Resources

Edinburgh open mics

These are up to date to the best of our knowledge - please let us know if something's wrong our out of date or you have something to add. Many of these have been gleaned from the Edinburgh Gig Guide site, which you should check as these things change rapidly.

The Listening Room
Where: Blue Blazer , 2 Spittal Street, Edinburgh EH3 9DX
When: Sundays, 8 - 10 pm
PA: No PA, performers play acoustically
Cost: Free, but a donation secures a raffle prize ticket
Contact: Chris Brown
Grassmarket Bar
Where: Grassmarket Bar 31 West Port
When: Thursdays 9-12
PA: ?
All kinds of songs, covers and originals welcome. See Taylormademusic
Full Moon
Where:3 Tuns, 7 Hanover Street
When: first Sunday afternoon of every month, 2pm-5pm
PA: Yes
Cost: Free
Other: Bands welcome. Back line and drums available.
Contact: Fritz on 07766 175 749
Baby Tiger
Where: upstairs bar at the Cafe Royal
When: occasional Thursdays.
PA: yes
Cost: free
See Baby Tiger's site
Rat Pack Piano Bar
Where: Shandwick Place
When: Mondays 8pm
Contact: Owen T Muir
Whistlebinkies
Where: Niddrie St
When: Mondays 9pm
Blind Poet
Where: West Nicolson St
When: Tuesdays 10pm
Jekyll and Hyde
Where: Hanover St
When: 8pm
Contact: Ned Goodwin
Mercat Bar
Where: W Maitland St
When: Wednesdays 9pm
Nicol Edwards
Where: Niddry St
When: Thursdays 9:30pm
Ossians Bar
Where: Morrison St
When: 10pm
The Maltings
Where: St Leonard St
When: Fridays 9:30
Equipment: House guitar
Seahaven Hotel
Where: Joppa Rd
When: first Saturday in the month 9pm (call to confirm)
Pearce's Bar
Where: Elm Row
When: Sundays 9pm
Pomegranate Smoothie Cafe
Where: 95 St Leonard's St
When: Sundays 2-6pm
Windsor Buffet
Where: 45 Elm Row
When: Sundays 10pm

Life beyond Embra

The Glasgow Songwriters
Where: Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, Merchant City Glasgow G1 1LG
Map To Venue: http://www.blackfriarsonline.co.uk/location.htm
When: Fortnightly Tuesdays, 9pm
PA: yes, suitable for up to a couple of guitars & bass
Other: Club guitar available for use on night, £1 for live CD recording.
Policy: No Covers, original music only. There is an area at the back of the room suitable for talking while acts are playing.
Cost: Free. Regular guests will be offered membership. Email Simon Woolcott for more details.
The Goat Club Acoustic Sessions
Fortnightly Thursdays, 8.30pm
Archie's Bar
27 Waterloo Street
Glasgow G2
(Opposite Central Station, Near Hope Street.)
Tel: 0141 221 3210 
admin@goatclub.org.uk
The Acoustic Kitchen
E-Bytes, Manor Street, Falkirk
Sundays fortnightly 7pm
Open mic and planned programme
The Virtually Acoustic Club
Where:  London - 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
Cumbria area
Weekly, Monday: Acoustic Jam Night at Dickie Doodles Bar, Kendal, from 9pm, hosted by Paul. PA provided. Free, no rules (covers and originals welcome).
Weekly, Tuesday: Electric Jam Night at Dickie Doodles Bar, Kendal, from 9pm, hosted by the BNB house band. PA, backline, drumkit provided. Free, no rules (covers and originals welcome, bands and individuals welcome).
Monthly, last Wednesday : The (Mostly) Acoustic Jam Night at White Lion Bar, Kirkby Stephen, from 8.30pm, hosted by Colin Salter and Linnhe Catlow. PA, some instruments provided. Free, no big loud distorted guitars! but covers and originals welcome. Contact Colin or Linnhe at jamnight@btinternet.com
Monthly, second Thursday : The Mad For It! Music Night at Eden Vale Inn, Bolton nr Appleby, from 8.30pm, hosted by Karin. PA provided. Free, mostly acoustic in nature.
Monthly, third Tuesday: open mic night at Watermill Inn, Staveley nr Kendal.
   
 

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