ORA COGAN, SNEAKY PETE'S, EDINBURGH, MARCH 24 2026

 Something a bit different. Definitely not metal.

Sneaky Pete's is STILL excessively smokey, though. I don't know why they feel it necessary to pump so much smoke into the room. There's no need for it.

Line-up:

ATTICUS MERCREDI: Canadian/native American singer/songwriter and percussionist in ORA COGAN's band, going solo with songs exploring his childhood and Native American roots. He's never done this before, so maybe that would explain why he seems a little nervous.

VIDEO:    https://youtu.be/yrk8GMHLSFQ  https://www.facebook.com/jeffrey.mercredi

ORA COGAN: Hard to pin down, this. Part country, part folk, part Americana, part psychedelic and part goth. But not as goth as I expected, to be honest, apart from her bat-winged boots. Also Canadian.

She seems a little bemused by the tiny stage in Sneaky Pete's, and is prone to frequent fits of giggling.

VIDEO:   https://youtu.be/cR7hMtlOkO8     https://www.facebook.com/oracoganmusic

SAVING GRACE (featuring ROBERT PLANT and SUZI DIAN), QUEEN'S HALL, EDINBURGH, NOVEMBER 5 2022

Bit of an odd post, this, because there are no photographs and not even a proper video. It does, however, include the full set (minus the encore) from SAVING GRACE, who are essentially a bunch of musicians who play covers in a pub. One of those musicians is, however, the legendary ROBERT PLANT, who you my have heard of. Sometimes they go out on tour.

So, here they are, accompanied by singer SUZI DIAN (https://www.facebook.com/SuziDianMusic), playing a set of blues, country, folk and assorted Americana. And no Led Zeppelin. 

Support was from RORY BUTLER, who played guitar and sang and was very nice. https://www.facebook.com/rorybutlerofficial

The lack of photographs is down to the venue, who have a very strict 'no cameras' rule. Which they DO enforce.The sound on the recording is decent, but does include a fair bit of audience noise, as you might expect from a recording taken at the back of the hall. 

Anyway, here it is.

https://youtu.be/E9xSAGflTnE