Blues Brothers Banned – Quest for the Cowbell

Ok have I been sleeping during the last two fringes? It was only after going to see ‘Blues Brothers Banned – Quest for the Cowbell’  I discovered this is their third Fringe. Celebrating their sixth year together this summer … Read More

The Bastard Children of Australian Folk

This 5 piece band play rocked up folk extracting riffs from various traditions and powering it out with an Aussie attitude. With drums and bass guitar providing a driving beat, layers of sound are built up with electric mandolin, … Read More

Adriana

Occasionally we receive an e-mail asking for a review we find almost irresistible. We received an e-mail from Adriana a Scottish singer-songwriter who has just supported Sheryl Crow at a sell-out gig at the Carling Academy in Glasgow. Her … Read More

Adam Page Solo

Australian Adam Page is a musical wizard. In front of your very eyes he builds up layers of rhythm and melody to produce a complete piece of music. He opened with a funky number. Starting with a basic drum … Read More

Zoe Lyons- Mangled Mantra of the Messed Up Modern Mind 

It was a few years ago that I first became aware of Zoe Lyons when she was part of Th Monkey Butlers sketch group, then as part of AAA Stand up and then last year with her own full … Read More

Lucy and Des Show Off… 

This should be s 10 star show as Lucy got 5 and Des got 5 but as it was selling out almost every day we did not get to see it. Lucy Porter  and  Des Clarke

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X-Files Improv with Dean Haglund  

I do admit to having occasionally watched episodes of the X-Files, I can’t however remember Dean Haglund, well not very clearly. In his show Dean improvises a new episode of ‘The X-Files’ every night completely from and constantly utilising … Read More

Will and Greg a Sketch Show

Hidden round the back of the Pleasance, in an ordinary looking Portakabin, is some of the finest comedy you will witness this festival.  Will and Greg were part of Ugly Kid last year, a show which was brilliant in … Read More

Why We Ate Cliff Richard 

Jonathan Donahoe and Daniel Benoliel, aka The Roaring Boys take us on a sort of ‘Summer Holiday’! It is a journey to find and meet Cliff, not travel with him. On the way they miss the bus, are the … Read More

Wendy Wason – Things I …..

After seeing Wendy in the Seven Quid Comedy Show at the Stand I finally got to see Wendy’s own show ‘Things I didn’t Know I Didn’t Know’. This yummy mummy didn’t know that her Fringe poster pose a copy … Read More