Joy & Struggle are Edinburgh's premier doom-folk band. Playing haunting interpretations of traditional songs, they combine violin, vocals and electric guitar to mesmerising effect. For fans of Lankum, Dead Can Dance, Lisa O'Neill, and John Francis Flynn. Morven McArdle is a classically trained pianist and songwriter making alternative folk music that sits between playfulness and intensity. Her songs pair rhythm-focused intertwining instrumental lines with lyrics that tend toward the dark and overthought. Influenced by Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone, Stereolab, and Fiona Apple, her music drifts through folk, art pop, and contemporary jazz, rarely settling and generally meaning to. Make It Yourself is Pianodrome's brand new festival — a five day celebration of DIY culture, creativity and local community, running during October half term from 14th–18th October 2026 at Pianodrome Bruntsfield Community Hub. Supported by the Edinburgh Council Local Events Fund, this hyper-local festival brings together makers, musicians, artists and community organisations for five days of workshops, live music, art exhibitions and open mic performances, all rooted in our core ethos of upcycling, innovation and working together.

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