Hear the classical stars of tomorrow in the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Pianos @1 series before which lunch is available in the upstairs bar (from 12noon) before this hour of classical music in the intimate and informal surroundings of venue 2. Programmes among some surprises, classics from the piano repertoire.
Prestonpans singer Alex Hodgson returns to The Brunton following sell-out shows and a recent tour of New Zealand with original and traditional Scottish folk music, stories and songs delivered with humour.
Veteran singer and actress Anita Harris performs the songs that have made her into one of the country's best loved stars with musical accompaniment from her trio. They include Memory Just Loving You, All That Jazz and Route 66 .
Simply Soweto Encha is a five-piece a cappella group that combines gospel, soul, jazz, doo-wop, and r’n’b in both African and popular styles. The group celebrate South African oral and dance traditions by performing Zulu, Xhosa, and Tswana songs full of rhythm and harmonies, and their performances showcase the group's creativity in composing music that blends genres, cultures and languages.
The Hollywood Bees bring Jukebox Sixties featuring hits from the 1960s delivering two hours of music from their acclaimed Music of The Hollies show, combined with greatest hits from the likes of The Beatles, The Searchers, The Move, The Bee Gees, The Kinks, and The Fortunes. There’s also The East Coast Boys: Big Girls Don’t Cry with their recreation of the iconic sound of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons .
For jazz fans there is as John Rae’s The Troubles, New Zealand’s leading contemporary jazz group playing 21st century jazz and their quasi-anarchistic brand of music. Led by John Rae (a previous Herald Angel award winner at the Edinburgh Fringe) and Kiwi jazz legend Patrick Bleakley on acoustic bass, The Troubles are joined by Scotland’s very own Brian Kellock on piano.
Opera, Broadway and movie hits come from Wee Three Tenors, featuring West End and opera star John Marshall and tenors Fraser Simpson, Bruce Davis, and Richard Lewis on piano and past members of the West End production of Les Misérables come together in Westenders: The World’s Most Popular Musicals featuring favourites like Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia, Blood Brothers, We Will Rock You, Wicked, Hairpsray, Thriller Live, Evita and many more.
Also on the bill are tribute acts Volts, Scotland’s Number 1 AC/DC tribute band and MacFloyd, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here, both now Fringe regulars and back by popular demand.
For children there is Funbox, starring Anya, Gary, Kevin and Bonzo, all formerly of The Singing Kettle, who bring their brand new sing-a-long show Fancy Dress Fun while the whole family can enjoy enchanting outdoor theatre with Quantum Theatre at Inveresk Lodge Garden, a National Trust for Scotland property, where they perform The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny and Shakespeare’s most enduringly popular comedy of love and intrigue, A Midsummer Night’s Dream .
Tickets are available now from The Brunton box office on 0131 665 2240 or via The Fringe at www.edfringe.com