TradFest programme

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TradFest programme

TradFest Edinburgh · Dùn Èideann
Traditional Culture. Live.
Wednesday 29th April –
Sunday 10th May 2015
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
www.tracscotland.org/festivals
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29 April – 10 May 2015
TradFest gives special thanks to
The Soundhouse Organisation –
a charity which promotes live music
in Edinburgh. Until Soundhouse
finds a permanent home for a venue
and musicians’ centre, it continues
to host regular concerts in The
Pleasance, Traverse Theatre
Bar and elsewhere.
www.soundhouse.org.uk
TRACS brings together the work
of the Traditional Music Forum,
the Scottish Storytelling Forum,
and the Traditional Dance Forum
of Scotland in collaboration with
Scotland’s language organisations.
TradFest is supported by
Creative Scotland and the
City of Edinburgh Council.
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TradFest Edinburgh Dùn Èideann
is promoted by TRACS (Traditional
Arts and Culture Scotland) with
partners and co-curators. These
include Edinburgh Folk Club,
Edinburgh Filmhouse, School of
Scottish Studies, Queens Hall,
Summerhall, Dance Base, Craft
Scotland, the Scots Music Group
and a range of artists.
dallahan
showcases a packed programme of
folk arts – music, song, storytelling,
dance, drama, crafts, film, seasonal
customs, and environmental arts
– and features a galaxy of local
and international talent including
Malinky, The Tannahill Weavers,
Nuala Kennedy, Southern Tenant
Folk Union, Rozi Plain, The Shee,
Dean Owens and the Whisky
Hearts, Dick Gaughan, Salt House,
Colum Sands, Mollie O’Brien
and Rich Moore, Bella Hardy,
Mary Black, Breabach, Cruinn,
Dallahan, Huradal, Kim Edgar, Mairi
Campbell, Emily Smith, Robyn
Stapleton, Transgressive North,
Swedish Trio Väsen, The Hydro
Choir from Oslo, The Badwills,
DJ Dolphin Boy, Sangstream,
The Fisher Lassies, Lindsay
Lou & the Flatbellys, John Muir
– University of the Wilderness,
National Collective, Sheila Stewart
Tribute and much more.
leton
celebrates Scotland’s May festivals
– Beltane and Mayday – which
traditionally mark the beginning of
summer, bringing energy and
colour to the capital city as the
greening of the year breaks out.
Venues include Calton Hill,
the Royal Mile, The Pleasance,
the Scottish Storytelling
Centre, Filmhouse, Queens Hall,
Summerhall and Dance Base.
The TradFest Trail highlights craft
shops, galleries, pub sessions,
instrument makers, bookshops,
restaurants and cafes that help
visitors experience Scotland’s
culture and the folk arts.
Robyn Stap
Tradition goes live in Edinburgh, when the third
annual showcase of Traditional Arts and Culture
takes place in Scotland’s capital from Wednesday
29 April to Sunday 10 May 2015.
Wednesday 29th April to Sunday 10th May 2015
TradFest Auld Reikie souns oot
the airts o tradeetion in the hert
o Scotland’s capital toun. It’s a
stushie forbye fur MayDay an
Beltane whae merk the stert o
summer in oor northern laun. Ower
twal days the toun wull be rantin
wi sangs, dauncin, skeely crafts,
maisic, mummers and aa the crack.
Tha TradFest Dùn Èideann a’
comharrachadh fèisean Cèitean
na h-Alba - Bealtainn is Là Buidhe
Bealltainn - a tha gu dualchasach
a’ comharrachadh toiseach an
t-samhraidh, a’ toirt spionnadh is
dath don phrìomh-bhaile mar a thig
dreach uaine na bliadhna air adhart.
Am measg nan àiteachan airson
tachartasan tha Cnoc Challtainn,
am Mìle Rìoghail, am Pleasance,
Ionad Sgeulachdan na h-Alba,
an Taigh-deilbh, Talla na Banrigh,
Summerhall agus Dance Base.
Ye can fin the haill starmash at
Calton Hill, the Royal Mile, The
Pleasance, the Scottish Storytelling
Centre, Filmhoose, Queens Ha,
Simmerha and Daunce Base.
Oan the TradFest Trail ye’ll fin,
galleries, pub sessions, instrument
makars, craft an textile shops, buik
shops, restaurants and cafes whaur
airts an cultur kin be fund. Hae a
real fling an enjoy Auld Reikie.
Tha Slighe TradFest gu
sònraichte ag ainmeachadh
bùithtean ciùird, gailearaidhean,
seiseanan taigh-seinnse, luchddèanaidh ionnstramaidean,
bùithtean leabhraichean,
taighean-bidhe agus cafaidhean a
chuidicheas le eòlas air cultair is
ealain dhùthchasach na h-Alba dha
luchd-turais. Comharraich Cultar
Traidiseanta - Beò!
dro Choir
TradFest
Dùn Èideann
Norsk Hy
TradFest
Auld Reikie
rooted in
the past
CONTENTS
06 BRINGING IN
THE SUMMER
07 TRADFEST TRAIL
AND TOURS
08 MUSIC AT THE PLEASANCE
12 FOLK FILM GATHERING
14 TRAD ARTS AT THE
SCOTTISH STORYTELLING
CENTRE
21 TRADFEST IN THE TOWN
Rooted in the Past.
Resonating in the Present.
Tradfest
box office
TRADFEST
ADMIT ONE
Box Office Open Friday 27 March
Scottish Storytelling Centre,
43-45 High Street, EH1 1SR
0131 556 9579
Please see individual event listings for alternative ticket details
where available.
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BRINGING IN
THE SUMMER
MUSIC AT THE
PLEASANCE
As May approaches, TradFest
launches with gigs by The
Tannahill Weavers and Malinky
at the Pleasance. Then watch
out for a perfect storm of
seasonal celebration with the
Masque of Beltane on Calton
Hill, followed on Sat 2 May by
the May Day Parade and Rally
‘Action against Austerity’. These
are accompanied by concerts
at the Scottish Storytelling
Centre, Queens Hall and the
Pleasance, as well as Mumming
and Dance workshops, ensuring
that Scotland’s capital will bring
in the summer in carnival style!
The Pleasance is a venue
steeped in Old Town and
Southside tradition and is
the TradFest music hub, with
performances in Pleasance One
and the Cabaret Bar, courtesy of
Soundhouse and Edinburgh Folk
Club, showcasing a host of talent
from Scotland and abroad. There
will be nightly open sessions
from 10pm, anchored by DJ
Dolphin Boy. Enjoy convivial
evenings in the heart of Old
Edinburgh. The box office will be
open at the Pleasance two hours
before all gigs.
TRADFEST TRAIL
AND TOURS
Edinburgh is hoaching with
traditional arts and culture.
By following the TradFest Trail
- on our website - you will find a
network of pub sessions, music
and record shops, galleries,
book and print shops, cafes
and restaurants, clothes shops,
instrument makers and markets
which are all offering authentic
flavours of folk culture. Don’t
miss out on a self-guided
TradFest meander through
Edinburgh. In addition there
are themed tours and trails
for those who want to explore
a cultural angle on Scotland’s
capital city – dubbed ‘Queen
of the North’.
www.tracscotland.org/
tradfest-trail
FOLK FILM GATHERING
The Edinburgh Filmhouse
hosts the world’s first festival
of Folk Cinema for TradFest.
The screenings explore the
myriad ways that world cinema
has engaged with folk culture
– folk as living tradition, as
people’s history, as working
class culture, as political
movements or come-all-ye
communities. This inaugural
gathering will feature a series
of rare and celebrated films,
showcasing Scottish and
British filmmakers alongside
work from Italy, Russia and
Africa. Each feature will be
preceded by a folk short. Come
along and join the conversation
in discussion sessions at the
Filmhouse Café Bar.
www.folkfilmgathering.com
TRAD ARTS AT
THE SCOTTISH
STORYTELLING CENTRE
The Scottish Storytelling
Centre is a hub for Scotland’s
traditional arts and crafts. It’s
the TradFest melting pot for
song, story, music, dance and
craft crossover, presenting
opportunities for artists to
come together and explore
cultural traditions with a
contemporary spin. From
workshops and walking tours,
to musical evenings discovering
the story behind the songs,
you are guaranteed a warm
welcome, with the Centre’s
reception desk and box office
your invaluable information
point for TradFest events.
TRADFEST IN THE TOWN
TradFest venues range from the
classical lines of the renowned
Queen’s Hall and ever expanding
Summerhall spaces, through
to intimate venues such as The
Royal Oak, home of the Wee
Folk Club. There are also book
events at the National Library
of Scotland and Blackwell’s
Bookshop – all on Edinburgh’s
Southside. Enjoy these special
venues and events.
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1 Blackwell’s Bookshop
53-62 South Bridge, EH1 1YS
2 Calton Hill
Edinburgh EH1
3 The Canons’ Gait
232 Canongate, EH8 8DQ
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St Albert’s Catholic Chaplaincy
24 George Square, EH8 9LD
5 Dance Base
14-16 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU
6 Edinburgh Central Library
George IV Bridge, EH1 1EG
7 Filmhouse
88 Lothian Road, EH3 9BZ
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Kirk o’ Field Centre
138-140 The Pleasance, EH8 9RP
9 The Mash House
37 Guthrie Street, EH1 1JG
10 National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge, EH1 1EW
11 The Pleasance
60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ
12 Portobello Old Parish Church
20 Bellfield Street, EH15 2BP
13 Portobello Town Hall
145-147 High Street, EH15 1AF
14 Queen’s Hall
Clerk Street, EH8 9JG
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15 The Royal Oak
1 Infirmary Street, EH1 1LT
16 Scottish Storytelling Centre
43-45 High Street, EH1 1SR
17 St Bride’s Community Centre
10 Orwell Terrace, EH11 2DZ
18 St Peter’s Church Hall
14 Lutton Place, EH8 9PE
19 Summerhall
1 Summerhall, EH9 1PL
20 The Traverse
10 Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED
21 Word Power Books
43-45 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DB
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Bringing in
the Summer
BELTANE FIRE FESTIVAL
Beltane Fire
Festival
Thu 30 Apr, 9pm (4hrs)
Calton Hill
£7 until 26 Apr,
£10 thereafter and £10.50
on the door | 18+
For over 25 years the Beltane
Fire Society have gathered
volunteer, performers and the
wider community to engage in a
re-imagining of the Celtic festival
of Beltane. The May Queen and
her Green Man process with their
Court, gathering energies to light
the sacred Bel Fire.
Tickets: The Hub
0131 473 2000
www.hubtickets.co.uk
Fri 1 May, 1.30pm (2hrs 30)
Pleasance
£6 (£4) (U16s free) | 6+
Learn about the May Day plays,
Robin Hood Games, Galoshins
and all the magical mayhem of the
season. Bring hats, banners, flags,
and costumes ready to adapt for
the May Day processions. With
Stan Reeves and the Scottish
Mummers network. Suitable for
adults and accompanied children.
Tickets:
Scottish Storytelling Centre
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk
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May Day
Parade
Sat 2 May, 11.30am (2hrs)
Middle Meadow Walk
Free
Led by the Stockbridge Pipe
Band, 11.30am meet in Middle
Meadow Walk for 12pm set off.
TradFest will have its own section
of the Parade, led by the May
Day Mummers. Garland and
costume making at the Pavillion
Café, Jawbone Walk from
10.30am. Parade ends in the
Pleasance Courtyard, followed
by a rally. Speakers include
Grahame Smith, General
Secretary to the STUC and Cat
Boyd of the People’s Assembly
Against Austerity.
may day parade
Workshop: May
Day Mummers
It’s a Strange
Auld Toon,
Stories of
Old Edinburgh
Wed 29 Apr - Sun 10 May
11am, 1pm, 3pm & 5pm (1hr 15)
Starts from Adam Smith Statue on
the Royal Mile
Free (suggested donation £5) | 6+
This old city is just filled with
strange history and gruesome tales.
Join Calum Lykan for a walk around
the historical streets of Edinburgh’s
Old Town. Hear the tales of this
wonderful city and the characters
that inhabited its streets.
Tickets: Pay guide on day
TRADFEST
TOURS
Scotland’s
Whisky &
Democracy Trail Tales Tour
Sun 3 & Sun 10 May, 2pm (1hr 45)
Starts from Old Calton Burial
Ground, Waterloo Place
£8 (£6) | 15+
The story of democracy in Scotland
is at least 500 years old, much of it
almost forgotten and rarely taught in
schools. With TradFest falling in the
week of the General Election, the
tour also asks what is democracy
for? Enjoy fabulous views from
Calton Hill and uncover clues that
live on in Edinburgh’s landscape, led
by Jean Bareham of Greenyonder
Tours (www.greenyondertours.com).
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Wed 29 & Thu 30 April and Wed 6
& Thu 7 May, 7.30pm (3hrs)
Starts from Adam Smith Statue on
the Royal Mile
£20 (£18) (drinks not included)
18+
Enjoy a selection of Edinburgh’s
finest taverns, hear a wonderful
array of traditional Scottish stories
about whisky, history and the magic
of Scotland’s lands & people, and
listen to some excellent Scottish
folk music on this traditional ceilidh
style tour.
Tickets: Pay guide on day
rock opera: walking tour
Rock Opera:
Walking Tour
Tue 5 May & Wed 6 May,
10.30am (2hrs)
Starts from Scottish Storytelling
Centre
£10 (£6)
Discover the origins of geology
as Rock Opera guides you
round Holyrood Park to uncover
philosophical debate, secrets
revealed by the rocks themselves
and the foundation of Darwin’s
Theory of Evolution! Meet at
the Scottish Storytelling Centre
to begin the walk, led by Angus
Miller of Geowalks. Please wear
appropriate footwear.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
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MUSIC AT THE
PLEASANCE
malinky
Cahalen
Morrison &
Eli West
Tue 28 Apr, 8pm (2hrs)
Pleasance
£10 (adv) £12.50 door
Two of the most innovative and
subtle roots musicians today, their
music draws from old folk sources
but sounds vibrantly alive. Together,
they tap the root of old country
and bluegrass duets. As the sparse
landscapes of Cahalen’s vocals
reflect the warm glow of Eli’s voice,
it’s clear that this duo was made to
sing together.
Tickets:
www.soundhouse.org.uk
Edinburgh
Folk Club:
The Tannahill
Weavers
Wed 29 Apr, 8pm (2hrs)
Pleasance
£12 (£10)
The Tannahill Weavers’ diverse
repertoire spans the centuries with
fire-driven instrumentals, topical
songs, original ballads and lullabies.
Their music demonstrates to old
and young alike the varied musical
heritage of the Celtic people and
these versatile musicians have
received worldwide accolades
consistently over the years for their
exuberant performances.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
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Malinky: Far
Better Days
Thu 30 Apr, 8pm (2hrs)
Pleasance
£10 (£8)
Malinky celebrate the official
release of their fifth album, Far
Better Days. For the past 15 years,
Malinky have been the leading
group focusing on traditional Scots
song with an extensive tour roster
across the globe. Featuring the
outstanding voices of Fiona Hunter,
Steve Byrne and Mark Dunlop, with
award-winning composer Mike
Vass and instrumentation including
bouzouki, guitar, fiddle, whistle,
bodhrán and cello.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
The May Day
Concert: Dick
Gaughan
Fri 1 May, 8pm (2hrs)
Pleasance
£12 (£10)
Dick Gaughan is a Scot, from Leith
and the only performer to hold the
dual honours of a BBC Radio 2 Folk
Awards Lifetime Achievement Award
and induction into the Scots Traditional
Music Hall of Fame. His passionate and
inspiring songs are the perfect musical
fare for any May Day Celebration.
Presented by Edinburgh Folk Club
in association with Edinburgh and
Lothians May Day Committee.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
MUSIC AT THE
PLEASANCE
nuala kennedy
Hydrokoret:
The Hydro
Choir
Sat 2 May, 4.30pm (1hr)
Pleasance
£6 (£4)
The Hydro choir from Oslo is one
of Norway’s leading company
choirs with a varied repertoire.
This concert will feature traditional
Scandinavian songs, including
Norwegian folk tunes and bridal
marches, Swedish drinking songs
and many others including a few
Scottish gems. Conductor and
musical director, Trond Dahlen.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Dallahan
Sat 2 May, 8pm (2hrs)
Pleasance
£10 (£8)
Exploding onto the traditional
music scene in 2013, Dallahan’s
unique arrangements of original
music and traditional Irish tunes
have secured their presence at
such prestigious international
events as Milwaukee Irish Festival
(USA), Copenhagen Irish Festival
and Celtic Connections. A breath
taking musical journey delivered by
award-winning musicians that is as
much fun to listen to as it is to play.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
The Nuala
Kennedy Trio
Edinburgh Folk
Club: Väsen
Sun 3 May, 8pm (2hrs)
Pleasance
£10 (£8)
Mon 4 May, 8pm (2hrs)
Pleasance
£12 (£10)
A rare appearance by one of our
finest traditional musicians! The
Nuala Kennedy Trio has won fans
around the world with its unique and
powerful sound where high octane
instrumentals rub shoulders with
imaginative, vividly presented ballads.
Nuala is an internationally renowned
Irish singer and flautist, based in
Edinburgh, who recently graced the
cover of Irish Music Magazine, Sing
Out! With collaborators Mike Bryan
(guitar) and Shona Mooney (violin).
This Swedish trio is considered one
of best folk acts in the world with
15 albums under their belt and an
American street named after them.
Their skill at pairing traditional
folklore with modern melodies
creates a fresh mix of polska and
waltzes played on syncopated guitar,
compelling nyckelharpa and frantic
viola. ‘Move heaven and earth for a
ticket.’ (Rob Adams – The Herald)
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
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MUSIC AT THE
PLEASANCE
Salt House
Tue 5 May, 8pm (2hrs)
Pleasance
£10 (£8)
This acoustic quartet – Ewan MacPherson (guitar, mandolin, banjo), Lauren
MacColl (fiddle, viola), Euan Burton (bass) and Siobhan Miller (vocals) – brings
together distinct musical minds on the Scottish scene to present an earthy
and deep-rooted, yet eagerly progressive sound built from grassroots folk.
‘The multifaceted work of a significant new collective’ (The Herald).
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Edinburgh Folk Club: Colum Sands
Wed 6 May, 8pm (2hrs)
Pleasance
£10 (£8)
A member of the internationally renowned Sands Family from County
Down, Colum has performed in over thirty countries, confirming the
universal appeal for the songs and stories with which he observes the
minute and often humorous details of life. His tales draw on a long Irish
tradition of poetic musicality to weave songs for the world.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore
Thu 7 May, 8pm (2hrs)
Pleasance
£10 (£8)
Grammy Award winner Mollie O’Brien is US folk-singing royalty.
Long recognised as a singer who doesn’t recognise musical boundaries,
audiences love her fluid ability to make herself at home in any genre.
Joined by her husband Rich Moore’s powerhouse guitar, enjoy twists
and turns from blues to traditional folk to jazz to rock and roll.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
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MUSIC AT THE
PLEASANCE
lindsay lou & the flatbellys
Lindsay Lou &
the Flatbellys
Pleasance
£10 (£8)
From bluesy works of wonder to
blistering bluegrass beauty, this
band has a fresh approach to the
American roots genre which they’ve
been confidently conquering with a
non-stop US tour since 2012. This
‘intoxicating’ (Folkwords) band will
appear at a string of prestigious UK
events including the Shetland Folk
Festival, HebCeltFest and Poole
Festival in Dorset. They arrive with
a brand new album that is sure to
win them even more attention.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Sing a Song for
Southern Tenant Scotland
Folk Union
Sun 10 May, 2.30pm (2hrs)
Pleasance
£10 (£8)
One of the most highly acclaimed
folk/bluegrass bands in the UK
currently promoting their sixth
album, The Chuck Norris Project.
Inventive, artistically successful
and with an exciting live act worked
around a single microphone, they
sell out arts centres across Europe,
playing an eclectic mix of high
energy atmospheric folk that lights
up the scene.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Pleasance
£10 (£8) (£2 Children)
Sangstream and friends present
a concert of folk songs and a
pocket full of true tales inspired
by choir members’ lives through
emigration, immigration, love,
leisure and language.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Queen Amang
the Heather –
Sheila Stewart
Pleasance
£10 (£8)
A garland of song, story and music
woven in tribute to the late, great
Sheila Stewart – last of the world
famous Stewarts of Blair and
champion of Scotland’s Travelling
People. Jess Smith hosts a heartwarming and toe-tapping night of
Scottish tradition, in association
with the School of Scottish
Studies Archives.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
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FOLK FILM
GATHERING
up the junction
Play Me
Something
Fri 1 May, 8.40pm (1hr 12)
Filmhouse
£9 (£7.20)
(Timothy Neat / Scotland 1989 /
rated 15)
One of the great, unsung gems of
Scottish cinema. Beginning with
the arrival of a mysterious stranger
at Barra airport, Timothy Neat’s
film stages a playful celebration of
oral storytelling and international
solidarity that roots Scottish
folk tradition within a truly global
perspective. Preceded by When
the Song Dies (Jamie Chambers /
Scotland 2013 / 15mins), a poetic
documentary about community
memory and Scottish oral tradition.
Tickets: 0131 228 2688
www.filmhousecinema.com
Up the Junction
Sat 2 May, 6pm (1hr 12)
Filmhouse
£9 (£7.20)
(Ken Loach / England 1965 /
rated 12)
A breathless celebration of working
class culture old and new, set in
60’s Clapham. Mixing cine- vérité
style docu-drama with Loach’s
staple social commentary, explore
the lives of a group of young women
amidst an exuberant evocation
of oral culture and popular music.
Preceded by The Shutdown
(Adam Stafford / Scotland 2009
/ 10mins), focussing on Scottish
playwright Alan Bissett’s memories
of his father’s work at the
Grangemouth Oil Refinery.
Tickets: 0131 228 2688
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Dream On
Sun 3 May, 8.10pm (1hr 55)
Filmhouse
£9 (£7.20)
(Amber / England 1991 / rated 15)
Tyneside’s Amber Collective are one
of the most important forces in British
cinema, creating authentic images
of subaltern life. Combining fantasy
with documentary realism, Dream
On charts the fortunes of the North
Shields female darts team amidst
the shake-up when a stranger comes
to town. Q&A follows with Director
Ellin Hare and cinematographer
Peter Roberts. Preceded by
Copycat (S. Alim, V. Karbowniczek,
M. Thomson / Scotland 2014
/ 14mins), by Prestonpans
schoolchildren about pressures
during school play preparations.
Tickets: 0131 228 2688
Shadows of
Forgotten
Ancestors Mon 4 May, 5.45pm (1hr 37)
Filmhouse
£9 (£7.20)
(Sergei Parajanov / Ukraine 1965 /
rated 12)
A cinematic folk rhapsody of the
ancient people’s culture of the
Carpathian Mountains. Dance, song
and gossip combine with spectacular
imagery, and star-crossed lovers Ivan
and Marichka are only half the story,
within the multi-layered perspective
of the onlooking folk. Preceded by
The Fisherman’s Daughter (Tom
Chick / Scotland 2011 / 7mins), a
cine-poem based on a story told by
Scottish Traveller Duncan Williamson
of a girl who falls in love with a selkie.
Tickets: 0131 228 2688
FOLK FILM
GATHERING
celestial wives of the meadow mari
Kaos
Tue 5 May, 7.40pm (3hrs 8)
Filmhouse
£9 (£7.20)
(Taviani Brothers / Italy 1984 /
rated 15)
Based on Pirandello’s short stories,
Kaos marries Italian cinematic
neorealism with the lyricism of folk
tales. From the tale of a new bride who
discovers her husband is a werewolf
to the recounting of a hapless landlord
stuck in an enormous clay pot, Kaos
is a rich, kaleidoscopic work of folk
cinema effortlessly combining the
comic, tragic, uncanny and profound.
Tickets: 0131 228 2688
Celestial Wives
of the Meadow
Kaddu Beykat/A Letter to My Village
Mari
Wed 6 May, 8.30pm (1hr 46)
Filmhouse
£9 (£7.20)
(Alexey Fedorchenko / Russia 2012
/ advised 15)
This second feature from Alexey
Fedorchenko and Denis Osokin
plays as a series of cinematic
folk tales, each focussing on a
woman from the Mari people
whose name begins with ‘O’. Equal
parts absurd, hilarious, tragic and
surreal, Celestial Wives is a joyous
and profound celebration of the
feminine as filtered through folk
tale. Preceded by Cailleach (Rosie
Reed Hillman / Scotland 2014 /
14mins), a documentary about an
elderly woman on the Isle of Harris
who lives alone with her sheep.
Thu 7 May, 5.45pm (1hr 30)
Filmhouse
£9 (£7.20)
(Safi Faye / Senegal 1976 / advised PG)
An artful fusion of the political and the poetic, Safi Faye’s first film situates
the local within the global, focusing on the daily lives of community members
from the director’s Senegalese hometown, Fad’jal. The first feature by a
Sub-Saharan African woman to gain international distribution, Kaddu Beykat
mounts a powerful critique on colonial administration. Preceded by No Hope
for Men Below (Adam Stafford / Scotland 2014 / 11mins), a powerful docudrama about the Redding pit disaster, featuring voiceover from Scots poet
Janet Paisley. Screening is TBC at time of printing.
Tickets: 0131 228 2688
Tickets: 0131 228 2688
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TRAD ARTS AT THE SCOTTISH
STORYTELLING CENTRE (SSC)
a fine wee lass - Kim Edgar
Paintings of
Traditional
Musicians: An
Exhibition by
Joanna Powell
Fri 24 Apr - Mon 11 May
10am - 6pm
Free, non ticketed
Borders artist Joanna Powell
specialises in paintings of
traditional folk musicians. A
musician herself, she captures the
love every musician feels towards
their instrument, the magical world
they enter when they become “lost”
in the music, and the contorted
positions they end up in whilst
playing. Joanna will be sketching
musicians live at the Storytelling
Centre during the exhibition.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
A Fine Wee Lass?
Wed 29 Apr, 8pm (1hr 45)
£10 (£8)
Mairi Campbell, Kim Edgar
and Emily Smith join forces to
examine, through performance
and discussion, the presentation
and the voice of women in Scots
song. Expect work songs, lullabies,
murder ballads, cross dressing and
the supernatural!
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
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Sassie Lassies
Thu 30 Apr, 7.30pm (1hr 30)
£8 (£6)
A seriously playful collection of
stories and music celebrating
powerful women from traditions
around the world. These offerings
inspire a new imagination of the
sacred feminine that invite us to
explore new ideas of power and
relationship. Independence, love,
and coming of age – compellingly
relevant now more than ever.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Dancing
Sunwise
Fri 1 May, 7pm (2hrs 30)
£10 (£8)
This participatory workshop
explores how to walk sunwise
around the wellspring of our own
creativity, renewing ourselves and
our communities. Lea Taylor, Mairi
Campbell & Dawne McFarlane bring
this ancient tradition observed at
Beltane into a modern context with
storytelling, creative movement and
traditional music.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Diane Cluck
Fri 1 May, 7.30pm (1hr 15)
£10 (£8)
Intuitive US folk musician Diane
Cluck returns to the UK for a solo
tour, accompanying herself on
guitar, zither, imbira and a copper
pipe instrument built by hand.
‘A virtuosic talent with an
emotionality that feels at once
ancient and alien. Her mastery of
her voice as an ecstatic instrument
is so compelling.’ (Antony Hegarty
of Antony and The Johnsons).
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Ancient Athens
and its gifts to
Edinburgh
Sat 2 May, 10.30am
£5 per child, 3-5 years
Travel back in time from Calton
Hill to the Athenian Acropolis and
discover the stories behind historic
buildings with Carolyne Latham
and her friendly little dog. Meet the
father of philosophy, visit one of
the first drama festivals, and join in
with mythology tales in this fun and
gentle introduction to the wonders
of the ancient world through
interactive storytelling with soft
hand puppets.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Come Lift Up
Yer Voices:
Scots Song
Singalong
Sat 2 May, 1.30pm (2hrs)
£5 (includes songbook)
(Children free)
All ages are welcome to this Scots
Music Group singalong event,
singing all our favourite Scots
songs in chorus to celebrate the
launch of SMG’s new songbook.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Workshop:
Learning to
Learn by Ear
£12 (£10)
Angus R Grant of Shooglenifty
offers fiddlers an afternoon of
first-hand advice, experiment and
insight into styles, techniques and
performance approaches. A special
TradFest opportunity for emergent
and developing performers.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
TRAD ARTS
AT THE SSC
John Muir:
University of
Wilderness
Sat 2 May, 7.30pm (1hr 45)
£10 (£8)
24 Dec, 1914 marked the passing
of one of the world’s most noted
naturalists, John Muir. Co-founder
of the powerful environmental
advocacy organisation, the
Sierra Club, Muir’s far reaching
contributions to our present day
lives are incalculable and deserving
of celebration. 100 years after his
death, experience dramatic readings
of his writings artfully intertwined
with the music of American cutting
edge ensemble, Chance.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Workshop:
Traditional Scottish Songs
and their Stories
Sun 3 May, 2pm (2hrs 30)
£12 (£10)
Experience the cross genre power of
traditional arts with Christina Stewart
who introduces examples of Scottish
songs and their links with stories and
vice versa. Learn how to use these
connections to make storytelling and
singing draw inspiration from each
other in performance, education and
pure pleasure.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
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TRAD ARTS
AT THE SSC
the badwills
The Lyrical
Heart
£10 (£8)
Frieda Morrison invites you into
the heart of North East Scotland
to experience its songs and tunes
with original compositions, as well
as her 1993 film ‘Troubled Fields’,
exploring a changing way of life as
local people are forced to leave the
land in rural Aberdeenshire. Frieda
will be joined by gifted fiddler
Sarah Beattie and singer Delane
Morrison-Wallace.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
The Badwills at A Braw Time wi’ Come Along –
the Netherbow: the Bairns
Let Us Foot It
Album Launch and Concert
Out Together
Mon 4 May, 2pm (1hr 30)
Sun 3 May, 7.30pm (2hrs 30)
£10 (£8)
Enchanting Scotland with unique
nights of southern Italian traditional
music for the past 5 years, The
Badwills showcase rhythmical
tammurriatas and hypnotic
pizzicas. They are now proud to
present their 2015 TradFest show
and the release of their new live
album, recorded at their sell-out
performance at last year’s festival.
www.thebadwills.co.uk
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
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£7 (£5) | 5+
Come and enjoy songs, traditional
stories and a fun pantomime!
Loads of fun, Scots words and
expressions to learn and share.
This is a family event, especially
suitable for children aged 5 -12,
but all welcome.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Mon 4 May, 7pm (1hr 30)
£5
“Come along – let us foot it out
together” is a line from the Uist
tramping song chosen by storyteller
and dancer Phyllis Davison to
develop this presentation of story,
song, music and dance. Enjoy a
journey around Scotland with song
sheets and dance notes where
audience participation
is encouraged.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
TRAD ARTS
AT THE SSC
calum lykan
Pre-Election
Flyting and
Debate
Mon 4 May, 6.30pm (1hr 30)
£6 (£4)
Flyting is defined as “a contest
consisting of the exchange of
insults, often conducted in verse,
between two parties.” From the
rowdy Prime Minister’s Question
Time to the growing popularity of
internet rap battles, flyting, in its
various forms, can still be found
today. With only three days until
the general election, this event
will debate the hottest topics in
Scottish politics. It won’t be an
evening for the faint-hearted.
Come along and make your voice
heard, or just listen attentively.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Café Ceilidh
Free, non ticketed
Join Linten Adie and friends from
the Scots Music Group for a free
afternoon of traditional Scottish
songs and music in the
Storytelling Court.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Re-Source:
The Gifts of
Ewan McColl
Tue 5 May, 5.15pm (1hr 30)
£10 (£8)
100 years since Ewan McColl’s
birth, TradFest opens up his legacy
as collector, songmaker and reviver.
Re-Source his gifts in performance
and education. Led by Geordie
McIntyre and Alison McMorland.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Brave & Free:
Traditional
Tales of
Scotland
Tue 5 May, 7pm (1hr 15)
£6 (£4) | 12+
Scotland, a land steeped in myth
and legend. Storyteller Calum
Lykan - nominee for Best Newcomer
2013, British Awards of Storytelling
Excellence - introduces you to
his magical Scotland. Tales full of
giants, broonies and selkies with
heroic stories of kings of old and
warriors out of the mists of time.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
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TRAD ARTS
AT THE SSC
Fickle Fortune: Summer Is
Robyn Stapleton A-Coming
Album Launch
Tue 5 May, 7.30pm (1hr 45)
£12 (£10)
BBC Radio Scotland’s Young
Traditional Musician 2014
launches her debut album at this
year’s TradFest. Fickle Fortune
features traditional songs from
Scotland and Ireland. Robyn
will be joined by band members
Kristan Harvey (fiddle), Alistair Iain
Paterson (piano & harmonium) &
David McNee (guitar).
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Re-Source:
Alan Lomax Dunkin their Heels in the
Corn and the Custard
Wed 6 May, 5.15pm (1hr 30)
£10 (£8)
100 years since Alan Lomax’s
birth, TradFest opens up the legacy
of his stravaiging and massively
rewarding pursuit of Scots song.
Re-Source his archives online,
with the guidance of Ewan
McVicar, Lomax editor, songmaker
and storyteller.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
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Wed 6 May, 7.30pm (2hrs)
£10 (£8)
Join The Fisher Lassies for a
seasonal celebration of songs,
tales and tunes to help usher in
the abundance of summer! This
well-established Borders based
a cappella group sing mainly
traditional songs, ranging from the
haunting and atmospheric to the
joyful and uplifting.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Twelfth Day
Wed 6 May, 7.30pm (1hr 15)
£10 (£8)
Inspired by their musical travels
around the globe and upbringings
in Orkney and the Scottish
Borders, fiddle player Catriona
Price and harpist Esther Swift
blend traditional folk with classical
elements that’s outside of genre.
Singing in unison to create a voice
that is neither one nor the other,
don’t miss this ‘21st century art
music for trad fans.’ (fRoots).
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Re-Source:
Jacobites By
Name - 1715 and all that
Thu 7 May, 5.15pm (1hr 30)
£10 (£8)
The Jacobites live on in song
and story, in Scots and Gaelic,
in Scotland and across the world.
Re-Source these fantastic
traditions with Perthshire tradition
bearer Paraig MacNeil who knows
the songs, the stories and the
places that live on in Jacobite lore.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Songs and
Stories of the
Pavee People
with Irish Traveller
Thomas McCarthy Thu 7 May, 7.30pm (2hrs)
£8 (£6)
Thomas McCarthy is a last bastion
of the oral tradition, an Irish
traveller who comes from a long
line of singers and musicians who
taught him many fine versions of
traditional songs. His unforgettable
voice and profoundly moving
performances have held audiences
spellbound at many folk festivals in
the UK and beyond.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
TRAD ARTS
AT THE SSC
Re-Source: The Tannahill Irish Songs
- Art as Life
Fri 8 May, 5.15pm (1hr 30)
£10 (£8)
Robert Tannahill, the Paisley weaver engaged with the oft violent 18th
Century debate over Irish emigration to Scotland, left us with a legacy
of sublime Scottish-Irish song. Through potent melody and metaphor, he
begged the question: to what extent can art be seen as life? Re-Source
Tannahill’s songs and his inclusive vision of Scotland with Fred Freeman.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Which Side Are You On?
£12 (£8)
Jimmy Ross, Finlay Allison, Gillian Frame and Penny Stone share the story of
folksinger and activist Pete Seeger. Uncover archive pictures, his music and
friendships, his McCarthy era activism and persecution, his involvement in the
civil rights movement and Vietnam War opposition, alongside performances
of Seeger’s own songs including Waist Deep in the Big Muddy.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
The Shee
Fri 8 May, 8.30pm (2hrs)
£10 (£8)
Electro-harp, accordion, fiddles, flute, mandolin and three powerful voices
come together in an adventurous brew of Folk, Gaelic and Bluegrass.
Their latest album, Murmurations, was received to great acclaim with
the launch tour resulting in a nomination for Best Live Act at the MG Alba
Scots Trad Awards.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
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TRAD ARTS
AT THE SSC
Sat 9 May, 2pm (2hrs 30)
£15 (£12)
Joshua Rilko, Mark Lavengood and
PJ of Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys
offer an introduction to bluegrass
styles and approaches, followed by
instrument focussed sessions on
mandolin, dobro, fiddel and bass,
ending with a collective jam in a
unique TradFest opportunity to
learn American roots techniques.
Cruinn
and Friends
Sat 9 May, 7.30pm (2hrs)
£10 (£8)
This Highland based quartet brings
together premier Gaelic singers
James Graham, Fiona Mackenzie,
Brian Ó hEadhra and Rachel
Walker. Recently nominated in the
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2015
for Best Traditional Track, their
Gaelic melodies are admired for
outstanding harmonies and subtle
arrangements. Featuring some
special guests... not to be missed!
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Tales in
the Making:
What next
The Snow Queen & The
Death of the Fin King
£8 (£6) | 8+
A double bill of craft and tale
collaboration. Storyteller Grace
Banks and glass artist Laura Reid
use song and illustrations in glass
to retell The Snow Queen. Bryony
Knox’s intricate metal creations help
storyteller Erin Farley bring the ocean
to life using puppetry techniques
in The Death of the Fin King.
Commissioned by Craft Scotland,
with support from Creative Scotland.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
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cruinn
Workshop:
The Art of
Bluegrass
for Scotland’s Cultural
Community?
Sun 10 May, 10.30am (6hrs 30)
£5 (£3)
The role of the artist is both to
imagine the future and reflect the
present. Last year’s referendum
witnessed an outpouring of creativity
and growth in cultural confidence.
But what next? Co-curated with
the National Collective, this day of
dialogue for artists, cultural workers,
educators and citizens of Scotland
explores pathways forward.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
The Music
and Songs
of Scotland:
Euan Drysdale, Alastair
Savage & Friends
Sun 10 May, 7.30pm (2hrs)
£12 (£10)
An exciting collaboration as Euan
Drysdale celebrates Burns and Gow
with blues interpretations while
Alistair Savage performs new fiddle
compositions inspired by the Scottish
Isles, Glasgow and Fife. Joined by folk
legend Eddie McGuire (flute), Perthshire
fiddle ace Pete Clark and multiinstrumentalist Ewan Robertson, an
invigorating musical blend is guaranteed.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
TRADFEST
IN THE TOWN
Edinburgh Old Dance Base:
Scotland’s
Town: Journeys Ceilidh
Future History
for dancers with
and Evocations additional support needs with Stuart
McHardy
Wed 29 Apr, 2pm (1hr)
Thu 30 Apr & Thu 7 May
National Library of Scotland
Free (ticketed)
Donald Smith and Stuart McHardy
present Edinburgh Old Town
through the eyes of the late, great
John Fee — local history expert and
a true storytelling artist.
Tickets: NLS
0131 623 3734
www.nls.uk
J.D. Fergusson’s
Modern
Scottish
Painting with
Sandy Moffat
and Alan Riach
Wed 29 Apr, 6.30pm (1hr 30)
Word Power Books
Free (ticketed)
Alan Riach and Sandy Moffat have
brought Modern Scottish Painting
by J.D.Fergusson to life in this
new edition of the book, annotated
and illustrated with Fergusson’s
paintings. Come along for an
enlightening evening with two of
Scotland’s most respected arts
academics and practitioners.
11am (1hr)
Dance Base
£5.50 | 14+
Ceilidh dancing is possibly the
most social of all dances. Dance
with your partner, dance with
others in a group and join in the
party! Prepare for a lot of fun and
laughs. For those with additional
needs, friends, family and carers.
Tickets: Dance Base
0131 225 5525
www.dancebase.co.uk
Dance Base:
Ceilidh
Thu 30 Apr & Thu 7 May
7.30pm (2hrs)
Dance Base
£6.50 (£5.50) | 14+
Learn traditional Scottish dances,
enjoy live music and join in the
ceilidh! A variety of dances will be
taught in this new, longer session,
so you can really get into the swing.
A great way to have fun, meet new
people and experience an integral
part of Scottish culture.
Tickets: Dance Base
0131 225 5525
www.dancebase.co.uk
Thu 30 Apr, 6.30pm (1hr 30)
Blackwell’s Bookshop
Free (ticketed)
Stuart McHardy presents a new
approach to history, changing our
mindset to look at Scotland as the
centre of our story. Come along to
have your perception of Scotland’s
history changed.
Tickets: Eventbrite
http://scotlandsfuturehistory.
eventbrite.co.uk
Canongate
Cadjers Ceilidh
Portobello Town Hall
£6 | 10+
A traditional ceilidh event with
Edinburgh’s own Canongate
Cadjers Ceilidh Band. Come along
and join in the fun - suitable for all
ages (and perfect for beginners)
as the Dance Caller will
demonstrate all the dances.
Bring a pair of flat soled shoes
and plenty of enthusiasm!
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Tickets: Eventbrite
modernscottishpainting.eventbrite.
co.uk
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TRADFEST
IN THE TOWN
bella hardy
Bella Hardy
Queen’s Hall
£14 (£12)
Bella Hardy returns to The Queen’s
Hall with her eagerly anticipated
new album, With The Dawn.
This heartfelt collection of selfcomposed songs tells a story of
travel, choices, lessons unlearned
and hope. Winner of BBC Radio
2 Folk Awards Singer of the Year
in 2014, Bella is one of the most
creative, prolific and original
singers in the UK.
Tickets: 0131 668 2019
www.thequeenshall.net
Mummer’s
Ceilidh
St. Ninian’s Hall,
Kirk O’ Field Centre
£10 (£8)
A Ceilidh dance led by the
legendary Robert Fish Band,
featuring weird and ancient folk
plays with the Meadows Mummers
and mayhem with the Mons Megs
rapper dancers!
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Bothan Dun
Eideann Edinburgh’s Gaelic
Nightclub
Fri 1 May, 8.30pm (3hrs)
Canons’ Gait
£5 (£3)
Established over 10 years ago,
Bothan is at the forefront of
Edinburgh’s Gaelic Arts scene.
From performers of international
renown to wee lassies who sing
at the local Mod, Bothan continues
to provide a platform for the finest
talents in Gaelic music, drama,
poetry and dance. www.bothan.org
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
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Nothing Ever
Happens Here
Presents...
Rozi Plain and Friends
Summerhall
£10 | 18+
Two nights of late parties
showcasing the best of modern,
trad influenced music from around
Scotland and the UK. Rozi Plain
launches her new album, Friend,
with support from Eagleowl,
Supermoon and a DJ set from the
Pictish Trail.
Tickets: Summerhall Box Office
0131 560 1581
www.summerhall.co.uk
bOLD TOWN:
graffiti &
street art
soiree
Sat 2 & Sun 3 May, 9am (8hrs)
WiPE Walls, Market Street New Waverley development area
A cultural cross-over using modern
mediums celebrating old town
traditions to create bold and
inspiring artwork. Graffiti artists
will spray paint a community mural
over the course of the weekend
using ideas generated by local
people coinciding with a themed
graffiti ‘jam’ event, involving
artists from across Scotland.
workinprogressedinburgh.blogspot.
co.uk
Harps of
their Own
Sort
Sat 2 May, 2pm (1hr)
Free (ticketed) | All ages
Leading contemporary performer,
and one of the few players today to
develop the old style of fingernail
playing, Karen Marshalsay will play
both gut and wire-strung clarsachs
in this programme of Scottish
music from the Gaelic, harp and
piping traditions.
Tickets: Blackwell’s
0131 622 8218
events.edinburgh@blackwell.co.uk
TRADFEST
IN THE TOWN
European
Ceilidh:
Scots Music
Group
with Duo Shepherd/Gielen
& Auld Alliance Fundraising Ceilidh with
the Canongate Cadjers
Sat 2 May, 7pm (4hrs 30)
St Peter’s Hall
£11 (£9) | All ages
St Bride’s Centre
£8 (£6) in advance
£10 (£8) on the door
Come and dance the night away to
Scottish folk and Western European
music, provided by an amazing
band all the way from France! Bal
folk is a French/Western European
version of a Ceilidh, and is open to
everybody, with an informal and fun
atmosphere guaranteed!
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Huradal
Sat 2 May, 7.30pm (1hr 30)
£10 (£5), 9+ (under 16s must be
accompanied by an adult)
Step dancers Màiri Britton and
Sophie Stephenson come together
with Mòd Gold Medallist Eilidh
Munro and fiddler/guitarist Robbie
Greig in a dynamic ensemble
showcasing the rhythmical links
between puirt-à-beul and step
dance. They are joined by guests
including Mairi Campbell for an
intimate acoustic evening of
music, dance, song and spokenword poetry.
Tickets: Sophie Stephenson
07783 433807
No experience necessary! Come
on your own, with friends or in a
group. Have fun & join the locals in
Scottish dancing with live music
from one of Edinburgh’s top ceilidh
bands! All money raised supports
Scots Music Group, a charity which
runs weekly traditional music
classes across Edinburgh.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
and St Bride’s Centre and
www.scotsmusic.org/dance
Wee Folk
Club: Peter
Nardini
Sun 3 May, 8.30pm (2hrs 30)
The Royal Oak
£5 | 18+
Peter Nardini is a Glasgow School
of Art graduate and renowned
artist, but his music has always
gone hand in hand with his art. He
is simply one of the most original
songwriters and performers in the
Scottish music scene.
Tickets: Pay on door
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TRADFEST
IN THE TOWN
dean owens
Dance Base:
Highland
Beginners
Mon 4 May, 5.30pm (1hr)
Dance Base
£6.50 (£5.50)
Enjoy the energetic, rhythmic
steps of our country’s national
dances. Veronica, former World
Champion, will teach you to enjoy
all the swirling sounds of not just
the bagpipes, but all the great uptempo music Scotland has to offer.
Tickets: Dance Base
0131 225 5525
www.dancebase.co.uk
The Life and
Songs of Bob
Bertram: an
Edinburgh
Folk Singer
Mon 4 May, 6.30pm (1hr)
Edinburgh Central Library
Free (ticketed), Adults
Celebrating the life and works of
Bob Bertram (d. 2009), a wellknown Edinburgh folk-singer and
character who performed in various
venues around the Old Town of
Edinburgh. Norma Allan will talk
about his life and works and recite
some of his poems, accompanied
by folk-singer Morag Dunbar.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk
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Dean Owens
Simon
and the Whisky Kempston
Hearts
Mon 4 May, 8.30pm (1hr 30)
The Royal Oak
Mon 4 May, 8pm (2hrs)
The Traverse
£10
Filtering his love of Americana
through a gritty yet lyrical Scottish
sensibility, and armed with a
searingly soulful voice, Dean
Owens is one of Scotland’s most
acclaimed and established singer
songwriters, with fans including
Bob Harris, Irvine Welsh and
Russell Brand.
Tickets: www.soundhouse.org.uk
£8 (£6) | 16+
Rare chance to see award-winning
Scottish songwriter and leading
fingerstyle guitarist in one of
Scotland’s most intimate music
venues. Having performed to
critical acclaim in esteemed venues
and festivals all over Europe,
this intense, incredible musician
will transport you on a uniquely
Scottish journey with his beautifully
crafted folk-tinged songs.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
TRADFEST
IN THE TOWN
adam holmes
Scotia Nova:
Poems for the
Early Days of a
Better Nation
Tue 5 May, 6.30pm (1hr 30)
Free (ticketed)
Revised for a post-referendum
Scotland, come along to join the
editors and contributing poets of
this book in an evening of poetry
dedicated to Scotland’s future,
and possibly a song or two.
Tickets: Eventbrite
http://scotianovatradfest.
eventbrite.co.uk
Adam Holmes
and the Embers Edinburgh
Presents...The Best Ceilidh Club
of Young Scottish Folk
The Mash House
£12 | 18+
Combining the song writing
influences of artists like John
Martyn and Townes Van Zandt with
the country and folk textures of The
Band, Neil Young and Ryan Adams
& the Cardinals, this collective
create their own unique brand of
Americana with hints of Scotland
in a night that regularly attracts a
diverse range of acts. The special
guests for their TradFest 2015
show are no exception.
Tickets:
www.adamholmesandtheembers.com
Summerhall
£6
Every Tuesday, come and
experience Scottish dance the
way it’s meant to be! With a caller
to teach the dances and featuring
the best Scottish ceilidh bands, the
event is great for everyone from
complete beginners to experienced
dancers. Tickets can be bought
in advance online or on the door
if there any left, these events are
often very popular so get there in
good time.
Cogadh ‘s an
Dàn - War in
the Poem
Wed 6 May, 6.30pm (1hr)
Free (ticketed)
Award-winning poet Aonghas
MacNeacail will be performing
a selection of Gaelic war poems
from Scotland’s best-loved poets,
including Sorley MacLean.
0131 622 8218
Events.edinburgh@blackwell.co.uk
Tickets: Summerhall Box Office
0131 560 1581
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TRADFEST
IN THE TOWN
Breabach
Queen’s Hall
£16 (£13)
Featuring Calum MacCrimmon (pipes/whistles/bouzouki), Ewan Robertson
(guitar/vocals), James Mackenzie (pipes/flute/whistles), Megan Henderson
(fiddle/vocals/stepdance) and James Lindsay (double bass & winner of
2014 Martyn Bennett Prize), Breabach’s innovative Celtic style shows
flare, excitement and diversity rarely seen from such a young group. Voted
Best Group and Live Act of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards 2013
and nominated for Best Group at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014.
Tickets: 0131 668 2019
Flute Fling: Scottish Flute Day 2015
Sat 9 May, 9.30am (7hrs)
Portobello Old Parish Church
£30 (£25) | 16+
Three tutors return by popular demand as part of the ongoing flute revival
in Scottish traditional music. Gordon Turnbull (Edinburgh), Kenny Hadden
(Aberdeen), and Sharon Creasey (Glasgow) teach and discuss playing
styles, repertoire, breathing, tone and ornamentation relevant to those
playing metal and wooden flutes within the Scottish tradition.
Tickets:
Box Office: 0131 556 9579
Stepping Across the Atlantic
£20 (£10) for full afternoon
£8 (£4) per workshop)
An exciting afternoon of dance immersion exploring the movement, song
and music traditions of Scottish and Cape Breton step dancing. Workshops
in Vocal dance tunes, Scottish step dance, and Fiddle music for step
dancing as well as discussion on The Revival of Step Dance in Scotland.
Featuring Mòd Gold Medalist Eilidh Munro, Sophie Stephenson, Màiri
Britton and Mairi Campbell.
Tickets:
www.huradal.com
26
TRADFEST
IN THE TOWN
mary black
The
Scottish Lute
Sat 9 May, 2pm (1hr)
Free (ticketed) | All ages
Lutenist Eric Thomas plays a
selection of Scottish music from
some of the earliest sources
of Scottish traditional music,
including the Rowallan, Straloch
and Panmure 5 manuscript. Eric
is currently studying jointly at the
University of Glasgow and the
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland for
a Masters in Historically Informed
Performance Practice.
0131 622 8218
Events.edinburgh@blackwell.co.uk
sophie@sophabulous.co.uk
Mary Black The Last Call
Tour
Wee Folk Club:
Jim Bainbridge
Sun 10 May, 8pm (2hrs 30)
Queen’s Hall
£28.50 (£27.50)
Sun 10 May, 8.30pm (2hrs 30)
The Royal Oak
£5
Much loved singer Mary Black
embarks on her last ever tour of
the UK having decided to hang up
her ‘touring boots’. For the last 30
years, Black has been a dominant
presence in Irish music, both at
home and abroad, with her enduring
success proving her depth of talent
and love of singing transcends
the generations.
Jim picked up the melodeon in
1964, for a fiver in a Twickenham
junkshop, and has played DG box
ever since. A Geordie by birth, he’s
lived across the UK as well as in the
Canary Islands allowing for a varied
and eclectic repertoire delivered
with infectious pleasure.
Tickets: 0131 668 2019
Tickets: Pay on door
Nothing Ever
Happens Here
Presents...
The Khartoum Heroes
and Friends
Summerhall
£10 | 18+
Two nights of late parties
showcasing the best of modern,
trad influenced music from around
Scotland and the UK. This marks
the Edinburgh return of Khartoum
Heroes, featuring King Creosote
and Vic Galloway, supported by
Adam Stafford and C Duncan.
Tickets: Summerhall
Box Office 0131 560 1581
27
Celtic Summer
School
Explore Scotland’s literature, traditional arts
and history in a gloriously engaging week long
examination of Celtic cultural inheritance and ethos.
Directed by Dr Donald Smith, the Summer School presents the
best of tutors in a variety of disciplines but the style is informal,
experiential and entertaining. It will also draw on writers,
storytellers and musicians to help the creative juices flow.
The whole venture is inspired by Patrick Geddes – inventor of the
“Summer School” concept – insisting that it should be a creative
interaction with the environment, literature and culture.
Week Pass £95 (£85 Conc)
Day passes and Session tickets will be available
when full summer programme is released.
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Saturday 1 –
Friday 7 August
2015
Daily Sessions:
11am (1hr 30)
1pm (1hr)
2.30pm (2hrs)
Connect
with Culture
SCOTLAND’S LIVING TRADITIONS
Music | Song | Storytelling | Dance
You’ve seen the landscape, the vibrant cities and
the historic buildings…
Don’t miss out on the warmth, talent and energy
of a modern culture inspired by tradition.
TRACS is a support and development organisation for
the traditional arts and culture of Scotland to encourage
collaboration, share resources and effectively promote
Traditional Arts activities.
Festivals
Scotland serves up a feast of local and national festivals
throughout the year. Get close to the heartbeat.
Workshops
From tasters to master classes, experience Scotland’s living
traditions. Learn more about Scotland’s diverse culture and try
out some new skills.
Ceilidh Trails
Experience vibrant traditional Gaelic music, song and ceilidh
culture on location. Ceud Mile Failte! Local events give a
special flavour to any tour, allowing a real slice of culture
to be soaked up.
Further information: www.tracscotland.org
www.creativescotland.com
www.edinburghfestivalcity.com
www.handsupfortrad.co.uk
www.tmsa.org.uk
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festival
calendar
various dates
It’s a Strange Auld Toon, Stories of Old Edinburgh
Wed 29 Apr - Sun 10 May
07
Whisky & Tales Tour
Wed 29 & Thu 30 April and
Wed 6 & Thu 7 May
07
Paintings of Traditional Musicians: An Exhibition by Joanna Powell
Fri 24 Apr - Mon 11 May
14
tuesday 28 Apr
Cahalen Morrison & Eli West
08
Wednesday 29 Apr
Edinburgh Old Town: Journeys and Evocations
21
J.D. Fergusson’s Modern Scottish Painting 21
with Sandy Moffat and Alan Riach
A Fine Wee Lass?
14
Edinburgh Folk Club:
The Tannahill Weavers
08
Thursday 30 Apr
Dance Base: Ceilidh
21
Dance Base: Ceilidh
21
(for dancers with additional support needs)
Scotland’s Future History with
Stuart McHardy
21
Sassie Lassies
14
Beltane Fire Festival
06
Malinky: Far Better Days
08
Harps of their Own Sort
23
Wednesday 6 May
Hydrokoret: The Hydro Choir
09
12
Re-Source: Alan Lomax - Dunkin their Heels in the Corn and the Custard
18
Up the Junction
European Ceilidh: with Duo Shepherd
/Gielen & Auld Alliance
23
Cogadh ‘s an Dàn - War in the Poem
25
Summer Is A-Coming
18
Huradal
23
Twelfth Day
18
John Muir: University of Wilderness
15
Edinburgh Folk Club: Colum Sands
10
Dallahan
09
Celestial Wives of the Meadow Mari
13
Scots Music Group Fundraising Ceilidh with the Canongate Cadjers
23
Rock Opera: Walking Tour
07
Thursday 7 May
Dance Base: Ceilidh
Sunday 3 May
bOLD TOWN: graffiti & street art soiree
23
Workshop: Traditional Scottish
Songs and their Stories
15
Re-Source: Jacobites By Name - 1715 and all that
18
The Lyrical Heart
16
Kaddu Beykat / A Letter to My Village
13
The Badwills at the Netherbow: Album Launch and Concert
16
Songs and Stories of the Pavee People with Irish Traveller Thomas McCarthy
18
The Nuala Kennedy Trio
09
Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore
10
Dream On
12
Wee Folk Club: Peter Nardini
23
Scotland’s Democracy Trail
07
Monday 4 May
Workshop: May Day Mummers
06
Dancing Sunwise
14
Diane Cluck
15
Canongate Cadjers Ceilidh
21
Bella Hardy
22
The May Day Concert: Dick Gaughan
08
Bothan DunEideann
22
Mummer’s Ceilidh
22
Play Me Something
12
Nothing Ever Happens Here Presents...
Rozi Plain and Friends
22
Friday 8 May
Re-Source: The Tannahill Irish Songs -
Art as Life
19
Breabach
26
Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys
11
A Braw Time wi’ the Bairns
16
Which Side Are You On?
19
Dance Base: Highland Beginners
24
The Shee
19
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
12
The Life and Songs of Bob Bertam: an Edinburgh Folk Singer
24
Come Along – Let Us Foot It Out Together 16
Friday 1 May
Saturday 9 May
Flute Fling: Scottish Flute Day 2015
26
Workshop: The Art of Bluegrass
20
20
Pre-Election Flyting and Debate
17
Dean Owens and the Whisky Hearts
24
Tales in the Making: The Snow Queen & The Death of the Fin King
Edinburgh Folk Club: Väsen
09
The Scottish Lute
27
Simon Kempston
24
Stepping Across the Atlantic
26
Cruinn and Friends
20
Southern Tenant Folk Union
11
Tuesday 5 May
Café Ceilidh
17
Re-Source: The Gifts of Ewan McColl
17
Sunday 10 May
Scotia Nova: Poems for the Early Days of a Better Nation
25
What next for Scotland’s Cultural Community?
20
Sing a Song for Scotland
11
Adam Holmes and the Embers 25
Presents...The Best of Young Scottish Folk
Saturday 2 May
Brave & Free: Traditional Tales of Scotland 17
Ancient Athens and its gifts to Edinburgh 15
Fickle Fortune: Robyn Stapleton Album Launch
18
Kaos
13
Edinburgh Ceilidh Club
25
The Music and Songs of Scotland: 20
Euan Drysdale, Alastair Savage & Friends
Queen Amang the Heather – Sheila Stewart
11
Mary Black - The Last Call Tour
27
Wee Folk Club: Jim Bainbridge
27
27
07
May Day Parade
06
Come Lift Up Yer Voices: Scots Song
Singalong
15
bOLD TOWN: graffiti & street art soiree
23
Salt House
10
Nothing Ever Happens Here Presents...
The Khartoum Heroes and Friends
Workshop: Learning to Learn by Ear
15
Rock Opera: Walking Tour
07
Scotland’s Democracy Trail
30
21
Dance Base: Ceilidh 21
(for dancers with additional support needs)
Rooted in the Past.
Resonating in
the Present.
TradFest Box Office:
43-45 High Street
Edinburgh EH1 1SR
T: 0131 556 9579
Please see individual event
listings for alternative ticket
details where available.
www.facebook.com/tradfestedinburgh
@TradFestEd
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