‘Nowt as Sexy As Folk’, claims Dundee Fringe singer Lynne

When it comes to music, Monifieth singer Lynne Campbell has a simple philosophy – “there’s nowt as Sexy As Folk”.

And she’s raring to bring her risque take on traditional music to the first ever Dundee Fringe, which kicks off today.

Her show, Sexy As Folk, is a “foray into the rudest Dundee street songs, traditional songs from rural Angus, Aberdeenshire and further afield” which promises to shine a light on Scotland’s most “private parts” – and give these oldschool songs a new lease of life.

Lynne, who has featured on STV’s Hogmanay Heroes while talking about Dundee’s dressed herring tradition, reckons there is a lot of empowerment to be taken from embracing the more salacious side of Scots.

“The Scots folk tradition holds all of human experience, you just have to look for it,” she said.

“And it covers one of our basest needs with great enthusiasm!

“There’s more material than can be crammed into a 50-minute show, but this show covers the best of our street songs, traditional ballads, music hall, and more.

“It’s a pure hoot!” However, this isn’t simply a fest of filth – Lynne recognises that some of the “less jovial themes” in old street songs, such as unwanted pregnancy, can still, sadly, resonate today.

Because of that, proceeds from her show will go to the Center for Reproductive Rights, a charity that uses the power of the law to advance reproductive rights as fundamental human rights across the world.

Sexy As Folk will be a “one-nighter”, performed at

Dock Street Studios on September 25 at 8.30pm.

The inaugural Dundee Fringe has been a long time in the making, but it is finally here, founded and co-ordinated by JD Henshaw of well-known events company Sweet Venues.

It will comprise a series of pop-up events at Dock Street Studios from now until September 26, with the line-up including treats such as Jekyll & Hyde: A One-Woman Show, a set from international touring comedian Aidan Goatley and, for some family fun, More Bubble Trouble with Carnoustie-based Poppy Bubbles.

Ahead of the festival, Dundee-based JD said: “It is simply the most exciting thing to be bringing the first Dundee Fringe to the city.

“Having run venues and presented work at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe,

Brighton Fringe, and internationally, it’s brilliant to get the chance to work with Dundee’s finest in my home city.”

“It’s important for me to help create a network and opportunities for local creatives year-round.

“After the experiences of

the last year and a half, being together and sharing work with audiences feels even more essential.”

Lynne Campbell can also be found on HMS Unicorn in Dundee at 1pm every Friday in September, singing shanties with Seaward Collective.