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Acoustic Sting

Acoustic Sting

After sell-out shows at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Gus Boyd returns to the touring circuit with a new show performing again, totally live, Police and Stin… 

Acoustic McCartney

Acoustic McCartney

One voice, one guitar – Fringe sell-out award winner Gus Boyd returns to AMC (the scene of his earlier award-winning shows). 

Archie Fisher

Archie Fisher

‘One of Britain’s finest song interpreters’ (SingOut. 

Celtic Harmonies: Àirdan Live at the Fringe

Celtic Harmonies: Àirdan Live at the Fringe

‘Raw energy and a modern young twist’ (Celtic Music Radio). 

Claude Bourbon: Progressive Blues

Claude Bourbon: Progressive Blues

Guitar and Songs: ‘Claude Bourbon’s music is rooted in multiple traditions – blues, jazz, folk, Mediterranean, and for good measure classical. 

Weather and People and Time

Weather and People and Time

Alan Reid, one of the most influential Scottish folk artists of his generation, and founding member of Battlefield Band, joins Smithsonian Folkways recording artist Larry Kaplan fo… 

Clive Gregson

Clive Gregson

Clive Gregson returns to AMC displaying the songwriting craft that has impressed music industry giants, critics and discerning listeners alike. 

A Worked-Out Seam? Coal-Mining Songs for Today

A Worked-Out Seam? Coal-Mining Songs for Today

Songwriter and author Jez Lowe grew up singing the coal-mining songs of his native County Durham. 

Iona Fyfe

Iona Fyfe

One of Scotland’s foremost folk singers, Iona Fyfe showcases her passion for Scots language through traditional repertoire, translations and self-penned songs. 

Celticana: Steve Crawford and Spider MacKenzie

Celticana: Steve Crawford and Spider MacKenzie

‘As good a combination of vocal, guitar and harmonica as you’re likely to hear’ (Folking. 

Chloe Matharu

Chloe Matharu

‘Absolutely incredible’ (Woman’s Hour, BBC Radio 4). 

Hoolet

Hoolet

They’re back! The fabulous Hoolet are in flight once more for this year’s Fringe. 

North Sea Gas: In Concert

North Sea Gas: In Concert

You don’t know North Sea Gas?! Where have you been? Over four decades touring around the world with their unique blend of traditional and contemporary folk music. 

Billy Jones' 77 Sunsets Trip

Billy Jones' 77 Sunsets Trip

Scottish singer-songwriter, based in Sweden, back home again. 

Flichterin' Duo

Flichterin' Duo

This harp and viola duo – unusual within Scottish traditional music – has toured Scotland as part of their larger ensemble and is now bringing their more intimate sound to the … 

Ballad Across Sea: Chinese Folk Songs

Ballad Across Sea: Chinese Folk Songs

Discover Juniper Lai, a Chinese folk singer and poet. 

Firelight Trio

Firelight Trio

Firelight Trio is a mighty new group featuring Fatea instrumentalist of the year 2023 Gavin Marwick (fiddle), groovily inventive accordionist/pianist Phil Alexander (Moishe’s Bagel… 

Maya's Radio Orchestra: Modern Songwriting, Looping and Storytelling

Maya's Radio Orchestra: Modern Songwriting, Looping and Storytelling

‘As if Debussy and Sufjan Stevens had a baby, and left her in the forest to be raised by Björk’ (Audience Review). 

Ukrainian Festival

Ukrainian Festival

The Ukrainian community has left its cultural mark on Scotland for generations, none more so than the displaced families who have settled temporarily in Scotland since 2022 after R… 

3300 Miles: New Jersey to Edinburgh – A Transatlantic Songwriters' Circle

3300 Miles: New Jersey to Edinburgh – A Transatlantic Songwriters' Circle

Songwriting performers Dan Sheehan (USA), Seán McLaughlin and Fifidiny (Scotland) perform and tell the stories behind their songs in a song-circle setup, taking turns while onstag… 

Acoustic Sting

Acoustic Sting

After sell-out shows at Edinburgh Festival Fringe between 2016 – 2019, Gus Boyd returns to the touring circuit with a new show performing again totally live, songs from The Polic… 

Acoustic McCartney

Acoustic McCartney

One voice, one guitar – Fringe sell-out award-winner Gus Boyd returns to AMC (the scene of his earlier award-winning shows). 

LS2 F'n Good Music

LS2 F'n Good Music

An Americana-soul acoustic group from California, Linda Stonestreet – a honeyed voice full of grace and fire – lends beautiful melodies with intelligent heartfelt lyrics and is… 

Gardyloo!

Gardyloo!

East Lothian folk singer, George Machray writes songs about the towns, villages and characters in and around Edinburgh with themes varying from the humorous to the serious. 

Romy Wymer

Romy Wymer

‘Brand-new music for a very old instrument’ – after her Fringe debut last year, harp player and composer Romy Wymer is back with a show full of tunes about the mundane joys of li… 

Archie Fisher

Archie Fisher

‘One of Britain’s finest song interpreters’ (SingOut. 

Sako Wana

Sako Wana

With the colourful music of Sako Wana’s griot heritage, he invites various influences on to the same stage offering a fiery groove that takes the audience on a festive journey to W… 

Jez Lowe and Andy May – Songs, Strings and Small-pipes

Jez Lowe and Andy May – Songs, Strings and Small-pipes

Songs and tunes from North-East England, from award-winning songwriter and author Jez Lowe and his long-time musical collaborator and leading Northumbrian piper and pianist Andy Ma… 

Curmudgeon: Scottish Folk Music

Curmudgeon: Scottish Folk Music

Sold out at AMC 2022! Curmudgeon are an Edinburgh based trio who play (mostly) Scots songs and tune sets and are popular Fringe regulars at the AMC. 

Claude Bourbon

Claude Bourbon

Ready for a unique, talented take on a wide range of musical traditions? Bourbon is known throughout Europe and America for amazing guitar performances taking blues, Spanish and Mi… 

Steve Tilston

Steve Tilston

An intimate evening of music, featuring his own critically acclaimed award-winning songs alongside unique settings of popular folksongs. 

Ali Affleck Celebrates the Queens of Swing – Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Dinah Washington and Anita O'Day

Ali Affleck Celebrates the Queens of Swing – Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Dinah Washington and Anita O'Day

Rediscover the golden age of swing jazz – Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, Anita O’Day, Maxine Sullivan, Peggy Lee. 

Grimes, Krieger and Hughes

Grimes, Krieger and Hughes

Three of NE England’s finest musicians have got together to ‘play hooky’ from their musical day jobs and play the music they love. 

Arthur and The Scattered Notes

Arthur and The Scattered Notes

Local band The Scattered Notes will perform songs from their continually expanding repertoire of Americana-infused pop tunes. 

Kirsty MacColl: My Tribute

Kirsty MacColl: My Tribute

Existing Kirsty fans know she could take her audience on an emotional rollercoaster from happy to sad, betrayed to raunchy. 

Eilidh Steel and Mark Neal

Eilidh Steel and Mark Neal

Eilidh and Mark’s performances weave together their own compositions and songwriting alongside interesting old melodies and songs from the west coast of Scotland. 

Paper Sparrows

Paper Sparrows

Paper Sparrows are an alt-folk trio whose distinctive sound centres on twin acoustic guitars. 

Chloe Matharu

Chloe Matharu

Chloe Matharu is an award-winning singer/songwriter and harpist who offers ethereal music intertwined with salty tales from her life as a Navigational Officer on ships. 

Allan Taylor: The Road Well Travelled

Allan Taylor: The Road Well Travelled

For 50 years Allan has travelled worldwide to festivals, concert halls and clubs, establishing a reputation as a foremost singer-songwriter with over 150 recordings of his songs by… 

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

This play depicts the trials and tribulations of accessing justice from the perspective of an idealist. 

The Quiggs

The Quiggs

The Scottish/Danish folk duo are back at the AMC for an hour of the best of folksong and fine singing. 

Ali Affleck: America the Epic – The Hot Jazz and Blues Roots That Changed the World

Ali Affleck: America the Epic – The Hot Jazz and Blues Roots That Changed the World

Forget ‘Party like Gatsby’; This is the real deal! Fresh new show featuring an international band of women who play authentic old-time music and know the history. 

Clive Gregson

Clive Gregson

Clive Gregson returns to AMC, displaying the songwriting craft that has impressed music industry giants, critics and discerning listeners alike. 

The Willow Trio

The Willow Trio

The Willow Trio, consisting of harpists Sophie Rocks, Sam MacAdam and Romy Wymer, presents a programme of Gaelic music and original compositions alongside selections from their lat… 

Six String Stories

Six String Stories

Taj has worked with a diverse range of musical styles, as a guitarist improviser he has worked with John Hiseman and Dominic Miller. 

Dust Bowl Blues with a Glasgow Kick

Dust Bowl Blues with a Glasgow Kick

Alexander’s strong songwriting, riff-driven guitar work and rich vocals, strut the high ground between folk, blues and Americana music. 

Tom Clelland accompanied by Wendy Weatherby

Tom Clelland accompanied by Wendy Weatherby

An evening of Tom’s songs accompanied by Wendy Weatherby on cello/bass. 

Dougie Mackenzie and Brian Miller

Dougie Mackenzie and Brian Miller

Dougie is a fine singer, drawn to Scots ballad language and the stories it carries to us from the past. 

A Certain Edge

A Certain Edge

Scything through life’s absurdities and poignancy from the right side of 50 by exploring musical forms from the wrong side of the sixties, this singer-songwriter, turncoat-musician… 

Maya’s Radio Orchestra

Maya’s Radio Orchestra

‘With honey like vocals the music paints an orchestra within your own mind’ (Pablo Musicman about Maya’s debut single). 

Maggie Holland

Maggie Holland

Maggie Holland has been playing music for over 50 years in several bands but latterly solo. 

Hoolet

Hoolet

They’re back! The fabulous Hoolet are in flight once more for this year’s Fringe at AMC. 

Riddell Fiddles on Tour

Riddell Fiddles on Tour

Riddell Fiddles, a Scottish Borders based traditional music group, have spent the past two decades spreading their own particular brand of musical mayhem around Scotland and the re… 

North Sea Gas

North Sea Gas

Once again North Sea Gas will take to the stage at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

Paul Brown Sings Rodgers and Hammerstein

Paul Brown Sings Rodgers and Hammerstein

Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote some of the finest songs for a golden age of musical theatre. 

Kenny Young and the Eggplants

Kenny Young and the Eggplants

Claiming to be from Brooklyn (but possibly from another galaxy altogether), the Eggplants perform folk-and-roll songs about giant squirrels, aliens, malevolent washing machines and… 

Celticana: Steve Crawford and Spider MacKenzie

Celticana: Steve Crawford and Spider MacKenzie

‘Spider’s harmonica emotes the feelings that emerge from the lyrics and music of Steve. 

Paul Brown Sings Andy Williams

Paul Brown Sings Andy Williams

Andy Williams was one of the world’s greatest light music entertainers and, in celebration of his legacy, Paul performs many of Andy’s biggest hits. 

Jennifer Wrigley and Laurence Wilson

Jennifer Wrigley and Laurence Wilson

Trad fiddle player Jennifer Wrigley is highly respected globally as a cultural ambassador for the music of her Scottish homeland, the Orkney Islands. 

Emotion Farming: How To Farm Humans

Emotion Farming: How To Farm Humans

From Australian X Factor to the stages of Edinburgh, Frankie Stone is opening her Emotion Farm to teach about the power of emotions and how changing the sound of your voice can cha… 

BrÒg

BrÒg

Jigs, reels, airs and beautiful songs from the Scots tradition by three of Scotland’s finest musicians. 

The Strange Valentines

The Strange Valentines

The Nova Scotian folk duo blend acoustic instrumentation and their signature stunning two-part harmonies to tell provocative stories, choosing modern tales of human experience, as … 

Arthur and the Scattered Notes

Arthur and the Scattered Notes

Local band the Scattered Notes will perform songs from their continually expanding repertoire. 

Acoustic Mac

Acoustic Mac

Unique! One night only! Europe’s only acoustic show of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours album in its entirety. 

Acoustic Sting

Acoustic Sting

After three sell-out shows at the Fringe (AMC 2016/2017/2018), Gus Boyd returns to the touring circuit with a brand new show performing songs from Police and Sting’s solo albums. 

Auf Wiedersehen, Me Duck

Auf Wiedersehen, Me Duck

With their unique onstage-chemistry and widely praised harmonies, the Anglo-German duo Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer combine their beautifully written songs with traditional and con… 

Konkoba: My Environment, My Life

Konkoba: My Environment, My Life

Konkoba, from Upper Guinea, is a rhythm used to encourage farm workers as they toil with the daba (hoe) in the fields. 

Acoustic Eagles

Acoustic Eagles

Another show from the award-winning Edinburgh Fringe duo, The Boyds. 

Acoustic Beatles

Acoustic Beatles

Edinburgh Festival Fringe award-winning (four sold-out shows) acoustic duo, The Boyds, perform their 55-minute show of all the best of the fab four. 

Skinner & T'witch: Folk, Flamenco and Theatre-Style Songs

Skinner & T'witch: Folk, Flamenco and Theatre-Style Songs

Drawing on music hall and vaudeville traditions, Skinner & T’witch’s show combines comedy and satire with folk, flamenco and theatre-style songs. 

The Willow Trio

The Willow Trio

The Willow Trio, three clarsach players – Sophie Rocks, Sam MacAdam, Romy Wymer – present Gaelic music and original new work. 

The Quiggs

The Quiggs

The Scottish/Danish folk duo are back at the AMC for an hour of the best of folksong and fine singing. 

Claude Bourbon: Progressive Blues

Claude Bourbon: Progressive Blues

Ready for a unique, talented take on a wide range of musical traditions? Bourbon is known throughout Europe and America for amazing guitar performances that take blues, Spanish and… 

Curmudgeon Scottish Folk Music

Curmudgeon Scottish Folk Music

Curmudgeon are an Edinburgh-based trio who play (mostly) Scots songs and tune sets and are popular Fringe regulars at the AMC. 

Piper's Lonnen

Piper's Lonnen

Official book launch. 

Sally Simpson

Sally Simpson

Sally bullied her dad into buying her a fiddle at age five and she has been playing to anyone who will listen ever since. 

Ross Whyte: Provenance

Ross Whyte: Provenance

Ross performs tracks from his new album, Provenance, a collection of works for piano and electronics. 

N'zrama Show

N'zrama Show

N’zrama presents exuberant, vibrant, energetic and lively performances of traditional and contemporary dance from several regions of West Africa’s Ivory Coast. 

Kunfetaga and Talking to Mum

Kunfetaga and Talking to Mum

Kunfetaga means ‘wandering’. 

Billy Jones: Solo

Billy Jones: Solo

Scottish singer/songwriter based in Sweden, finally back home. 

Colin Clyne

Colin Clyne

Internationally acclaimed award-winning singer-songwriter Colin Clyne has a remarkable way of cutting straight through to the heart of his listeners’ emotions. 

Tangled Up in the Blues: The Blues of Bob Dylan

Tangled Up in the Blues: The Blues of Bob Dylan

John Carnie and Spider Mackenzie explore Dylan’s bluesier side, which has influenced half of his canon of over 500 songs, as well as interpretations of his other classics. 

Chloe Matharu

Chloe Matharu

Chloe Matharu is a singer/songwriter and Celtic harpist from Inverclyde. 

Archie Fisher

Archie Fisher

‘One of Britain’s finest song interpreters’ (Sing Out!). 

Andrew Leslie Music Ensemble

Andrew Leslie Music Ensemble

A concert of original and traditional acoustic music from these indefatigable Fringe and AMC regulars. 

Phamie Gow: Harp Originals

Phamie Gow: Harp Originals

One of Scotland’s most gifted and versatile composer/performers, internationally celebrated multi-instrumentalist and singer Phamie Gow offers a rare chance to listen close-up as s… 

Clive Gregson

Clive Gregson

Clive Gregson returns to AMC displaying the songwriting craft that has impressed music industry giants, critics and discerning listeners alike. 

Paul Brown Sings Andy Williams

Paul Brown Sings Andy Williams

Paul Brown Sings Andy Williams is a solo acoustic concert showcasing many of Andy Williams’ greatest hits. 

BrÒg

BrÒg

Jigs, reels, airs and beautiful songs from the Scots tradition by three of Scotland’s finest musicians. 

Brack 'n' File Revisited

Brack 'n' File Revisited

Returning for their seventh year at the Fringe, and celebrating 10 years together, the band features the amazing voices of grandmother (Maureen Brack) and granddaughter (Amy Bailli… 

The Springbank Voyage

The Springbank Voyage

Join Shetland’s Barry Nisbet on a voyage of danger, beauty, heartache and hope. 

Dougie Mackenzie and Brian Miller

Dougie Mackenzie and Brian Miller

Dougie is a fine traditional singer, drawn to Scots ballad language and the stories it carries to us from the past. 

Hoolet

Hoolet

Take an old rocker, a princess of traditional music, an exquisite classical violinist and what do you get? Hoolet! Yes, this fabulous group are in flight again for this year’s Frin… 

Savourna Stevenson and Steve Kettley

Savourna Stevenson and Steve Kettley

Clarsach virtuoso Savourna joins forces with saxophonist Steve, previewing their Cooking Vinyl CD. 

Metaverse 4/20

Metaverse 4/20

Kan’s Metaverse 4/20 explores contrived elitism and the consequences of an academic upbringing against a lockdown backdrop. 

World-Class Blues and Folk With a Dash of Jazz

World-Class Blues and Folk With a Dash of Jazz

An aural delight of soulful, melodic jazzy-blues, pop and folk-blues to shake your tail-feather. 

Jeremy Dion

Jeremy Dion

Award-winning singer/songwriter Jeremy Dion makes his Fringe debut! All the way from Boulder, Colorado, Jeremy is known for his passionate performances, insightful lyrics, and mast… 

Scarbados

Scarbados

Welcome to Scarbados! Written and directed by Sam Milnes, brand-new comedy-drama Scarbados is a play about love, life, grief, hope, relationships, and fish and chips! On Shazza and… 

Folk and Americana: From Scotland and the Heart

Folk and Americana: From Scotland and the Heart

‘The voice of Charlie Harrigan is one of rough silk enhanced by a gracious sentimental charm’ (LiverpoolSoundandVision. 

North Sea Gas: In Concert

North Sea Gas: In Concert

North Sea Gas are a much-travelled professional trio. 

Auld Toon Shuffle

Auld Toon Shuffle

Traditional Scottish song with guitar, harmonicas, harmony and heart. 

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Quartet

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Quartet

Stephane Grappelli-style violinist Alex Yellowlees, virtuoso guitarists Ged Brockie and Mike Nisbet and wonderful double bassist Kenny Ellis. 

Violate (Musically)!

Violate (Musically)!

Change takes time and courage. 

Linda Moylan

Linda Moylan

The London-based, Irish-born natural singer, songwriter and storyteller debuts at AMC2022. 

Jack Badcock

Jack Badcock

Veteran performer, singer and guitarist, Jack Badcock, toured extensively on four continents, predominantly as frontman and founding member of renowned world-folk band Dallahan. 

Donald WG Lindsay

Donald WG Lindsay

Best known as the developer of the innovative Lindsay System which extends the range of the Scottish smallpipes from one octave to three, Donald WG Lindsay returns to Scotland this… 

Romy Wymer

Romy Wymer

Up-and-coming harpist Romy Wymer presents captivating, solo compositions, traditional tunes from Scotland and Netherlands in her Fringe/AMC debut. 

Maggie MacInnes with Anna Massie

Maggie MacInnes with Anna Massie

Following her sell-out performance last year, singer/celtic harp player, Maggie MacInnes, returns to the Fringe at the AMC to sing Gaelic songs from her family tradition. 

Mairi Campbell

Mairi Campbell

‘Her voice can stop the clock’ (Scotsman). 

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