2 Guys 3 Drams: The Ultimate Experience Live Blues and Whisky 2**

Reviewing this show was a challenge. It featured two performers engaging in decent conversation while playing blues music and guiding the audience through a tasting of three, which ultimately became four drinks. Unfortunately, the organisers committed the ‘ultimate’ blunder: they … Read More

27 Club – Amplified House and Assembly Festival 5*****

A musical celebration of 5 musicians, cut short in their prime, that’s what the “27 Club” achieves in spectacular fashion. An incredibly cool 6-piece band take on the tracks of Curt Cobain, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Amy … Read More

Clann An Drumma- Thunder of the Celts 5*****

Clann An Drumma ‘Children of the drum’ are a tribal band from Scotland and have been performing for over 25 years and are no strangers to Celtic festivals. Their ancient Celtic style is hard to miss as they wear their … Read More

The Breakup Variety Hour 5*****

Ariana Di Lorenzo, aka Ariana and the Rose is an accomplished American singer, songwriter and performer form New York who has performed in the US, Canada and Australia. The petite performer who looks a bit like Barbra Streisand, debuts at … Read More

Aja! A Steely Dan Tribute 5*****

One of the hottest tickets in town isn’t at the Festival, the Tattoo, or even whichever comedian is currently in vogue at the Playhouse. It’s at the Jazz Bar, for Aja, a Steely Dan tribute made up of some of … Read More

Ndlovu Youth Choir – 5*****

Not my usual type of Fringe show but I am a great believer in making an effort to see things outside your usual comfort zone. Well, boy oh boy, “Ndlovu Youth Choir” is an absolute triumph, I feel incredibly … Read More

Amy – Tears Dry on Their Own 3 1/2 ***

Amy Winehouse was a unique talent and one of the best voices of the early 21st century. The show takes us on a chronological, hour-long journey through her back catalogue, starting with the iconic Back to Black.

Barnsley’s Izzy Watson, … Read More

Angela Bra — Secret Diary of a Bingo Call Girl 4****

Angela Bra (pronounced similarly to candelabra) performs a 50-minute show based on a girl’s night out. The show is a drag comedy act that has everything a girl’s night loves – great tunes, cabaret, party games and even a game … Read More

Stevie Nicks – The Gypsy That I Was 5*****

Californian Maddi Fraser enters with the looks of an optimised Stevie Nicks for the era of 1978/79, and the persona to match in The Gypsy That I Was. It’s a classic look, often imitated but rarely perfected: lace, jewellery and … Read More

Out of the Blue– 5*****

Out of the Blue are again back at the Fringe for a 22nd year, the a capella group from Oxford University for obvious reasons have an ever-changing line up but still manage to delight the audience in Edinburgh year after … Read More