OOTB 701 – Thursday 19th September – Gareth Herron

Out of the Bedroom 701 will take place in Woodland Creatures on Thursday, 19th 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. A house guitar will be available for musicians.

Our feature act this week is Gareth Herron. Originally from Northern Ireland, Gareth Herron is a singer songwriter who has been playing his happysad songs around Edinburgh since April of last 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 #700 – the “Mega Mic” – took place on 5th September. Photos from the evening can be found on our Facebook page. Line up was (hold your breath): Jim Bryce, Startled Bee, Roy McIntosh, Tim Wylie, Lisa Rigby, Queer Faith and TheMany, Tina Louise Avery, Neil Matthew Fox, Will B, Patrick Steel, Mike McKenzie, Tommy Danbury, Freeloadin’ Frank, Mally Smith, John Porro, Owen Clark, Burnam J Wood (Arran), James Igoe. There was no feature, just one song each with some doublers at the end of the evening.

Also, we’d like to mention #698 and #699 which ran during the Edinburgh Fringe. Artists who played 698: Jim Bryce, Patrick Steel, Ian Sclater, Roy McIntosh, John Porro, Tommy Danbury, Nyk Stoddart, feature act: Cameron Phair. Line up for 699: Queer Faith and TheMany, Catherine Duguid, Neil Matthew Fox, SMUT., Angus Gibson, Nyk Stoddart, Tommy Danbury, Peter Michael Rowan, Freeloadin’ Frank, Jim Bryce, feature act: Calum Carlyle.

See you at Woodland Creatures on Thursday… 🙂
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