Folk group to kick off series of concerts

EDINBURGH music promoters Soundhouse recommence their series of Monday concerts in the Traverse Theatre bar on January 16 when local folk group Blueflint appear. Also scheduled to appear are Canadian singersongwriter-activist Amanda Rheaume (January 23), a Burns Night special (January 25), and an exciting double bill comprising jazz-groove combo Pygmies and gospel troubadour Amythyst Kiah (February 6). There will also be appearances by Herald Angel-winning fiddle quartet Rant, Mississippi songwriter Bronwynne Brent, Edinburgh-based Transylvanian singersongwriter Lisabett Russo, and Boys of the Lough founder, singer and tin whistle virtuoso, Cathal McConnell and Friends in the weeks to follow. traverse.co.uk