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August 2023
World Pipe Band Championships
The World Pipe Band Championships as we currently know them have been staged since 1947 although the Grade 1 Pipe Band Competition winners at the annual Cowal Highland Gathering were recognised as World Champions as far back as 1906. The Worlds now regularly attracts hundreds of bands with more than a quarter coming from overseas. The event regularly receives entries from 15 or more countries. The record entry is 239 bands. The bands are placed in 9 different competition grades…
Find out more »Innerleithen Music Festival
Innerleithen is a small town on the River Tweed about 30 miles south of Edinburgh in the Scottish Borders. The seed for the Innerleithen Music Festival was sown when Both Sides of the Tweed (another borders festival that moved towns each year) came to the town in 2001 and 2002. The town's own festival grew from that and over the years has been nurtured by luminaries of the music scene. The festival has a variety of concerts, singarounds, sessions and…
Find out more »The World’s Room in Aberdeen
Based on the traditional singing programme established in Edinburgh, TMSA Aberdeen Branch bring the World’s Room to Aberdeen. Featuring guest singer Ellie Beaton. 8.30pm.
Find out more »September 2023
Kelso Folk Festival
A weekend of live concerts featuring award-wining bands and artists, combined with sessions, workshops and open mics offering a showcase for local talent.
Find out more »Kirriemuir Festival
One of Scotland’s longest running traditional music festivals. A splendid weekend of ceilidhs, concerts and competitions with a lively session scene, all taking place in the picturesque Angus town of Kirriemuir. Organised by TMSA Angus Branch.
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