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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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.

See you at Woodland Creatures this Thursday…
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