Sat 30 Nov 2013
Ikhlaq Hussain
Sitar recital with Ikhlaq Hussain
19.00 - 21.30
Sitar maestro Ikhlaq Hussain is an accomplished sitarist with musical roots in the renowned Delhi Gharana (school) of Hindustani classical music. Ikhlaq was trained by his father, Ustad Imdad... [more]
Sun 10 Nov 2013
Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin
Album Launch: The Archive Project
19:00
This event marks the culmination and album launch of the Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin Archive Project (funded by Creative Scotland and supported by the University of Edinburgh). Tasked with creating new... [more]
Sat 09 Nov 2013
Saint Seven
21.45 - 22.35
Bold, abrasive, sensual, ritualistic. Saint Seven, played in the round by The One Ensemble, is a dramatic hybrid of voices and instruments that seamlessly interweaves elements of experimental,... [more]
Thu 07 Nov 2013 - Fri 08 Nov 2013
Echo of Light
19.00 - 21.00
Folklore Tapes is an ongoing multi-media collaborative project drawing upon and re-contextualising the folklore found within the counties of Britain. Exploring mysteries, myths, strange phenomena,... [more]
Sat 02 Nov 2013
Bill Orcutt + Guests
Braw Gigs - Bill Orcutt + Ali Robertson + With Lumps
20.00 - 22.30
Bill Orcutt Born in Miami in the year of Cuban missile crisis and educated in Florida's finest institutions, Bill Orcutt is usually recognized as the co-founder of the band Harry Pussy. Formed in... [more]
Sat 26 Oct 2013
Africa in Motion
South African adventures at Summerhall
19.00 - 21.00
Africa in Motion (AiM) is an annual film festival taking place in Edinburgh and Glasgow, now in its eighth year, comprising of film screenings and complementary events.This year we are taking... [more]
Fri 25 Oct 2013
Neu! Reekie!'s last dance with Summerhall 2013
19.00 - 22.15
Brought to you by writers Michael Pedersen and Kevin Williamson, Neu! Reekie! is a feast of music, animation and spoken word that has taking Scotland by storm.Featuring:MUSIC FROM Withered... [more]
Fri 18 Oct 2013
Kika Nicolela and Thomas Israël
18.00 - 19.30
FILM | PERFORMANCE | SPACEKika Nicolela's work questions the nature of performance on film through an often bold and sensuous engagement with filmed space. Her works have been widely screened at... [more]
Sat 05 Oct 2013
Braw Gigs and Summerhall
Luke Fowler & Richard Youngs + Guests
20.00 - 22.00
A collaborative musical performance from Turner nominated artist and filmmaker Luke Fowler and musical provocateur of Britain’s DIY underground, Richard Youngs. Together they present a melding of... [more]
Fri 04 Oct 2013
Stompin at Summerhall
Stompin at Summerhall
20.30 - 00.00
Our 'Stompin at the Summerhall' singer tonight is Crawford McInally-Kier, who hails from Glasgow. He studies jazz at the renowned Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and is the singer with... [more]
Sat 28 Sep 2013
ANATOMY #6 – Ruin Machines: The Fall
19.45
From the sewers, the skies and the sea they come! Made of metal and flesh, bone, rock and wing, they crawl! Clanking contraptions puffing black smoke and swallowing worlds! Absorbing cathedrals and... [more]
Fri 27 Sep 2013
Neu! Reekie! 39
19:00
BILLY LETFORD – THE WELLGREEN – LINDEN – PROFESSOR ELEKTRIC AL - PUMAJAWBrought to you my Michael Pedersen and Kevin Williamson Neu! Reekie! is a delicious feast of spoken word, music,... [more]
Sat 21 Sep 2013
Ndaje: African Connections
21.00
Ndaje is where African music meets the world in a mega mix of Afrobeats, bassasbeats, mbalax, salsa, rock, reggae, celtic and ska. A buzzing club night with live music, dancing and DJs. The first... [more]
Fri 20 Sep 2013
Braw Gigs and Summerhall
Richard Dawson & Guests
20.00
Newcastle’s Richard Dawson is arguably one of the most fascinating and enigmatic singer songwriters performing in the UK today, with an idiosyncratic approach to his guitar playing combined with... [more]
Fri 06 Sep 2013
Hispanic Arts Festival
Canto Para Chile
20.30
A rich blend of music styles brings together generations of Chilean and Scottish award winning artist to mark 40 years since the coup in Chile. With the rusky raw sound of Adam Holmes, the massive... [more]
Thu 05 Sep 2013
Stompin at Summerhall
Stompin at Summerhall
20.00 - Midnight
Stompin' at Summerhall is proud to present the hot jazz sounds of The Gramophone Jass Band on Thursday the 5th of September. The Gramophone Jass Band are one of Scotland's finest young Traditional... [more]
Wed 28 Aug 2013
Guaranteed pass or your money money back!
ABRSM Grade 5 Theory Course
19.00
Most Entertaining Music Tuition, based at Summerhall, Edinburgh are launching a new exciting interactive ABRSM Grade 5 Theory Course. Led by three theory specialists, the sessions will combine all... [more]
Fri 05 Jul 2013
Stompin' at the Summerhall
7.30pm
Friday 5th July: We have our firm tip of the hat to our pals across the pond in the USA in the form of a live BLUES band - Mike Parker and the Expenses! With Mike Parker on Vocals, Chris on a sassy,... [more]
Fri 28 Jun 2013
Neu! Reekie! 35
19:00
Heating things up with a fire-blazing feast of spoken word - film - animation and music fusions. Plus a medley of animations curated just for the occasion!FEATURING: Vic Godard with Douglas... [more]
Tue 25 Jun 2013
Braw Gigs & Summerhall present: C. Joynes & Stephanie Hladowski
20:00
Stephanie Hladowski & C. JoynesThe duo of singer Stephanie Hladowski and guitarist C Joynes was formed in 2011. Following a collaborative Late Junction Session broadcast on BBC Radio 3 they... [more]
Fri 21 Jun 2013 - Sat 22 Jun 2013
An Indigo Night in F
Nile Rodgers & Jean Pierre Muller
Doors at 20:00 and show starts at 21:30
Over two nights on the 21st and 22nd June Summerhall plays host to music legend Nile Rodgers for 'Indigo Night', a unique collaboration between Rodgers and Belgian artist, Jean Pierre Muller. As part... [more]
Fri 21 Jun 2013
Matt Giannotti, Nodes Performing Arts, University of Edinburgh
New Music Collage
16.00
Produced by Nodes Performing Arts, Make Music New York, and the University of Edinburgh, New Music Collage is a cross-continental program that will feature live performances of over 60 newly-composed... [more]
Fri 14 Jun 2013
Anatomy #5: No1 Anything But That!
7.45pm
Anatomy #5 features nine astonishing acts from local and international artists, including contemporary dance, performance film, burlesque, experimental music, ritual theatre, anti-circus, live art... [more]
Fri 07 Jun 2013
Stompin' at the Summerhall
7.30pm
We are very excited to announce the launch of “Stompin’ at the Summerhall” –This new monthly event is keen to create a stronger collaboration between Jazz bands and the Dance community.... [more]
Mon 03 Jun 2013
SASA Music
Eliza Carthy & Jim Moray
7.00pm
Eliza Carthy has been recording and touring for twenty one years. Jim Moray has been recording and touring for ten years. And they want to celebrate.To mark these milestones, the two multi-award... [more]
Sun 02 Jun 2013
Braw Gigs & Summerhall Present: Mika Vainio
8.00pm
Mika VainioMika Vainio was one-half of the legendary Pan Sonic, whose caustic industrial textures and veering from minimalist to maximalist were hammered through some kind of mutant... [more]
Fri 31 May 2013
Neu! Reekie! 33
7.00pm
Neu! Reekie! is brought to you by Michael Pedersen and Kevin WilliamsonStarring: ADMIRAL FALLOW - STEVIE JACKSON - MCGUIRE - KRYSTELLE BAMFORDReadings from:KRYSTELLE BAMFORD American... [more]
Thu 23 May 2013
Braw Gigs
Braw Gigs & Summerhall Present: Cian Nugent & The Cosmos
8.00pm
Cian Nugent is a guitar player from Dublin, Ireland whose music combines personal passions, such as suburban/coastal blues, traditional musics, 1960s & ’70s singer-songwriters, psychedelic... [more]
Wed 22 May 2013
The Equinox Series
7:00pm
The Equinox Series is a sequence of acoustic showcases of young, up and coming artists in Edinburgh and across Scotland. Each evening will be filled with a beautiful range of acoustic music to... [more]
Sat 11 May 2013
Salsa Celtica
Salsa Celtica present: 'The Tall Island Sessions'
7.15pm
Special Price: Two for One tickets for Salsa Celtica! (online booking only)Premiering new material from their Creative Scotland "Tall Island Session's" commission Salsa Celtica get ready to... [more]