 Ragged Glory perform live at Nitten Folk Club |  Fringe Laurel 2011 Article printed in the Midlothian Advertiser
Thursday August 12, 2010 |
Band's sell-out debut gig
A band who met four years ago in Newtongrange are to make their debut appearance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Ragged Glory's debut appearance at the Fringe is sold out even though they don't take to the stage at The Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride's until August 28. Their entrance into the world's biggest arts festival comes four years after they met at Newtongrange Folk Club. The four-piece folk band, who play traditional and contemporary material have also just completed their debut album called Quiet Joys. Band member George Archibald, who hails from Newtongrange, said: "We are from different backgrounds, but we obviously share a passion for good music." | Playing alongside the Nitten native are Aberdonian Charlie Milne and May and Jim Weatherston, who are from Edinburgh.
George added: "This year is our Fringe debut and it is sold out which is nice. Next year we hope to do a few nights." "We are all winding down from work now but May is a teacher, Jim is a self-employed builder, Charlie was in the police (not the band) and I'm with a property letting company." "May and Jim are married (to each other) and Charlie and Jim - who have written some cracking songs, many of which we do now, met as youngsters at Boroughmuir School and played music together under what they say was 'the excruciating name' of The Borough Boys." |
