Festivals! Scotland's Music
the Scottish music festival supplement from MUSIC NEWS Scotland
Pictured: BLUE ROSE CODE plays '100 Bands on the Border' festival on 12 September : see page 5 www.100bands.co.uk www.bluerosecode.com Photo by Zoe Barrie
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Midstock : 100 Bands Festival : The Spree : Dundee Celt Fest : Linlithgow Folk Festival : Ullapool Guitar Festival : Wickerman : Midfest : Blas Festival ..... plus 3 pages of Scottish festival listings www.musicnewsscotland.wordpress.com
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The Fratellis, Fish, Fatherson and many more at Midstock this weekend in Dalkeith Dalkeith : 12 September : www.midstockfestival.com TICKETS! @ http://midstockfestival.com/buy-tickets/ At the heart of Midstock Festival there’s music, food and fun; what more could you want on a balmy September day? Midstock invites families, music-lovers and party animals alike to Dalkeith Country Park to enjoy the late-summer sunshine - hopefully!
With bars serving Scottish ales and more local food stalls than you can shake a stick at, the family fun day and headline acts are not the only things to get excited about. Midstock’s eclectic mix of daytime fun, big name rock bands and the best of upcoming Scottish talent offer something for everyone, and their late acts will guarantee you’re partying until dark. Grab your dancing shoes (and maybe your wellies) and experience Scotland’s biggest small festival!
Headlining this year's festival are melodic indierockers THE FRATELLIS and joining them on the bill are FISH, THE HOOSIERS, THE OOH LA LAS, THE RAHS, FATHERSON, THE VOLTS, REWIND and THE FLAVOURS .... plus DJ MC MALLORCA LEE with an ultra-sonic anthems set.
Organisers Willie Slight and Scott St Clair Gunn dreamed up Midstock after their catering company, The Scullery, fed hungry Tough Mudder competitors at Dalkeith Country Park. Dalkeith resident Willie realised the area was crying out for a home-grown festival, so he and Scott decided to create their own at the picturesque estate. Without a drop of experience in the festival ocean, Willie and Scott set out to fill the park with a festival that showcased the best of Scottish musical talent and set the pace for a week-long music, comedy and arts extravaganza in Midlothian.
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A new Scottish Borders music festival launches this weekend with Donnie Munro, Blue Rose Code, Samba Sene & Diwan, Zoe Bestel, Georgia Gordon, Cara Mitchell + many others! Galashiels, Scottish Borders : 11-13 September : www.100bands.co.uk TICKETS! @ www.100bands.co.uk/#pricing
This unique new music festival being held in the Scottish Borders town of Galashiels this weekend offers a wide variety of live acts and bands - all strutting their stuff in a range of venues of all sizes, within the pubs, clubs and on the street corners, throughout the town. Visitors and locals alike will have the opportunity of seeing professional musicians and gifted amateurs, as the town fills with the sound of music and laughter, and all for a staggeringly reasonable price. So if you are looking for a wonderful experience, great fun, company and entertainment, then Galashiels is the place for you from Friday 11 September until Sunday 13 September. Everywhere is the venue and everybody’s welcome to the party. The Borders have long been closely associated with a number of characteristic features that are as unique as the Region itself and from now on we hope that this music festival will become an annual event, offering visitors a great opportunity to visit the Scottish Borders. 100 Bands is a town centre music festival in various venues and all within walking distance of each other, it will have entertainment for all ages, including daytime acts, and evening performances extending late on into the night. First Bus run a direct bus service from Carlisle, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow. And the exciting new Scotrail train line from Edinburgh, running directly to the Borders, bringing you directly to the heart of the festival, into the town of Galashiels. Pricing varies - Friday night is £10 or you can purchase a Sat/Sun pass for £20, which allows access to main outdoor arena and multiple venue's.
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Your chance to join bill at this year’s Spree festival Paisley : 9-17 October : www.thespree.co.uk TICKETS! @ www.thespree.co.uk/events/
Talented acts from Renfrewshire and beyond are getting the chance to appear on the bill at this year’s Spree festival. The annual event – on in Paisley this October – will see the return of the DANNY KYLE OPEN STAGE made famous by Glasgow’s Celtic Connections event.
bid for UK City of Culture 2021. The best acts from the week will be invited back to attend the final-night showcase on Friday 16 The musical centrepiece of this year’s festival is a sold-out show in Paisley Abbey with Scottish October. rockers IDLEWILD alongside the Royal Scottish The top prize for the winner is a full day (eight National Orchestra. hours) recording at Paisley’s Brick Lane studios, while two other acts will be selected to receive a Other musical acts set to feature include James Grant, Karen Matheson, Aidan Moffat, James session on Celtic Music Radio. Yorkston, Karine Polwart, Barbara Dickson, You can download an application form now via Horse McDonald and Scottish Album of the Year the Danny Kyle Open Stage page in the What’s 2015 winner Kathryn Joseph. On section of www.thespree.co.uk There will also be two Best of Scottish Comedy Last year’s Danny Kyle Open Stage saw four shows in association with The Stand Comedy winners – local band LEMONHAZE, MARTHA L Club and a full programme of children’s events HEALY, DAVID NICOL and KATEE KROSS. for the October week.
The stage – named after the Paisley-born folk legend – will be broadcast live on Celtic Music Radio each night, and aims to provide a platform for the best unsigned musical talent. It will take place every weekday of the festival in the specially-erected Spiegeltent in County Square at 5pm each night, and will be free to enter.
“It has made sure talent and music gets out there and I would encourage all musical talent from Paisley and Glasgow to get their application in by 26 September to hopefully find a slot.”
The event’s organiser and presenter Liz Clark said: “The Danny Kyle Open Stage has been a great platform to launch many an artist over the last 16 years, with over 3,000 applications and 1,400 acts having appeared on the stage.
The Spree festival is run by Renfrewshire Council as part of the push towards the area’s
Renfrewshire Council Leader Mark Macmillan added: “We are delighted to welcome the Danny Kyle Open Stage back to Paisley for another Spree. “It has provided a great platform for unsigned talent in years gone by and I am sure this year’s event will help unearth even more stars of the future.”
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Dundee Celt Fest: Year one for a festival in tribute to Dundee's celtic/folk heritage Dundee : 18-20 September : www.dundeeceltfest.com
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Dundee has contributed greatly over the years to celtic rock and folk music, and it was only a matter of time before a celtic/folk festival in Dundee surfaced to pay tribute to that heritage. So later this month the very first Celtic Rock and Folk Festival will take place over three days with firm plans for it to continue year on year afterwards. A host of great bands have been lined up with the headliners being DONNIE MUNRO with his full 8 piece band and the amazing celtic rock band COAST, plus TED CHRISTOPHER and his band "BANNOCKBURN" and Dundees own GRAHAM BROWN BAND and many more. All of this in the warm and dry setting of Buskers, on Dundee's Ward Road - over 14 only.
(Tickets £25): Lindsay & Friends, Donnie Munro and his full band. Sunday [afternoon] 20 September (Free): Allan Hunt, Bobby Brady, Ted Christopher & Bannockburn. Sunday [night] 20 September (tickets £25): Pauline Alexander & Edwin Gallacher, Coast. You can join the facebook festival event page @ www.facebook.com/events/369045756613611/
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The 17th Linlithgow Folk Festival is underway Linlithgow : 9-13 September : www.linlithgowfolk.com TICKETS @ www.linlithgowfolk.com/index.php/tickets - plus many events free!
The highly-acclaimed singer and instrumentalist, EMILY SMITH, will be the headline act at this weekend's Linlithgow Folk Festival.
as well as continuing to raise the bar. This year, various new events will be taking place, along with all the old favourites. There is something for everyone over the five days of the Festival and we are encouraging as many people as possible to come along and get involved. We are hoping to add in other events in the build-up to the Festival, bringing new venues into play. The printed programme is not an exhaustive list and there is plenty of scope for other events to be Emily recently began a fresh chapter in her added in. We are keen to see as many people as illustrious award-winning, TV appearing career with the launch of her fifth solo album "Echoes". possible taking part". Hailed as "the freshest sounding Folk album in As in previous years, the 'Oot n Aboot' an age", it was warmly received on both sides of initiative will be taking the Festival out to the the Atlantic. She will be joined by her band for wider community, as Jonathan Moore the headline concert on Saturday 12 September, explained: “The 'Oot n Aboot' team will be the high point of the 17th Linlithgow Folk performing at various venues, including the Festival, running from the 9-13 September. canal centre, Annet House and Brae Court First staged in 1999, the five-day celebration of traditional music, dance and song is firmly established on the traditional music scene and all the mainstay events, unique to Linlithgow, will take place again. These include the musical cruises on the canal, the family ceilidh at the Vennel, the Hub at the Masonic Hall, the Bluegrass concert and Gospel session, and the outdoor Nora Devine Stage at the Cross. The Black Bitch Tavern and other hostelries will also be hosting musical sessions, which are always a huge part of any folk festival. The organisers are not resting on their laurels, however and there will be several innovations this year. One of these is a Blues Night in Linlithgow Bowling Club in Philip Avenue with Blue Dubh, who have performed all over Scotland and been regular visitors to top music festivals. There will also be a new children's show at the Cross on the Saturday morning, featuring budding young performers, including the Linlithgow Community Children's Choir.
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Bluegrass music has been a popular feature of the Linlithgow Folk Festival for many years now and Jonathan says that fans of the genre are in for a real treat - "This year's offering will see a double-bill concert with the MAIRS FAMILY BAND and the DAPPER MCDANS in the Queen Margaret Hall on the Friday night and the famous Bluegrass gospel session in the Masonic Hall on the Sunday morning". The outdoor Nora Devine Stage at the Cross on the Saturday and Sunday will provide budding entertainers with an opportunity to showcase their talents at the very heart of the Festival. A comprehensive programme has been arranged, featuring musicians and singers of all ages.
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Ullapool Guitar Festival announces 2015 line-up Ullapool : 4-6 October : www.ullapoolguitarfestival.com UGF TICKETS @ www.ullapoolguitarfestival.com
There's under a month now until one of the highlights of the guitar enthusiasts year - yes it's nearly time for 'The Ullapool Guitar Festival' 2015! Innes Watson
Mike Vass( Guitar, Fiddle, Tenor Guitar) and Innes Watson( Guitar, Fiddle, Tenor Guitar),Will McNicol ( Guitar ) and Luke Selby( Drums), Elliott Morris ( Guitar, Tenor Guitar ) Bevan Morris (Bass) - These fantastic young musicians will be playing in their various duo formats and then all together at the end of the Saturday afternoon concert. They have promised to showcase some of their new compositions specially written for this concert.
Returning for its 16th year the UGF is one not to miss if you want to celebrate that amazing instrument, which comes in various forms but they are all called 'guitars'. Combine that with the excuse for a lazy road trip up the scenic west coast of Scotland then all you have to do is go and book tickets quickly as they're selling fast. Organiser Richard Lindsay has just announced the line-up with many impressive names included and which this year features a real mix of artists some you may have seen before and some who have yet to experience the warmth of the Ullapool audience. Weekend tickets are ÂŁ150 and are worth every penny with the full list of names being: Pete Price, Lulo Reinhart, Andre Krengel, Mike Dawes, Brian Gore, Clive Carroll with Airaveata, Johnny Dickinson, Tim Sparks, Preston Reed, Jon Hart, The John Goldie Trio featuring Seonaid Aitken and Jim Drummond, Hugh Burns, Will McNicol with Luke Selby, Elliott and Bevan Morris, Sean Shibe, Tristan Seume with David Buckingham and Allan Neave with students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Festival club will take place in the Arch Inn on West Shore Street.
This year UGF continue to encourage some of the finest young musicians on the acoustic music scene at the moment and they have designed the Saturday and Sunday afternoon concerts on that basis. Saturday is mostly steel strung guitar and Sunday is mostly gut string guitar with Professor Allan Neave and Sean Shibe with students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. In addition Hugh Burns and possibly Clive Carroll may have some input during this concert.
Weekend tickets cost ÂŁ150 each and are on sale using the link at the top of the page for details. A Weekend ticket entitles you to entry to all 5 concerts, 3 late night festival clubs and all workshops and master classes. Individual concert tickets will be available on a first come basis and if available sold prior to each concert . Some "no frills tickets" may also be available ie they will give you entrance to the concert but not to Festival club or workshops unless you pay extra.
As ever the main venue is the Macphail Centre Located on Mill Street and the Late Night
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Wickerman Fans the Flames of Festival Success with 2016 Early Bird Tickets Dumfries & Galloway : 22-23 July : www.thewickermanfestival.co.uk EARLY BIRD TICKETS! @ http://wickerman.skiddletickets.com/event.php?id=12483833 - until 31 October
With the sun-drenched celebrations of this year’s Wickerman Festival still glowing in the minds of music fans, organisers have announced the release of a limited number of Early Bird tickets, frozen at 2015 prices.
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Wickerman Festival Director Jennie Camm said: ‘The feedback we have had from fans, artists and everyone behind the scenes at this year’s Wickerman has been overwhelmingly positive, and I think we enjoyed some of the most memorable performances on our festival Until midnight on Saturday 31 October, fans will stages in recent times. With a lucky few days of be able to snap up tickets exclusively via Skiddle sunshine and the superb atmosphere right across the site included, we couldn’t have asked for next year’s festival, which is scheduled to for a better festival. Our three-month Early Bird take place on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 July. offer is our way of thanking everyone who came Full price 2016 tickets will go on sale from 1 down to Dundrennan this year and is already November. looking forward to returning for our 15th With this year’s festival hailed as one of celebrations in July.’ Wickerman’s finest thanks to its brilliantly eclectic line up and an arena packed with relaxed Wickerman is one of the UK’s best-loved independent music festivals which will enter its fun and family-friendly entertainment, the 15th consecutive year in 2016. With ten stages festival team want to thank Wicker fans for bringing what was undoubtedly the best festival featuring an eclectic and exciting mix of leading artists, heritage acts and up-and-coming talent, vibe of the summer to the sunny fields of the two day summer party caters for all musical Dundrennan. tastes.
Every year the festival stages an unforgettable finale, as thousands of fans flock to watch a towering 40ft Wickerman be spectacularly set alight.
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Domestics To Appear At Midfest Dalkeith : 13 September : www.midlothian.gov.uk/midfest FREE TICKETS @ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/midfest-2015-free-family-fun-day-tickets-18018549968
After their recent successful appearance at the Loanhead Music Festival, THE DOMESTICS are appearing at this year’s MIDFEST Family Fun Day in Dalkeith Country Park on Sunday 13 September.
The Family Fun Day is the final event of Midlothian Council's MIDFEST festival of arts and promises to be a great day out with something to excite the whole family - food, drink, farmer's market, craft stalls, and music for all tastes. The Domestics will be playing original music from their EP 'The Domestics' plus 'domesticated' covers of some classic alt-country songs. Gates open at 11.30am and will close at 7.00pm.
Some of the music includes Beeslack High School Band, Taiko Drummers, Beeslack High School Samba Band, Midfest Battle of the Bands Runners up, St David’s Brass Band, The Domestics, Changeover, Apple Beggars and skababs.
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Blas 2015 takes off again to new heights Across Highlands & Islands : 4-12 September : www.blas-festival.com TICKETS @ www.blas-festival.com
The second decade of Blas festivals launched this weekend with a spectacular series of opening night events in the Blas 2015 programme across the Highlands and in Argyll since 4 September.
"Bòrd na Gàidhlig are committed to supporting traditional and contemporary Gaelic arts & culture. The Bòrd recognises that many people are attracted to learn and use the language by accessing and partaking in various Gaelic art forms including music, song, dance, drama & literature. We are pleased that the Blas Festival has become a highlight on the Highland’s social calendar.”
loyal followers are flocking to our events once again.”
Amongst the top acts gracing this year’s festival programme will be Dick Gaughan, Macanta, J.P. Cormier from Canada, The Scottish Traditional Song Collective, Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham, The Alan Kelly Gang with special guests Eddi Reader and John Douglas. Gaelic singers will, as usual, be to the fore. As well as Anne Lorne Gillies, Cathy Ann MacPhee and Julie Fowlis, The Blas 2015 programme is packed with a Kathleen MacInnes, Mairi MacInnes, Margaret notable series of events marking special Stewart with Ingrid Henderson & Alan Nicolson anniversaries and milestones enhanced by a Music, milestones and memories are the ‘blas’ of Scottish produce in this year celebrating and Eilidh Mackenzie with Anna Massie & hallmark of the 11th Blas festival, which enters Mairearad Green will all make an appearance. food and drink. Fèisean nan Gàidheal, which its second decade as one of Scotland’s leading delivers Blas, will see some of its own members Session A9 will make their only Highland music festival having put together a stellar linein that category. Fèis Spè celebrates its 25th appearances this year at Blas 2015 - in Wick up of some of the best musicians and singers to anniversary, as do the Kiltearn Fiddlers, and in Sleat on the Isle of Skye. There will also celebrate Highland culture. established under the auspices of Fèis Rois. be a series of cèilidh dances at various locations Established 11 years ago as a result of The World-renowned band Shoogenlifty will mark with top dance bands including the Fergie Highland Council’s desire to create a festival that their own 25th anniversary at The Ironworks in MacDonald band in Strathy, and the Robert would match the vitality of Cape Breton’s Celtic Inverness on September 5th with Hò-ro and Nairn Band in Broadford, both on Friday Colours, the Council has continued its support of Niteworks. September 11th. Blas. It is now an international event continuing Blas 2015 Director Donna MacRae, of The fourth 2015 Scottish Traditional Music Hall to successfully showcase Highland culture. Firefly Productions, said: “We are particularly of Fame Dinner will be hosted by Hands Up for Chair of The Highland Council’s Gaelic heartened once again to see how well our ticket Trad, in partnership with Blas, on September Implementation Group, Councillor Hamish sales have done in advance with at least one 11th. This celebration at Inverness Airport will Fraser said: “We welcome the Blas Festival sell-out of a major event and others pretty near acknowledge the 2015 inductees to the Hall of which was originally initiated by the Council 11 it. I would encourage anyone swithering about Fame and feature music from Rona Lightfoot years ago. Since 2005 it has developed to attending to make a quick decision and to book and UHI students. become bigger and better with events taken on-line to guarantee tickets as they are going Tickets for all Blas events can be bought online, place from Portree to Portmahomack, Strathy to fast. We are also very grateful to a number of or by phone, with details on the festival’s Strathpeffer, and Carrbridge to Campbeltown, private individuals who have thrown open their but has still managed to maintain, at its heart, family homes to entertain visitors for the House website. the original charm and uniqueness which sees Cèilidhs for which visitors from places as far internationally acclaimed artists share the stage afield as Israel, Canada, the United States, New www.blas-festival.com with home-grown young musical talent.” Zealand and Australia have snapped up places www.facebook.com/blasfestival within days of them appearing on-line. We are https://twitter.com/blasfestival Blas 2015 has also been welcomed by Bòrd all set to go and it is gratifying to see that our na Gàidhlig. Interim CEO, Joe Moore said:
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A unique celebration of literature, drama, music and art in the Highlands of Scotland. There will be music for all tastes.
Northumberland coastline, with a spectacular backdrop of the mythical Holy Island - you will discover one of the country’s best-kept secret festival locations. From Friday through to Sunday, the festival will play host to an incredible variety of both local and world renowned musicians and DJs who will be performing an eclectic mix of indie, funk, rock and folk. Set in a series of marquees, you will be close to the music and heart of the festival. Each marquee will have its own headliner and we recommend you come in good time to see your favourite acts as each marquee has limit of revellers that can be fit in.
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Nairn Book and Arts Festival Nairn 1-6 September
Bathgate Music Festival Bathgate 3-6 September The programme features a range of musical styles, profiles local music making, involve people of all ages, promotes a high quality professional programme and provides music education opportunities for young people.
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Live @ Troon
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100 Bands On The Border
Since it was launched in 2010 Live@Troon has been providing a great September weekend of live entertainment for residents of, and visitors to, the Ayrshire coastal town. Over the first five 100 Bands On The Border will be a music festival years the weekend has brought some great held in venues and stages in Galashiels town musical and comedic talent to Troon with sell out centre. The idea behind this is to bring the best gigs for acts such as The Wanted, Red Hot Chilli up and coming new bands and musicians from Pipers, The Saw Doctors, The Colour Ham and all over the UK to the Scottish Borders to Eddi Reader. It has introduced local audiences to showcase their talents. Contact Bill Jeffrey some great unsigned Scottish talent such as william.jeffrey1@btopenworld.com Kassidy, Have Mercy Las Vegas, Vukovi and a list as long as your arm. 2015 promises more of the weblink below .... same and we hope a little bit extra with more www.facebook.com /pages/J MP3-Jeffrey-Mus ic-Promotio ns/ 745042952180452 venues, more musical tastes and more live music than ever before! Galashiels 4-6 September
Lindisfarne Festival Holy Island 4-6 September
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The Lindisfarne Festival will come to life on September 4, 2015, giving you the opportunity to experience a weekend like no other. Located at Beal Farm on the truly breath-taking
Blas Festival Highlands 4-12 September
Blas Festival is the Highlands' premier Gaelic and traditional music festival. Blas takes place in venues across the Highlands and includes an eclectic line-up of local, national and international artistes. www.blas-festival.com
Linlithgow Folk Festival Linlithgow 9-13 September The 17th Linlithgow Folk Festival promises to be the best yet! The headline concert features The Emily Smith Band plus there’s a Bluegrass concert by The Mairs Family Band and much much more!! www.linlithgowfolk.com
Midstock Festival Dalkeith 12 September Just when you think festival season is over, there’s still another cracker to be enjoyed before the nights draw in. Headlining the event will be melodic indierockers, The Fratellis. The line up offers a variety of musical tastes designed to cater for the wide demographic expected at the festival, which welcomes everyone aged 0-90. Tickets on sale @ www.eventbrite.co.uk www.midstockfestival.com
Best of the West Festival Inveraray 12-13 September Best of the West Festival an 'end of season' showcase held annually in the grounds of Inveraray Castle in Argyll. This family weekend includes two days of music and song with performances in both English and Gaelic. The festival has a strong focus on local young talent as well as the best of the established performers. As well as a great line-up of music, food and drink it's also important to us to provide a wide range of activities for all ages. www.bowfest.co.uk
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artists, a Songwriters’ Circle event, Late Night Festival Club sessions and a headline concert at the Music Hall featuring a - yet to be announced - award winning artist.
Charlotte, Bella and The Bear, The Van T’s, Declan Walsh and Aylee will appear.
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Now in its third year, Midfest is a highlight of Midlothian’s cultural calendar with music, art, fun Isle of Jura Music Festival activities, exhibitions, story-telling walks and Jura heritage celebrations to suit all tastes. 25-27 September www.midlothian.gov.uk/midfest The Isle of Jura Musical Festival is a wellestablished favourite for lovers of the traditional Bring It All Home music scene, enjoy a weekend packed with Paisley fantastic performances, stimulating workshops, 17-19 September spontaneous sessions and great craic. To guarantee you don’t miss out, you can preScotland’s leading stars are set to take Paisley purchase your tickets online now. by storm in a series of special events celebrating Scottish’s musical talent and songwriting. Bring www.juramusicfestival.com it all Home – run by Renfrewshire Council – is back for a third year with a huge offering of Scottish talent coming to Paisley for the festival Dunbar Traditional on 17-19 September 2015. Featuring a series of Music Festival free events, the festival offers existing and Dunbar budding musicians plus music fans a chance to 25-27 September learn the secrets of the trade. www.bringitallhome.co.uk
Dundee Celt Fest Dundee 18-20 September 2015 will be the first Dundee Celt Fest, a weekend music festival featuring the best of celtic rock and folk music. Dundee has contributed greatly over the years to celtic rock and folk music, It was only a matter of time before a celtic/folk festival in Dundee surfaced. September 2015 will see the very first Celtic Rock and Folk festival in Dundee and year after year to follow. www.facebook.com/dundeeceltfest
Loopallu Ullapool 25-26 September Loopallu takes place in the tiny remote North West coast fishing village of Ullapool and doubles the population of the village for the weekend. As well as the usual eclectic line up of acts appearing at the festival big top and the fringe events after hours in the villages pubs, the festival will be welcoming the return of the Literally Literary tent in association with Ullapool Book Festival. All this, as well as the usual warm Ullapool welcome. www.loopallu.co.uk
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OCTOBER
Aberdeen Performing Arts has announced the launch of True North – Aberdeen’s festival of music and song – celebrating the North-east's singer songwriter tradition and providing a platform for the very best music and song, from ballads to contemporary classics. Taking place from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 September at The Lemon Tree, Music Hall and in various locations across Aberdeen’s city centre, the festival includes an evening celebrating the music of Neil Young in his 70th year featuring a lineup of top
Paisley's national festival of music, comedy and arts, now in it third year - taking place at various venues in the town centre . The Spiegeltent will be back in County Square to host the bulk of the action but there will be a few big-name shows in the Abbey as well as stuff happening at Paisley Arts Centre and elsewhere. We also have a few surprises in store! www.thespree.co.uk
The Cumnock Tryst Cumnock 1-4 October
Ullapool Guitar Festival Ullapool 2-4 October
So why is the UGF so special? Perhaps it’s the mix of music old and new, of electric and acoustic, of steel and nylon, of seasoned performers and those, like the students from the Balmaha’s Braw Weekend Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, just starting out Balmaha, Loch Lomond on their careers. Perhaps it’s the location on 3 October Loch Broom and the drive up through some of Scotland’s most spectacular scenery. Perhaps it’s A new food, drink and music festival in the East the informal air of the whole weekend: there’s Loch Lomond village, organised by The Oak Tree no “us and them”, no VIP area. Everyone Inn and sponsored by Deanston Distillery on the mingles, and you’re likely to find yourself sitting banks of Loch Lomond. On the Saturday night beside a guitar legend in the Festival Club – or from 6pm-midnight enjoy a Beer, Whisky and even jamming with them on one of the trade Music festival. A strong line up of music acts for stands. the evening includes Dave Arcari, The Zips, Mick Hargan and Have Mercy Las Vegas. www.ullapoolguitarfestival.com
Tenement Trail Multi Venue Festival
Aberdeen 25-27 September
Paisley 9-17 October
A music festival under the leadership of Scottish composer, James MacMillan CBE Cumnock, Scotland. The Cumnock Tryst is an The Dunbar Traditional Music Festival continues annual event with concerts in venues in and to flourish since it began in 1988. Set in the around the town. The programme will feature historic seaside town of Dunbar, the Festival is some of the finest, international classical artists, committed to showcasing local and young talent as well as music and musicians from different alongside well established and internationally backgrounds both stylistically and socially. The known artists. Song, music, pipes & drums, Cumnock Tryst aims to make its strong children's workshop, informal tunes and commitment to the community at the heart of all sessions, concerts, ceilidhs and open air its activities, for instance involving young people performances are the traditional hallmarks of the at school and college, amateur choirs and local annual September event. The Festival caters for bands. a wide range of musical tastes. Initially the focus was on traditional Scottish and Irish music www.thecumnocktryst.com but in recent years this has broadened to include jazz, blues, Appalachian, country, bluegrass and skiffle.
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Glasgow 4 October
Glasgow Americana Festival Glasgow 7-11 October Glasgow's annual celebration of Americana brings musicians from as far afield as Texas and Canada to perform roots music from blues to rockabilly.
The third annual multi-venue music festival from Scotland’s largest music platform Tenement TV www.glasgowamericana.com will feature a packed line-up including a headline Art School show from Glasgow’s WHITE, sets from Atom Tree, Crash Club, Monogram, Pinact, sound Other Humans and Team Player. Taking place for North East Scotland over 12 hours on Saturday 4th October 2015, 22 October - 9 November the Tenement Trail festival organisers have also revealed that Lisa Mitchell, AmartArt, Be
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SCOTTISH MUSIC FESTIVALS to be included in our festival listings email details to: musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 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
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!
programme to a wonderful climax. Children Welcome!
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JANUARY
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Fiddle 2015 Edinburgh 20-22 November
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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DECEMBER
Kinross-shire Winter Festival
Edinburgh's Hogmanay
Kinross-shire November (various dates)
Edinburgh 31 December
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2016 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. www.celticconnections.com
MARCH 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
JUNE Riverside Rock Jedburgh 18 June Riverside Rock 2016 already have some fantastic bands signed up: The Men They Couldn’t Hang / 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 tent at the end last year! Main tent headliner and other bands to be announced. As before 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 Four fabulous days and nights of amazing events kick off the world's greatest New Year party. We are delighted to announce that Big Country With the traditional torchlit procession, street with THE BEST OF BIG COUNTRY TOUR will performers, fireworks, concerts, ceilidh, the big headline the Kinross-shire's Winter Festival 2015 Hogmanay party itself and a New Year's Day run on Saturday 21 November, 8pm at the to blow the cobwebs away - Edinburgh's buzzing. Wickerman Festival Community Campus in Kinross. Come along and experience the magic for Dumfries & Galloway yourself. www.kinrossmusicfestival.co.uk 22-23 July
JULY
House Folk Scottish Music Festival
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The Red Hot Highland Fling
Kinlochard 11-13 November
Inverness 31 December
The festival is now in its 8th year and takes place in three highly intimate venues over three
Scotland's Biggest Free Hogmanay Concert is guaranteed to bring the 2015 Inverness Festivals
Wickerman is one of the UK’s best-loved independent music festivals which will enter its 15th consecutive year in 2016. With ten stages featuring an eclectic and exciting mix of leading artists, heritage acts and up-and-coming talent, the two day summer party caters for all musical tastes. www.thewickermanfestival.co.uk
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