Mad Jammers Open Mic edinburgh

10/04/2026

Hi all. Final reminder it is Mad Jam Open Mic’s 10th birthday tomorrow. We will make it special and we have some good news for you!! Would be great to see you at Augustine United Church, 41 George 4th Bridge, EH1 1EL. Doors open 5.40 with performances from 6.20 to 9.30.

Cheers, Martin😊

09/04/2026

Hi all. Here is the running order for the in-person open mic from Mad Jam on Saturday 11th April in Augustine United Church EH1 1EL. Doors open 5.40, performances from 6.20 - 9.30: Tom Baillie and Paola Solferini, Monique Van Aaist, Tam Laidlaw, Mandy Montgomery, BREAK, Raymond McMillan, David Condy, Aurora Vidal, RAFFLE, Dirty Betty Band, FINISH

See you on Saturday folks. It's our 10th Birthday!! It would be great if you were there to celebrate it with us!!

Cheers, Martin🙂

08/04/2026

06/04/2026

It is the final week of the campaign…

What happens if we don’t reach the target of £10,000?

Every penny raised will be used to support the OOSOOM community. If we don’t raise enough for an exhibition in October, we hope to raise enough to do something else, like hold an art event.

Thanks to everyone who has donated so far! Let’s try to get as close as possible to the target. With enough funds we can make a 14th Out of Sight Out of Mind happen!

Donate if you can.
Share if you can’t.
Every action helps.

https://gofund.me/2e41e474e

[Image description: A grid of posters from the 13 OOSOOM exhibitions with the words Final week!’, ‘Thank you’, ‘ ’ and ‘Support’ and the GoFundMe logo.]

Out Of Sight Out Of Mind Exhibition
CAPS Independent Advocacy
Mental Health Foundation
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
Voices Of eXperience (VOX)
Access to Industry
Artlink Edinburgh & the Lothians

04/04/2026

Hi all. Huge thanks to all the participants at the zoom this evening. It was nice to see a full computer screen!! We now have an in-person open mic to run at Augustine United Church EH1 1EL next Saturday 11/04/26 celebrating our 10th anniversary. We are buying in hot food (pizza) and have great performances from the very start of the night - doors open 5.40 and performances from 6.20. See you then: Martin🙂

03/04/2026

Hi all. There is so much AI generated posts on Facebook now. Mad Jam posts are real!! We work for real people who can sometimes struggle but always do their best. That’s being human!! It would be great to see you at the zoom tomorrow or at the in-person open mic on the 11th. See soon: Martin❤️

03/04/2026

Hi everyone. Lots happening just now. As you may know online we are running a zoom for the spoken word-only tomorrow 04/04/26. Join anytime after 7.00. Email me at mfmc11266@gmail.com if you don't have the link and would like it.

Additionally flagging up that next Saturday 11/04/26 at the in-person open mic in Augustine United Church EH1 1EL we are celebrating our 10th anniversary!! Time has flown past!! We are ordering in hot pizza, running an extra-special raffle, and will have brilliant performances as usual. Doors open 5.40. See you then.

Cheers, Martin🙂

02/04/2026

Hi all. A reminder Mad Jam is running an open mic online using zoom for spoken word-only this Sat 4th April from 7.00 - 9.00pm. Theme is “Change” so we found this graphic!! Contact Martin at mfmc11266@gmail.com for link to join as performer and/or audience member. Some already have link and booked a slot. Alternatively you can join on the night and I will find a slot for you. See you on Saturday. Cheers, Martin😊

30/03/2026

28/03/2026

22/03/2026

Hi supporters of Mad Jam Open Mic. Three dates in April for your diary. If you've not been to a Mad Jam before but think you might like it then come along. We run primarily for those within and allies outwith the mental health community in Edinburgh and are inclusive with all welcome. Great to see you at one or all three. We're running an online open mic with theme of "Change" for spoken word-only on Sat April 4th from 7pm. On Sat April 11th our regular in-person open mic in Augustine United Church EH1 1EL - doors open 5.40 with performances from 6.20. Finally we have our AGM on Wed April 29th at 18.00 for 18.30 in the Iona Room of Augustine United Church. See you soon.

Cheers, Martin🙂
for Mad Jam Committee