249 is a Ramshackle Queer Party for All, featuring live music from local stars, club-anthems, open mic and nonsense. Fancy a bump (in the night)? Join us on Friday the 13th for a spooky sesh in Summerhall. This month´s line-up will send shivers down your spine and flutters up your fanny… • Amazing live acts
A chance to improve your playing with one of the most knowledgeable and respected fiddle teachers in Scotland. Amy Geddes has traveled the world playing Scottish traditional music, step-dancing and singing. In this session, Amy will teach simple tunes for fiddle players who have a basic knowledge but wish to delve further into Scottish music.
Classically trained cellist, and educator, Simone Seales will guide participants in an improvisation workshop where they will explore soundscapes, noisemaking, the importance of listening with the whole body, and what it means to make sound in a group. This workshop is for anyone from any musical background and is open to all skill levels. Whether
Join Lau accordionist Martin Green for a workshop on arranging traditional music. If you play in a folk band, or would like to, this is an opportunity to come and hear a bit about how Lau create their arrangements, and devise new ones with the group. Suitable for any instruments, this is a hands-on, get-stuck-in
How to find the flow in your playing. This class is for players who’ve been playing for a few years and have found their stride but are looking to hit their groove a bit better. Aidan will look at phrasing, internal rhythms, ornamentation and bowing, to help you find your individual style.
Do you like playing guitar and learning new ideas from other musicians? Maybe enjoy a little gear chat? Hang out with Kris in this workshop setting; the time will be spent however the group decides to spend it – so you can get what you want from the time. Flatpicking, harmonies, fingerpicking, accompanying songs, trad
An instant, improvised orchestra for anyone who wants to be part of it. Other-worldly maestro Sid Peacock will draw beautiful music from any and all who choose to gather. This will be a genuinely spontaneous and unrepeatable experience. Any instrument, any age, any ability, come and get involved in 90mins of unbridled creativity. We suggest
Anyone can learn to play folk music, and it’s for everyone. This workshop is for ANYONE who plays ANYTHING who would like to learn their first folk tune. Part of the ethos of Lau-Land is encouraging anyone who has ever fancied playing traditional music to seize it by the horns and give it a go.
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Rachel Sermanni will be hosting a workshop in creativity, deep rest and ‘listening-in’. This workshop will bring people together in a creative space where you’ll explore our innate, natural ability to create, using simple, playful, invigorating exercises. Instruments and musical knowledge are welcome but not necessary. Come if you want to tap into
Banjo prodigy and Shooglenifty multi-instrumentalist Ciaran Ryan leads an informal traditional music session. Enjoy the tunes and a pint; play them if you know them. No ticket required
Giant Tank presents…..GTNK050: THAT’S THAT THEN. Commemorating 19 years and 364 days of Usurper. This will be the final performance by Malcy Duff & Ali Robertson as Usurper. Some of their old pals will perform also. I’m not crying. He’s crying. No, I’m not crying. He’s crying
Lau-Land festival finishes with a bang as Lau’s legendary late club returns! Previous nights have completely sold out so get tickets quick. A selection of eclectic, imaginative artists to touch your heart and move your feet. This will be the place to be. BBC Radio 6 Music DJ Gemma Cairney brings her sensational multi-genre party
A wind-down from the evening’s proceedings, with a gentle participatory family friendly session. Plus, a multi-generational ceilidh led by two of Scotland’s most respected musicians: Sarah Hoy on fiddle and Fin Moore on Scottish small pipes. Event will begin in the Main Hall and continue in The Royal Dick Pub. Free to attend but ticket
Over the last three decades, Kristin Hersh’s prolific career has seen her heralded queen of the alternative release. ‘One of indie rock’s most fascinating figures’ (Guardian) Hersh has released over 20 records solo, with Throwing Muses and 50FOOTWAVE to date. The author of an acclaimed memoir — based on her teenage diary — about a
The world renowned Edinburgh Ceilidh Club brings you the very best in Scottish ceilidh dancing, featuring Scotland’s top ceilidh bands. Brilliant live music and dancing for everyone, from complete beginners to experienced ceilidh dancers.
The Big Bike Film Night is on a mission- bringing the best cycling short films from around the world together for you. This evening is unashamedly and utterly, utterly, utterly designed and devised for the two-wheel devotee!
Finish the festival in style at our closing party with a special festival edition of Rock the Boat open mic, hosted by vivacious poets Catherine Wilson Garry and Julia Sorensen, followed by drinks, dancing and a DJ set from the inimitable Arusa Qureshi.
The world renowned Edinburgh Ceilidh Club brings you the very best in Scottish ceilidh dancing, featuring Scotland’s top ceilidh bands. Brilliant live music and dancing for everyone, from complete beginners to experienced ceilidh dancers.
Hidden Orchestra is an imagined orchestra compiled in multi-instrumentalist/composer/producer Joe Acheson’s studio using many separate recordings of guest musicians from a wide variety of backgrounds, combined with field recordings, bass, and intricate layers of drums. Alongside the solo studio albums, the live band has been an integral part of the project from the start. The
The opening night of the 13th Edinburgh Short Festival with a programme of International short film and hosting Cinetopia Networking’s regular film industry meetup. An extraordinary experimental film that screened at Annecy, two excellent Scottish shorts that explore changing relationship dynamics, a heartfelt stop-motion animation that screened at Cannes Film Festival along with a poignant romantic
Screening 2 hosts an eclectic programme featuring a range of shorts, from a fantastic Scottish comedy featuring the grim reaper herself to a human guarding the last bee on earth. Including UK premieres for a remarkable, award-winning Estonian stop motion and a beautifully-shot drama from Tibet. Doors open 7pm
Welcome to MICROSTERIA. Where the micro is made massive. For their fourth installment of MICROSTERIA at Summerhall’s Dissection Room, producers Maranta combine electronic music with visual art, costume and performances. Curated in a way where all collaborations happen live, in the moment, in unexpected and harmonious ways. Are you ready to submerge yourself into the
A panel of guests dissect low budget filmmaking from funding and budgets to casting and essential crew. Learn some of the ways to make your film better for cheaper! With the Glasgow Media Access Centre & led by award-winning documentary filmmaker Duncan Cowles with BAFTA nominee and award-winning actor, Jamie Robson, collaborator with Cannes winner
Scottish shorts explored in our programme co-curated with Glasgow Media Access Centre, including shorts commissioned via GMAC’s ‘Little Pictures’ programme and some ESFF filmmakers to watch out for! Including award-winning drama and comedy, experimental film alongside accomplished animation and stop motion. Doors open 7pm
