Shows at The Royal Oak

…A Blend of Folk ‘n’ Blues: Joseph Martyn EP Launch and Guests

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Royal Oak
14th - 16th Aug 2025

Joseph is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe to launch a new original EP! Following Edinburgh Fringe 2024, Joseph was described as Jansch blended with Bonamassa! For 2025 there will…

2 for the Price of Song

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Royal Oak
1st - 25th Aug 2025

Enter the heart of Edinburgh’s folk scene with two local singer-songwriters.

Songs Without Words

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Royal Oak
1st - 25th Aug 2025

Two of Scotland’s foremost acoustic guitarists, Simon Kempston (‘A master of fingerstyle guitar’ (Scotsman)) and Paul Tasker (‘one of the leading guitarists of his generation’ (M…

Gone Native

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Royal Oak
1st - 25th Aug 2025

Two native singer-songwriters return to the Fringe with their five-star, sell-out show featuring original and traditional songs of Edinburgh and Scotland.

The Rose-Burnt Passage

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Royal Oak
1st - 25th Aug 2025

Folk melodies are expert time travelers – superimposing the past on the present, constantly straining forward and circling back in their passage through different hands and tradi…

Songs Without Words

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Royal Oak
8th - 26th Aug 2024

Two of Scotland’s foremost acoustic guitarists, Simon Kempston (‘a master of fingerstyle guitar’ (Scotsman)) and Paul Tasker (‘one of the leading guitarists of his generation’ (Mav…

The Seventh Season

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Royal Oak
4th - 27th Aug 2024

What’s the English for ‘Winter is Jealous of the Flowers?’ A word not found in our language, a season between winter and spring: flowers have bloomed but the cold returns.

Gone Native

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Royal Oak
2nd - 26th Aug 2024

Two native singer-songwriters return to the Fringe with their five-star sell-out show featuring original and traditional songs of Edinburgh and Scotland.

The Blue Hour

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Royal Oak
6th - 28th Aug 2023

Peaks and Valleys is a 3-4 piece band, performing original music in an intimate pub basement setting.

Gone Native

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Royal Oak
4th - 28th Aug 2023

Two native singer/songwriters return to the Fringe with their five-star, sell-out show featuring original and traditional songs of Edinburgh and Scotland.

You Can't Win Every Time

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Royal Oak
4th - 28th Aug 2023

Scottish singer-songwriter and leading acoustic fingerstyle guitarist Simon Kempston has toured the world performing his highly original, contemporary acoustic songs and music.

Festival Folk at the Oak

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Royal Oak
4th - 27th Aug 2023

18 nights of the best in folk and acoustic music entertainment showcasing a different act each night. Seating is limited so book early to save disappointment.

Songs Without Words

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Royal Oak
3rd - 28th Aug 2023

Two of Scotland’s foremost acoustic guitarists, Simon Kempston (‘a master of fingerstyle guitar’ (Scotsman)) and Paul Tasker (‘one of the leading guitarists of his generation’ (Mav…

Festival Folk at the Oak

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Royal Oak
5th - 28th Aug 2022

Festival Folk at the Oak.

Songs Without Words

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Royal Oak
5th - 29th Aug 2022

Two of Scotland’s foremost acoustic guitarists, Simon Kempston, ‘a master of fingerstyle guitar’ (Scotsman), and Paul Tasker, ‘one of the leading guitarists of his generation’ (Mav…

Simon Kempston

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Royal Oak
5th - 29th Aug 2022

Scottish singer-songwriter and leading acoustic fingerstyle guitarist Simon Kempston has toured the world performing his highly original, contemporary acoustic folk/blues songs and…

Gone Native

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Royal Oak
5th - 27th Aug 2022

Two native singer-songwriters return to the Fringe with their five-star, sell-out show featuring original and traditional songs of Edinburgh and Scotland.

Gone Native

Gone Native is made up of two Scottish musicians, Kevin Gore and Bobby Nicholson, who decided that there wasn’t enough of a local presence at the Fringe.