Here's the latest from Martin of the Leith Folk Club
Tuesday 26 October - Brigid Kaelin (£8)
Plucky Kentucky songstress Brigid Kaelin is part country, part vaudeville, and all Americana. Whether on piano, accordion, guitar, or the musical saw, Brigid has charmed audiences all over the world with her music and entertaining live show. A member of Elvis Costello's Imposters, she's been called "the Bette Midler of Alt-country" and was voted "Best Singer/Songwriter" in Louisville for the past two years. .
Tuesday 2 November - Rannok (£6)
Energetic polkas and atmospheric ballads from the delightful Danish pair of Theis Juul Langlands(piano) and Michael Graubæk (fiddle). Michael has just been declared Danish traditional musician of the year 2010.
http://www.myspace.com/rannokmusic
Tuesday 9 November - Crosby Tyler (£8)
Soft-hatted, careworn voiced Los Angeleno whose songs, guitar and harmonica marshall a rich cast of characters, including the clowns, drunkards, war veterans, fugitives, refugees, hobos, bozos and sundry bluesmen,
http://crosbytyler.com/
Tuesday 16 November - Tich Frier (£6)
One of the great voices of the Scottish folk scene, Tich is held in high regard for his powerful and passionate singing, skilled guitar work and inspired sense of fun.
http://www.zen53519.zen.co.uk/
Tuesday 23 November - Gordie Tentrees, John Wort Hannam opening (£8)
Yukon roots-music songwriter Gordie Tentrees has released three albums. The most recent, Mercy or Sin, was nominated for a 2010 Western Canadian Music Award for Roots Solo Album of the Year and the title track was also chosen from 15,000 entries as a finalist in the 2010 International Songwriting Competition. Judges included Tom Waits, Loretta Lynn and Jerry Lee Lewis.
http://www.tentrees.ca/
Tuesday 30 November - Fiona J Mackenzie and friends, St Andrews night special (£6)
A special line guaranteed to capture the St Andrews night spirit, Scots/Gaelic singer Fiona J will be joined by a host of top voices including Burnsong Finalists Alex Hodgson and Roberto Cassani, Mary Kathleen Burke, daughter Katie and the 2009 Scots Singer of the Year 2009 Shona Donaldson. Katie and Shona also form the duo Pur whose ground breaking album ‘The Lassies reply’ was nominated for Album of the Year in 2009 on the MacDug Label.
http://www.fionamackenzie.org/
Tuesday 7 December - Keiran Halpin (£8)
Just a man, a voice and a guitar, but Keiran's songs of war, pride, politics and people never fail to hit the spot.
http://www.kieranhalpin.com/
Tuesday 14 December - Bruce Molsky (£10)
Guitar, fiddle, or banjo in hand, Bruce Molsky has been exploring traditional music from an astonishingly broad range of cultures over the past two decades.
http://www.brucemolsky.com/
Doors open 7.30 for an 8pm start
The Village
Reservations via www.leithfolkclub.org or call/text 07502 024852
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