Castle Chorus is Edinburgh's folk and roots community choir. Founded in 2015, we welcome everyone to sing with us. We perform a variety of traditional through to contemporary music from around the world and collaborate with songwriters in Edinburgh.

Started singing at 9 as a choirboy. First serious bands were The Barristers, The Spartans who played on the same bill as Georgia Fame and the Blueflames, the Hollies and The Rolling Stones. Later in the Bill of Rights and on the bills of The Kinks, Manfred Mann, Dave Dee etc. and others. Recorded with a Canadian singer called Jerry Reno. Member of Tucker’s Torpedoes, The Oak Street Band,  Zoot Suite, The Mojo Band and Five to the Bar in Norwich. Played in duos and solo in the 90s. Still singing with The Mojo Band.

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Drummer in 3 screaming popes

Experimental tracks- text converted into musical notes.




The Jazz Online Group, or JOG for short, is a five-piece ensemble, formed in the early days of the COVID pandemic as a way of playing together remotely.  The players are mainly retired professional musicians. “Retired musician” is an oxymoron of course.  To date (mid 2025), they have recorded eighty five original pieces.  The works are composed by Derek Overy (D), who is the guitarist, synth programmer and sound engineer. The process is that D writes each piece and produces scored parts, with sections for improvisation, along with a back-track at the correct tempo.  Each player refers to the backtrack when recording their separate part.  Each track is then sent to D who does the mix and the cover artwork. Talented, yes.  

The genre of music might be called #gentlejazz, with clever polyrhythms, catchy melodies and warm improvisions.  The Soundcloud site carries a 45-60 minute playlist of the most recent recordings, which you are invited to follow. 

Band members in 2025 are (in alphabetical order) Dave Cossey (tenor sax), Ted Fuller (bass guitar), Derek Overy (compose, guitar, synth, mix), Linda Overy (piano), and Russell Unwin (alto sax, clarinet, flute)

Derek Overy is following