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December 2022
Sheena Wellington at the World’s Room
The World's Room is a home for traditional singing in Edinburgh, organised by the Traditional Music Forum and held in the Waverley Bar, St Mary's Street. For singers and lovers of Scots song Sheena Wellington will need no introduction. From a family of factory weavers and many singers, Scots song is in Sheena's blood. Her repertoire covers everything from Burns to ballads to the best of contemporary songwriting (including one or two of her own, like 'The Dundee Women' and her…
Find out more »The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra’s Hogmanay Concert
The SFO plays original arrangements of traditional Scottish fiddle music, plus more recent orchestral compositions. With around 100 performers, including pipers, dancers and singers, this concert celebrates Hogmanay in a truly Scottish fashion!
Find out more »January 2023
BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Final
The final of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year competition brings 6 of the country’s rising stars to the stage as they battle for this career-defining accolade. This year's finalists are: Aidan Moodie - Singer/guitarist (Orkney) Ailis Sutherland - Small pipes (Kirriemuir, Angus) Mairi McGillivray - Gaelic singer (Islay) Sam Mabbett - Accordion (Oxfordshire) Madeleine Stewart - Fiddle (New England, USA) Amy Laurenson - Piano (Shetland) Always a Celtic Connections highlight, the final guarantees first-class musical entertainment as well as showcasing emerging talent.…
Find out more »Shetland Arts Fiery Sessions 2023
Fiery Sessions is back! The popular annual concert showcases Shetland musical talent on Lerwick’s Up Helly Aa day, and is back again in full form after the pandemic. Featuring local favourites including the 2022 Young Fiddler of the Year and a visit from the Junior Jarl Squad at the 3pm performance. Line-up includes: Lomond Ceilidh Band; CRAC; Ewen, Martha & Harry Thomson; Kirrmirren; With Andy Kain as compere.
Find out more »February 2023
The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra—Perth Concert
Following a fantastic show last February, the SFO returns to Perth Concert Hall with a lively programme of traditional Scottish music - reels, strathspeys, jigs, marches & slow airs awaits, all performed by wonderful musicians, supported by mezzo soprano Colette Ruddy and the pipe band of the RAF Central Scotland.
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