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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. Where you see the icon logo, clicking on it will take you to a review of the gig.


June 2004

North Sea Gas...... Tich Frier..... Allan Johnston, Fozzie Sayers & Barry Stalker...... John Johnston, Simon Bradley & Luke Plumb...... Emily Smith & Jamie McLennan review...... Anna Massie & Mairearad Green

July 2004

Moishe's Bagel......Pipedown review......Bruce MacGregor...... Christine Hanson & Jonny Hardie review......Fine Friday review,

September 2004

Beneche review......Skelf...... Eamonn Coyne & Kris Drever...... Jim Condie's Distant Cousins review

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 review...... Dick Gaughan......The Stoneflowers

February 2005

Kent DuChaine review......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 review...... 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

 

What next?????

 

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.

 

 

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