http://edinburgh.twestival.com Edinburgh Twestival Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:59:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello Edinburgh! Happy Thursday to you all..- we have a new band to announce and it's a band with a mission- Let me hand over to the gentlemen of Epic 26 Triple Twestival Tour Hello Everybody! @Epic26 here to announce that we will be doing a wee Twestival challenge for this years events. We're going ... http://edinburgh.twestival.com/2010/03/18/epic-journey-for-epic-26/ For all of those who are missing the school fete of the good old days. EdTwestival is pleased to announce the return for one night only of 'Hook-a-Duck'! There will be ace prizes to be won for the lucky few to catch a winner. But as the teachers used to say, ... http://edinburgh.twestival.com/2010/03/17/hook-the-tweetie/ As it's a Tuesday morning, we thought we'd cheer everyone up with the first in a series of food-related blogposts, and let you know the joyous news that the cakestand will be returning for this year's EdTwestival - hurrah! This year, Edinburgh-based cupcake connoisseurs  Cupcakes and Ribbons ( @fizzyribbon ) are ... http://edinburgh.twestival.com/2010/03/16/let-them-tweet-cake/ Greetings pop pickers. So, as we hurtle at great speed towards the main event, EdTwestival DJs Colin and Alan frae Idlewild would like to know what music you guys want to hear on the night. We're looking for your very best requests - fire them straight at us @EdTwestival with hashtag #EdTunes ... http://edinburgh.twestival.com/2010/03/14/any-requests-mate-poptastic/ Mingling in the crowds at EdTwestival and entertaining Twestival goers with close-up magic will be Kevin McMahon master magician. You may recognise Kevin from somewhere. But to stop you from spending the whole evening in torment, I'll let you know why that is. Five years ago Kevin appeared in the channel 4 ... http://edinburgh.twestival.com/2010/03/12/abra-twa-dabra/ We have a new band to add to our already sterling playlist, with the inclusion of Shooting Stansfield (@shootstansfield) The band was only formed last September and they're definitely no slouches, they already have their debut EP out. Shooting Stansfield have a unique sound courtesy of vocalist Stewart Douglas' distinctive voice. The ... http://edinburgh.twestival.com/2010/03/11/tweeter-music/ Hello all - just a quick post today, with a smattering of Edtwestival entertainment news... We've managed to persuade malt masters Chris and Lucas from the Edinburgh Whisky Blog (@EdinburghWhisky) to come along on the night, and lead a free whisky tasting! So, if you fancy a wee rest from the ... http://edinburgh.twestival.com/2010/03/10/tweatments-and-erm-twhisky-for-edtwestival/ Ahoy! And a very happy Friday afternoon. With no further ado, it's about time we announced the first marvellous musical acts confirmed for Edinburgh Twestival! First up is Mitchell Museum (@mitchellmuseum), Glasgow-based purveyors of 'Junk Pop' (?!) who've just released their first EP "We lost 1st prize". Drawing influence from various American ... http://edinburgh.twestival.com/2010/03/05/so-wholl-be-making-tweet-music-for-edtwestival/ So here we are, hang on, wait for the Lady Mayoress to cut the ribbon- alright, now you can buy your tickets. Remember that there are only a limited number at this special early bird price of £6.50 so don’t dilly dally! Tickets are available at amiando, 100% of ... http://edinburgh.twestival.com/2010/03/05/tickets-released-into-the-wild/ Is there no end to our bird punnery? Apparently not. In more crackng Edinburgh Twestival-related news, we have been given an image overhaul, courtesy of new Edinburgh design company Ladies and Gentlemen (Twitter handle @ladsandlassies). As you'll see, they've designed us an egg-cellent new avatar, which we'll be using for all sorts ... http://edinburgh.twestival.com/2010/03/04/edtwestival-gets-a-good-preening/