Out of the Bedroom 679 is on Thursday 1st November and it is going to be a bit special, as it will be 17 years since OOTB started. There will be cake and there will be great music as usual. I hope you can join in – all are welcome, including those hundreds of musicians who have played over the years but maybe not for some time. 

Leith’s Woodland Creatures is, as usual, hosting 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.

Feature act for the occasion is Tina Louise Avery. Tina’s thought-provoking songs draw on real and fictional places and the people and emotions she encounters there.  Her clear-voiced lyrics are accompanied by her distinctive finger-picking style.  Her influences range from Paul Simon and Suzanne Vega to Natalie Merchant and Kate Bush. 

Tina has launched two EPs so far, Riverman (2013) and Tea Amongst the Birds (2017). She has played support at the Edinburgh and Leith Folk Clubs, and in January 2017 she was selected for the Danny Kyle Open Stage at Celtic Connections- a career highlight!  She has also staged two fundraising gigs for the charity WaterAid showcasing local singer-songwriters and locally baked cakes for a great cause!  Come & listen to her musical stories…

OOTB #678 took place on 18th October. Photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up was: Majk Stokes (host), Norman Lamont, The Approximations, Rosie Smith, Fiona J Thom, James Igoe, feature act: Callaghan and Farrell.

See you at the party at Woodland Creatures on Thursday 1st November…
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Leith’s Woodland Creatures is hosting the 678th Out of the Bedroom this Thursday, 18th October 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.

Feature act this week is Callaghan and Farrell. Gerry Callaghan is a storyteller in song, ranging from tender country ballads to gritty Glasgow street songs. John Farrell, one of the most tasteful and versatile guitarists in town complements Gerry’s big-hearted tales exquisitely. It’s taken them long enough to find each other but it’s a perfect match – don’t miss them!

OOTB #677 took place on 4th October. Photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up was: Tina Louise Avery, Joel Evry, Rosie Smith, Callum Mackinnon, Bill Philip, Tau Boo, Beth Clarke, Majk Stokes, Beth Myers, feature act: Jim Bryce.

See you at Woodland Creatures this Thursday…
OOTB 

The 677th Out of the Bedroom is on at Leith’s finest Woodland Creatures this Thursday, 4th October 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.

Our feature act this week is Jim Bryce. Jim is… unique. If you want a “typical singer-songwriter” – whatever that is – you’re not going to get it. Bryce veers wildly from dissonant boogie-woogie to rock to MOR, from jazz-tinged musings to elegiac pibroch to music-hall. The influences are legion; the results unmistakably Bryce. Jim’s lyrics can be political, achingly beautiful, witty or plain daft. As a composer, he has written for BBC, theatres the length of the country, Ceebeebies and squeaky stuff for the concert-hall, with works performed at the Ravenna Festival and on the Edinburgh Fringe.

“Decidedly quirky songs, somewhere between boogie-woogie and advanced atonality” (The Scotsman) “Randy Newman after a pint of Pimms” (RBL music). “The Noel Coward for our generation.” (Joe Goldblatt) “Strums a guitar, plonks a keyboard, and has no idea why he’s here.” (Jim Bryce)

OOTB #676 took place on 20th September. Photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page and the Out of the Bedroom 676 review is posted here. Line up was: The Old Town Rambler, Startled Bee, David Cornwall, Jonas Cimermanas, Majk Stokes, Laura Silverstone, David Paton, Annabel Jones, feature act: Rosie Smith.

See you at Woodland Creatures this Thursday…
OOTB 

The 676th Out of the Bedroom is on at Leith’s finest Woodland Creatures this Thursday, 20th September 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.

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, back in February, 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 #675 took place on 6th September. Photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up was: James Igoe, Suzanne Dyson, Danny Emerson, Tina Louise Avery, Rosie Smith and feature act Gareth Herron.

See you at Woodland Creatures this Thursday… 🙂 
OOTB

After our August break, the 675th Out of the Bedroom is back on at Leith’s finest Woodland Creatures this Thursday, 6th September 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.

Our feature act this week is Gareth Herron. Originally from Northern Ireland, Gareth is a singer songwriter who has been playing his happysad songs around Edinburgh since April of this year. Inspired by Frightened Rabbit, The National and Sufjan Stevens; Gareth’s lyrically driven music offers an insight into the life of someone still trying to figure it all out.

OOTB #674 took place on 26th July. Photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up was: Tina Louise Avery, Jim Bryce, Kevin Laing, Startled Bee, Gareth Herron, Metecandriu, Majk Stokes and feature act Small Feet Little Toes.

See you at Woodland Creatures this Thursday… 🙂 
OOTB

Out of the Bedroom #674 is on at Leith’s finest Woodland Creatures this Thursday, 26th July from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Entry is 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.

Our feature act this week is Small Feet Little Toes. Peach AKA Small Feet Little Toes is an Edinburgh based singer/song-writer belting out bi-polar love songs about mammalian relationships, dirty sex talk and sneakers. Small Feet Little Toes is part of the DECAGRAM collective and will be performing with her band for a special fringe performance on the 17th of August – check out the DECAGRAM page on Facebook. Small Feet Little Toes is super excited about recording her album at the end of this year.

OOTB #673 took place on 12th July. Photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up was: Jim Bryce, Grant and Amber, Kevin Laing, James Igoe and feature act Calum Baird. 

See you at Woodland Creatures this Thursday… 
OOTB

Out of the Bedroom #673 is on at Leith’s finest Woodland Creatures this Thursday, 12th July 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.

Our feature act this week is Calum Baird. Originally from Falkirk, Calum is a singer-songwriter and professional live musician with four years of experience of playing venues from Aberdeen to London and across Europe, Calum has received praise, admiration and recognition for his own particular style of folky-blues formed from tales of love and woe, heartfelt political commentaries and social observations. 

Since releasing his debut EP, Nothing to Lose, on Folk Rag Records in 2014, Calum has gone on to share bills and stages with some of Scotland’s greatest musicians from the established and upcoming scenes, as well as a host of international musicians too. These include; Dick Gaughan, Maeve Mackinnon, Kyle Falconer (of The View), The Jellyman’s Daughter, Andy Irvine (Ireland), David Rovics (US) and Boikot (Spain).

OOTB #672 took place on 28th June. Photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up was: Ailsa and the Seahorses, ‘Fergal’, Gareth Herron, The Humors, Jeanice Lee, Joel Evry and feature act Callum Mackinnon. 

See you at Woodland Creatures this Thursday…
OOTB 

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.

See you at Woodland Creatures this Thursday…
OOTB 

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.

See you at Woodland Creatures this Thursday…
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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.

See you at Woodland Creatures this Thursday…
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