Acoustic Blues and Roots in the Afternoon
Acoustic Blues and Roots in the Afternoon is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at The Jazz Bar. It has 5 performances listed, running from Thu 13 Aug, 13:00 to Thu 27 Aug, 13:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Returning to the Jazz Bar for the eighth year, Scottish acoustic guitar and double-bass duo, Malt and Rye will be playing classic blues and roots songs from the last 100 years. Songs like Hoochie Coochie Man and San Francisco Bay Blues will be played with the duo’s distinctive passion and humour. The hour-long set not only includes songs by the greats like Robert Johnson, Willie Dixon, Lowell Fulson, Jimmy Rogers and Memphis Slim, but also comes up to date by including songs by modern-day blues masters, like Eric Clapton and Martin Harley.
Details
- Venue: The Jazz Bar
- Space: Venue (Partially Seated)
- Genre: MUSIC, Blues, Acoustic
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 120 seats (Venue (Partially Seated)) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 5, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Two flights of stairs, totaling 25 steps, down into the space. Stairs: 20+ Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 13 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £12.00