{"id":589285,"date":"2025-11-23T19:02:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T19:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/589285\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T19:02:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T19:02:26","slug":"soundhouse-winter-festival-kicks-off-next-week-the-nen-north-edinburgh-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/589285\/","title":{"rendered":"Soundhouse Winter Festival Kicks off next week\u00a0 \u2013 The NEN \u2013 North Edinburgh News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dates: Thursday 27 November to Monday 1 December 2025\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

www.soundhousewinterfest.com\u00a0<\/p>\n

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There is just one week to go before the Soundhouse Winter Festival kicks off in Edinburgh, thanks to support from The National Lottery through Creative Scotland.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Festival Programme is packed with big names and up and coming bands from across Scotland including 2024\u2019s Scottish Jazz Vocalist of the Year Niki King; <\/strong>experimental folk band Constant Follower <\/strong>who were longlisted for this year\u2019s Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award; genre blending spoken word artist, rapper, and rising star Bee Asha; <\/strong>and guitarist Chris Amer <\/strong>and his Sextet (Matt Carmichael<\/strong>, Fergus McCreadie<\/strong>, Gus Stirrat, Stephen Henderson <\/strong>and Mhairi Marwick<\/strong>) performing music from their new collection Making Peace With What Is<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The festival\u2019s programme also includes early evening concerts with harpist and lead vocalist Dara Dubh <\/strong>performing fan favourites and new tracks from her forthcoming album, who will be joined by Toni McVey <\/strong>on drums, Eve Simpson <\/strong>on keys\/vocals and Brad Phillips <\/strong>on doublebass. <\/p>\n

Also performing will be multi-instrumentalist and folk singer Cahalen Morrison <\/strong>performing songs from his forthcoming album with Fergus McCreadie (keys) and Corrie Dick (drums); and jazz saxophonist Rachel Duns <\/strong>whose music ranges from blues and soul, to the psychedelic sounds of the 1960s.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In addition, award-winning Scottish composer and guitarist Graeme Stephen <\/strong>will present his score for the 1927 silent film Metropolis<\/strong>, performed by Stephen on guitar and a classical string quartet led by Fiona Winning on viola with Tom Hanky (violin), George Smith (violin), and Robert Irvine (cello). <\/p>\n

Graeme will also be giving a non-participatory masterclass in Developing Concepts for Composition, Improvisation and Practice, <\/strong>for learners to explore creative ways to turn their ideas into compositions.<\/p>\n

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Milele Collective who will perform as part of this year\u2019s Spotlight concert. This young five-piece includes Alex Handyside (guitar), Zoe Downs (saxophone), bass player Ashwari Panesar, Finlay Mayers-Porras (drums) and Laura Oghagbon (vocals).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, audiences will also be treated to an afternoon concert from Scottish\/Egyptian instrumentalists and composers The Ayoub Sisters <\/strong>who rose to stardom after their debut album premiered at No.1 in the Official Classical Charts. <\/p>\n

Plus, three emerging artists playing in this year\u2019s Spotlight concert, showcasing the very best up and coming jazz musicians in Scotland. <\/p>\n

They include the Milele Collective <\/strong>a young five-piece making waves on the Scottish scene with their jazz, latin and afro grooves; guitarist and double bass player Timmy Allan <\/strong>who won the BBC Scotland Young Jazz Musician of the Year Award in 2024 and this year\u2019s Alan McAuley Jazz Award; and The Ewan Johnston Trio <\/strong>formed of pianist Ewan Johnston, Christopher Quinnon on bass and BBC Scotland Young Jazz Musician of the Year Roan Anderson on drums.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In addition, cellist and improvisor Simone Seales <\/strong>will be giving an Improvisation Workshop <\/strong>for beginners on how to make sound without musical notation, open to amateur or experienced instrumentalists, vocalists or musicians from any other discipline.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Douglas Robertson and Jane-Ann Purdy, co-producers said:<\/strong> \u201cAfter last year\u2019s multi-genre celebration of the Scottish music scene, we are delighted to be back for our second annual Soundhouse Winter Festival. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be presenting jazz, pop, rap, classical, soul, funk, folk, trad, and many points where those categories intersect. It will be heartwarming, life affirming and a great antidote to the November blues. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe extend a warm welcome to all: come and be part of Edinburgh\u2019s great music-loving community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alan Morrison, Head of Music at Creative Scotland said: \u201cThe closes and wynds of the capital are about to come alive as the Soundhouse Winter Festival returns to Edinburgh with another excellent array of rising stars and familiar faces.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

\u201cThis compact and perfectly curated programme offers plenty of opportunities to discover new talent across an extended weekend in November, with must-see gigs each and every day. <\/p>\n

\u201cOrganised by the same people as Edinburgh\u2019s rejuvenated Tradfest, the quality of music is guaranteed to be top-level, with something to suit all tastes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Booking link for tickets \u2013 soundhousewinterfest.com<\/p>\n

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