Royal Oak Folkathon raises over £800 for the Edinburgh Sick Kids Hospital...

Edinburgh's "Grand Ole' Opry Of Folk" - The Royal Oak, held it's annual Folkathon in aid of Edinburgh Sick Kids Hospital. The event began at noon, with Fife folk legend Andy Chung, and ended at 2am with "The Royal Oak Bunch" (Alan Hunter, Martin Boland & The Bothy Collective).

The Garden Sessions spoke to organiser Ivor Birnie, who told us "there's been a good response from people, lots of artists wanting to play..." "...I've done it for the Sick Kids every year, it's especially good now that [Deputy First Minister] Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the hospital will be staying there and not getting shut down, people of Edinburgh were delighted to hear that news."

The event raised over £800 this year, which is double last year's total. Ivor told us "it's been good fun, though it's hard work getting it organised... musicians are musicians, they're not under the kosh"

Look out for episode 57 of The Garden Sessions FREE, Fortnightly Internet Radio Show (or Podcast), where we have a special report from the event.

see: royal-oak-folk.com

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