Roots music

Northern Streams Festival of Nordic & Scottish Music, Song & Dance 18-20 April 2025
Musical families, top new young talent and a rich mix of cultures feature in the Northern Streams ā€¦
The opening and closing events of the Edinburgh Internat
This reviewer’s previous incarnation as the Stravaigin Reporter for the organisation Scots Tung, has allowed…
A Burns Supper in August may seem a daft idea, but that's the essence of The Robert Burns Experience held in…
ā€˜Made in Hong Kong, assembled in Fife’ is how musician Andy Chung describes his background. James Connolly,…
At only 19 years old, Rachel Sermanni has supported Mumford and Sons, KT Tunstall and Newton Falkner, and is…
The Queen's Hall may seem like an unlikely venue to get hot and sweaty in, but on a very dreich and damp…
The Acoustic Music Centre can boast the hosting of many famous performers but on Saturday 8th August, Fife…
It’s not often you get a full gospel choir on stage at the Traverse, but there is one as ā€˜The Christians’…
It might be said that when traditional folk music is taken up by well known composers the outcome is art…
I met a friend at the bus stop on the way to see Shooglenifty on Friday night.
Patrias evokes the aesthetic spirit of Lorca’s duende, creating a stirring glimpse of the Spanish Civil War…
Matthew Dames thrilled his audience at St Vincent's last night in his hour-long concert of twelve carefully…
There are some things that you can rely on with the Edinburgh Tattoo: marching bands, fireworks and big bangs…
This is not so much a show as an experience, immensely enjoyable and a spectacular outpouring of dancing and…
At any other time of the year it would have looked an odd sight - a snake of folk in Thistle Street carrying…
After her recent brush with fame as a finalist on The Voice, Sally Barker is back to her roots as lead…
Elsa Jean returns to the Fringe with a wonderful collection of folk music to launch her new album, Lassie…
The small Back Room at St Brides was the venue for the three-strong Edinburgh women’s a-cappella group,…