John Mayall – Alhambra Theatre Dunfermline

Now I suppose the term legend has lost a lot of its impact recently to the overuse that grown, but it certainly applied on 12 November when John Mayall, the absolute master of Blues/Rock graced the stage of Dunfermline’s premier … Read More

Wicked Wenches – Stand Comedy Club Edinburgh – 1 November

The first Tuesday each month sees the best comedy club around in my opinion under the spell of those Wicked Wenches, a selection of some of the finest female comedy talent on the circuit performing together and it has become … Read More

Lion Whisperer – Milton Jones

Milton Jones, you know the Hawaiian shirted wild haired one-liner comic who frequently graces ‘Mock the Week’, rolled into Dunfermline for the latest stop on his massive countrywide tour and such is his stature in the comedy world, he had … Read More

Brand New Comedy Experience for Edinburgh

The news of an exciting new venture is hitting the streets of Edinburgh with the opening night being on Friday 28 October. The Shack, situated in the heart of Edinburgh’s famous Rose Street, opens its doors at 7-00pm with a … Read More

Wicked Wenches – Stand Comedy Club Edinburgh – 4 October

It was a miserable Wednesday night in early October. The much heralded Indian summer had bypassed Edinburgh, except for the monsoon part that is, so how to cheer oneself up? Easy. The first Tuesday in every month see those Wicked … Read More

Stand Comedy Club 15 September

It has been all too long since I have been to the Stand Comedy Club Edinburgh for a gig outwith The Fringe, but this was put to rights as I with three friends headed there for a night out and … Read More

Jason Byrne – Cirque du Byrne Tour

I really can’t remember exactly when I first saw Jason Byrne perform live, but it must be fourteen years ago having previously see him on the Edinburgh or Bust TV series.

Byrne then was a very young red headed bundle … Read More

Reflections on the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival 2011

With a choice of over 50 shows spread over 10 days, all I can give is just a flavour of the Festival based on the 7 shows I managed to see. Virtually every form of jazz was available from … Read More

Pushkart Derby:- P in the Bay III 23 July 2011

Okay something was wrong from the start. It was an outside gig of marathon proportions being staged in Scotlandand it wasn’t raining. Not only was it dry, it was warm and sunny throughout even hot at times and that was … Read More

Oh What A Night -Beyond The Barricade – Dunfermline Alhambra Theatre 25 June

For what started off as a one-off collaboration for a charity performance the ‘Beyond The Barricade’ phenomena has really grown in as much that twelve years later the show devised by David Fawcett and Andy Reiss is still packing them … Read More