MAY 2nd: BOM-BEAR! 7pm

The Three Bears, by Pete Fij. Three bear stories/songs/pictures by Pete, Eliza and Jane B-B. Three types of bear-friendly picnic sandwiches and hopefully at least three of you bringing your own teddy bear stories or actual bears…

Grown-up talk with pictures & teddy-related song from the amazing singer and raconteur Pete Fij, with warm up Teddy items from Jane Bom-Bane & Eliza Skelton. Pete’s ‘The Three Bears’ revelations make up a fascinating, life-affirming and hilarious treat. Bring your own bear for sharing your stories. Bom-Bane’s will be providing a posh Teddy Bear’s Picnic.
* £30 show and food. Bookings only: janebombane@yahoo.co.uk, TEXT 07764 515583
Bring your own Teds and share your stories!
* Open sarnies with freshly homemade mackerel pate and cucumber, tapenade and roast veg and egg mayo and cress, with accompanying salads. Jelly, ice-cream and woodland berries, with a drizzle of honey, of course, for afters.

MAY 6th: BOM-BANE’S PICTURE PALACE. 7pm with food/8pm film only.

Screen, Supper & a Song for £17 (or £10 without food).
See at end *** for Festival food
Come and join us on May the 6th for an evening of film plus a musical performance related to what we’ll be watching!Our first showing will be The Spirit of the Beehive. Beautifully shot and accompanied by a beguiling soundtrack, The Spirit of the Beehive (El espíritu de la colmena) is widely regarded as the greatest Spanish film of the 1970s. In a small Castilian village in 1940, in the wake of the country’s devastating civil war, six-year-old Ana attends the local cinema to watch James Whale’s ‘Frankenstein’ and becomes possessed by the memory of it. As Ana retreats further into fantasy, she becomes increasingly detached from a family who seem unable to recover from the trauma of war and the bleak shadow of Franco’s Spain.Produced in 1973 as Franco’s long regime was nearing its end, The Spirit of the Beehive is a bewitching portrait of a child’s haunted inner life and one of the most visually arresting movies ever made.
To book email: janebombane@yahoo.co.uk or TEXT: 07764 515583


MAY 8th, 9th: SILVER SWANS 7pm with food/8pm show only.

Eliza, Emma Kilbey & Jane with madrigals and all sorts of original and unusual close harmonied warblings…
£12 show. Optional food, 2 courses, at 7pm additional £15 (please pre-order) Scroll to end for Festival menu ***
Bookings only: janebombane@yahoo.co.uk or TEXT 07764 515583 or Fringe Box Office 01273 917272

MAY 14th: An evening with Ivor Cutler and The World’s Worst Orchestra.
7pm with food/ 8pm show only.

Poet and musician Ivor Cutler is best-known for his funny, surreal and bittersweet poems and songs. He was also interested in silence, Zen philosophy and nonsense. A lifelong fan of Cutler’s work, in 2018 David Bramwell presented ‘Ivor Cutler at 90’ as a BBC R4 Archive on Four and has twice performed onstage with Ivor’s partner Phyllis King. Over the evening David explores what made this dour Scotsman such a unique talent and reveals how his own, strange relationship with Ivor led to his being given access to an extensive archive of Cutler’s work. Expect plenty of pregnant pauses, knees pickled in cheese and a harmonium drenched song or three at the end from David, Eliza and Jane.
Why did the world’s worst orchestra split up at the peak of their powers? Who were they? Why did Brian Eno join them on clarinet? Did they really shock the classical world and get banned from the airwaves, despite a Top 20 hit?
This entertaining and thought-provoking talk uncovers the group’s unique history, offers (hilarious) recordings and rare film footage and asks Zappa’s famous question: does humour belong in music? Fringe Box Office 01273 917272
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/dr-bramwell/an-evening-with-ivor-cutler-the-worlds-worst-orchestra/e-yzlxay
For optional set festival menu before show at 7pm TEXT Jane on 07764 515583 Scroll to end for Festival menu ***

MAY 15TH: HAGS, HARPIES & HARRIDANS. 7pm with food/8pm show only

Written and performed by Rina Vergano

Rina Vergano conjures up the punky spirit of the older woman as soothsayer, anarchist, freedom fighter and nature goddess. A darkly comedic brew of spoken word, chants, rants, poems, spells, and twisted fairytales underscored on harmonium.
For mixed audiences 18+ / particularly suitable for 55+
“This seasoned performer stirs up a dark cauldron of stories, poems, songs and spoken word with a punky edge. Dip in… if you dare.” *****(Bristol 24/7)
“A powerful stage presence with laugh-out-loud charm and humour. The music gives it an epic feel and her timing is hilarious.” ***** (Exeunt)
“A funny incredible surreal look at ageist culture told with warmth and razor-sharp wit. A fine collection of wildworks (…) Such a joyous venture into the musicality of language, with wonderful material. I felt very held in the performance, like a friend was talking to me (…) We wanna be like you when we’re old!! Go and form a punk band! (The Public Reviews)
“Calm down, dear!” (The Patriarchy)
“Well-made and good value for money.” (Witch? Best Buy)
£12 show at 8pm (+ £15 optional food at 7pm, but please pre-order) Scroll to end for Festival menu ***
Bookings only: janebombane@yahoo.co.uk or TEXT 07764 515583

MAY 16th: JANE BOM-BANE & ELIZA SKELTON

Songs, harmonium, mechanical hats, poems and images. Accompanied on various instruments by the one and only Eliza Skelton!8pm £12 show. + £15 optional food at 7pm (please pre-order) Scroll to end for Festival menu ***
Bookings only: janebombane@yahoo.co.uk or TEXT 07764 515583 or Fringe Box Office 01273 917272
Some reviews for Jane Bom-Bane:
Chris Cooke – Three Weeks
Jane Bom-Bane truly embodies the spirit of Fringe…
Edinburgh Evening News
Jane Bom-Bane is either a genius or an example of care in the community gone wrong. Gloriously eccentric. Hugely entertaining songs and stories. Unmissable.
The Scotsman
One of the Fringe’s hidden gems. Wonderful magpie-ish imagination. Delightful.
The Stage
Dive in – the water’s lovely!
Time Out
Majesy and wit
Sunday Times
Dave Gorman
Utterly refreshing – unlike anything I’ve ever seen or heard before
Three Weeks
A unique, enchanting and probably revolving mind
The Argus
Emily-Ann Elliott
Surprise, wit and charm…
Stewart Lee
The best show I saw on the Edinburgh Fringe this year. I cried like a girl. (2012)
The Source
Jane Bom-Bane is the Fringe personified – imaginative, quirky and more than a little bit endearing. As well as running the oddest café in town – the eponymous and quite brilliant Bom-Bane’s – she’s an Edinburgh veteran with madcap songs and hats to match. No, not caps, mechanical hats that come to life to illustrate her compositions. Yep, you read that right.

MAY 21st, 22nd, 23rd: Travelogue: A Joni Mitchell journey with Emma Kilbey and Steve Hawley.

A homage to one of the foremost folk/jazz artists of the late 20th Century… Emma and Steve return to take a deep dive into iconic experimental singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell’s (mostly) earlier music and keep you entertained along the way with stories about her extraordinary life, loves and travels.
Audience quotes from last year’s sell-out shows:
‘Fantastic show – made even better by the inter-song chats’
‘Like listening to an illustrated radio documentary.’
‘What a gorgeously intimate and uplifting gig’ exceptional songs and life.’£12 show. £15 optional food on 21st and 22nd, but NOT ON 23rd, we’re afraid. (please pre-order see *** at end) Scroll to end for Festival menu ***
Bookings only: janebombane@yahoo.co.uk or TEXT 07764 515583 or Fringe Box Office 01273 917272

MAY 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th: FAERIE (SPRING VARIANT)

Bom-Bane Family Players (Jane, Eliza, Kate Holden, Daisy Jordan & Martin Peters) present an original musical show about all manner of European mythological being, with song, puppetry, dance, surprise. . . & dinner with the late show.
Bookings only: janebombane@yahoo.co.uk or TEXT 07764 515583

Tuesday 26th to Saturday 30th May. Two shows nightly – early just a bar . . . late with 2-course meal. Early 6pm – 7pm, £20/10, late 7.30 – 9.30 £40/20. Ages 6 and over.

Menu
Springfolk’s Supper: Asparagus, leeks, green & cannellini beans and new potatoes, with a twist of lemon and Parmesan, served with crusty bread for dunking.*
Faerie cakes with cream and forest fruits for afters.

*OR, if you prefer for mains, Bom-Bane’s signature dish, Stoemp and Sausages (Meat or veg, big or small portions)

*** OUR SET MENU WILL BE DIFFERENT FOR MAY.
For shows which do not involve food (1st, 8th, 9th, 14th, 15th,16th, 21st and 22nd) guests can eat our set Festival dish/es at 7pm before the 8pm show. If you’re not coming to the show, you can come at 6pm or 6.30pm till 8pm for set 2-course Festival menu for £17.50 – Vegetarian curry or tagine, or stoemp and sausages (meat,veg or vegan options). Waffles, fruit and ice cream for afters. But we ask you to book for either, please, by TEXTING 07764 515583 or emailing janebombane@yahoo.co.uk