Wikinews wanders the Referendum-year Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
With many venues reporting sell-out shows, the 68th year of the EdinburghFestival attracted visitors from around the globe. Wikinews' Brian McNeil roamed the city for the four weeks of the event, capturing the colour, spectacle, and comedy, in photos.
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Visitors crowd onto Edinburgh's High Street, adjacent to the Tron Kirk, for the first day of the 2014 Festival Fringe. Image: Brian McNeil.
A street performer sets up in Hunter Square, next to one of the city's golden postboxes, unpacking paraffin for his act. Image: Brian McNeil.
View across Edinburgh's High Street (Royal Mile) onto the top of Cockburn Street. Image: Brian McNeil.
The Cowshed in Edinburgh's Cowgate; a venue well-liked by performers, apart from the beer prices. Image: Brian McNeil.
Musician walking up Niddry Street, with guitar in hard case. Image: Brian McNeil.
The Blind Poet, in Edinburgh's West Nicholson Street. Image: Brian McNeil.
Bar staff, working in The Blind Poet on Nicholson Street. Image: Brian McNeil.
Baz Simpson, who organised The Wolf Sessions at The Blind Poet; before, and during, The Festival. Image: Brian McNeil.
Baz Simpson, who organised The Wolf Sessions at The Blind Poet; before, and during, The Festival. Image: Brian McNeil.
Performers in the Blind Poet, West Nicholson Street, last Saturday of the Festival Fringe. Image: Brian McNeil.
Performers in the Blind Poet, West Nicholson Street, last Saturday of the Festival Fringe. Image: Brian McNeil.
Performers in the Blind Poet, West Nicholson Street, last Saturday of the Festival Fringe. Image: Brian McNeil.
Performers in the Blind Poet, West Nicholson Street, last Saturday of the Festival Fringe. Image: Brian McNeil.
Aaron Robbie Wright, performing in The Blind Poet on the last Sunday of the 2014 Festival Fringe. Image: Brian McNeil.
Aaron Robbie Wright, performing in The Blind Poet on the last Sunday of the 2014 Festival Fringe. Image: Brian McNeil.
The High Street's taxi rank stretches from the top of Niddry Street halfway to the Scottish Parliament. Image: Brian McNeil.
Unfortunately, trouble at the High Street taxi rank is not uncommon - regardless of the festival being on, or not. Image: Brian McNeil.
Unfortunately, trouble at the High Street taxi rank is not uncommon - regardless of the festival being on, or not. Image: Brian McNeil.
Unfortunately, trouble at the High Street taxi rank is not uncommon - regardless of the festival being on, or not. Image: Brian McNeil.
Fringe performers, and flier distributors, come in all shapes and sizes. Image: Brian McNeil.
Some artists continued distributing fliers right up until the last couple of days of the Festival Fringe. Image: Brian McNeil.
Age is no barrier to busking during the Festival. Image: Brian McNeil.
With so many visitors, rubbish (garbage) is somewhat of an issue during the Festival. Image: Brian McNeil.
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