Out of the Bedroom #672 is on at Leith’s finest Woodland Creatures this Thursday, 28th June from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is, as always, 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.

Callum Mackinnon is a Leith-based solo artist playing his take on Americana/country/folk. Callum’s heartfelt songs take their cues from Cash, Waits and Cave as well as more modern influences like Chris Stapleton and Colter Wall, all with his own alternative twist. Callum says: I’ve written songs, on and off all of my life, from punk and metal through to folk and country and finally found something I’m comfortable with – honest songs, warts and all. I’m looking forward to releasing my debut six-track mini album in September 2018 but, until then, hope to share it live wherever I can.”
“Callum has a lovely voice, very well suited to the songs he writes.” [Leith Folk Club]
“Conjured up images of muggy nights on the street corners of New Orleans and the neon-lit honky-tonks in Nashville.” [Club Nitty Gritty]
“Callum was a top quality addition to the evening and I look forward to hearing a lot more from him” [Out of the Bedroom]

OOTB #671 took place on 14th June. Photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up was: Matthew Mcghie, Neil Fox, Callaghan and Farrell, Tina Avery, Kathy Muir, Sir Tom Watton, Simone Finally, Majk Stokes, Alex Hendrie and feature act Ben Inglis.

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Roll up, roll up for Out of the Bedroom #671 at Woodland Creatures in glorious Leith this Thursday, 14th June from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is, as always, 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.

Feature act for #671 is Ben Inglis. Ben is an aspiring young singer songwriter from the outskirts of Edinburgh influenced by the likes of Neil Young, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Richard Ashcroft and Noel Gallagher. Ben decided to start his musical journey last August after coming home inspired from a trip to London’s Hyde Park to see Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. Ben has recently finished recording his first EP record with Frazer Brown at Werra Foxma Studio and this is due to be launched on June 30th at Bathgate’s Purple Orange arts venue.

OOTB #670 took place on 31st May. Photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up was: Small Feet Little Toes, Darren Edmund, Majk Stokes, Impossible Songs, Startled Bee, Snakeskin Shoe Review, Adam Naylor and feature act: Sonja Sleator.

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Out of the Bedroom #670 is taking place at Woodland Creatures in glorious Leith this Thursday, 31st May from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is, as always, 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.

Feature act for #670 is Sonja Sleator. Sonja Sleator is a Belfast-based singer/songwriter. Her story driven songs have taken her to play shows all over Ireland as well as in Nashville, New Orleans and San Francisco. Her last EP, ADAMS, was released in 2017 and described as “one of the best releases of the year.” Suffice to say, Out of the Bedroom rarely books touring musicians but we are big fans of Sonja’s music and are delighted she is our feature act.

OOTB #669 took place on 17th May. The review can be found on the OOTB website. Photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up was: Majk Stokes, Ben Inglis, Nyk Stoddart, Ewan Stein, James Igoe, and feature act: The Trailer Park Saints.

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Out of the Bedroom #669 is coming from Woodland Creatures in sunny Leith this Thursday, 17th 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, poetic hearts, flower children and hay fever sufferers are welcome to our three hours of musical paradise on Earth.

Feature act for #669 is The Trailer Park Saints. The Trailer Park Saints, created by Jonas and Paulius — two Lithuanian natives, friends, and musicians — is a fresh attempt to combine various experimentations in song writing with similar experiments in guitar-heavy soundscapes. Inspired and influenced by the likes of Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, and Swans, The Trailer Park Saints have set out to form their own unique way of blending it all together. Jonas has also played Out of the Bedroom using the alias Skip, the Android.

The review for #668 on 3rd May can be found on the OOTB website and photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up was: James Igoe, Chris Fogerty, Jim Bryce, Startled Bee, Adam Naylor, Majk Stokes, The Trailer Park Saints, Lach, Andy Hiles, feature act: Dog On A Swing.

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Out of the Bedroom #668 is happening live and direct at Woodland Creatures this Thursday, 3rd 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, bohemians, free spirits, broken spirits and everyone in between are welcome to come along and enjoy the evening.

Feature act for #668 is Dog On A Swing. Dog On A Swing is the pseudonym under which Ed Ritchie writes and plays music, based in Edinburgh. Sometimes solo, he likes to bring in other musicians on a fluid and flexible basis. DOAS released Autonomy – a debut album about fighting to secure and maintain personal autonomy – last year, and also have two EPs out. The first open mic Ed ever attended was Out Of The Bedroom, so he’s looking forward to DOAS featuring there again!

The review for #667 on 19th April can be found on the OOTB website and Malcolm’s photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up was: Tina Louise Avery; Jim Bryce; Majk Stokes; Dog On A Swing; Sarah.T; Sonny Casey; Skip, The Android; feature act: Ali Tod.

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Out of the Bedroom #667 is this Thursday, 19th April. We had an excellent 666 – keeping the forces of darkness at bay (most of the time, we shone the lights in the audience more brightly) – and are again at Woodland Creatures 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, dreamers, writers, knitters, creatives, anti-folkies, folkies and layabouts are welcome to come along and enjoy the evening.

Feature act for #667 is the mighty Ali Tod. Ali is classically trained, but has a genre-defying style that is far flung from the classical guitar. With heavy influence from artists such as Rodrigo y Gabriela and KT Tunstall, Ali has developed a unique blend of percussive guitar and loop mastery, to create an original sound that gets hands clapping, hips shaking and feet stomping.

The review for #666 on 5th April can be found on the OOTB website and Malcolm’s photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up was: Jim Bryce, Euan Glasgow, Pink Kudu, Impossible Songs, Bill Phillip, The Old Town Rambler, Suzanne Dyson, Michael, Skip the Android, Savona, Ali Tod, feature act: Scott Candlish.

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Out of the Bedroom #666 is coming this Thursday, 5th April! According to some translations of the Bible, 666 is the number of the beast… who, apparently, was the dastardly Emperor Nero. I don’t know if there will be any fiddling while Rome, or anywhere else for that matter, burns but there will be music at Woodland Creatures 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, dreamers, writers, potters, cheesemakers, meek people and fallen Roman emperors are welcome to come along and enjoy the evening.

Feature act for #666 is Scott Candlish. Singer songwriter Scott Candlish is fresh from the release of his second EP in 2017 ‘Home Away from Home’. Originally from Melbourne Scott moved to Edinburgh in the last 12 months and has been hitting the city’s music scene by storm. His influences include Ryan Adams, Ben Howard, Bon Iver and The Tallest Man on Earth.

The review for #665 on 22nd March can be found on the OOTB website. Line up was: Scott Candlish, Tau Boo, Tina Louise Avery, Michael, Dow Joan, Suzanne Dyson, Rosie Smith, feature act Ewan Stein.

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Out of the Bedroom #665 is this Thursday 22nd March, Springing on from a cracking night two weeks ago with many very high quality performances. Venue is Woodland Creatures from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. and entry is free. Sign up for an open mic slot 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, dreamers, writers, artists, clowns, jugglers, poets and ne’er-do-wells are welcome to come along and enjoy the evening.

Feature act for #665 is Ewan Stein. Ewan Stein has being playing songs in his head and for select audiences, sworn to secrecy, for over two decades. Some of them he aired while playing guitar and singing for legendary Edinburgh indie band ‘Recliner’. Ewan’s music, influenced by folk and indie rock, is inspired by living and growing in Scotland, Tasmania, the United States and the Middle East.

The review for #664 on 8th March can be found on the OOTB website and Malcolm’s photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up for OOTB 664: Small Feet Little Toes, Ewan Stein, Tina Louise Avery, Khalid Al Khajah, Jon Mclean, Callum McKinnon, Robert King, Michael, Jim Bryce, James McGinley, and feature act DB Hews.

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Great news! We’ve survived the snow apocalyse, so let’s celebrate at Out of the Bedroom #664 on Thursday 8th March! Come join in the party at Woodland Creatures from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is free – yes, FREE – and if you want to play, sign up starts at 7.30 p.m. for an open mic slot, with 10 to 15 minutes per act depending on the number of performers. You are welcome if you are a performer of original material, a music lover, a creative or otherwise attracted to a night of musical expression.

Feature act for #664 is DB Hews. DB Hews is a singer-songwriter born and bred in Dublin, Ireland, currently based between there and the northern UK, exploiting every venue, support slot, and open mic that come up to showcase those songs.As well as choirs, musicals and songwriting/ music production for theatre and film, DB Hews has been a frontman over the last decade in band after band; recently, on keyboard and backing vocals behind Jamie Duff, Roisin El Cherif, and Sam Messayeh in Dublin, as well as fronting the big band EUJO in Edinburgh.

The review for #663 on 22nd February can be found on the OOTB website and Malcolm’s photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up for OOTB 663: James Igoe, Scott Candlish, Ewan Stein, Michael, Natalie Docherty-Gibson and feature act: Jeanice Lee.

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It’s Out of the Bedroom #663 with much promise of hope as we emerge from hibernation. This Thursday 22nd February we’ll be at Woodland Creatures from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Fancy joining us? Entry is free and if you want to play, sign up starts at 7:30pm for an open mic slot, with 10-15 minutes per act depending on the number of performers. You are welcome if you are a performer of original material, a music lover, a creative or otherwise attracted to a night of musical expression.

OOTB 662 on 8th February saw four debut acts and some welcome returnees. The review for #662 can be found on the OOTB website and Malcolm’s photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up for the evening: Jim Bryce, Tina Louise Avery, Samantha Preis (debut), Rosie Smith (debut), Colin Whitelaw, Cloudland Blue Quartet, Note To Self: (debut), Jacob O’Sullivan (debut), DB Hews, feature act: Conor Michael Riordan.

Feature act for #663 is Jeanice Lee. Jeanice is an Edinburgh-based singer-songwriter who writes songs with a rich blend of poetic lyrics, catchy melodies and deep emotions, resulting in her self-styled, alternative, melancholic tunes. Song-writing is a significant creative outlet for Jeanice in which she explores her inner dialogue and self-awareness as well as the system and the world. Only started learning the guitar over a year ago, Jeanice is writing and performing songs using both classical and electric guitars and has been working hard in the last nine months to build her repertoire of songs and prepare for live shows with her full band.

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