Hannah Rarity

This year’s special commission is by award-winning fiddler Robbie Greig. Everyone’s Welcome to Edinburgh celebrates the tunes and songs that hail from and celebrate our famed capital city. Edinburgh’s vibrant folk scene has produced some of Scotland’s leading singers and instrumentalists over the years, some featured in the very special band we have put together for the show, and the east of Scotland in general has a rich cultural fabric at its core. While many may argue that Scotland’s traditional hub has moved to Glasgow in recent times, it is vital not to overlook the vibrancy and innovation Edinburgh has contributed to the scene (and is still contributing). Expect tunes old and new in the show : from music heard in the Old Town in the 1700s to protest songs from the miner’s strike that hit the Lothians in the 1980s. There’ll be a fair smattering of those tunes heard at sessions in city’s bars from the 1990s to the present day, and some new compositions from the band.