Left handed guitarists are something of a rarity, however when they do appear they have a tendency to be outstanding. Think Paul McCartney, Tony Iommi and, of course, Jimi Hendrix. Step forward Dave Gibb, who was warmly welcomed to the Nitten Folk Club Stage on Thursday. Hailing from the village of Wanlockhead in Dumfries and …
On Christmas Eve 2024 the members of Nitten Folk Club received the devastating news that Alison Gilroy, one of the clubs founding members, had died after a long struggle with Motor Neuron Disease (MND). She had requested a direct cremation as she ‘didnae want any fuss’, which was typical of this extraordinary woman. Consequently …
Fareweel to Nitten’s ‘Wee Sparrow’. Alison Gilroy. Read More »
The Lesley Hale Memorial Concert is always hotly anticipated and this year took place, as usual, at The Dean Tavern on Saturday 5th October. The concert is so named in tribute to the wonderful singer and songwriter so sadly missed by the club and the folk world in general. Our chosen charity this year was …
Nitten Folk Club once again visited the Linlithgow Canal Boat Society and, as ever, enjoyed a fabulous evening of foo0d, drink and song as we wound our way from the canal basin in Linlithgow to the Avon Aqueduct, which carries the Union Canal over the River Avon. The Avon Aqueduct is the longest and tallest …
A native of Edinburgh, Ed Miller first journeyed to the USA away back in 1968 for “a year or two” to do graduate studies at the University of Texas. Now, over 50 years later, he is still based in Austin and travels throughout North America entertaining and educating audiences with his wonderful songs and droll …
Checking our available records revealed that Duncan has, incredibly, not been to Nitten Folk Club in over 10 years. What were we thinking in not having him back sooner? None of us, not even Duncan, can remember who was in the line up way back then but long time musical partner Cy Jack was almost …
Eilidh Grant is a familiar face at Nitten Folk Club although, incredibly this was her first visit to the club since 2018, when she appeared as a member of Real Time, along with her good friend the wonderful Kenny Spiers. This time around she was flanked by guitar legend Stevie Lawrence and virtuoso fiddler Fiona …
Thursday night saw the club holding its annual celebration of the life and work of Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet. This is always a special evening and draws a capacity audience every year. Although ours doesn’t have the formality of a full-blown Burns ‘Supper’ we unquestionably did the great man proud. Jim Weatherston kicked off …
All the Christmas and New Year shenanigans are behind us and it’s now time to get 2024 rolling. What better way to do that that with an evening of singalong fun with Christine, Alex and Mhairi at Nitten Folk Club. Visiting the club for the first time since 2015 (where do the years go?) Luckenbooth …
On Sunday night (11th November) we held our annual club meal at the Steading in Edinburgh and although it was a driech winter’s evening in Edinburgh it was, as always, a wonderful, warm-hearted evening in the company of the Nitten Folk Club. The numbers were a wee bit down on previous years but then some …
