We’re pleased to announce we’ll be bringing our sell-our Fringe show, The Katet plays Stevie Wonder, to Kelburn Garden Party 2017, as a preview to[…]
The Katet plays Stevie Wonder 2017
We’re pleased to announce that we’re back at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the third year in a row with our sell-out show, The Katet[…]
Guillotine Album Launch – Live@Summerhall
Congratulations everybody! The Katet’s launch of Guillotine at Summerhall on October 9th was a complete success. Thanks to everyone who came, everyone who played, filmed,[…]
Guillotine PledgeMusic Campaign reaches 100%
116%. We did it! Thank you one and all for putting your faith in us. Now its time to put your pledges to good use[…]
Mike Kearney’s Suggesture 101 – An Introduction
On the 24th May, The Tinderbox Orchestra in collaboration with multiple Edinburgh bands will be debuting a brand new project called The Spontaneous Orchestra. The[…]
Mike Kearney’s Suggesture 101 – Episode 1: Notes, Hits and Holds
A number of years ago I started learning Wing Chun Kung Fu. It concentrates on using an opponent’s energy against them but employing very simple[…]
Mike Kearney’s Suggesture 101 – Episode 2: Shifting and Chords
We’ve all heard it before, in one kind of funk jam or another, when everyone’s on a solid groove and all of a sudden the[…]
Mike Kearney’s Suggesture 101 – Episode 3: Moving Chords
In more recent years, as we’ve progressed through the system, we’ve come across a paradox. When improvising with others musicians must be quite intuitive. They[…]
Mike Kearney’s Suggesture 101 – Episode 4: Rhythm Section and Review
I think as your rapport with a particular group or band develops, the less signals you need. On a gig, mid-jam, I’ve found that a[…]
Mike Kearney’s Suggesture 101 – Episode 5: Pushes, Pulls, Bankai and Bends
A few years ago I was hooked on a popular anime called Bleach. It featured Shinigami or ‘Death Gods’ whose unique swords were the manifestation[…]