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 …
Incredibly, it’s been over five years since Kenny last visited the club, then as part of the hugely successful Real Time. This time around he was flying solo but, even just armed with his guitar and an impressive back catalogue of great songs, he is a classy performer. Kicking things off with ‘The Bonny, Bonny …
Today Charlie and Ronnie, our chairperson and treasurer, respectively, along with Ann Young, visited the Marie Curie Hospice and met with Fiona Bushby, to present a cheque for the money raised by our annual Charity Concert on 30th September. The amount raised was a staggering £1,355.50. It was decided by the committee to round up …
The Marie Curie Hospice. Nitten Folk Club Charity Concert Read More »
Saturday saw the annual Lesley Hale Charity Concert take place at the Dean Tavern, and it was, as always, a resounding success. A capacity crowd were treated to a fabulous evening of entertainment from a fantastic ensemble of musicians. All the performers are club members and the talent we have on tap never ceases to …
After a summer lay-off our guest night season recommenced on Thursday with the welcome return of our old friend George Machray. Although he’s a frequent visitor to the singaround sessions (and actually won the songwriters prize for best humorous song earlier this year) it’s been six years since he last graced the Nitten stage. On …
Incredibly, it’s been over ten years since Jez Lowe graced the Nitten stage – not for want of asking of course – it’s just that Jez is one of the busiest and most in-demand performers on the circuit, and has been for many, many years. That’s to be expected, of course. A prolific songwriter with …
It’s been four years since we were able to host the annual songwriting competition at Nitten but on Thursday it was back with a bang. We really do have some very talented and creative people at our club and the competition this year featured six of the best: Gillian Anderson kicked the competition off with …
On Thursday we welcomed the extraordinarily versatile ‘Hoolet’ to the Nitten stage, featuring traditional balladeer Maggie Dewar, classically trained violinist Helen Ross and guitar virtuoso Ronnie Miller (all three, incidentally are club members). Although they all come for very different musical backgrounds they have forged a distinct musical identity, combining traditional folk with classical compositions …
Hoolet gives NItten a real ‘Hoot’ of an Evening. Read More »
Last night saw the welcome return of the wonderful Tom Clelland to the Nitten stage, after an absence of 7 years. Since then he’s endured some serious health issues but thankfully he’s fully recovered now and has lost none of his charm, warmth and gentle good humour. He was given an enthusiastic welcome by the …
Last night saw the club holding its annual celebration of the life and work of Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet, and what a special evening it turned out to be. We had a full house and although ours doesn’t have the formality of a full-blown Burns ‘Supper’ we unquestionably did the great man proud. Ian …
