Kelso Folk & Live Music Club
FRIDAYS! Open Mic at the ACE CENTRE 7.30-10.30pm – Pub session at the Cobbles Inn 10.00pm-late

Steve Tilston should need no introduction – he is one of the UK’s best known songwriters in the new folk and acoustic genre, with a strong connection to tradition behind his individuality. He is the guest artist at Kelso Folk & Live Music Club on Friday November 13th 2009.

This is our first guest artist night at the Black Swan, which will provide a close listening environment – it’s proved to be a very comfortable space. Doors open at 7.30pm, with local support as appropriate. Steve will do two 45-minute sets so this is not going to start late, his first set will be 8.00pm or very shortly after. Open mic spots will be possible in the interval as well as opening half hour.

Clearly an ideal night for singer-songwriters, Steve will also appeal to guitarists. It’s part of a week-long Scottish club tour and you can find more details, sound samples and tour dates on his website:

http://www.stevetilston.com/live/

Admission will be £5 on the door. Please enter the Black Swan upstairs from the Horsemarket side not from the rear stairs.

Out of the Bedroom is an open mic night that runs weekly on Thursdays in the basement bar of The Tron in Hunter Square in Edinburgh. The music starts at 8pm, but go along for 7pm if you want to play. The one rule is that you must do material you’ve written yourself. This can be songs, instrumentals, poetry… but no cover versions! Admission is free.

You can find out a bit more on the OOTB “About” page, and check out their Facebook group and MySpace page as well.

There is also a new Song Circle in Berwick. If you are planning to turn up with a guitar, don’t, this is for unaccompanied singing only: