{"id":642937,"date":"2025-12-19T21:24:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T21:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/642937\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T21:24:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T21:24:27","slug":"first-footin-the-nen-north-edinburgh-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/642937\/","title":{"rendered":"First Footin\u2019 \u2013 The NEN \u2013 North Edinburgh News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With just two weeks to go until\u00a0First\u00a0Footin\u2019\u00a0transforms the Capital into a free, city-wide music trail,\u00a0Edinburgh\u2019s Hogmanay\u00a0has announced\u00a0the\u00a0event will include live streaming\u00a0for the first time, opening the New Year\u2019s Day performances to audiences around the world.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

To mark the announcement, members of\u00a0Tinderbox Orchestra<\/strong>, plus award-winning fiddler and First\u00a0Footin\u2019 co-curator\u00a0Aidan O\u2019Rourke<\/strong>\u00a0and classical pianist and talented singer-songwriter\u00a0Chiara Lordi,<\/strong>\u00a0gathered outside St Giles\u2019 yesterday for a pop-up performance, tuning up for their gigs on 1 January.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Running as part of Edinburgh\u2019s Hogmanay\u2019s four-day celebrations from\u00a029 December to 1\u00a0January<\/strong>,\u00a0First\u00a0Footin\u2019 invites audiences to explore iconic venues\u00a0and beloved\u00a0spaces across the city,\u00a0backed by a diverse programme of free live music.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For the first time, audiences unable to attend in person will be able to experience First\u00a0Footin\u2019\u00a0with\u00a0live streams from\u00a0both\u00a0St.\u00a0Giles\u2019 Cathedral and Greyfriars Kirk, broadcast between 2\u20136pm on New Year\u2019s Day via\u00a0www.edinburghshogmanay.com<\/a>. The new live\u00a0streaming offering extends the reach of\u00a0Edinburgh\u2019s Hogmanay celebrations beyond\u00a0the Capital, sharing the city\u2019s music,\u00a0culture\u00a0and atmosphere with a global audience.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Online audiences will be able to enjoy live performances from\u00a0Tinderbox Orchestra<\/strong>\u00a0with special guests\u00a0Rachel\u00a0Sermanni<\/strong>,\u00a0James\u00a0Emmanuel<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Kathryn Joesph<\/strong>\u00a0in St. Giles\u2019,\u00a0whilst\u00a0Greyfriars Kirks presents\u00a0electro-trad pioneers Valtos <\/strong>and\u00a0special guests from the Basque Country including Maren<\/strong>, Mikel Urdangarin<\/strong> and Olaia\u00a0Inziarte<\/strong>, for an afternoon of incredible\u00a0music and collaborations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>TWO WEEKS TO GO: FIRST FOOTIN\u2019 GOES GLOBAL WITH LIVE STREAMING ANNOUNCED FROM EDINBURGH\u2019S ICONIC VENUES Tinderbox tunes up for First Footin\u2019 ahead of their performance on 1 January, joined by Aidan O\u2019Rourke and Chiara Lordi With just two weeks to go until First Footin\u2019 transforms the Capital into a free, city-wide music trail, Edinburgh\u2019s Hogmanay has announced the event will include live streaming for the first time, opening the New Year\u2019s Day performances to audiences around the world. Running as part of Edinburgh\u2019s Hogmanay\u2019s four-day celebrations from 29 December to 1 January, First Footin\u2019 invites audiences to explore iconic venues and beloved spaces across the city, backed by a diverse programme of free live music. For the first time, audiences unable to attend in person will be able to experience First Footin\u2019 with live streams from both St. Giles\u2019 Cathedral and Greyfriars Kirk, broadcast between 2\u20136pm on New Year\u2019s Day via www.edinburghshogmanay.com. The new live streaming offering extends the reach of Edinburgh\u2019s Hogmanay celebrations beyond the Capital, sharing the city\u2019s music, culture and atmosphere with a global audience. To mark the announcement, members of Tinderbox Orchestra, plus award-winning fiddler and First Footin\u2019 co-curator Aidan O\u2019Rourke and classical pianist and talented singer-songwriter Chiara Lordi, gathered outside St Giles\u2019 this morning for a pop-up performance, tuning up for their gigs on 1 January. With performances spanning music, spoken word, and family events, First Footin\u2019 2026 invites audiences to cross the threshold into a new year surrounded by creativity, friendship, and shared celebration, from the streets of Grassmarket to the atmospheric spaces of St Giles\u2019 and Greyfriars Kirk. Made possible with funding from the Scottish Government Festivals EXPO Fund through Creative Scotland, the event forms part of Edinburgh\u2019s Hogmanay\u2019s four-day programme, which also includes the Torchlight Procession on 29 December, the Night Afore Concert on 30 December headlined by Peat & Diesel, and the world-famous Street Party and Midnight Moment fireworks on Hogmanay itself, along with the flagship Concert in the Gardens, this year headlined by Grammy Award-winning Wet Leg.<\/p>\n

Celebrations\u00a0extend into\u00a0the evening\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0programme\u00a0of great live music in intimate venues\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0First\u00a0Footin\u2019 Sessions with\u00a0Cold Town Beer<\/strong>,\u00a0taking place\u00a0in city\u00a0centre\u00a0pubs\u00a0Cold Town House, The Black Bull, The Huxley, Element, Copper Blossom, Boozy Cow and Auld Hundred\u00a0hosting a series of\u00a0performances. <\/p>\n

Highlights include\u00a02025\u2019s\u00a0Sound of Young Scotland\u00a0winner\u00a0Alice Faye, <\/strong>performing\u00a0at\u00a0Copper Blossom<\/strong>\u00a0at 6pm, 7pm and 8pm,\u00a0Pictish\u00a0Trail (Solo) at Cold\u00a0Town House\u00a0<\/strong>plus\u00a0Eamonn Coyne\u00a0and\u00a0Tom Oakes<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a0The Black Bull<\/strong>\u00a0from 6-9pm,<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Ciaran Ryan\u00a0and Paul\u00a0Godray\u00a0<\/strong>at\u00a0Auld Hundred<\/strong>\u00a0from6-9pm, giving audiences the chance to discover emerging and established Scottish talent. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Alongside the launch of live streaming, full set times for all First\u00a0Footin\u2019 events have now been announced, allowing audiences to plan their New Year\u2019s Day music trail in advance. Music will be playing from\u00a02pm \u2013\u00a09pm at\u00a0St Giles\u2019 Cathedral<\/strong>,\u00a0Greyfriars Kirk<\/strong>,\u00a0Greyfriars Hall<\/strong>,\u00a0Eve\u00a0at Virgin Hotel<\/strong>,\u00a0Leith Arches<\/strong>,\u00a0Fruitmarket<\/strong>,\u00a0Rainy Hall<\/strong>,\u00a0Gilded Saloon<\/strong>,\u00a0Portobello Town Hall<\/strong>,\u00a0The Scottish Cafe<\/strong>\u00a0and more. <\/p>\n

Full set times are listed below and at\u00a0www.edinburghshogmanay.com<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With just two weeks to go until\u00a0First\u00a0Footin\u2019\u00a0transforms the Capital into a free, city-wide music trail,\u00a0Edinburgh\u2019s Hogmanay\u00a0has announced\u00a0the\u00a0event will…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":541278,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-642937","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-edinburgh","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-scotland","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115748345236189473","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/541278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}