Category: festival

On the Fringes of the Fringe

Margriet and I will be in Edinburgh in August, hosted by a good friend of mine. We’re taking along our instruments, so we can do some busking, on the fringes of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

We did consider the fringe festival busking opportunities, but soon realised our music would be drowned out by all the hustle and bustle on the Royal Mile. Instead we hope to find a listening audience in quieter parts of town, and maybe sell some CDs.

We’ll also be sampling some of what the fringe festival has to offer, and map out a strategy for participating in the festival next year, possibly on a shared bill with some singer-songwriter friends.

At the Taxi Road Rally 2015 in LA

Taxi Road Rally 2015, Margriet with Jack, Laura and Al
Taxi Road Rally 2015, Margriet (far right) with Jack, Laura and Al (from left to right)

This is us at the head of the queue for the open mic at the Taxi Road Rally in Los Angeles on Saturday, 7 November 2015. Later that evening Jack performed a ukulele solo, Al a guitar solo with effects, Laura a song with piano accompaniment, and Margriet and I sang “This is for you”, with ukulele, recorder and vocals.

Dot to Dot Festival, Manchester

On Monday, 4 June, in the middle of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, Margriet and Irene attended the Dot to Dot Festival in Manchester.

The highlight was “Pearl and the Beard”, the band that drew us to the festival in the first place. A close second was “Pond”. The Ritz had the best sound system, but the Deaf Institute was the coolest venue by far.

below: Pearl and the Beard in the Sound Control Club

above: Pond at the Deaf Institute

Irene and Margriet’s Programme

THE RITZ
17.45 – 18.30: Lucy Rose

ZOO
16.15 – 16.45: The Dunwells

DEAF INSTITUTE
15.30 – 16.00: The Night
18.30 – 19.00: Pond

SOUND CONTROL CLUB
20.15 – 20.45: Pearl and the Beard

SOUND CONTROL LIVE LOUNGE
14.00 – 14.30: Being There

Full line-up