Aug 8 - Midnight at the Boars Head

Another open day on the trip. We returned to the Zoo Southside venue to see the Fine Chisel's second show they were putting on for the festival called Midnight at the Boars Head. This performance was spoken all in Shakespeare's words, not necessarily one singe work of Shakespeare, but a story and plot they put together themselves. It was a little hard to follow, but it was a lot of fun to watch, and even be a part of. Again, they come in high, break your heart again in the middle, and end on a high note (giving us poppers, silly string and balloons)...I fell victim to silly string in the face by a reviewer for the Fringe. The Fine Chisel as a group are a ton of fun to watch. Their performance sucks you in and the music just amplifies it. The group includes a fiddle player/tin flute/whistle player (plays both), acoustic guitar, mandolin player who also played what I can only describe as a wooden box drum, I haven't seen anything like it before, but it was a very good sound that was cohesive with their sound. The members are 3 guys and one girl who said they just threw these shows together for the Fringe. They have one more show they are putting on for the festival but it doesn't start until the 19th, so we are missing it. We kind of became their groupies this week, they recognized us from their first show we went to and we were able to chat with the box drum player after the show and get on the mailing list. They do not have any recordings yet, but we are hoping they put some out after the Festival.