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 …
The eternally effervescent North Sea Gas visited the Nitten stage on Thursday 5th January, getting our 2023 entertainments programme off to a rousing start. From the opening notes of ‘Sleepy Toon’ the band were in their customary relentlessly upbeat form. The band has been together for more years that they care to count and have …
On Thursday we were delighted to welcome Karen Beattie, from the Scots Music Group, to Nitten Folk Club. She came along to collect a cheque for £1,345.00; the amount raised by the club’s Annual Lesley Hale Charity Concert, which took place on 1st October. It’s a significant sum and Karen assured us all it is …
On Sunday night (6th November) we held our annual club meal at the Steading in Edinburgh. As we’ve come to expect from the Steading, the food was excellent and the kitchen and waiting staff worked their littler socks off to keep us all fed and watered. A great deal of thanks must got to Jim …
Thursday saw the welcome return of Scotland’s leading musical minstrel to the Nitten Stage as Alastair McDonald gave us a rousing and varied set that included jazz standards like Howard Johnson’s Fujiwara (Everybody Loves Ice Cream), murder ballads (Polly, Pretty Polly) and traditional favourites (The Bonny Boy). Interspersed with anecdotes about the songs and his …
Alastair McDonald. The Legendary Scottish Minstrel. Read More »
