Edinburgh Song Session
Carrying Stream Festival/Fèill Sruth an Eòlais 2026
(Sun 15 Nov: 3pm)
The Edinburgh Song Session is an open group which meets each month, sharing songs mainly from the Scottish traditional background but with all other genres welcome. It's a laid-back afternoon with people taking turns to sing or lead a song, or sometimes give a tune, poem or short story.
The November meet-up each year is held jointly with the local branch of the Traditional Music and Song Association (TMSA) and often features songs by Hamish Henderson or marking Armistice Day. Visitors are encouraged whether singers or listeners!
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This autumn, explore the changing world of the traditional arts and the legacy of the great Scottish folklorist, songwriter and activist Hamish Henderson. Audiences, writers and traditional artists of all kinds will come together as part of the Carrying Stream Festival 2026 for gatherings, talks, sessions, workshops and performances.
The ethos of the festival is to celebrate and encourage the Carrying Stream; the organic route by which music, song, spoken word and all manner of culture, is passed on from person to person and from generation to generation. The Festival originated with the Edinburgh Folk Club and SSC is delighted to be part of its revival this year along with friends and partners across Edinburgh.
As t-fhoghar seo 's e saoghal ealan thraidiseanta agus dìleab Hamish MhicEanraig a tha romhainn. Bidh iomadh seòrsa duine a’ cruinneachadh aig Fèill Sruth an Eòlais 2026 - bho sgriobhaidearan gu seinneadairean is luchd-èisteachd ealanta nam measg gus còmhraidhean, seiseanan, bùthan-obrach agus taisbeanaidhean a chumail.
’S e amas na fhèille a bhith a’ comharrachadh agus a’ brosnachadh an ‘Carrying Stream’ (beul oideachas/beul aithris, sa Ghàidhlig) – an t-slighe nàdarrach anns a bheil ceòl, òrain, sgeulachdan agus cultar gan toirt seachad bho dhuine gu duine agus bho ghinealach gu ginealach. Thòisich an fhèill gu tùsail aig Edinburgh Folk Club, agus tha an SSC air leth toilichte a bhith an sàs san ath-bheothachadh aice am-bliadhna, còmhla ri caraidean is com-pàirtichean Dhùn Èideann.
With thanks to Jeni Ní Fhlannagáin & Eideard MacCoinnich for translation support.
The sessions are free and non-ticketed. Please note access to the space is down a few steps from the main bar, with no level access available.
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Song
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£0.00 -
15 November 2026 -
180 minutes -
15:00 -
Scottish Storytelling Centre -
Canons' Gait -
8+
