Dick Gaughan
The only performer to hold the dual honours of a Lifetime Achievement award by BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and induction into the Scots Traditional Music Hall of Fame, Gaughan returns for his annual hometown Fringe appearance.
"one of the five or six great voices of our time." - John Peel, 'The Olivetti Chronicles'
"how music from the gut really sounds" - The Guardian
"Gaughan is absolutely one of the best in the world" - Frets Magazine
"a one man Sex Pistols" -Celtic Roots
"In these days of diluted celto-folk, voices like Gaughan's rise high" - Edinburgh Evening News
"In any style, on any stage, Gaughan is one of folk music's guitar geniuses as well as one of Scotland's finest singers" - Dirty Linen
"... a singer and guitar player of rare quality and integrity; a totally unique experience, there's nobody remotely like him." - Brunswick Music Festival