hall brought a harpsichord to…
The dark studio in Brown Street has tiered seating on three of its sides and on the fourth was sitting the…
The theme of this year's Edinburgh International Festival is of people crossing borders, assimilating into…