We were at the Festival!
For one month only Fresh Air – Edinburgh’s alternative online radio station – got the chance to do some mega-extensive media coverage of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2007. Don’t know what that is? Check out the official web site. With around 17,000 performers producing around 2,000 shows in every performance space imaginable in Edinburgh throughout August, the Fringe is a unique and exciting experience.
Click the buttons below to start downloading and reading all you need to know and hear about this year’s Festival Fringe.
Fear not if it isn’t your thing…we’re still broadcasting the best new and alternative music 24 hours a day, so tune in now and we’ll be back on air with live presenters from Monday 10th September! You can also find out how to subscribe to our podcasts.
INTERVIEW - UFO Forum - Dean Haglund & Mark Bennett
X-Files Improv
The Lot (Grassmarket)
Dean Haglund and Mark Bennett chat at length to Nick and Kiran about alien activity in the Lothians, MOD UFO files, conspiracies, ufologists, the disclosure project, UFO conventions, the removal of an alien implant, repression of alchemists, area 51, aeriobiology, jellyfish in the atmosphere, the idea of the human species being an alien hybrid, the energy crisis, anti-gravity aircraft, a submarine headed to the far moon of Saturn, life on Mars, phase-changing, dimension-jumping, the Jedi religion and much much more.
Run Ends: Monday 27th August 2007
Date of Interview: Wednesday 22nd August 2007
Download The Interview (mp3, 52.0 MB)!
INTERVIEW - Rob Deering
Charmageddon
Smirnoff Baby Belly
Rob Deering has a large face and he knows how to use it.
Run Ends: Monday 27th August 2007
Date of Interview: Saturday 11th August 2007
Download The Interview (mp3, 4,09 MB)!
INTERVIEW - The Lost Thing
The Lost Thing
Underbelly
Come on a surreal trip with the Lost Thing to find out where it belongs!
Run Ends: Monday 27th August 2007
Date of Interview: Saturday 11th August 2007
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INTERVIEW - Dickens Unplugged
Dickens Unplugged
Assembly @ George St.
Its Dickens ahoy in an abridged fashion. The books, the music, the man… all in 1 hour!
Run Ends: Monday 27th August 2007
Date of Interview: Saturday 11th August 2007
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INTERVIEW - Tom Basden
Won’t say anything
Underbelly
Tom won't say anything. Except when being interviewed on a radio show thankfully!
Run Ends: Monday 27th August 2007
Date of Interview: Saturday 11th August 2007
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INTERVIEW - Fat Tongue
Fat Tongue
Pleasance Courtyard
Dustin, Seb, and Sophie who make up the sketch comedy group Fat Tongue talk to Nick about their show, how they wound up as Fat Tongue and even presenting on Fresh Air while at university in Edinburgh!
Run Ends: Monday 27th August 2007
Date of Interview: Sunday 5th August 2007
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INTERVIEW - Todd Womack
As You Were
Outhouse Cafe
The New York comic speaks to Cami about his TV appearances and the beauty of the Free Fringe that he is a part of.
Run Ends: Saturday 25th August 2007
Date of Interview: Wednesday 22nd August 2007
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INTERVIEW - Ten Storeys High
Ten Storeys High
The Village, Leith
Callum, Steve, Euan and Colin from Ten Storeys High speak to Tallah about their forthcoming album and how its production is being funded by friends and fans. They perform their latest single, 'Good Things' and love-song 'The Cotton Wool Ball Song' live in the studio. They are lovely chaps.
Run Ends: Saturday 8th September 2007
Date of Interview: Wednesday 22nd August 2007
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INTERVIEW - Camille O’Sullivan
Camille- La Fille Du Cirque
Spiegel Garden
The stunning Camille graces the studio to talk about her five star rated show, life with the Spiegel family as well as why women should not shy away from singing Nick Cave and Tom Waits.
Run Ends: Monday 27th August 2007
Date of Interview: Wednesday 22nd August 2007
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INTERVIEW - Eleanor & Niamh Tiernan
Help!
Gilded Balloon
Eleanor and Niamh chat with Julia about surviving the Edinburgh festival and putting on a comedy show about breaking into the world of comedy.
Run Ends: Sunday 26th August 2007
Date of Interview: Sunday 19th August 2007
Download The Interview (mp3, 8.90 MB)!