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April 2023
Northern Streams Festival
Annual festival celebrating the affinities between Nordic and Scottish music, song and dance. Featuring performers from Finland and Denmark as well as some closer to home. Concerts, workshops plus a sharing session and ceilidh on the final day. In partnership with the North Atlantic Song Convention.
Find out more »Shetland Folk Festival
The 41st Shetland Folk Festival will be held between 27th-30th April 2023 and as the UK's most northerly folk festival, it is regarded as a prestigious event for performers, locals and visitors alike.
Find out more »Edinburgh Tradfest
Edinburgh Tradfest returns to venues around the city. The programme is brimming with musical highlights from some of the best trad and folk musicians from Scotland and around the world. This year's festival kicks off at the Assembly Rooms with a performance from US legend Rhiannon Giddens, and continues for 11 days at The Traverse Theatre. Also included are storytelling and family events at the Scottish Storytelling Centre and film via the Folk Film Gathering.
Find out more »Girvan Traditional Folk Festival
Concerts, sessions, workshops, competitions, family events and more at one of Scotland's longest established traditional music festivals.
Find out more »North Atlantic Song Convention
The second North Atlantic Song Convention will take place at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland between 28-30 April 2023. The event will see singers and supporters from far and wide congregating to discuss, learn and share our song traditions. There will be talks, workshops, panels, song circles, concerts and more.
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