The Ross Bandstand:- Despite years of neglect the Ross Bandstand has always been a popular venue for both Edinburgh folk and the many visitors to the city. With plans now afoot to replace the structure with something more versatile and able to cater for the expanding range of events hosted within the Gardens - the E.I.I.Festival 2006 is presenting a series of online photographic exhibitions taking a fond look back at some of the events we have covered at the venue.

For many years during the Edinburgh festival, worldart.com took control of the Ross Bandstand in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens and via their 'Festival Review' provided daily free performances featuring some of the festival's finest musicians.

During 2001 the Flipside Music Festival (part of the the E.I.I.Festival 2001), was able to provide Festival Review with a wide and varied selection of bands and musicians from those participating in our own event at Whistle Binkies

This selection of images were produced one sunny afternoon when I was invited backstage and presented with the opportunity to provide a rare glimpse from behind the scenes of an essential element of the Edinburgh festival.

The photographs were obtained directly from both the Festival Review broadcast centre and on stage during the sound checks of Lorraine Jordan and The Sunshine Delay, both of whom also participated in the Flipside festival.

My thanks to...
www.worldart.com
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