17th August 2021
Edinburgh Festival
Time spent in the company of Ross Wilson, and whichever band of talented musicians he is performing with under the name Blue Rose Code at that point, is always time well spent I have found.
And it was certainly so this evening, even if his allocated slot in the George Square Gardens roster was just under an hour.
But he made the most of his allotted span, with a judicious selection of tunes spanning the whole of his career from the last decade or so. That the band had clearly spent a deal of lockdown rehearsing, and were tight as the proverbial drum, helped.
Only cover of Amazing Grace failed to hit the mark I felt. Even a confirmed heathen like myself generally finds any rendition of the christian hymn rather stirring, but I prefer my serving to be in the traditional 3/4 time and funereal slow. This evening's arrangement was a given a soulful gospely twang.
And I just didnae like it.
Set list
Red Kites
Love a Little
Ebb and Flow
Nashville Blue
Bluebell
Whitechapel
Edina
Amazing Grace
Grateful
This is Not a Love Song
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| George Square Gardens, Edinburgh |
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| Blue Rose Code - Edinburgh - August 2021 |
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| Ross Wilson |
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| Ross Wilson and Stuart Brown |
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| Gus Stirrat and Paul Harrison |
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| Lyle Watt |
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| Blue Rose Code - Edinburgh - August 2021 |
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