Out of the Bedroom 697 will take place in Woodland Creatures on Thursday, 25th July from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is free and sign up for an open mic slot is from 7.30 p.m., with 10 to 15 minutes per act depending on the number of performers. Original music only for the open slots and all music lovers are welcome. A house guitar will be available for musicians.

Our feature act this week is Queer Faith and TheMany. This show invites you to come and sit or stand together with others, co-creating a safe and including space for us all to relax in, react or stay quiet, cry or laugh, meet again with our inner faerie(s) through experiencing a sacred and ritualistic aspect of a capella story-singing. A genderqueer blue collection of creatures in one body, will bring past stories back through songs …

Surreal, immersive and intimate story-singing show celebrating emotions related to love, multiplicity and emotional nakednesss… ♥

OOTB #696 took place on 11th July. Photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up was: Startled Bee, Francisco Cano, Jim Bryce, Conor Riordan, Patrick Steel, Neil Matthew Fox, Nyk Stoddart, Majk Stokes, Michael Steele, Gareth Herron, Ross Nielson, Chris Glen, feature act: SMUT.

See you at Woodland Creatures … 🙂
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Out of the Bedroom 696 will take place in Woodland Creatures on Thursday, 11th July from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is free and sign up for an open mic slot is from 7.30 p.m., with 10 to 15 minutes per act depending on the number of performers. Original music only for the open slots and all music lovers are welcome. A house guitar will be available for musicians.

Our feature act this week is SMUT.. SMUT. is a young singer, writer, producer and musician with a grunge background taking an increasingly electronic direction with her music. Formerly performing solely with a guitar, she now also sings to hip hop and r’n’b-inspired instrumentals created by either herself or collaborative artists. Although varied with her musical creations, a vulnerable and raw approach to creative expression defines much of SMUT.’s work.

OOTB #696 took place on 27th June. Photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up was: Roy McIntosh, Joseph Martyn, Majk Stokes, Jonas Cimermanas, James Bissett, Ian Macdonald, Nelson Wright, SMUT., feature act: Jim Bryce.

See you at Woodland Creatures … 🙂
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Out of the Bedroom 695 will take place in Woodland Creatures on Thursday, 27th June from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is free and sign up for an open mic slot is from 7.30 p.m., with 10 to 15 minutes per act depending on the number of performers. Original music only for the open slots and all music lovers are welcome. A house guitar will be available for musicians.

Our feature act this week is Jim Bryce. If you want a “typical singer-songwriter” – whatever that is – you’re not going to get it. A musical magpie, veering from rock to MOR, from folk to jazz to music-hall. Pastdoings include music for children’s radio, theatre and squeaky stuff. Tasters from his new album “A Grope of Foolish Poke Songs” may possibly feature. He may well try to lumber you with copies of it, and his previous two. Be warned!

“Wildly eccentric.. with some great tunes” (James Igoe)
“Intelligent, thought-provoking……If we’d known him for the last 20 or 30 years …..he’d probably sell bushels of CD’s, (MGCK)
“Strums a guitar, plonks a keyboard, and has no idea why he’s here.” (Jim Bryce)

OOTB #694 took place on 13th June. Photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up was: Neil Fox, Queer Faith and TheMany, Roddy Fraser, Nyk Stoddart, Michael Wollaston, Caro Bridges, Jim Bryce, Cameron Phair, feature act: Sir Tom Watton.

See you at Woodland Creatures … 🙂
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Out of the Bedroom 693 will take place in Woodland Creatures on Thursday, 30th May from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is free and sign up for an open mic slot is from 7.30 p.m., with 10 to 15 minutes per act depending on the number of performers. Original music only for the open slots and all music lovers are welcome. A house guitar and keyboard are available for musicians.

Our feature act this week is Siria. When they first met in 2015, Siria and her partner Ash played music all night long, it was an instant fit. They got married a year later and haven’t stopped playing music since. Siria writes original music and sometimes plays around Edinburgh. In the next few months she hopes to get started on recording an EP. Please follow along and see where the journey leads!

OOTB #692 took place on 16th May. Photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up was: Drew William, Tau Boo, Queer Faith and TheMany, Matthew Keyes, Michael, Enradgey, Roy McIntosh, SMUT., John Porro, Siria and Ash, feature act: Rosie Smith.

See you at Woodland Creatures on Thursday 30th May… 🙂 
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Out of the Bedroom 692 will take place in Woodland Creatures on Thursday, 16th May from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is free and sign up for an open mic slot is from 7.30 p.m., with 10 to 15 minutes per act depending on the number of performers. Original music only for the open slots and all music lovers are welcome. A house guitar and keyboard are available for musicians.

Our feature act this week is Rosie Smith. Born in Glasgow, Rosie returned to her parents’ native Edinburgh a few years ago for university, and finally got around to her longtime goal of learning to play the guitar. Rosie’s first Out of the Bedroom performance was also her open mic debut in 2018 with her first three original songs. She has since expanded her repertoire of melancholy songs, often reminiscent of the sad Scottish folksongs, which she is also a keen performer of. Rosie’s other main influences are Joan Baez, Simon and Garfunkel, and Billy Bragg. Most of her music centres around a poignant and mournful expression of love, heartbreak, and healing.

OOTB #691 took place on 6th September. Photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up was: Queer Faith and TheMany, Drew William, Jim Bryce, Roy McIntosh, Colin Whitelaw, James Igoe, feature act: Nyk Stoddart.

See you at Woodland Creatures this Thursday… 🙂 
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Out of the Bedroom 691 will take place in Woodland Creatures on Thursday, 2nd May from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is free and sign up for an open mic slot is from 7.30 p.m., with 10 to 15 minutes per act depending on the number of performers.

Feature act this week is Nyk Stoddart. In Nyk’s words: “I’m not much for self promotion, but I have being writing songs, which are often comedic, but also introspective, and influenced by Dylan, Neil Young and Pink Floyd, in Edinburgh since the late 1980s. Even though I’ve played at nights such as The Listening Room, Live at the Loft and even venues like the Jazz Bar and the Wee Red Bar, my heart has always been at my favourite songwriter night, Out of the Bedroom.”

OOTB 690 took place on 18th April 2019. Photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up was: Small Feet Little Toes, Queer Faith and TheMany, Terry Weston, John Porro, Ross Neilson, Jonas Cimermanas, Michael, SMUT, Jo and Kevin, The Old Town Rambler, Angus Gibson, feature act: Neil Matthew Fox.

See you at Woodland Creatures … 🙂
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Out of the Bedroom 690 will take place in Woodland Creatures on Thursday, 18th April from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is free and sign up for an open mic slot is from 7.30 p.m., with 10 to 15 minutes per act depending on the number of performers.

Feature act this week is Neil Matthew Fox. Fife based singer-songwriter Neil has been a frequent performer on the Edinburgh open-mic scene since he took up guitar in 2017. Performing dark folk songs, murder ballads and the the occasional love (or hate!) song, his inspirations include Bob Dylan, John Prine and Johnny Cash, alongside much traditional Scots, Irish, English and American folk music. Armed with his trusty Martin acoustic guitar and mandolin, Neil aims to entertain the audience with a varied and unique set list.

OOTB 689 took place on 4th April 2019. Photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up was: Tina Louise Avery, David Cornwall, Gaelic Ukuleles!, Sir Tom Watton, John Watton (HRH), Freeloadin’ Frank and The Bucking Fastards, Bill Philip, Majk Stokes, Queer Faith and TheMany, Nor, Gareth Herron, Roy McIntosh, Jeanice Lee and Marco, feature act: The Eclectics.

See you at Woodland Creatures … 🙂
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Out of the Bedroom 689 will take place in Woodland Creatures on Thursday, 4th April from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is free and sign up for an open mic slot is from 7.30 p.m., with 10 to 15 minutes per act depending on the number of performers.

Feature act this week is The Eclectics. Uplifting song for uplifting souls. Slightly roots-ish, slightly ska-ish, slightly reggae-ish, slightly kwala-ish. All penned by Terry, our acoustic guitarist/vocalist. With Fi on whistles, Emiliano on bass and Lorraine on cajon and bongos. Get your dancing shoes on and be uplifted with some uptempo tunes!

OOTB 688 took place on 21st March 2019. Photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up was: Nyk Stoddart, Jim Bryce, The Real Jonathan, Ewan Stein, Jacob, Michael, Gareth Herron, John Porro, Bill Philip, feature act: Lisa Rigby.

See you at Woodland Creatures … 🙂
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Out of the Bedroom 688 will take place in Woodland Creatures on Thursday, 21st March from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is free and sign up for an open mic slot is from 7.30 p.m., with 10 to 15 minutes per act depending on the number of performers.

Feature act this week is Lisa Rigby. Lisa started composing & performing in 2004, recording her debut CD “Hello” the following year. In 2008 she formed Townhouse with Stuart Clark & John Farrell, their debut LP “Ten Pieces” appearing in 2009. Lisa’s 2nd solo album “Transition” was launched in 2011, being well received with airplay on Iain Anderson’s Evening Show on BBC Radio Scotland. For the last 5 years Lisa’s focus has mainly been on family but recording for a new album was started in 2018; she hopes to finish this and get out playing more!

OOTB 687 took place on 7th March 2019. Photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up was: Majk Stokes, Tau Boo, Colin Anytime, Queer Faith and The Many, John Porro, Michael, Siria and Ash, Gareth Herron, James Igoe feature act: Ailsa and the Seahorses. 

See you at Woodland Creatures … 🙂
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