Nitten Folk Club at the Steading

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 …

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Kenny Spiers at Nitten Folk Club

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 …

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Lesley Hale Charity Concert 2023

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 …

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Hoolet gives NItten a real ‘Hoot’ of an Evening.

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 …

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Celebrating the Immortal Bard

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 …

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