Festivals! Scotland's Music
the Scottish music festival supplement from MUSIC NEWS Scotland
Karine Polwart (pictured) plays Perthshire Amber Festival's 'Dougie MacLean & Friends' concert on 7 November - see page 3. www.karinepolwart.com
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INSIDE: Perthshire Amber : Celtic Connections : Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival : Groove CairnGorm : T in the Park : Carrying Stream Festival : Scots Fiddle Festival : EventsBase : Scarlet Mist ..... plus 2 pages of Scottish festival listings
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Dougie's Perthshire Amber's last 2 days: to round of a fantastic 10 days of music Perthshire : 30 October - 8 November : www.perthshireamber.com TICKETS - www.perthshireamber.com/index.php/tickets2 As we publish it's the last two days of Scotland’s “most original acoustic music festival” Perthshire Amber. The Sunday (8th) 'Farewell Bash' in Dunkeld House is sold out but there's still time to catch some action on Saturday 7 November. On Saturday (7th) the day kicks off with The BerryTalk with Dougie MacLean and Ewen Sutherland at 10am. At 11.15am you can Come & Discover Chocolate! with Elaine Forrest and then the Open Mic Concert in the Wee Festival Hall at 1pm. There's still a few tickets left for the 'Caper' concert in Castle Menzies at 2pm. Following this you can Come & Discover "The Jacobites...in Story & Song" with Paraig MacNeil at 4.30pm. The big event of the day is the 8pm evening
concert in Perth Concert Hall some tickets left! 'Dougie MacLean & Friends' and the The festival’s ‘home base’ has been friends include: Karine Polwart, the picturesque village of Dunkeld Benny Gallagher, The Mae Trio, in stunning autumnal Perthshire but Dallahan, Elliott Morris) ... still it has also featured 25 venues
throughout the region including historic castles, the stunning Dunkeld Cathedral, cosy village halls, the ancient Iron Age Crannog on Loch Tay and the prestigious Perth Concert Hall - plus The Byre at Inchyra, which is a wonderfully atmospheric venue dating from 1877 and formerly home to the cattle from the Inchyra Estate. Ian Smith, Head of Music at Creative Scotland, said: “The festival supports Scotland’s music scene by creating a fantastic platform for a range of outstanding performers. The festival deservedly has an international reputation celebrating Scotland’s great cultural and creative heritage, especially in music.” Tennant’s Caledonia will made a welcome return as sponsors offering samples of Caledonia Best to attendees of the evening concerts.
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Education at Celtic Connections Glasgow : 14-31 January : www.celticconnections.com CONCERT DETAILS & TICKETS! @ www.celticconnections.com/events/Pages/default.aspx
Up to 11,400 children will take part in Celtic Connections Education Programme for schools during the festival. Through free schools concerts at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall which see thousands of children attend free morning concerts, experiencing live music from Scotland and further afield, and an outreach programme where professional musicians give free workshops in schools throughout Glasgow, the programme aims to educate and enhance the lives of children. A range of more than 60 public workshops open to all ages and abilities and running over the course of the festival will also take place. At Celtic Connections 2016 there will be five free schools concerts which up to 9,000 children will be able to enjoy. For a number of the children this will be their first experience of live music, and an exciting and enjoyable introduction to Scottish music and its links to musical cultures from across the world. Details of the schools concert programme will be announced later this year. In 2015 schoolchildren enjoyed a fantastic programme including, Shooglenifty, Carlos Núñez, Le Vent du Nord, The Dohl Drummers of Rajasthan and Blazin’ Fiddles.
get the children involved which all the performers did really well. It was all perfect and we can't praise the Concert Hall staff highly enough for their efficiency.” “A wonderful experience - the children loved having the opportunity to play a variety of instruments and the musicians were inspiring. The children loved every minute of this exciting and valuable learning experience.” Since 1999 the Celtic Connections Education Programme has delivered projects to over 80 per cent of Glasgow schools, with over 90 per cent of that figure being in primary schools, and a total of over 90,000 children and young people benefiting from the programme in Glasgow alone. Nationally, that figure rises to over 185,000 children and young people from all over Scotland. At the start of October this year the Celtic Connections schools concerts also played a leading role in the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 1,800 schoolchildren packed out the Main Auditorium for a concert by Treacherous Orchestra to begin a weekend of special events wishing a happy 25th birthday to a much loved venue.
In addition to the schools workshops, there will be over 60 public workshops for all ages and abilities from dawn until dusk over each of the 3 weekends. Highlights include the Ukulele School hosted by Finlay As part of this year’s outreach programme around 2,400 Glasgow schoolchildren will enjoy free in-school workshops where they can try out Allison and The Fiddle Village hosted by Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas. traditional Celtic instruments such as the bodhran, fiddle, clarsach and whistle with some of the best experts in the business – professional Celtic Celtic Connections runs from 14 to 31 January 2016. 2,500 musicians musicians – on hand to share their experience and skills. For many of the from around the world will descend on Glasgow for 18 days of concerts, ceilidhs, talks, art exhibitions, workshops, free events, late night sessions children this will be a first opportunity to play one of these instruments. and a host of special one-off musical collaborations. There will also be chances to join in with Scots song and Scottish step dance. All outreach workshops are free of charge and are completely inclusive, engaging equally with young people who have special needs and those who have English as a second language.
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Come and join Scotland’s largest rural performing arts festival in 2016 Dumfries and Galloway : 20-29 May : www.dgartsfestival.org.uk TICKETS! @ www.dgartsfestival.org.uk/how-to-book/
Promoters, venues, community groups and performance artists across Dumfries and Galloway are once again invited to join Scotland’s largest rural performing arts festival for 2016. Last year, the Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival initiated a guarantee scheme into its programming which enabled 23 organisations, groups and individuals from all corners of the region to put on performance art events as part of the festival programme.
financial support and professional advice for their event. In addition to this, the 2016 festival will be hosting the celebrated Scottish Ensemble who, as well as performing a main concert, will be participating in a four-day residency during the festival period. They are looking for partners to host them for one of those days. This could take the form of a masterclass, tea dance, small concert and any suggestions should be made welcome. Pete Renwick, festival programme director, said: “A major role of the festival is to support promoters, venues and community groups based in our region to programme quality performing arts events.
“This year events we supported included theatre, folk, Jazz, poetry, spoken word, live music film scores, puppetry, dance, and early music. The scheme proved so successful, that the festival has incorporated it We were able to match people into its regular yearly programming looking to tour with people looking to host events, but equally the and any individual, group or programme drew on venues’ own organisation wishing to put on an networks, programme and event event in the region during next year’s festival (20 to 29 May 2016) ideas. As a result of these partnerships, the festival was able will be eligible to apply to the to reach some of the region’s most guarantee scheme which offers
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remote areas. “We also encourage proposals from organisations with their own programming ideas. Equally, should you wish to host an event and would like us to recommend touring artists, we will work with you to find a suitable event.” And young people are also encouraged get involved with the 2016 festival by taking part in a special scheme for the under 26s who are in the process of
programming and promoting live arts events. The festival is looking to include a programme that has been selected and delivered by young people for young people. This may be of interest to young artists under the age of 26 who are looking to perform live, youth groups looking to stage an exciting event or youth workers looking for activities to carry out with young people. For acts that do not fit the criteria of the guarantee or young people schemes, the festival also has a popular and lively Fringe. Last year’s fringe hosted a wealth of vibrant events covering music, drama, literature and even a ghost hunt. Peter added: “The Fringe is a way of opening up the festival and making sure anyone holding a performance art event can have a chance to take part. “Performance may take the form of the spoken word, music, theatre, comedy and dance.“Benefits to performers will be free publicity including inclusion in our brochure, which has a 15,000 print run; website and social media presence. “For us, this is the opportunity to show off the wealth and diversity of exciting, innovative performing arts talent around the region.” For detailed information and application packs to take part in next year’s guarantee scheme or Fringe, visit www.dgartsfestival.org. uk telephone 01387 259627; or email info@dgartsfestival.org.uk
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Grove Loch Ness bring their experience to the Cairngorms Cairngorms : 11-13 March : www.facebook.com/groovecairngorm
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The Stone Roses Confirmed As First Headliner For T in the Park 2016 Strathallan Castle, Perthshire : 8-10 July : www.tinthepark.com
T in the Park organisers DF Concerts and founding partner Tennent’s Lager have confirmed THE STONE ROSES as Friday headliners for the 2016 festival.
The Stone Roses are the first act to be announced for T in the Park 2016, which will take place over 8th – 10th July 2016 at Strathallan Castle, the festival's second year at the Perthshire site. T in the Park is one of three headline concerts announced by Ian Brown, John Squire, Mani and Reni today. As well as the festival, the band will also play two concerts at Manchester Etihad Stadium on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 June. A limited release of tickets for T in the Park 2016 went on sale on Friday 6 November, but quickly sold out. dates for future ticket sales will be announced shortly and a payment plan will be available enabling festival-goers to pay for early bird tickets in
instalments. T in the Park strongly advises fans not to buy tickets from unofficial ticket outlets or website auctions as not only will you have to pay over the odds but there is a high chance that the tickets will either not exist or will be a fake…don't take the risk. T in the Park began in 1994 as a founding partnership between Tennent’s Lager and T in the Park, has become a hugely successful, long-standing relationship for over 20 years Further T in the Park 2016 line-up details will be revealed next year link up on social media to get the latest news.
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Bust up in Edinburgh hostelry A Celebration of the Life & Legacy of Hamish Henderson Edinburgh : 4-11 November : www.carryingstreamfestival.co.uk Tickets @ email Paddy Bort for tickets .... ebort@ed.ac.uk
When Scotland's foremost folklorist of the 20th century died in 2002, folk fans from Edinburgh Folk Club commissioned a paper maché bust of the great man Hamish Henderson. The bust naturally found a comfortable home in the world-renowned Edinburgh folk music pub, Sandy Bell's Bar.
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gantry in Sandy Bell's, bemoaned by many a folkie.
over many a convivial 'impromptu colloquium' in Sandy Bell's, the local watering hole synonymous with the Now, however, Penicuik-based artist Scottish folk revival for over 50 Jan Miller has come to the rescue by years. making another bust of the great man. On Monday evening, 9 The Carrying Stream Festival November, two days before what continues until 11 November with would have been Hamish's 96th on Saturday 7th Hamish Henderson birthday, the new bust will have Lecture to be given by Dr Raymond pride of place again in the pub. Ross, also on 7th Tony McManus in the Pleasance Cabaret Bar. On The 'unveiling' of the new bust is Sunday 8th there's Western Song, A part of this year's Carrying Stream presentation with Sarah Grey and Festival (number 14), Edinburgh Kieron Means and in the evening Folk Club's celebration of the the Ceilidh House Night with folklorist, poet, songwriter, soldier Margaret Bennett, Sara Gray & and activist. Kieron Means, Kirsty Law Band. On Monday 9th Hamish's bust is A quirky feature of the bust is that unveiled at 8pm in Sandy Bells' on the surface is made with pages of Hamish's writing. On first seeing it, Forrest Road. The 10th sees the Traditional Music and Song one of the founders of Edinburgh Association of Scotland (TMSA) Folk Club, and long-time editor of hosting the Hamish Henderson 'Sandy Bell's Broadsheet', Dr John Henderson's real office was singing session in The Royal Oak Barrow, called it 'spookily lifelike'. Edinburgh University's School of pub and then to bring the 2015 As from Monday, punters can see Scottish Studies, which he'd helped for themselves. festival to an end on Wednesday to create in the 1950s, but he would 11th there's a concert with Barluath A nice touch is that Jan Miller has often be found in his 'ununofficial in the Pleasance Cabaret Bar. You office', Sandy Bell's, a mere stone's also made a smaller bust of a can get full festival and ticket younger Hamish for Kätzel, throw away. details @ Hamish's widow. And Kätzel and http://efc1973.com/carryingA few years after Hamish died, the daughters Janet and Tina, will be stream-festival National Museum asked for a loan present when the busts will be www.carryingstreamfestival.co.uk of the bust for their 21st century toasted on Monday, trusting that http://efc1973.com/carrying-stream-festival gallery. And ever since then there Hamish may again benignly watch has been a notable gap a-top the
It's November so it must be Fiddle 2015! Edinburgh : 20-22 November : www.scotsfiddlefestival.com Tickets @ www.scotsfiddlefestival.com/fiddle2015/tickets.html Originally started in 1996, Fiddle 2015 continues to be run by the Scots Fiddle Festival Ltd, whose aim is to promote and sustain traditional fiddle music so that it can hold its place in the culture of Scotland and the world. All-their volunteer committee spend the year organising the festival and is helped, at the weekend itself, by a further army of enthusiastic volunteers. This year's festival from 20 to 22 November, sees a weekend packed full of great music - three fantastic concerts, daytime workshops, recitals, talks, stalls and many more exciting events featuring: THE WRIGLEY SISTERS, IAIN MACFARLANE & INGRID HENDERSON, HABADEKUK, THE NORDIC FIDDLERS BLOC, GREG LAWSON & PETE GARNETT, and
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Scarlet Mist, the ethical faceby Which? has revealed that listings on some other well-known value ticket exchange for gigs Research ticket resale websites are in breach of the law. The Consumer Rights Act requires that key details be given at the time of and festivals, relaunched in resale, including the face value of the ticket, seating area as well as any restrictions that apply. the summer after four Which? executive director Richard Lloyd said: ‘It’s unacceptable that ticket resale sites are getting away with not providing fans with key passionate gig-goers helped to these ticket information, leaving them unsure whether their ticket is a good deal, where they’ll be seated or if they’ll even get in.’ get the site back online. Which? also has produced a series of guides that help buyers to navigate Scarlet Mist. Niall has strongly held views on ticket "resale" sites and profiteering at music fans’ expense - views that aren’t suitable to be expressed in polite company!
Scarlet Mist provides a free service for music fans with spare tickets for an event. It lets people trade tickets with one another at face value or less and represents a community that resents ticket touts, believes in collaboration and mutual help and campaigns to change the law to prevent profiteering and greed from ticket reselling.
through the murky and unclear waters of the secondary ticketing market. More information is at www.which.co.uk/news/2015/10/ticket-site-listings-breach-consumer-rights-act-419463/
The Government is also carrying out an Independent review to discover the effectiveness of consumer protection measures in the online ticketing marketplace. The Review will also consider how well the consumer is The four-strong team have relaunched the site as quickly as possible, but being protected by existing legislation. The review seeks to gather a full rebuild and redesign is planned which will be ready before information on the operation of the secondary ticket market and to Christmas. The team consists of:understand how the interaction with the primary market affects the Richard Marks, founded the site in 2004, and works as a hospital doctor. availability, pricing and fair trading of valid tickets. Richard is They are especially keen to look at the balance between profiteering by passionate and touts and the reasonableness of non-transferable tickets, and the use of enthusiastic automatic ‘bots’ by touts. Specific questions that they want answered about include:everything that Scarlet Mist * What is the range of perceived impacts, both positive and negative, for stands for. events and event organisers of the secondary market? Peter Main, a business consultant in finance and also director of a not-for-profit children's community nursery. Mark Vick, a web developer with twenty years experience - a man of ethics who was actively involved with the Hackney housing cooperative movement back in the day. He is a keen guitar player and has played in a number of bands over the years. Niall Barclay, by day he is a structural engineer, but by night, his real passion is live music. He attended 15 gigs last month and with a projected figure of 100 gigs for this year alone, much of Niall's time is spent in the battle to secure tickets, often, in the past, with the help of
* What views do consumers express on the effectiveness of existing/new transparency measures in providing clearly understood choices and terms? * What are the prices, costs, charges and commissions associated with tickets on the primary and secondary markets? * Personal experiences of consumer protection measures when buying and selling tickets (whether or not successful). * How well terms and conditions of sale, their enforcement and redress mechanisms are operating (e.g. replacement/returns/refunds) Scarlet Mist will be responding to this consultation, but encourage users and gig-goers to give the government their views too. You need to reply by 20 November to ticketing@culture.gov.uk or write to: Ian Jenkins, Call for Evidence co-ordinator, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), 100 Parliament Street, LONDON. SW1A 2BQ. Further information and the full Consultation papers are at www.gov.uk /gove rnme nt/consultations/re vie w-of-consume r-prote ction-measures-applying-to-ticke t-re sale -call-for-e vide nce
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NOVEMBER sound North East Scotland 22 October - 9 November sound is driven by the passion to make new music more accessible to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. It embraces a network of local organisations to produce a varied programme of events exploring new music. The festival brings together a large range of different genres of music to appeal to a wide variety of tastes and encourage people to discover new sounds and widen their musical horizons. www.sound-scotland.co.uk
Sonica Glasgow 29 October - 8 November Sonica returns to Glasgow for 12 days this Autumn with a programme dedicated to worldclass sonic arts, presenting emerging British talent alongside exceptional international artists from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Indonesia, Netherlands and Quebec. Highlights include:Olivier Ratsi (Antivj) // Herman Kolgen // Speak Percussion with Robin Fox // Kathy Hinde // Sisi Lu // Mark Lyken // Robbie Thomson. “If you want to experience the thrilling interface where music, visual art, theatre and digital technology meet, hasten to Glasgow.” The Times. Tickets on sale from Monday 15 June www.sonic-a.co.uk
Perthshire Amber The Dougie MacLean Festival Perthshire 30 October - 8 November
The 13th annual autumn music festival by The Edinburgh Folk Club who meet every Wednesday The Red Hot Inverness at 8pm in the Pleasance Cabaret Bar - www. 31 December edinburghfolkclub.co.uk www.carryingstreamfestival.co.uk
House Folk Scottish Music Festival Kinlochard 11-13 November The festival is now in its 8th year and takes place in three highly intimate venues over three nights in the wonderful setting of Kinlochard in the Trossachs. The concerts offer an expo of bagpipe, accordion, strings, fiddle, vocals and flute music fusing traditional and contemporary Scottish styles. Each night differs from the other but both include a blend of great music for everyone with a mix of folk, modern and traditional styles! www.scottishmusicfestival.co.uk
Highland Fling
Scotland's Biggest Free Hogmanay Concert is guaranteed to bring the 2015 Inverness Festivals programme to a wonderful climax. Children Welcome! www.invernessfestivals.com
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JANUARY Celtic Connections Glasgow 14-31 January Celtic Connections 2016 comprises a wealth of concerts, ceilidhs, talks, workshops, free events and late night sessions taking place over 18 days across various venues in Glasgow.
Strange Behaviours
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Stirling 20-21 November
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The Tolbooth’s annual indie and progressive music festival returns with Admiral Fallow and United Fruit heading the 2-day multi-stage event.Hosted by The Tolbooth over the 20 and 21 November, Strange Behaviours Festival welcomes in 22 of Scotland’s most original and compelling indie/electronic/alternative acts, spread over 3 stages across the entire venue.
Wee Dub Festival Edinburgh 4 March
Fiddle 2015
The 2016 edition of Wee Dub Festival features giants of UK dancehall culture, top live bands, and hot upcoming talent. For the artist line-up and programme go to the website below. We look forward to welcoming you to another weekend of roots, culture and good vibes in Edinburgh in March 2016.
Edinburgh 20-22 November
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This is the 11th year of our festival and promises once again to be full of wonderful concerts featuring the finest of Scotland's musical talent as well as some international guests. Our venues are as special as ever … ranging from the prestigious Perth Concert Hall to town halls and tiny village halls, from atmospheric castles to our historic Dunkeld Cathedral and even including an iron age Crannog on Loch Tay…25 venues in all in 2015!
One of Scotland's biggest traditional music festivals, promoting & sustaining traditional fiddle music since 1996. A weekend packed full of great music! Over the weekend there are concerts, ceilidhs, recitals, workshops, talks, open stage, festival clubs, sessions, stalls, free events.... and lots, lots more! The Fiddle Festival committee are now working hard towards Fiddle 2015. The dates are out now but keep an eye on our Facebook page and join our mailing list to be the first to hear what artists are playing at this years festival.
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Kinross-shire Winter Festival
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Kinross-shire November (various dates)
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MV Festival Aviemore Returning in 2016 It’s a weekend of comedy, music and snowsport thrills on the hills in and around Aviemore. 2016 tickets will soon be available from www. ukgigsonline.com Proceeds from the festival go to the Children's Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) and Disability Snowsport UK. www.mvfestival.com
Groove CairnGorm Cairngorms 11-13 March 2016
Groove Loch Ness couldn’t wait until next August for their next party – so building upon the success of the inaugural event at Loch Ness this Edinburgh summer, Groove are very excited to be We are delighted to announce that Big Country 31 December expanding, launching a resort based snowsports with THE BEST OF BIG COUNTRY TOUR will headline the Kinross-shire's Winter Festival 2015 Four fabulous days and nights of amazing events festival in 2016 - Groove CairnGorm! There will be snowsports and entertainment each day up on Saturday 21 November, 8pm at the kick off the world's greatest New Year party. on the mountain, followed by apres ski with live Community Campus in Kinross. With the traditional torchlit procession, street performers, fireworks, concerts, ceilidh, the big music and world class DJs until the early hours www.kinrossmusicfestival.co.uk Hogmanay party itself and a New Year's Day run in a big top in Aviemore! to blow the cobwebs away - Edinburgh's buzzing. www.facebook.com/groovecairngorm Come along and experience the magic for Carrying Stream Festival yourself. Edinburgh 4-11 November www.edinburghshogmanay.org
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SCOTTISH MUSIC FESTIVALS to be included in our festival listings email details to: musicnewsscotland@gmail.com Isle of Bute Jazz Festival Isle of Bute 29 April-2 May 2016 The Isle of Bute Jazz Festival has grown spectacularly from its small beginnings to become one of Britain's most popular jazz weekends. Top-class UK and international names feature in a programme of traditional jazz music in one of Scotland's prettiest and friendliest seaside resorts. Some very well known jazz names featured on the programme over the next few years – Acker Bilk, Monty Sunshine, Martin Taylor, Tommy Smith, Andy Sheppard, Carol Kidd, The Temperance 7, and The London Community Gospel Choir amongst others, and the Festival continues to attract top class UK and international bands in mainly the Traditional New Orleans idiom.The Festival is a great supporter of young musicians who feature prominently in the annual programme.
Riverside Rock must not be missed, the Scottish Borders very own music festival at Riverside Park, Jedburgh, and 2016 will have more food outlets, more bars and a bigger tent. Tickets on sale soon! www.riversiderock.co.uk
JULY T in the Park Strathallan Castle, Perthshire 8-10 July What more can we say! Scotland’s most widely known and respected festival, which always attracts the biggest names. Check out tickets availability at www.tinthepark.com/tickets www.tinthepark.com
Hebridean Celtic Festival
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Hebrides 13-16 July 2016
MAY Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival Dumfries and Galloway 20-29 May
Fantastic four-day festival set against the rich cultural backdrop of the Outer Hebrides, featuring top quality music from around the Celtic nations and beyond. Stornoway and throughout Lewis and Harris. The cream of international folk and Celtic music have heaped praise on HebCeltl as it celebrated its 20th year in 2015 by hosting its biggest number of live performances ever. Award-winning artists who took part in this year's Hebridean Celtic Festival hailed it a huge success after bosses laid on new venues and returned to its roots for the showpiece event.
Our 9-day festival has taken place since 1979. The founding aim was to bring international performers of the highest quality to a region containing many scattered rural communities since then this region has produced some of its own talent of international standing and we’re proud to also be able to present these artistes www.hebceltfest.com from time to time. We offer a wide range of events: music – including classical, jazz and folk, Tiree Music Festival dance, theatre, literary, children’s events, plus the visual arts and films. Events take place in a Isle of Tiree range of venues throughout the region, from 15-17 July large to small, formal to informal, urban to rural. Tiree Music Festival (TMF) was formed in 2010 www.dgartsfestival.org.uk when Tiree musician Daniel Gillespie (Skerryvore) teamed up with school friend Stewart MacLennan with the radical idea of holding an open-air festival on their local island of Tiree. TMF is more than just attending a music festival – it is an island adventure. From the stunning sail or flight to the island of Tiree, Eden Festival camping next to the white sands of Crossapol Raehills Meadows Bay or surfing at Balevullin beach, TMF is an 9-12 June 2016 experience very few festivals in the world could Set in the stunning Raehill Meadows of Dumfries compete with. Get your tickets quick, the early Eden Festival is boutique festival, with over 250 birds sell out in hours - http://tireemusicfestival. co.uk/ticket-prices acts performing across 9 stages, bringing you
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Riverside Rock
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Wickerman Festival Dumfries & Galloway 22-23 July
Wickerman is one of the UK’s best-loved independent music festivals which will enter its Jedburgh 15th consecutive year in 2016. With ten stages 18 June featuring an eclectic and exciting mix of leading Riverside Rock 2016 already have some fantastic artists, heritage acts and up-and-coming talent, bands signed up: The Men They Couldn’t Hang / the two day summer party caters for all musical tastes. The Lost Boys / Scocha (Back for a 3rd Year) / Blistered Molly (Back for a 2nd Year) / Greg Anderson (Back too for 2nd year) he rocked the www.thewickermanfestival.co.uk tent at the end last year! Main tent headliner and other bands to be announced. As before
AUGUST Tartan Heart ‘Belladrum’ Festival Beauly 4-6 August Get yourself a ticket to Scotland’s all ages wackiest festival of music and performing arts. Bella is back in its beautiful Highland setting with all the crazy variety that makes it Scotland’s premier boutique festival. ''Belladrum - quite simply, it’s what everyday life should be like, if only everyday life didn't get in the way.'' - Clare Damdoaran, eFestivals. Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival takes place in the beautiful Highland surroundings of Belladrum Estate, near Beauly in Inverness-shire. The independent festival has built a reputation for its eclectic line-ups, its offbeat non-musical entertainments and its allages approach. www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk
Innerleithen Music Festival Scottish Borders 19-21 August 2016 A hugely enjoyable weekend of traditional music in this small Borders town, beautifully situated amongst rolling hills by the River Tweed. Memorable concerts feature some of the biggest names in Celtic music alongside the best of the local talent and the weekend is rounded off with a concert presenting wonderful singers of traditional song. Complementing the concerts are an open stage, a singaround and the legendary informal music sessions in local hostelries and the Union Club. www.innerleithenmusicfestival.org
Doune The Rabbit Hole Cardross, nr Stirling 19-21 August 2016 A small family-friendly festival with a twist! Doune The Rabbit Hole presents music, comedy, art, spoken word, drama, puppetry and much more! Events across Scotland throughout the year culminating in a 3 day multi arts festival... it's time to go Doune The Rabbit Hole!! We make people happy through music, art, cake and loads of other stuff! After we've done that we teach people who wouldn't ordinarily be able to how to do creative things, like play instruments, write poetry and paint. www.dounetherabbithole.co.uk
Groove Loch Ness Loch Ness 20 August Groove Loch Ness is due to return to the iconic location on the banks of the Loch for it’s 2nd outing. After the overwhelming positive feedback of the inaugural event which saw a raft of international DJ’s including Groove Armada, 2mandjs, Tensnake and B.Traits along with a wealth of talent from the Highlands and throughout Scotland, Groove Loch Ness will once again transform the world famous location into Scotland’s biggest nightclub under the stars. www.groovefestival.co.uk
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