We have a couple of shows coming up in Edinburgh theatres in the next few weeks:
Firstly, A Dubliners-style concert at Edinburgh's Playhouse theatre on Sunday the 30th April, called "Seven Drunken Nights" I would have gone, but will be out of town at......an..other folk festival! (Husband will be at home fending off any would-be burglars!) For me, some of their magic is in the tunes of John Sheahan, who played fiddle and whistle for them for many years - he has some outstanding tunes of his own, as featured on his CD "Flirting Fiddles".
Then, since Runrig, another of my favourite bands, has officially retired, there is a musical on the circuit called "The Stamping Ground": this has already done well in Inverness and will be on stage at Edinburgh's Festival Theatre from May 23-27th. A tribute to Runrig.