Open Mic Nights

If you've now got a taste for the variety and pleasure of open mic music nights, then why not check out some of the nights below?

Nights In Edinburgh
The Listening Room
Where:  Blue Blazer pub, Spittal Street, Edinburgh
When: Sundays, 8 - 10 pm
PA: No PA, performers play acoustically
Cost: Free, but a donation secures a raffle prize ticket
Contact: Peter Michael Rowan

Kin
Where:  Upstairs at the Café Royale, West Register Street, Edinburgh (just off Princes Street at the East end)
When: Fortnightly on Wednesdays at 9pm - midnight
PA: No PA, performers play acoustically
Cost: £1 for audience (although you get free biscuits), free for performers
Other stuff:  Also has stories, poems, etc
Contact: Fran, or see website

Resolution Open Mic
Where:  Mr Magoos, West Port, Grassmarket, Edinburgh
When: Fortnightly Wednesdays, 8.30 - late (12 November onwards)
PA: Yes
Cost: Free
Other stuff:  Also has comedy, performance poetry, etc
Contact: Norman Rees (Mobile 07985 052 739)

Taylor's Open Jam
Where: Belushi's 9 - 13 Market Street, Edinburgh, (opposite the Waverley, dungeon, masa.)
When: Every Tuesday night from 8 - 1 am
PA: YES
Cost: Free
Other stuff: Free drink for performers. Welcome stand-up comedy etc.
Contact: Taylor (Mobile 07801281697), or just come along early, to catch a space.

The Arcade Acoustic
Where: The Arcade Bar, 48 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh (opposite Avalanche).
When: Every Monday night 9 - 1 am.
PA: Yes
Cost: Free
Contact: Taylor (Mobile 07801281697)

Acoustic Underground
Where:  Venueless, currently considering Tuesday night options
When: N/A
PA:
Cost:
Other:
Contact: Peter Michael Rowan (phone 07050 612878), or see Acoustic Underground website

Nights Elsewhere
The Glasgow Songwriters
Where:  Drummonds, 4a West Regent Street (Opposite the Odeon) G2 1RSGlasgow
When: Every Tuesday, 9pm
PA: don't know
Cost: don't know
Contact: email them, or visit their website

The Virtually Acoustic Club
Where:  Now sadly closed, but the website's still up, so you can listen to songs.
When:  
PA:
Cost:
Other stuff:  
Contact: None!  Just the web site.  A very comprehensive site though, with lots of music

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Related Sites
EdinburghGuide - A large, well run site, lots of links to local music stuff in Edinburgh, as well as covering other topics. This link takes you straight to the "Live Music" section.

Ents24 - Extensive entertainment site, you can search for stuff in Edinburgh (& elsewhere too), with it's powerful search facility on the home page.

Edinburgh-Places - Edinburgh info website, angled towards the visitor but enough content to interest a resident too.  This link takes you to the "Bands" section, although the site covers a range of topics.

Rampant Scotland - A large amount of info on this page, mainly concerned with more traditional music, but scroll down from "Bagpipes & Pipe Bands" to "Scottish Singers & Groups" for some interesting links

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