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Edinburgh's
"Grand Ole Opry Of Folk" - the Royal Oak's annual
Folk Music Festival will take place alongside Edinburgh's
'Ceilidh Culture' Festival from March 21st to the 13th April.
Not all dates are yet confirmed, but at the moment we can
tell you that Carolyn Anona Scott will be performing Monday
24th March with Rantum Scantum & Beau Nasties fiddler
Eddie Hanson.
Saturday 29th March sees
the annual Folkathon in aid of Edinburgh Sick Kids Hospital,
there'll be live music all day beginning at 12 noon with
Fife folk legend Andy Chung, throughout the day musicians
will be playing for an hour each - there'll also be performances
from Oak stalwarts Martin Boland, Alan Hunter, The Bothy
Collective and Jimmy "The Angel", all donations
gratefully recieved.
On the 8th of April, the
Oak plays host to the annual Songwriting Competition, all
entries should be in by Monday 31st March and must be performed
live on Tuesday 8th April. Prizes and recognition for the
top three voted for by the judges.
see: royal-oak-folk.com
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