Past Glories
On this page we've listed all the acts and artists who have appeared at the club since we opened in 2004 - it's quite a list and features most of the biggest names in traditional music in Scotland today.
For those of you who were at these gigs, we hope that you still have happy memories of the time you spent in the company of these musicians. For those of you who are visiting this page, we have provided links to the artisits' websites and reviews to enable you to find out more.
Rolling your mouse over the artists' names will allow you to click through to their website.
June 2004 - North Sea Gas...... Tich Frier..... Allan Johnston, Fozzie Sayers & Barry Stalker...... John Johnston, Simon Bradley & Luke Plumb...... Emily Smith & Jamie McLennan 
...... Anna Massie & Mairearad Green
July 2004 - Moishe's Bagel......Pipedown ......Bruce MacGregor...... Christine Hanson & Jonny Hardie ......Fine Friday ,
September 2004 - Beneche ......Skelf...... Eamonn Coyne & Kris Drever...... Jim Condie's Distant Cousins
October 2004 - Voces del Sur...... Claire Mann & Aaron Jones......Mike Whellans ......The Mick West Band
November 2004 - Sandy Brechin & Ewan Wilkinson...... The Zealots......Rory Campbell, Jonny Hardie & Donald Hay......Allan Jones & Fraser Spiers......Kevin Macleod's Springwell
December 2004 - Bill Hill...... The Heather Macleod Band......Michael Marra
January 2005 - Tam White ...... Dick Gaughan......The Stoneflowers
February 2005 - Kent DuChaine ......Rod Paterson......Fribo......Archie Fisher
March 2005 - North Sea Gas...... The Thomas Brothers......David Vernon & Dick Lee......Cantrip
April 2005 - Saltfishforty...... Allan Taylor...... Claire Mann, Aaron Jones & Leo McCann
May 2005 - Martin Carthy...... Emily Smith Band...... Tich Frier.......The Chris Norman Ensemble...... Nick Keir...... Sgorrabreac
June 2005 - The Wendy Weatherby Band....... Tim O'Leary & Aaron Jones....... Liz Carlisle & Jonathan Potts...... Gillian MacDonald & Frank Mclaughlin
July 2005 - New Celeste Acoustic....... Lorraine Jordan...... Colcannon ...... Eamonn Coyne & Kris Drever
August 2005 - The Average Folk Band...... The James Graham Band...... Aidan O'Rourke, Kris Drever & Martin Green......Iain Macdonald & Iain MacFarlane...... Rory Campbell, Jonny Hardie & Donald Hay
September 2005 - Pipedown...... Bruce Molsky...... Planet Women...... Auvo Quartet
October 2005 - The Anna Massie Band...... Alan Jabbour & Ken Perlman...... Simon Bradley & Luke Plumb..... The Wrigley Sisters
November 2005 - Ron Kavana & Tomas Lynch...... Stairheid Gossip ......Rab Noakes...... Shooglenifty
December 2005 - Tam White...... Michael Marra...... Alastair White with Ewen MacPherson & Aaron Jones
January 2006 - Dick Gaughan...Crosscurrent...Kent Duchaine..Cantrip
February 2006 - Kieran Halpin...Stuart Cassels, Ross Kennedy & Martin O'Neill..Jenna Reid & Kevin MacKenzie...Heather MacLeod Band
March 2006 - Lyra Celtica...Mike Whellans...Jim Condie's Distant Cousins...Allan Taylor
April 2006 - Mike West Band...... John Wright Band...... Mystic Highway...... Archie Fisher
May 2006 - Jimmy Crowley...... Duncan Chisholm and Ivan Drever...... Back of the Moon...... Tannahill Weavers...... Karen Tweed and Roger Wilson
June 2006 - Canterach...... Voces del Sur...... Wendy Wetherby...... Jamie Smith...... Nuala Kennedy and friends
July 2006 - Moishe's Bagel...... Saltfishforty...... Liz Carlisle and Russel Wolff...... Average Folk Band
August 2006 - Mike Katz and Rod Paterson...... Calluna with Christine Kidd...... The Peter Clark Trio...... Gordon Gunn and Nuala Kennedy...... Ian Hardie with Kevin MacLeod & Freeland Barbour
September 2006 - Jez Lowe & the Bad Pennies...... Beveley Smith & Carl Jones...... Cantara...... Wizz Jones
October 2006 - Deaf Shepherd...... Nick Keir...... Shona Kipling & Damien O'Kane...... Tommy Peoples...... Sgorrabreac
November 2006 - Lori Watson 3...... Donal Macguire...... Simon Thoumire & David Milligan...... Rachel Unthank and the Winterset
December 2006 - Shepheard Spiers & Watson...... Pipedown...... North Sea Gas
January 2007 - Shona Mooney Trio...... Anna Massie Band...... Tom McConville...... Rory Campbell Jonnie Hardie and Donald Hay
February 2007 - Breabach...... Michael Marra...... Angus Lyons and Ruaridh Campbell...... Kent Duchaine
March 2007 - Gordon Giltrap...... Kris Drever...... Jamie Smith...... Stuart Cassells
April 2007 - Skelpaig...... Lauren MacColl Trio...... Nashville Acoustic All-stars...... Lau...... Dick Gaughan
May 2007 - Canterach...... Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo...... Pete Coe...... Emily Smith...... Clive Gregson
June 2007 - RB Morris...... Moishe's Bagel...... Cantara......, Jenna Cumming with Mary Ann Kennedy and Aaron Jones...... Average Folk Band......, Alistair Hulett
July 2007 - Eilean Mor...... Voces del Sur...... Mike & Ali Vass...... Archie Fisher...... Calum Stewart
August 2007 - Drew Nelson ...Brown and Baxter ...Sheena Wellington...Claire Mann & Aaron Jones
September 2007 - Back of the Moon... Rod Paterson...Mike Whellans...Mick Hanly
October 2007 - Hunger Mountain Boys ...Colcannon...Rab Noakes...Angie Wright
November 2007 - Lori Watson...David Vernon and Dick Lee...Mike Heron... Habbadam
December 2007 - Andy Irvine...Cantrip...Burkitt & Stone
January 2008 - Park Bench Social Club....Kent DuChaine.....Harem Scarem....The Cast
February 2008 - Lyra Celtica...Sarah McQuaid....Jenna Reid and Kevin Mackenzie....Jim King and Steve Clark
March 2008 - North Sea Gas...Pennycook, Macpherson, Valdal and Summers...Mike and Ali Vass....Sileas
April 2008 - Highland Reign... Cantara...Rachel and Lillias...Nick Keir... Katy Moffatt
May 2008 - Tannahill Weavers...Kent DuChaine (at the Jazz Bar) .....Gillebride MacMillan, Ewan Macpherson and Kathleen Graham... Eric Andersen...Dana and Susan Robinson...Laura Cortese and Crooked Still....The Groanbox Boys...Frank Burkitt and Chris Stone...
June 2008 - RB Morris with Hector Qirko (review HERE) ..LAU....Victoria Vox... Kirsty McGee and Mat Martin...Jeana Leslie & Siobhan Miller AND The Vicars of Blyth...Faerd...
July 2008 - Home Made Jam... The Outside Track (with Wongawilli opening) review HERE ...The Long Notes (review HERE)...The House Sisters (review HERE) ...Rachel Harrington
August 2008 - Mark Cool and Lou Vargo...Pipedown...Adam Sutherland, Paul Jennings and Mike Bryan...Angie Palmer...Gill Bowman...
September 2008 (Article and Preview of the month HERE)
Lori Watson and Innes Watson...The Groanbox Boys (review HERE)...Allan Johnston and Tom Napper....Angie Palmer (review HERE) ..Gill Bowman... MacGregor, Brechin & Ó hEadhra (International Guitar Night opening)...
October 2008 - Calum Stewart 3...The Duplets and Abagail Grey...Gerry and Donal O'Connor ...Sarah-Jane Summers
November 2008 - Mike Whellans...Michael Marra. (review HERE).....John Goldie and Angus Lyon...Ailie Robertson
December 2008 - Mark Dunlop and Steve Byrne...Saint Andrew and the Rare Wee Helps (review HERE)...The Bevvy Sisters (review HERE)
January 2009 - George Duff and Tim O'Leary...Linda McRae....Kent DuChaine...
February 2009 - Ally White with Ewan Macpherson and Aaron Jones...Maeve Mackinnon (review HERE)...Crosby Tyler (review HERE).. Ewan Robertson (review HERE)...
March 2009 - Marc Atkinson Duo (review HERE)... Ewan Wilkinson and Sandy Brechin....North Sea Gas......Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo...The Groanbox Boys
April 2009 - Belinda O'Hooley and Jackie Oates.. (REVIEW)... Esther O'Connor...Rachel Harrington and Zak Borden..Gurf Morlix with support from Danny Schmidt (REVIEW)
May 2009 - The Paul McKenna Band...Homecoming String Band...Devon Sproule....Kirsty McGee and Mat Martin ...Laura Cortese (reviews HERE and HERE)...Bruce Nemerov (review HERE) ... Adam Sutherland with Mike Bryan and Steve Forman ... Fribo ... Stringjammer ... Malinky
June 2009 - Lori Watson and Rule of Three (review HERE) ..The Jamie Smith Band (review HERE).. .Rod Picott and Amanda Shires...Chris and Thomas...Drew Nelson...Celter Schmelter
July 2009 - Frank Burkitt.(review HERE)...Showcase featuring the debut of the Chris Stone Trio, Martin Lennon, and Tayla & Malcolm...Cara Luft with Hugh McMillan (review HERE)... The House Sisters...(review HERE)
August 2009 - Blackheart...Andrea Glass...Nick Keir...Moe Provencher & Aimee Tubbs...
September 2009 - Gerry and Donal O'Connor...Tattie Jam...Wayne Taylor and Appaloosa...
October 2009 - Ken Campbell's Ideal Band...Kent DuChaine...Melissa McLelland and Amelia Curran...Naomi Sommers...Jenny Gustafsson & Ingrid Storlimo...Aaron Jonah Lewis
November 2009 - Katy Moffatt...Cheyenne Brown and Seylan Baxter....Jonathan Kalb with Tokyo Rosenthal supporting...Anna Massie and Mairearad Green (review HERE)
December 2009 - Blueflint (review HERE)...Richard Dobson (review HERE) ....George Duff and Tim O'Leary
January 2010 - Gren Bartley (reviews HERE and HERE)... Mike Vass and friends...The Deadly Gentlemen (review HERE)...
February 2010 - Lise Sinclair...Royal Wood....Eilidh Steel and Mark Neal...Sophie Lavoie and Fiachra O’Regan...
March 2010 - Archie Fisher...Ailie Robertson with Tristan Le Govic...Catherine Fraser and Duncan Smith...The Wakes...Sonny Condell...Annlaug Borsheim and Kevin MacKenzie...
April 2010 - North Sea Gas...'New Talent Night' featuring Rebecca Wright, Darren Eedens and Lurach...Johnny Dickinson (review HERE)...Tokyo Rosenthal and Charlie Chamberlain...
May 2010 - Sarah MacDougall...Andy Chung...Ewan Robertson and Gary Innes...Tannahill Weavers...The Bevvy Sisters...Sarah Jane Summers Trio...Victoria Vox
June 2010 - Hungrytown...(review HERE) ...The Sugarboat Reivers... Mackinnon | MacColl | MacPherson (review HERE) ...Michael Marra.....Smith: Byrnes: O’Sullivan
July 2010 - Pipedown....Elizabeth Cook...Anne Lederman and Aaron Jonah Lewis...Rallion...
August 2010 - Twelfth Day...Anna Coogan...The String Contingent...Rachel Harrington with Rod Clements...Gavin Pennycook
September 2010 - Kirsty McGee and Mat Martin...Steve Turner... Phil Rosenthal...Drew Nelson...Sarah McQuaid...
October 2010 - Shona Mooney and Amy Thatcher...Stringjammer...Stairheid Gossip...Brigid Kaelin...
November 2010- Rannok...Crosby Tyler...Tich Frier...Gordie Tentrees and John Wort Hannam...
December 2010 - Keiran Halpin...Bruce Molsky
Leith Folk Club is run by volunteers on a not-for-profit basis. Our income comes only from ticket sales and the proceeds of our weekly raffle. Any financial surpluses remaining after the artists have been paid are retained within the Club and used to maintain our PA equipment and publicity.