Hello!
My son and I will be in Edinburgh in April and we would love to see live Gaelic music. Does anyone know of pubs or places where musicians tend to get together to play informally?
Thanks!
Courtney
Posted by
Colorado Mountains, USA
7360 posts
The Royal Oak pub.
There happens to be a great Indian restaurant next door, too.
Posted by
Lincolnshire, UK
1835 posts
The Bothan is Edinburgh's Gaelic night club, an evening filled with live music and good cràic. It's held once a month on a Friday in the Canons' Gait. It looks as if the April session is 5th April
Posted by
Western Canada
3112 posts
There is a Facebook site called Edinburgh Trad Music and Session Hub that will help you out.
A session is the name for a sort of informal folk/trad musicians’ get-together to play , usually in a pub.
Enjoy!🏴
Posted by
Mid-Atlantic area
6543 posts
It’s been years, but we saw live music at The King's Wark, 36 Shore, Leith. We happened across it while walking around the area from our hotel.
Posted by
Duluth 🛶
6318 posts
Sandy Bells is a pub that has informal music sessions every day. I stopped in one evening last year when they were playing and it was really nice. The place is small and can get crowded but it was fun to listen to the music.
It's right by Greyfriars Churchyard, which is worth a visit just for the atmosphere. I wandered around here in the evening, enjoying the ambience (and checking out some of the Harry Potter sites, like the grave marker for Tom Riddle that inspired JK Rowling), then headed over to Sandy Bells. There's also a good gelato place nearby. 😋