Steeped in history and atmosphere it is only a few minutes walk from the Royal Mile.

With a fine tradition of musical entertainment every single night of the week you can hear a mainly acoustic mix of styles such as folk and blues.

The Royal Oak not only gives visitors the chance to hear some great tunes, but it also acts as a focal point for many of Edinburgh’s traditional musicians.

9th November - Mike Silver
Mike Silver's songs are of longing, love and loss, perceptive and thoughtful, with haunting melodies and heart stopping lyrics. The most accomplished acoustic artist sings and records a series of thoughts and feelings that are special and magical.

16th November - Carrying Stream

23rd November - Kate Bramley
Songs from the tradition and originals with a transatlantic folk twist.

30th November - Judy Dinning & Kenny Speirs
Judy Dinning is a singer/songwriter who performs her own compositions as well as those of contemporary writers from the USA and the UK. She plays guitar, keyboards, dulcimer and percussion.
Kenny is recently best known for his role as guitarist/vocalist with the hugely successful John Wright Band. Kenny left the band after the final JWB concert on 21st January at Celtic Connections, and is now building up his solo career as well as touring with Real Time.

7th December - Susan McCamley
Susan has performed in Folk Clubs and festivals all over Scotland and is known for her exciting and dynamic performances of traditional ballards, contemporary folksongs and her own award winning compositions.

14th December
Eilidh Steel & Mark Neal
Eilidh is a prolific composer. She teaches the Helensburgh and Lomond Junior Fiddlers as well as fiddle workshops at festivals and lead sessions at the Edinburgh Fiddle Festival, Lomond Folk Festival and Celtic Connections.

Originally from East Kilbride, Mark now lives in Edinburgh. He plays in the ceilidh band Teannaich, funk band Hejira and enjoys playing other musical styles including jazz, blues, rock and gospel.

21st December
Gordeanna McCulloch and Chris Miles
Gordeanna McCulloch and Chris Miles were part of the very successful quartet Palaver. They only sing together occasionally, so here's a rare chance to enjoy this partnership.

The Wee Folk Club has been nominated for the Trad Music Awards. If you would like to support Edinburgh's Wee Folk Club, you can vote for them between the 3rd and 21st November by logging on to Hands Up For Trad.