Annual Royal Oak Charity Folkathon raises £400 For Sick Kids.

The Royal Oak folk festival was launched in true folkie style with "" times garden sessions number 1 - Andy Chung, as the first of 12 artists (including 6 former Garden Sessions featured artists) who played an hour each for the annual charity folkathon. in all the event raised £400 for the sick kids hospital, £84 up on last year.

Amongst those artists who took part were - Colin McKenzie, David Ferrard, Alex Moran, Ian Willis & the instrumentalists, Lords of the Bothy, Poachers Too, Ewan Forfar, Rossco Galloway, Alan Hunter, Martin Boland & Neil Thomson.

The Royal Oak is a real Scottish pub that has made it's name as a live folk music venue. Steeped in history and atmosphere it is only a few minutes walk from the Royal Mile. With a fine tradition of musical entertainment every single night of the week you can hear a mainly acoustic mix of styles such as folk and blues. The Royal Oak not only gives visitors the chance to hear some great tunes, but it also acts as a focal point for many of Edinburgh’s traditional musicians.

Visit: royal-oak-folk.com

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