Thursday Mar 11th
Kinks in Leith
Legendary British band the Kinks, are playing in Leith! Yes you read that right, the band who sang You Really Got Me, Lola and countless other classics are playing an impromptu gig in Great Junction Street! The iconic 60s group will be appearing at La Cerise Coffee & Patisserie Shop – recently re-opened after flood damage – on Friday afternoon, prior to performing a concert at The Caves later that evening. The Leither hardly needs to encourage you to get yourself along!
Tuesday Mar 2nd
Hair raising stuff
Citadel Youth Centre, as part of their fundraising efforts in celebration of their thirty years of sterling work with the young people of Leith, are arranging a sponsored ‘Shaveathon’ under the banner Dave’s Big Shave – top and tail I’m given to understand – for the brave and selfless Dave Woods. (No relation to that rapscallion Tiger ‘Sorry’ Woods). Dave, rather rashly we feel, has suggested that the kids can do the necessary, but The Leither understands the redoubtable Willy Barr has his beady eyes set on an, ahem, celebrity crimper. Our money is on Achmed from the Alan [...]
Wednesday Feb 24th
Fire skills success
Youngsters celebrate getting fire skills success
A group of teenagers were the first in Scotland to ‘graduate’ from a course specially designed by Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service (LBFRS) and partially funded by the European Structural Fund. The course is specifically for youngsters in Edinburgh who are not in education, training or employment. The aim of the course is to foster improved life skills and a sense of direction for young people taking part.
The group, who have all taken part in ‘Fire Skills for Success’, attended a special ceremony at Teviot House, Edinburgh, on 19 February to recognise [...]
Sunday Feb 21st
Listen: Something Good
A little late in the day, The Leither comes to praise Paul Haig for the ‘warp of pure fun’ that is his latest release, Relive. With the emergence of Friendly Fires and Vampire Weekend, the label ‘indie funk’ doesn’t seem quite such an oxymoron. In truth, it never was, it has long provided a rich seam of inspiration for Mr Haig, one he has mined with some style and gravitas for going on for twenty-five years.
Paul Haig – Something Good
The new album is chock-full of left field pop and angular funk and boasts at least three potential singles. [...]
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