Edinburgh

[OMR3]

Anyone here go to the Edinburgh Festival? I was there this week, was my first time there. Went to a lot of Fringe events as well as the Book Festival. Absolutely brilliant experience. Anyone else go there this year? If so, what did you see? Here's what I saw:

Comedy:

Jimmy Carr

Ardal O'Hanlon

Emo Philips

One Man Lord Of The Rings

Music:

The Butterfly Effect (Swedish musical collective who used bicycle wheels, skis, wine glasses, bottles and beatboxing in their music)

Musical:

Five Guys Named Moe (directed by and starring Clarke Peters from The Wire; most songs were swing/soul)

Dance:

Cape Dance Academy

Book Festival:

McCaig at 100- Douglas Dunn and Maggie Haggith

Plus I saw some live Jazz music in The Jazz Bar, and a load of street stuff. Street stuff that was noteworthy:

An amazing drummer from a progressive rock band playing not a drum kit but saucepans, saucepan lids, baking trays, an upside-down plastic pot etc.

A three-piece consisting of a bagpipe player, a didgeridoo and drum player (simultaneous at times), and a beatboxer.

Native American Musicians

[OMR3]

I wish I could have seen the Military Tattoo, but I didn't manage to get tickets in time.

[Kowalski]

Just to let you know there is another thread here about Edinburgh:

/index.php?showtopic=151829&st=0">http://www.efestivals.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=151829&st=0