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Concert Review from the 2017 Edinburgh, Scotland "Festival Fringe" - Les Poules A Colin

August 19, 2017 - 12:00pm

Acoustic Music Center 8 August, 2017 19:00 Review: Les Poules A Colin ****Stars “These five young musicians bursting with spontaneous energy are touring the world, bringing their sultry twin vocals and rollicking roots to an ever-widening fan base. On top of their natural talent and respect for repertoire, they have...

Concert Review 2017 Edinburgh, Scotland - Free Fringe Live Music Series presented by Live Music Now

August 18, 2017 - 4:00pm

Friday, August 19, 2017 Live Music Now Scotland www.livemusicnow.org/scotland featuring vocalist Ainsley Hamill with pianist and harmonium artist Alastair Paterson. ****stars As a part of Live Music Now Scotland Concert Series staged in the grand gallery of the National Museum of Scotland, Artists Ainsley Hamill and Alastair Paterson rendered an...

Concert Review from the 2017 Edinburgh, Scotland "Festival Fringe" - Three Colours Guitar

August 18, 2017 - 12:00pm

Three Colours Guitar In Concert, 18 August 2017, St. Columba’s By The Castle 7.30 pm “Three Colours Guitar’s exciting new music show blends jazz, classical and Celtic fingerstyle. Edinburgh Fringe veteran classical/percussive guitarist Declan Zapala joins forces this year with fellow guitarists John Wheatcroft (Gypsy jazz), and Matt Buchanan (Celtic...

Ethnomusicologist Jean Jenkins - Collector of World Music Instruments

August 15, 2017 - 12:00pm

http://www.nms.ac.uk/explore/stories/world-cultures/jean-jenkins-collection/ The National Museum of Scotland @NtlMuseumsScot in Edinburgh holds one of the world’s finest and most extensive collections of world music instruments gathered by the late American expatriate and renowned ethnomusicologist, Jean Jenkins. Each display case in the exhibit is filled with ancient instruments used by varied cultures in...

Concert Review 2017 Edinburgh, Scotland "Festival Fringe" - Ensemble Su

August 14, 2017 - 4:00pm

Ensemble Su: The Party Concert Performance Review, Monday, August 14, 2017 1pm *****Stars This quintet Ensemble Su lives up to its promotional campaign showcasing it as a collective that “crosses international boundaries with its blend of Korean traditional instruments”. This is an individually talented group of artists that “crosses international...

Concert Review from the 2017 Edinburgh, Scotland "Festival Fringe" - Arbikie Pipers

August 12, 2017 - 12:00pm

Arbikie Pipers Review In concert: Game of Drones August 4, 2017 Friday Merchants Hall This was a concert featuring a somewhat unique display of performance elements including bagpipes, conga drum, (that’s right conga drums), snare drum, bass drum and narrator. As the pipers, adorned in their kilts, walked out on...

Concert Review 2017 Edinburgh, Scotland "Festival Fringe" - Soweto Gospel Choir

August 12, 2017 - 12:00pm

Soweto Gospel Choir Review: ****Stars South Africa’s two-time Grammy award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir illumined and showcased their energetic, spirit-filled singing and choreograph to an audience primed for an afternoon of traditional sacred and secular songs grounded in both African American and African traditional norms on the afternoon of Friday, August...

Concert Review from the 2017 Edinburgh, Scotland "Festival Fringe" - Concert Review - Soprano Ann Liebeck with Cuban pianist Marcos Madrigal

August 12, 2017 - 12:00pm

7 April 2017 2.30pm St. Andrew's and St. George's West - Re: From Havana to Buenos Aires: Cuban Classics ****Stars “Marcos Madrigal, Cuba's most exciting young concert pianist, appears with opera singer Ann Liebeck in a programme of Latin American classical songs, opera arias and virtuoso piano music. They will...

Concert Review from the 2017 Edinburgh, Scotland "Festival Fringe" - Ludus Baroque Chamber Orchestra and Choir

August 11, 2017 - 12:00pm

Review Of J.S. Bach B minor Mass **** stars Ludus Baroque Chamber Orchestra & Choir, Richard Neville-Towle, Director Thursday, 3 August 2017 7:30 pm. Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh, Scotland. http://www.ludusbaroque.co.uk/ Arrived to the Canongate Kirk (church), Edinburgh, Scotland for a concert featuring Ludus Chamber Orchestra & Choir, conducted by RichardNeville-Towle, Director...

Encore Editions of Higher Ground

July 28, 2017 - 3:00pm

While Jonathan is in Scotland attending the Festival Fringe in Edinburgh - conducting research on world music and gathering recorded music to air on Higher Ground, please enjoy these Encore Broadcasts: #1205 August 5 , Encore #1164 first aired October 22, 2016 Music by: Eliza Carthy, The Solaris Quartet, Jon...

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Concert Review from the 2017 Edinburgh, Scotland "Festival Fringe" - Les Poules A Colin

Concert Review 2017 Edinburgh, Scotland - Free Fringe Live Music Series presented by Live Music Now

Concert Review from the 2017 Edinburgh, Scotland "Festival Fringe" - Three Colours Guitar

Ethnomusicologist Jean Jenkins - Collector of World Music Instruments

Concert Review 2017 Edinburgh, Scotland "Festival Fringe" - Ensemble Su

Concert Review from the 2017 Edinburgh, Scotland "Festival Fringe" - Arbikie Pipers

Concert Review 2017 Edinburgh, Scotland "Festival Fringe" - Soweto Gospel Choir

Concert Review from the 2017 Edinburgh, Scotland "Festival Fringe" - Concert Review - Soprano Ann Liebeck with Cuban pianist Marcos Madrigal

Concert Review from the 2017 Edinburgh, Scotland "Festival Fringe" - Ludus Baroque Chamber Orchestra and Choir

Encore Editions of Higher Ground

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