Soundhouse, the organisation which began with live gigs in an Edinburgh flat, has announced a five day festival of live music at the Traverse, featuring acts based in Scotland.
The Soundhouse Winter Festival, from Thursday November 28 – Monday December 2, features a mixture of jazz, traditional and indie music, as well as weekend workshops.
On sale now are gigs including singer songwriter Megan Black, who mixes seventies blues rock with queer feminist pop. Indie art pop Dominic Waxing Lyrical will perform with alternative chamber outfit Mr McFall’s Chamber, while Callum Easter will perform with his band the Roulettes.
Further acts will be announced when the full programme goes on sale in September.
Singer and multi-instrumentalist Callum Easter thrives on impulse and spontaneity, and has an impeccable song writing craftsmanship that makes even the more unconventional moments of his soul punk/rock ‘n’ roll music instantly arresting. Callum Easter tours regularly with Young Fathers and this concert sees him returning home to Edinburgh, fresh from a tour of America playing songs from his current album with his band the Roulettes.
Dominic Waxing Lyrical’s return to the Traverse stage, include the launch of his new winter themed album Diminuet featuring long term collaborators Mr McFall’s Chamber. The show will include new songs and some old favourites, threaded together with a spoken word performance by Dominic, inspired by the Welsh epic poem Y Gododdin. The performance will be directed by celebrated Scottish dramatist David Greig.
Megan Black has toured the UK, played King Tuts, the Troxy in London and festivals and shows in California and Lisbon. Her music serves as a community for those seeking empowerment and positive change and focuses on themes such as feminism, mental health, addiction and climate change.
Soundhouse co-producers Douglas Robertson and Jane-Ann Purdy said: “Last Fringe we accidentally hosted a full run at Edinburgh’s Rose Theatre. This featured a wealth of musical talent all from artists from or based in Scotland. It was loved by audiences and critics alike. So we thought, why not repeat the experience? But not in August! The Soundhouse Winter Festival will be five nights spread over the St Andrews Day weekend. Today’s onsale announcement is just a taste of what’s to come and we’ll be back with the full festival programme in September.”
For more information and to book tickets go to:
https://www.soundhousewinterfest.com/
