Sunday 18 1-3.30pm, (120mins) £3/£2 Ages PG JAZZ BAR TRIO Excellent modern jazz from a variable format piano/bass/drums trio, featuring some of our top musicians 4pm (60mins); £8/£6 Ages PG AMY ABLER: PIANODIVALICIOUS (USA) With touches of Liberace and Victor Borge, the world-touring US pianist/singer’s performances are full of - fun, laughter, passion, glamour - and feathers! Combining virtuosic technique with vivacious comedy, she covers Beethoven to Broadway, Ragtime to Rock’n’Roll. ‘Imagine if Bette Midler and Liberace had a love child?’ **** (BroadwayBaby). ‘From classical to blues, she switches effortlessly between ragtime, Beethoven, ABBA, Van Halen, Jerry Lee Lewis, and back again!’ (RipItUp). 5.30pm (60mins); £6/£5 Ages PG THE WEEGIES HAVE STOLEN THE ONE O’CLOCK GUN! (Comedy) Acclaimed Performance Poet and Comedian Robin Cairns returns with his popular character ‘Morningside Malcolm’, and a riotous comedy of Glasgow/Edinburgh rivalry. Malcolm lives in Morningside, Edinburgh’s smart, upmarket suburb. Imagine his shock and horror when he learns that Edinburgh Castle’s famous One O’Clock Gun has been stolen by ... Glaswegians! What do the Weegies want the gun for? And what relation is Malcolm to the mob who stole it? ‘An absolute wee gem of a show ... superb one-liners’ (FringeReview 2012). 7pm (60mins); £8/£6 Ages PG BLUES GUITAR DUO Stripped-back blues from Edinburgh’s Hot Tin Roof Duo (an outstanding Fringe success last year!), featuring Andy McKay-Challen on acoustic guitar & vocals, and Gavin Jack on lead electric guitar and slide. The duo recreates the ambience of an intimate bar in the Deep South, with atmospheric Blues originals and covers. 8.30pm (60mins); £7 Ages 16+ FASCINATING RHYTHM: JAMES LAMBETH SINGS GERSHWIN! A sell-out in 2012, US-born vocalist James Lambeth returns with a sumptuous selection from American Songbook greats George and Ira Gershwin. Already established in the southwest of England as one of the best male jazz vocalists around, his influences range from Jack Teagarden and Frank Sinatra to Corey Glover and Morrissey. He’s backed by top Edinburgh musicians Steve Hamilton (piano) and Mario Caribé (bass). ‘Gorgeous voice!’ (BroadwayBaby). **** (ThreeWeeks). 10pm (90mins); £8/£6 Ages 18+ SOPHIE BANCROFT / LOUIS DURRA BAND Soulful Scottish singer/songwriter Sophie Bancroft teams up with multi-genre LA mash-up pianist Louis Durra, in a phenomenal Quartet, presenting an intriguing repertoire including Sophie’s original compositions. ‘Durra is a star - he hears the fundamental roots of sound in very distinct and different ways’ (CriticalJazz). ‘Sophie Bancroft writes, performs and sings like someone that has been immersed in music all of her life’ (Fatea-Records). 12am (90mins) £10/£5 Ages 18+ SAMBA SENE AND DIWAN Sounds of Africa! A diverse international group of musicians, fronted by charismatic Senegalese singer Samba Sene, brings an exuberant fusion of funky mbalax/Afrobeat grooves, with undercurrents of ska and reggae. Original songs with impassioned vocals, infectious guitar licks and irresistible dance grooves, Sene’s influences include former mentor Baaba Maal, Bob Marley, Van Morrison, Alpha Blondy and Aswad. Uplifting and upbeat, this is world music with a Senegalese heart and soul. ‘Top quality world music’ ***** (EdinburghSpotlight); ‘Exuberant, richly layered set’ **** (Scotsman) 2-5am £3/£2 Ages 18+ THE SUNDAY SINNERS Funk/soul grooves from 5-piece band featuring brilliant vocalist Ms Fiona Lynch
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 04:34:17 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015