April, 2009 - The Wild Myrtles

The Wild Myrtles - singers of rare and beautiful songs: Director: Frances Cockburn

Ticket price £7. Available from Iron Chef from Wed 8th April or at door.

Edinburgh-based a cappella group the Wild Myrtles was formed in February 2007. There are six of them: Aimee, Alison, Colleen, Frances, Holly and Sari. They sing songs from all around the world - old songs, new songs, happy songs, sad songs – from places as diverse as Scandanavia, Eastern Europe, Africa, USA and Britain.

They’ve been performing for just over a year now, to glowing reviews!

“beautiful harmonies and superb renditions of a varied selection of world folk songs ….. enthusiasm, energy and some truly wonderful singing ….. from traditional Scottish to Africa via the Balkans” ..... “we can’t recommend them highly enough” ..... “a beautiful sound and the whole audience was wowed!” ..... “such gorgeous balanced voices”

So far, they have performed in:

Spirit of Voice Festival, Galway: Fest'n'Furious Festival, Dundee: St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh: The Lot, Grassmarket, Edinburgh: Out of the Blue, Edinburgh: Columcille Centre, Morningside, Edinburgh: Leith Fm radio: Leith Folk Club -as well as in various open mic events

Their demo CD has five songs from our current repertoire on it:

I’ll tell me ma (Ireland)
Kolo (Bosnia)
Min bröllopsdag (Sweden)
Noches, Noches (Bosnia)
I courted a sailor (England)

For more information, please take a look at MySpace website:

www.myspace.com/thewildmyrtles

With The Wild Myrtles will be Members of the Cross Border Band and guests including Haroon Simone on Sitar!