Adam Holmes live at Rosslyn Court- all the way from Edinburgh!

Event information

3 x Scottish Album of the Year Award Nominee Adam Holmes returns with his new album, 'The Voice of Scotland'. Adam’s 4 albums, Heirs and Graces, Brighter Still, Midnight Milk and Dreamweaver have cast an impressive shadow across the UK Folk Scene and gained him Scottish Album of the Year Nominations (in 2014, 2017 and 2018) and BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Nominations. His songs have featured widely on BBC Radio 2 and Radio 3, BBC Scotland, Edith Bowman’s BBC Scotland Quay Sessions show and Virgin Radio, amongst many others.
The second youngest of 8 children raised by his mother in a small flat in Portobello,
Adam crafts lyrics that resonate like old folk songs, set to melodies rooted in the haunting slow airs and church hymns that echoed throughout his childhood.
Only in the world of folk music could you imagine the staff at one of the liveliest, smokiest and most famous Folk music pubs in Britain, Sandy Bells, making a space at the end of the bar so that an eight year old child could get the best view of the singers and musicians. But that was the very place that Adam first picked up the skill of learning music by ear.
Age 15, after the death of a close friend and a cascade into drugs and alcohol he found his way out through the focus of rapping and producing hip hop. Simultaneously he began to play guitar and write songs and after leaving school and moving into his first flat aged 16 he worked on building sites, trying to pick up an apprenticeship as a joiner.
On the very same day that he was finally offered an apprenticeship aged 19 he received a phone-call offering him a place in the semi finals of the BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2009. He chose his place in music and hasn't looked back since.
His masterful songwriting and enchanting voice has, over the years, seen him work and share stages with;
Martin Simpson
Karine Polwart
John Prine
John McCusker
Graham Coxon (Blur)
Ladysmith Black Mamboxa
Martin Green (Lau)
Adrian Utley (Portishead)
Becky Unthank (The Unthanks)
Dominic Aitchison (Mogwai)
Anais Mitchell
Aidan Moffat
Karine Polwart
John Wood (Nick Drake and John Martyn Producer)
Simon Heyworth (mastering engineer and co-producer of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells
Eddi Reader
He has shared bills with;
Laura Marling
Van Morrison
Karine Polwart
Lau
Richard Thompson
Jason Isbell
The Avett Brothers
Sturgill Simpson
Chvrches
Adam lives in Edinburgh with his 3 year old daughter Rosa.
Rosslyn Court
Expect a small, seated, friendly, quirky venue with a heart - a bar selling beer, wine, cider and hot and cold drinks -nibbly stuff and always a cake. The venue is accessible, on one level. You will be seated at tables or in rows, according to numbers in the audience.
The first hour of concerts is livestreamed on YouTube. You can watch it any time after 7.30 on the night of the concert via the Rosslyn Court Website. There is an exclusive second set for the audience in the room, including a Q&A with the performers. We ask you to make a donation when you watch the livestream to help us to continue this service.
In buying a ticket you are entered for the Rosslyn Court raffle. You may win a CD or a “Who Gives A Crap” emergency toilet roll. WGAC donate half their profits to water charities and are plastic free.
There is usually a floor singer and often a 2-minute community slot informing us of what happens locally. The second half starts with a Q&A and is not livestreamed. If you think of something you want to know more about in the first half, just ask! Sometimes there is another floor song.
The concerts usually finish before 10.
Please ring for more details, 07902140248
See you soon
Morag