Shop Local! #63
Shop Local! #63
Not the Only Fun in Town... W/E 24.10.2024
Edinburgh’s weekend starts here…
Thursday - Haiying Nie - Oceanic Echoes / Wavetable #35
Friday - Close Up Edinburgh Docufest / In Conversation - Gabrielle Goliath and Guadalupe Maravilla / The Making Moment with Connor O’Brien (Villagers), Hollie McNish, Sadaf Zahedi, Michael Pedersen / Edinburgh Short Film Festival / Kiki Annette, Wyn Oran, James Low / Kairogen / Bodega Latina presents… Latina Turners Orquestra
Saturday - October Flea Market / Four Threads - Kathleen Moodie, Mairi Brown, Fiona McIntosh, James Donald / Katy Dove Afternoon / Optimo + Ellie Stokes / Andrew Ostler - The Blind Sublime album launch / The Balcony Movie / Katy Lironi - Matilda in the Middle and Grant McPhee - Postcards from Scotland / Dualities, Chaos and Poetics / The Icicle Works / She Packs a Punch - The Panther Women and The Bat Woman / Reggae Got Soul /
Wednesday - Jamie Doe - The Magic Lantern ???? / Argyle Jam October
Thursday - Samhuinn Fire Festival 2024 / Improv Night with Siwula-Chorlton-Reid- Tumilty + Horn-Hussey-Wilson
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Thursday 24.10
Agitate, William Street. 24.10 - 31.10.
Haiying Nie - Oceanic Echoes
Oceanic Echoes explores the intricate relationship between nature and human intervention through the lens of photography, blending documentation with transformation, and considering the intersection of art, nature, and human impact.
More about the show here: https://bit.ly/3VwYgRM
More about Haiying Nie: https://bit.ly/48e4Wcv
Whitespace, East Crosscauseway. 7.30pm. Tickets - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wavetable-35-tickets-692280729297?aff=ebdsoporgprofile&_gl=1*1qg0f39*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTUwMTE1MDMyOS4xNzI5Njk2NTU0*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*MTcyOTY5NjU1NC4xLjAuMTcyOTY5NjU1NC4wLjAuMA..
Wavetable #35 presents Instruo Takeover 2! Featuring
Jason H.J. Lim Penstkart Obakegaku
Jason H. J. Lim is a Glasgow based musician, technologist and founder of the Scottish modular Synth company, Instruō. When not designing and building eurorack modules Jason blends the worlds of traditional musical instruments/composition/production and experimental electronics. https://www.instruomodular.com/
Georgina Penstkart is a multifaceted A/V artist specialising in analog synthesis to conjure haunting sounds and dramatic drones, and deep emotional landscapes. As Penstkart, she DJs and produces brooding, atmospheric electro that envelops listeners in a soundscape of shadow and intensity, showcasing her diverse talents and unique artistic vision. https://soundcloud.com/georgi-penstkart
Ben Jones is Edinburgh based sound designer, musician and livecoder, Obakegaku. When not making music, he can be found conjuring up the visuals here at Wavetable and providing tech-support at Instruō. His latest record, Pelf, is a heavy, experimental and groove-filled code study for urorack and drum machine. Linktr.ee/obakegaku
Friday 25.10
Cameo Cinema, Home Street. 25.10 - 26.10. Free.
Close Up Edinburgh Docufest 2024
The EDDF returns for two days filled with feature and short indie documentaries.!
Delve into new cultures, listen to new stories and explore different parts of the world through 14 amazing documentaries by filmmakers of various backgrounds.
Free Admission - Seat reservation is not available - First come - First served
Talbot Rice Gallery, Old College, University of Edinburgh, South Bridge. 5pm - 8pm. https://linktr.ee/talbotricegallery?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabmIhq0XntRMUgfARiB_sKIGPebqz4mhoNEExPOnjOapdGY3mqLeaWH0KE_aem_TZ4hwF4vpmYJRHqF6F6Fow
In Conversation - Gabrielle Goliath and Guadalupe Maravilla
In addition to our Opening Reception, we are delighted to host an artists in conversation in the Playfair Library at 5pm.
Both events are free and booked separately. If you would like to join us for both events, please ensure you have selected both the Opening Reception ticket and the In Conversation add on.
Gordon Aikman Theatre, University of Edinburgh, George Square. 6.30pm - 8pm. Free. Tickets - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-making-moment-with-conor-obrien-villagers-hollie-mcnish-more-tickets-1013526634447?fbclid=IwY2xjawGExodleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHXLyKa4ZWooiMtvby0OSbnph5ZdLjuQNhn0DTZSupRG_8q3iofkm8wBNbA_aem_jkCSC_YfGbhrPw_b3UBlLQ
The Making Moment with
Connor O’Brien (Villagers) Hollie McNish Sadaf Zahedi Michael Pedersen
An Edinburgh University Writer in Residence event with Edinburgh & Dublin UNESCO Cities of Literature, Scottish Storytelling Centre, and the Goethe-Institute…on occasion of the UNESCO Cities of Literature Network Conference.
Conor J. O’Brien
Dublin has a long and legendary tradition of writers, and since Conor J. O’Brien adopted the name Villagers, the singer-songwriter-instrumentalist-dramatist has joined the club with a rich, deep and diverse body of work.
Hollie McNish
is a Ted Hughes Award winning poet, a twice Sunday Times Bestselling author, and the first poet to record a poetry album in London’s Abbey Road Studios.
Sadaf Zahedi
Sadaf was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, came to Germany at the age of three as a child refugee of war, and grew up in Bremen. Sadaf writes autobiographical stories and texts to raise a loud voice against the silent violence against girls and women.
Michael Pedersen:
is the Writer in Residence at Edinburgh University and the current Edinburgh Makar (Poet Laureate). His prose debut, Boy Friends was a Sunday Times Critics Choice and shortlisted for Best Non-Fiction at Scotland's National Book Awards.
This is part of a series of events that has seen esteemed cultural figures appear at Edinburgh University in-conversation with Writer in Residence, Michael Pedersen.
Summerhall / French Institute. 25.10 - 10.11. Various times. Tickets - https://www.edinburghshortfilmfestival.com/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGEx2tleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHV2NDyx_CB3BS6MUEoO_FAdWImatRBazArfMTQcEeBXjNToxdLpiagGEmw_aem_Hbl5jZH6hQ_-TIpu_hgKgw
Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2024
ESFF evolved from the Leith Short Film Festival in 2011 and has shown everything from the first film made in Somalia in 20 years, to Oscar nominated shorts from Australia, the USA and Ireland, as well as short films smuggled out of China and Iran. 2024’s programme features some of the best short films from around the world.
Puppet Theatre, Great Junction Street. 6.30pm. Tickets - https://cinemaattic.com/event/art-of-action-she-packs-a-punch/?event_date=2024-10-25&fbclid=IwY2xjawGEyv5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHV2NDyx_CB3BS6MUEoO_FAdWImatRBazArfMTQcEeBXjNToxdLpiagGEmw_aem_Hbl5jZH6hQ_-TIpu_hgKgw
Invisible Women and T A P E Collective present
The Panther Women + The Bat Woman
She Packs a Punch celebrates the action-laden, camp and curious world of 1960s Mexican pulp cinema, with two recently restored films from director René Cardona. Showcasing his flair for action, spectacle and lucha libre, they highlight some of the most captivating female action stars of the era.
Leith Depot, Leith Walk. 7.30pm. Tickets - https://www.eventbrite.de/e/kiki-annette-wyn-oran-james-low-tickets-1022562681507?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwY2xjawGEy8pleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHXLyKa4ZWooiMtvby0OSbnph5ZdLjuQNhn0DTZSupRG_8q3iofkm8wBNbA_aem_jkCSC_YfGbhrPw_b3UBlLQ
Kiki Annette Wyn Oran James Low
A celebration of melancholy folk, heartfelt lyrics, and incredible vocals. This evening will be unforgettable.
Paradise Palms, Lothian Street. 8pm - 1am.
Kairogen
Kairogen is a DJ and producer from Glasgow, who has played some of the UK’s biggest clubs and festivals, including a residency with Slam’s Return To Mono at Sub Club.
The name Kairogen stems from the combination of two words: ‘Kairos,’ the Greek meaning for ‘the right moment’ and ‘gen,’ meaning to generate or create.
From soundtracking her art school installations and paintings, to nights working the Sub Club, rarely was an artist better named.
Jazz Bar, Chambers Street. 11.30pm - 3am. Pay on the door. Early arrival recommended
Bodega Latina presents…
Latina Turner Orquesta
The massively popular Bodega Latina returns, with DJ Simon Hodge spinning behind the decks and 9 piece live band Latina Turner Orquesta bringing the Latin flavour to the Scottish capital.
Saturday 26.10
Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Dalmeny Street. 10am - 3pm.
October Flea Market
Browse 45+ stalls packed with pre-loved clothes, jewellery, books, antiques and other collectibles.
N.B. Because the market can be busy, we will be monitoring numbers and there may be a queue outside the Drill Hall at certain times.
Coburg House Art Studios, Coburg Street. 26.10 - 27.10 and 2.11 - 3.11. 11am - 4pm.
Four Threads
Kathleen Moodie Mairi Brown Fiona McIntosh James Donald
A vibrant group of Edinburgh-based textile designers showcase their bold, sustainable, and design-led creations.
K.Moods by Kathleen Moodie offers an explosion of colour with her boldly designed knitted clothing and accessories.
Mairi Brown draws inspiration from the natural world, incorporating animal and botanical imagery into her free machine-embroidered designs.
Working from an old lemonade factory in Edinburgh, Fiona McIntosh channels her passion for mid-century design into her hand-dyed and hand-screen-printed fabrics that blend the past with contemporary style.
James Donald, who goes under the label of PickOne, is a hand weaver whose work is heavily influenced by traditional Japanese textile techniques, including boro boro and sashiko stitching, adding a touch of artistry to both personal and home environments.
Together, these designers represent the cutting edge of sustainable and innovative textile design, offering a diverse range of products that are both beautiful and environmentally conscious.
Edinburgh Printmakers, Dundee Street. 1pm - 5pm.
Unwrapped Series 1/6 presents
Katy Dove Afternoon
A celebration of the life and work of artist Katy Dove, presented in collaboration with the Katy Dove Archive.
The event will feature a printmaking workshop, exhibition, video screening, and hands-on activity. Once you purchase a ticket, you can arrive at any time between 1 pm and 5 pm on the day.
Attendees have the opportunity to see archival materials including animation cells, felt-tip drawings, watercolour, and embroidery pieces on loan from the Katy Dove Archive.
The Bongo Club, Cowgate. 4pm - 10pm. Tickets - https://tickets-scotland.com/nsaha?fbclid=IwY2xjawGE04dleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTEhdxYLVTPKjN4RcOW8HApwgDKHX8YwnBfiwYClmNjZZv4AgM2FnH2HAA_aem_QhLcIDVYg7Ts_Wik_VE-Jw
NSR Day Culture #9 presents
Optimo + Ellie Stokes
The 9th Edition of NSA Day Culture will be a Halloween Special with the return of Optimo (Espacio). Keith & Jonnie played an incredible sell out NSA last December, and the Glasgow based duo will be joined by Bristol's Ellie Stokes, who makes her Scottish Debut. How cool!
An official after party for ticket holders will be announced on the run up to the gig.
Umbrella Vinyl, Valleyfield Street. 6pm. Free.
Andrew Ostler - The Blind Sublime - Live Performance and Album Launch
Umbrella Vinyl is thrilled to announce a live in-store performance by Andrew Ostler, showcasing his new album, "The Blind Sublime".
His fifth album for the Expert Sleepers label continues the trajectory away from a sound largely based on synthesizers towards orchestral textures and heavily processed saxophone. Building on the string arrangements and sax drone from earlier records, The Blind Sublime adds a full choir, taking the music to another level of spiritual intensity.
"The Blind Sublime" is released on heavyweight blue vinyl and pressed at East Lothian's Seabass Vinyl. It will be available for purchase on the night along with other Expert Sleepers releases.
Southside Community Centre, South Bridge. 6.30pm.
Beetroots Collective present
The Balcony Movie
Screening with Q&A
Can anyone be a movie hero? Can the world be locked in one film frame? Director Paweł Łoziński is watching people from his balcony as they are passing by: sad, thoughtful, glued to their phones, young and old. Łoziński accosts them, asks questions, standing there with his camera for over 2 years. “The Balcony Movie” is a radical comeback to the beginnings of cinema, when man approached the camera.
Paweł Łoziński is the author of more than 20 award-winning documentaries.
Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place. 7pm-10pm. Tickets - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/matilda-in-the-middle-by-katy-lironi-edinburgh-book-launch-tickets-1001773821467?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&fbclid=IwY2xjawGF16FleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHWLCGGFmzSNZAL1nQy0z9tgZypeQCmhY0ZtmzsE4VeMR5vhCXVIoWDzQGQ_aem_hHVzTZjlA9WrVwdZIy07Aw
Katy Lironi - Matilda in the Middle / Grant McPhee - Postcards from Scotland
Nicola Meighan will be in conversation with Katy Lironi and Grant McPhee about their respective books (Matilda in the Middle & Postcards From Scotland) this Saturday at Edinburgh College of Art's Wee Red Bar. The general theme will be the Edinburgh C86 scene, Katy will be performing a short C86 set with The Secret Goldfish after the chat.
St Peter’s Church Hall, Lutton Place. 7.30pm. Tickets - https://cinemaattic.com/product/colombia-presente-iii-short-film-night-edinburgh
CinemaAttic presents
Dualities, Chaos and Poetics
CinemaAttic explores one of Latin America’s most prolific short film producers through a programme that embraces the nation’s contradictions and poetics.
BUSCANDO TRÉBOLES follows the daily lives of blind children at a school in Medellín.
84 is a collage of archival footagedocumenting the 1984 shooting of indigenous rights activist Álvaro Ulcué Chocué.
BOGOTÁ STORY focuses on a young mother in a violent background forced to choose between her family and her dreams.
DESASIR sees a woman flee through a dark corridor on her path to freedom. Its co-director Daissy Pérez Ospina will also be in attendance.
JUNIOR TU PAPÁ melds together phone calls, fútbol heroes, and Colombian history in this rumination on family ties, cultural memory, and diasporic connection.
ENTRE TÚ Y MILAGROS focuses on a teenage girl's first encounter with death and her relationship with her mother.
LA TRAMPA tells the story of an old fish trap built by grandfather Noé.
This screening will also be accompanied by delicious food from Colombian family business SABOR AL TOQUE.
This event is wheelchair accessible and all films have English subtitles and SDH captions.
Voodoo Rooms, West Register Street. 7.30pm. Tickets - https://www.thevoodoorooms.com/events/the-icicle-works-the-voodoo-rooms-the-ballroom-26-10-2024
Renegade Communications present
The Icicle Works
The Icicle Works formed in Liverpool in 1981. Ian McNabb (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Chris Layhe (bass, vocals, keyboards, percussion) and Chris Sharrock (drums) had all been playing music since their early teens, but this was their first attempt at inhabiting a band that existed solely on its own material. The name came from a short science fiction story by Frederik Pohl called 'The Day the Icicle Works Closed.'
McNabb began a successful solo career in 1991 and has released over twenty solo albums. In 2023, McNabb and Layhe decided to reunite for a series of acoustic performances.
Leith Depot, Leith Walk. 8pm - 12.45am. Tickets - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reggae-got-soul-fundraiser-for-edinburgh-ne-foodbank-tickets-1038795785157
Reggae Got Soul
Edinburgh North East Foodbank Fundraiser
Musically, REGGAE GOT SOUL will be delivering our unique blend of High Grade Reggae and Top-a-Top Soul on a 60/40 rotation throughout the evening from DJs Jeremiyah and George with the indomitable Lyrical Lion Ras Ista as MC.
Edinburgh North East (NE) Foodbank is situated in the Leith and Restalrig areas of the city, and has been operating for 11 years.
Wednesday 30.10
Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street. 8pm. Tickets - https://www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event/the-magic-lantern-autumn-24
Music at the Traverse presents
Jamie Doe - The Magic Lantern
The Magic Lantern is the moniker of singer-songwriter Jamie Doe, an artist blurring the boundaries between folk, jazz and contemporary music.
The Magic Lantern performs with an ensemble drawn from London's thriving alternative jazz scene, and launches his joyous and devastating fifth album ‘To Everything A Season’, written and recorded in the months following his daughter’s birth and his father’s death six weeks later.
Support from Finn Anderson, one of Scotland's most enchanting songwriters.
Argyle Bar and Cellar, Argyle Place. 7pm.
Argyle Jam October
Hope you can join us for the October session. Usual format - some tunes by the house band then the guests do their thing!
Thursday 31.10
Holyrood Park. 6.45pm - 10pm. Tickets - https://www.citizenticket.com/events/beltane-fire-society/samhuinn-fire-festival-2024/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGF5mJleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHRurAE-muEpVH5H2ybVIfeh_B4yUb6CuuOZcjhQTqy9ZZWHNui7jXM6KPA_aem_dY97R6GRoCySBEoZZ2Rw6w
Beltane Fire Society present
Samhuinn Fire Festival 2024
As the colder months settle in with the turning of the wheel, that familiar crescendo of drums and sparks of flames will burst upon Holyrood Park once again! Samhuinn 2024 is ready to bring the fire!
A night of magnificent fire-play and acrobatics, amidst a cavalcade of otherworld creatures as we bring in the changing of seasons in Edinburgh and witness the epic battle between Summer and Winter.
Samhuinn Fire Festival is a cultural staple of Edinburgh, inspired by the Celtic tales of the turning of the wheel. Witness the epic battle between the Summer and Winter Kings unfold as the Cailleach prepares for transition into winter.
Please note, performers will enter from both sides of the park, so it is up to you whether you choose to follow the Winter or Summer forces, or move around to get a mixture of both.
Whitespace, East Crosscaseway. 7.30pm - 10pm. Tickets - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/siwula-chorlton-reid-tumilty-horn-hussey-wilson-tickets-1037781411137?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwY2xjawGF5SBleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHWCDrX8NulgQeDAMVk7GJLQCqw04PON9kBYtWLLn73wmVoC9oKLJ6j8Wfw_aem_s4PqznGYb8eyFppggRw--w
Improv Night with
Siwula / Chorlton / Reid / Tumilty + Horn / Hussey / Wilson
Improvised music night to celebrate Blaise Siwula being over from New York. With Blaise Siwula, Leigh Chorlton, Jer Reid, Emer Tumilty + Angela Horn, Caroline Hussey, Graeme Wilson
Blaise Siwula
I’m a freeform free jazz free music improvising saxophonist/clarinetist/pianist/percussionist originally from Detroit (1950) then San Francisco (70’s) and NYC from 1989 until now and a semi resident of Merida Mexico (presently). My focus has always been on creativity and celebrating life in adventures with musicians. I have releases over the past 35 years, and spent an enjoyable 18 years curating the C.O.M.A. improvising music series at ABC No-Rio in NYC from 1998 to 2016.
Leigh Chorlton. Drummer for The Shell and member of Peter Russel's emsemble 'Ubu warp cheer'. Toured UK with Raiments. Regular attendee of giodynamics Glasgow And occasional participator in Tony Bevan's Saturday afternoon improv jam 'Help me! I'm melting'. Runs Whitespace Gallery in Edinburgh.
Jer Reid is a musician, sound engineer and dramaturge based in Glasgow. He has and does play in bands and improvising ensembles. He organises gigs and tours, and runs Gruff Wit Records. In 2010, with Solène Weinachter, he founded the music/dance group Collective Endeavours. His dramaturgy work has included working with dancer Rosalind Masson and visual artist and writer Corin Sworn. With Una MacGlone, he made the music for Cloudberry MacLean’s film, Low Rent. In 2023 he released his first book, Days and Diary Entries.
Emer Tumilty
Emer performs on occasion with saxophonist Tony Bevan at “Help Me, I’m Melting”, and collaborates with an eclectic range of improvisers and experimental players across Scotland.
Angela Horn used to play sax with Archbishop Kebab and Brittlehip and now plays with GIOdynamics.
Caroline Hussey co-founded and co-ran Soup, Zuppa - a monthly open, inclusive improvisation session in Glasgow. She trained as a music therapist, and is working with Sonic Bothy open sessions to offer accessible music making.
Graeme Wilson is an Edinburgh-based improviser. Recent work includes duo release Shoes for Losers with bassist Andy Champion. The FMR release of his work with sculptor Cath Keay for GIO, A Bit in the Air, was nominated for Scottish Jazz Album of the Year in 2018.
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