Category Archives: Gigs

Donny McCaslin – Teviot Row, Edinburgh – 18 July 2019

Anyone chosen by David Bowie to play on their album, as Donny and band were for Blackstar, has to have something special about them. That’s how I got interested and was so impressed I had to go see. So glad … Continue reading

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The Postcards & The Big Light – Boreland, Fearnan – 16 July 2019

Thanks so much to Steven and Jeannie Droop for inviting The Postcards and The Big Light to perform at their Anniversary/Birthday party at the stunning Boreland farm. We had a blast but were especially delighted at the warm welcome and … Continue reading

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Kylie – Edinburgh Castle – 14 July 2019

My XMAS present to Jan was a ticket to see the icon that is Kylie … well I had to go along too didn’t I !  And we had a great time along with the most enthusiastic crowd of super … Continue reading

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Her Crooked Heart – Leith Depot, Edinburgh – 2 July 2019

Her Crooked Heart is the new project/band from one of my favourite American singer/songwriters Rachel Ries. All her songs but joined on this long tour by 3 versatile musicians, Siri Undlin (Humbird) Adelyn Strei (Adelyn Rose) and Hilary James (We … Continue reading

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The Big Light – Brig Below, Edinburgh – 29 June 2019

Thanks to Phil Ramsay for hosting us, Marko Polo for great sound and support and all who came along … we really enjoyed this 9 song set, including 5 new ones (to us!). All 9 songs videos in the playlist … Continue reading

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Robert Forster – St Luke’s, Glasgow – 17 May 2019

My band mate friends are big fans of the Go-Betweens so we just had to catch the legendary Robert Forster, though I really didn’t know much about his music. Well it was a delight to see the happy smiling faces … Continue reading

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The Postcards – The Bungalow, Paisley – 11 May 2019

Our first time at the Bungalow, a great, dedicated live music venue. We had a blast in a tremendous location with a busy and receptive audience supporting the impressive Southmartins. Chris was away on holiday so we had to manage … Continue reading

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Echobelly – The Mash House, Edinburgh – 10 May 2019

We loved Echobelly back in the 90s and have thought about covering their songs … mandatory then for Jan and I to go see Sonya and Glenn on an acoustic tour. And obviously a lot of other people thought the … Continue reading

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B. C. Camplight – Central Library, Edinburgh – 9 May 2019

A rock concert? In a library? In the upstairs reference library at Central Library on George IV Bridge that I had spent years of my youth in? Hell yeah! Andy spotted this as part of a ‘Get It Loud In … Continue reading

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Fat White Family – SWG3, Glasgow – 7 May 2019

Andy and Douglas raved about seeing the ‘Fat Whites’ last time they played Glasgow, and though Douglas couldn’t use his ticket this time, we were really looking forward to this one. SWG3 is an ideal venue, good view, good sound … Continue reading

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