Articles by Lily Blacksell

Dick Gaughan

Review
★★★
Lily Blacksell
Edinburgh Fringe
24th Aug, 2013

‘The songs I write are love songs and their love’s a different kind,’ Dick Gaughan sings to us.

Alistair McGowan: Damn Labels!

Review
★★★★
Lily Blacksell
Edinburgh Fringe
21st Aug, 2013

Back in the day, Alistair McGowan’s Big Impression was a firm family favourite in our house.

Sadie and The Hot Heads

Review
★★★
Lily Blacksell
Edinburgh Fringe
19th Aug, 2013

‘I haven’t been up this late for thirty years,’ Elizabeth McGovern of Sadie and the Hotheads smiled at us, having danced her way onstage.

Stuart Maconie - The People’s Songs

Review
★★★
Lily Blacksell
Edinburgh Fringe
17th Aug, 2013

‘Extraordinary how potent cheap music is.

Nuala Kennedy Band with A. J. Roach

Review
★★★
Lily Blacksell
Edinburgh Fringe
19th Aug, 2013

Nuala Kennedy has a beautiful lilting voice that suits her ‘cheerful-sounding murder ballad’ songs perfectly.

Mike Whellans

Review
★★★★
Lily Blacksell
Edinburgh Fringe
21st Aug, 2013

Clad in a collarless shirt and black leather waistcoat, Mike Whellans strode on stage and opened his set with ‘Cornbread, Peas and Black Molasses’, proceeding into a John Lee H…

Brahms at Teatime

Review
★★★★
Lily Blacksell
Edinburgh Fringe
16th Aug, 2013

Communication is key in ensemble playing.

Scottish Saxophone Ensemble and Guests

Review
★★★★
Lily Blacksell
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Aug, 2013

‘We’re very lucky,’ alto and soprano saxophonist Sue Mckenzie explained in her introduction to ‘Catching Sunlight’, a collection of pieces by jazz pianist/composer Dave S…

Chopin After Lunch

Review
★★★★
Lily Blacksell
Edinburgh Fringe
13th Aug, 2013

I’m not sure what Chopin had for lunch, but it would appear it was full of beans.

Faure Requiem by Candlelight

Review
★★★
Lily Blacksell
Edinburgh Fringe
19th Aug, 2013

St Andrew Camerata opened this enchanting programme of music with Faure’s ‘Cantique de Jean Racine’.

Inherit the Wind

Review
★★★
Lily Blacksell
Edinburgh Fringe
11th Aug, 2013

The intense concentration with which Katalin La Favre begins this performance of percussion and spoken word is to continue throughout the show.

Portico Quartet

At its core, music is maths.

Secret Opera Society

Review
★★★
Lily Blacksell
Edinburgh Fringe
8th Aug, 2013

Centotre’s Italian food is delicious.

Hot Chocolate at 10

Hot Chocolate at 10 is an opportunity to see ‘late night classical music in the heart of the Old Town’.

Carnatic Nomad

Jyotsna Srikanth is a South Indian Carnatic violinist.

King Creosote

King Creosote is no stranger to Queen’s Hall.

Hot Dub Time Machine. Best. Party. Ever.

“In Da Club came out in 2003, not 2005!” I found myself shouting across the dance floor at around half past two this morning.

Blues!

The age old question whether a white man can sing the blues was answered fairly conclusively at the Space on Niddry Street last night.

Beguiled by Betjeman

Review
★★★
Lily Blacksell
Edinburgh Fringe
3rd Aug, 2013

John Betjeman, the much loved household name, wrote works steeped in British heritage and humour, taking place in landmarks from Margate to Westminster Abbey.

Lach: Anticdotes

Review
★★
Lily Blacksell
Edinburgh Fringe
6th Aug, 2013

‘I know what she’s going to write,’ Lach drawled in my general direction from the corner of his mouth, ‘it was all going well until the vagina bit.

Famous Taste of Scotland Dinner Show at Prestonfield

My journey up the driveway of Prestonfield House involved admiring highland cattle and dodging coaches.

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