Previous events

Not In Our Name will be launched in Bradford as part of the Raise Your Banners Festival, the world's only festival dedicated to political song. A few of the CD's contributors are playing at the festival: Dick Gaughan, Roy Bailey, Robb Johnson, Seize The Day and David Ferrard. www.raiseyourbanners.org  

Songs For Change presents an evening of grassroots political music featuring local artists (Penny Stone, Eileen Penman, Stevie Palmer, Nancy Nicholson, Lisa Paton, David Ferrard) and guest appearances from Roy Bailey and Jez Lowe. This event will also be the Scottish launch of Not In Our Name, a compliation CD of songs about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by some of the most committed folk artists from the UK, USA and Australia. www.edinburghfolkclub.org.uk  
Admission: £8 (£6 concession)
Tickets available from the Centre/Theatre. Tel: 0131 556 9579. This event will probably sell out, so reserve your ticket to avoid disappointment.

Songs For Change is helping to organize a Performers Block as part of Faslane 365, a year long blockade of the Trident nulcear submarine base outside Glasgow.  Musicians, poets, actors (all perfomers) are encouraged to come to the base to protest in song etc between 10am and 4pm.  Contact faslane365@songsforchange.com for more details.  www.faslane365.org  

The Bin The Bomb Bash is being organized to celebrate the Long Walk For Peace, the 85 mile march from the Faslane nuclear submarine base to the Edinburgh Parliament. This event will be a traditional ceilidh-style event including music, poetry, dancing, comedy, and discussion on ways of taking our anti-nuclear weapons work forward. Entertainment includes comedy from AL Kennedy and music by two of the Songs For Change entrants: hip hop band 4 Dimensions and Lebanese classical singer Simone Sahyouni, both of whom participated at the 15th October Showcase. The venue is the Pleasance Cabaret Bar, Edinburgh, and we'll start at 4.30pm and run til 10pm. £5 entry with reasonably priced food and drinks available. There will be a fun raffle with some very generous prizes indeed (signed CDs, gig tickets, music vouchers etc)!

About a dozen of the Songs For Change entries will be played live tonight by the songwriters themselves who are travelling to Edinburgh from all over the UK for this event.  The gig will end with a set by folk veteran Roy Bailey, whom Tony Benn calls 'the best socialist singer of his generation'.  8pm.  £5

Topical Songwriting Workshop & Gig
Edinburgh based singer-songwriter David Ferrard will be running a series of interactive workshops about topical song and gigs to illustrate these during Edinburgh's International Fringe Festival. These will take place at The Theatre Workshop which is premiering Babylon Burning, a musical about the Iraq war, as well as a series of talks, concerts and exhibitions about the occupation of Iraq. Workshop starts at 1.30pm and gig at 3.30pm. £5 for each or £8 for both. Check out www.davidferrard.com for more details.

Topical Songwriting Workshop & Gig
Edinburgh based singer-songwriter David Ferrard will be running a series of interactive workshops about topical song and gigs to illustrate these during Edinburgh's International Fringe Festival. These will take place at The Theatre Workshop which is premiering Babylon Burning, a musical about the Iraq war, as well as a series of talks, concerts and exhibitions about the occupation of Iraq. Workshop starts at 1.30pm and gig at 3.30pm. £5 for each or £8 for both. Check out www.davidferrard.com for more details.

Topical Songwriting Workshop & Gig
Edinburgh based singer-songwriter David Ferrard will be running a series of interactive workshops about topical song and gigs to illustrate these during Edinburgh's International Fringe Festival. These will take place at The Theatre Workshop which is premiering Babylon Burning, a musical about the Iraq war, as well as a series of talks, concerts and exhibitions about the occupation of Iraq. Workshop starts at 1.30pm and gig at 3.30pm. £5 for each or £8 for both. Check out www.davidferrard.com for more details.

Topical Songwriting Workshop & Gig
Edinburgh based singer-songwriter David Ferrard will be running a series of interactive workshops about topical song and gigs to illustrate these during Edinburgh's International Fringe Festival. These will take place at The Theatre Workshop which is premiering Babylon Burning, a musical about the Iraq war, as well as a series of talks, concerts and exhibitions about the occupation of Iraq. Workshop starts at 1.30pm and gig at 3.30pm. £5 for each or £8 for both. Check out www.davidferrard.com for more details.

Topical Songwriting Workshop & Gig
Edinburgh based singer-songwriter David Ferrard will be running a series of interactive workshops about topical song and gigs to illustrate these during Edinburgh's International Fringe Festival. These will take place at The Theatre Workshop which is premiering Babylon Burning, a musical about the Iraq war, as well as a series of talks, concerts and exhibitions about the occupation of Iraq. Workshop starts at 1.30pm and gig at 3.30pm. £5 for each or £8 for both. Check out www.davidferrard.com for more details.