Rat Pack – Live

**** 4 stars

Geoff and I love our music as much as we enjoy our comedy and since I have always loved Sammy Davis Junior I was looking forward to my second Hartshorn-Hook Production of this Fringe, having already seen Treasure … Read More

David Benson sings Noel Coward

**** 4 stars

Over the years that I have seen David Benson’s Fringe shows, they have been marked by style and stage presence. This show featuring a pleasing mix of Noel Coward’s songs is no exception.

David Benson’s voice … Read More

Jazz A Capella – The Oxford Gargoyles

This group of 12 students from Oxford University have put together a beautifully crafted show. There is a blend of jazz standards such as ‘It’s all right with me’, a touch of the Blues and a very funny comedy … Read More

Lady Carol:  Tomorrow Is My Turn

Lady Carole is a performer that had escaped my notice until this year. I first witnessed the very elegantly dressed  and stunningly attractive performer on ‘Girls with Guns’ doing a short section of her set and immediately wanted to … Read More

The Magnets – Gobsmacked!

The Magnets are taking a cappella music to a whole, new dynamic level. I would defy anybody who sees a Magnets show not to get caught up in the excitement as they perform a bunch of toe tapping songs. … Read More

Maria Tecce in Viva

We enter the Edinburgh Suite at the Assembly Rooms to find three very attractive men on stage playing a guitar, a double base and an accordion. A few minutes later a very stunning Spanish Senorita, Ms Maria Tecce enters … Read More

Patti Plinko and her Boy

I am always on the lookout for more experience in various forms of music, with this in mind I went to see ‘Patti Plinko and Her Boy’. We walk in to what could be described as a gypsy camp … Read More

Rat Pack  –  Live

Geoff and I love our music as much as we enjoy our comedy I have always loved Sammy Davis Junior so I was looking forward to my second Hartshorn-Hook Production of this fringe, having already seen Treasure Island their … Read More

TAO  –  Samurai Magical Drumming

Perhaps 11 people playing drums, flutes, horns and cymbals with one or two other percussion instruments added just for a variety may not seem like a great Fringe show to you but it is. These eight well muscled men … Read More

Air Alba

When we, the audience, entered the cosy room that is the Downstairs Bar of the Royal Oak Lounge, we were warmly welcomed by Nancy Nicolson of Air Alba. Nancy has made and still continues to make a significant contribution … Read More