Leith Folk Club listings - all gigs at the Village pub. Doors open 7.30 for an 8pm start
Reservations via www.leithfolkclub.org or call/text 07502 024852
Monday 19 October - Melissa McLelland and Amelia Curran (£6)
Fantastic double bill featuring two singing-songwriting wonders
from our good friends at Toronto’s Sixshooter Records. We first saw
Melissa a couple of years ago and were blown away by her power and
charm. Amelia’s carefully crafted songs reflect the mystery of her
native Newfoundland and brim with skillful writing.
http://www.melissamclelland.com/ http://www.ameliacurran.com/
Tuesday 20 October - Naomi Sommers (£6)
With
roots in bluegrass, blues, jazz, traditional folk, and old-time
country, singer/songwriter Naomi Sommers is emerging as an exciting
voice on the New England music scene. Delivering her insightful songs
with a pure clear voice and a deft touch on the guitar, she is a
pleasure to behold.
Tuesday 27 October - Jenny Gustafsson & Ingrid Storlimo with Aaron Jonah Lewis supporting
(£6)
A
rare and special musical treat from across the North Sea, Jenny and
Ingrid are two exciting creative and skillful musicians with roots in
Scandinavian folk, american fiddle and classical music. Both are music
teachers of ethnic music based in Trondheim, Norway. Jenny comes from
Borås in Sweden and is one of the best folk musicians from her home
area, Västergötland. Ingrid is from Budalen in Sør-Trøndelag and has
done a great deal of research in the previously under-recorded vocal
tradition music from Gauldalen in central Norway. Their performance
features singing, fiddle and zither and a box of musical surprises from
the old and new world.
Aaron Jonah Lewis is one of the top old timey bluegrass fiddlers in
the business. Moonlighting from his day job with The Hot Seats, he'll
take us to the mountains of Virginia with his flatfoot dancing partner
Ros Masson.
Tuesday 3 November - Katy Moffatt (£8)
A
welcome return to the Village for Texan Katy, who takes a nip of folk,
a measure of country, and a twist of blues, and blends them together
with the purest songwriting. She serves up this heady cocktail with
grace, beauty and a siren’s voice.
Tuesday 10 November - Cheyenne Brown and Seylan Baxter with Trina Nestibo supporting (£6)
Exuberant
and sensitive harp playing from Cheyenne, mellow, natural singing and
creatively atmospheric cello from Seylan form rich and varied musical
textures with a distinctive style. http://www.celloharp.com/
Trina
Nestibo writes and sings inspired by the wide open spaces of her roots
in Manitoba and Alberta, delivered with polish and sophistication. http://www.myspace.com/trinanestibo
Tuesday 17 November - Jonathan Kalb with Tokyo Rosenthal supporting (£8)
Jonathan is a vintage bluesman who has worked with many blues and rock greats
including Steve Miller, Otis Rush, Lightning Hopkins, Bo Diddley,
Solomon Burke, Tracey Nelson, Johnny Copeland, Honeyboy Edwards, Gary
US Bonds and many more. http://jonathankalb.org/
Tokyo plays Americana with real teeth! http://www.tokyorosenthal.com/
Tuesday 24 November - Anna Massie and Mairearad Green - (£6)
Anna Massie was BBC Young Trad Musician of 2003. A versatile
instrumentalist, she is developing as an extremely talented guitarist.
Mairearad Green is “a rare talent” on accordion and pipes, known for
her deft accordion style and innovative compositions. http://www.myspace.com/annamassie
Tuesday 1 December - Blueflint - (£6)
Yearning ballads of love, loss and revenge nestle next to tales of
suicide and untimely death. In Blueflint’s songs is an unflinching
retelling of the human condition, lightened by exquisite harmony
singing and the deft beauty shaped by their instrumental work. Touted
by the Scotland on Sunday Review during 2008 as one of the top ten acts
to watch, Blueflint are based around the banjo duo of Deborah Arnott
and Clare-Louise Neilson. http://www.blueflint.org.uk/
Tuesday 8 December - Richard Dobson - (£8)
Nanci Griffith descibed Richard as the "Hemingway of Country Music". Kinda sums up this gritty down to earth Texan.
http://www.richard-j-dobson.ch/
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