Edinburgh Folk Club est.1973

05/12/2025

Yay to Elspeth Cowie, Gerda Stevenson, & David Francis !!! 💛
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🎉 Exciting news! Hands Up for Trad are delighted to announce the 2025 Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame inductees sponsored by Fèisean nan Gàidheal!
🎵 Services to Performance: Andrew Rankine, Colin MacLellan, Dr Steve Forman, Elspeth Cowie, Iain MacDonald (Neilson), and Sprangeen
Plus special awards for:
🏆 Professor Boyd Robertson - Services to Gaelic Award
🏆 Gerda Stevenson - Janet Paisley Services to Scots Award
🏆 David Francis - Hamish Henderson Services to Traditional Music Award
All will be honoured at a special civic reception hosted by Aberdeen City Council at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards on 6th December at Aberdeen Music Hall.
Congratulations to all our 2025 inductees! 👏 https://handsup.link/halloffameperformers2025

28/11/2025

✨ Wednesday 3rd December ✨

Three Quines: Rachel Gaughan,
Sylvia McGowan, Marina Rolink…

Please come and join us for a celebration of female song; of female vocals; &, of female voices...!! 💛

🌟Tickets via: www.eventbrite.com/o/89731724783

Taking back the narritive of many songs, re-interpretating classic themes, & switching the viewpoint... a new wave of strong & diverse Scottish female voices are beginning to be heard,including those of Rachel, Sylvia, & Marina.

With a subtle mix of Trad/Folk, singer/songwriter, Jazz/Blues & Contemporary; guitar, piano, & gorgeous vocals; showcasing vocal variation, different stylings, & distinctly curated repertoires, from these three stunning + beautiful voices.

Please join us for an absolutely wonderful night with these Three Quines… Rachel Gaughan, Sylvia McGowan, & Marina Rolink (of vocal group “Alma”: Danny Kyle Open Stage Winners 2025).

NB This is three mini gigs... each artist with roughly half an hour to entertain you all. Gig starts @ 8pm

🌟Tickets available ‘on the door’ & in advance via: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/89731724783

⏰ We start at 8pm (doors at 7:30pm)

with a main Intermission / a wee liceansed bar (run by the Ukrainain Community Centre) / festive wee raffle with some super prizes !! / Usually we finish around 10:30pm

📍You can find us at: 14 Royal Terrace, Edinburgh, EH7 5AB (& YES, we are outside the L*Z)

💙 Please like / follow, us: (insta)+ ‘Edinburgh Folk Club est. 1973’ (fb).

Hope to see you there !!! www.efc1973.com

ps- Please repost / share links to our gigs... we relay largely on social media, & word of mouth!! 🙏🏻