Music
Free Course For Aspiring Music Promoters at Usher Hall
An innovative new project at the Usher Hall will offer up to 20 young people aged 16 and over the chance to test their music and event promotion me
Zero 7, Queens Hall, 12 October 2009
Any Zero 7 fans, myself included, who were at this remarkable and eclectic gig expecting an evening of summery pop like the gentle warm breeze of their popular ambient chillout theme Destiny were in for a rude shock. Zero 7 kicked the door down, tore up the rule book and performed a two hour epic set that was more of a bold and chaotic montage of old and new material.
Grand Concert: Scots Fiddle Festival
The Scots Fiddle Festival's "Grand Concert" is a chance to hear Aly Bain & Ale Möller, Maggie Adamson & Brian Nicholson, and Iain MacFarlane & the Henderson Family.
Scotland and Shetland's supreme traditional style fiddler, Aly Bain's playing is unique, vibrant unmistakable tone that has earned him a following throughout the world.
"Heat the Hoose": Scots Fiddle Festival Opening Concert
The Scots Fiddle Festival warms up with the "Heat the Hoose" concert in the Assembly Rooms' Music Hall on Friday night.
Review: Mudhoney & The Vaselines, 9 October 2009
Heritage rock, once the preserve of grey-haired bands from the sixties and seventies, is now deep within the "alternative indie" music of two decades ago. Spurred on by the modern day success of the Don't Look Back brand ethos as well as festivals such as All Tomorrow's Parties offering quick reunion fixes, the everlasting present of rock music has now reached the early nineties rock scene, giving us the bizarre sight of Pixies in 2009 touring their classic Doolittle album twenty years on.
RSNO Best of All Possible Worlds Concert Review
The first half was dominated by the personalities of the conductor and the soloist. Kristjan Järvi is the talented younger son of the Orchestra's conductor laureate. Lithe and ardent he moved from one front corner to the other on the new conductor's podium in gleeful control of the players in front of him, and when applause came too soon, of the audience too.
Autumn Concert of the Orchestra of the Canongait Review
The Orchestra of the Canongait under its founder and conductor, Robert Dick, for their Autumn Concert contributed to the bicentenary of two prominent composers, Mendelssohn who was born in 1809, and Haydn who died in 1809.
Simon Smith Piano Recital Review
Simon Smith was born in Northumberland in 1983. He learned to play the piano at St Mary's Music School before reading Music at Clare College, Cambridge. Back in Edinburgh he is a music engraver as well as a performer who specialises in contemporary music.
Edinburgh Royal Choral Union 150th Anniversary Concert Review
The Edinburgh Royal Choral Union is Edinburgh's oldest choir, founded in 1858. It was given Royal status in 1911 and performed at the opening of Usher Hall in 1914 which became its spiritual home. But for the Usher Hall's renovation and improvements this their 150th anniversary concert would have been held a year ago.
Madness to Headline Edinburgh Hogmanay
Cockney ska funsters Madness are headlining this year's Hogmanay in Edinburgh, it was announced yesterday.