Charity Gig
Friday 16 March 2018
7pm to 9.30pm
City of Edinburgh Methodist Church
25 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh EH8 9BX
Tickets £8*/ £6* including refreshments
On the door or in advance from http://www.wegottickets.com/songsforwateraid
* 80p/60p fee added by WeGotTickets website
All profit will go to WaterAid
Kirsty Law
Kirsty Law is an innovative Scottish singer and songmaker who draws on Scots musical traditions whilst collaborating with artists of different mediums. Her latest album project Young Night Thought is an exploration of the 'inner child' concept through folklore, song and film. Working with her on this exciting project are filmmaker Daniel Warren, painter Kirsty Whiten and record producer Ben Seal. .
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The performers
Alice + Evan
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Alice from Sweden and Evan from Penicuik are two friends who met in Edinburgh. Together they play music that moves them. Original songs and covers, folk and singer-songwriter, violin, guitar and two voices.
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The Old Town Rambler
Ian Smith - aka The Old Town Rambler - hails from North Berwick and has variously played guitar, harmonica and accordion in a number of bands and guises over the years. Currently he is playing a collection of his own acoustic songs which draw on the roots and folk traditions of the USA and the UK, but mainly influenced by early American blues and country music. Your feet will be tapping along after a chord or 2...
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Tina Louise Avery
Tina's songs draw on real and fictional places and the events, people, and emotions she encounters there, and her clear-voiced lyrics are accompanied by her distinctive finger-picking style. The title track 'River Man' from her first EP won the 2013 Loanhead Music Festival Songwriting Competition. She won a place at the Danny Kyle Open Stage at Celtic Connections in January 2017. Her second EP 'Tea Amongst the Birds' was released in November 2017. She is accompanied by Vincent Gauchot for this gig.
f: Songs for WaterAid
We want everyone, everywhere to have safe water, hygiene and sanitation by 2030
