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September 2022
Official Opening of The 1745 Association Collection at the AK Bell Library
The 1745 Association Collection comprises over 500 books on the Jacobite era, papers of F. Peter Lole, a leading authority on Jacobite glass, and other printed and manuscript material relating to all aspects of Jacobite heritage. While many of the books in the Collection are accessible elsewhere, the 1745 Association Collection is unique because it offers a ‘one-stop shop’ where students of the Jacobite era can pursue their research in a comfortable location and be able to cross-reference different sources…
Find out more »The World’s Room in Aberdeen
The world’s room has been an established part of traditional song in Edinburgh for many years, showcasing the talents of the finest traditional singers in the UK. Aberdeen Branch of the Traditional Music and Song Association are delighted to host The World’s Room in Aberdeen on Friday the 9th of September. This is the second event in Aberdeen and we plan to follow in the footsteps of The World’s Room in Edinburgh in bringing the finest traditional singers from Scotland…
Find out more »CEÒL CHOLASA—The Best Wee Fest in the West!
Music & song from all four folky corners, distilled into a weekend, an island getaway, a breath of fresh air. Ceòl Cholasa is not a big outdoor camping festival, full of mud and boozed up punters. It’s a small, intimate festival. You will be one of a maximum of only 250 people seeing these amazing bands up close. A festival to enjoy an unspoilt jewel of the Hebrides as well as first class traditional music. It’s a festival to catch…
Find out more »Queensferry Folk Festival
After a couple of years absence, Queensferry Folk Festival returns on September 17th, featuring the Coaltown Daisies, Paddy Buchanan Band and Ella Munro, plus local players and sessions for everyone to join in! Taking place at the Priory Church in South Queensferry, on September 17th from 4 till 8, with some top acts from across the spectrum of folk, traditional and Americana.
Find out more »October 2022
Folk at the Salmon Bothy Remember Jimmy McBeath
Jimmy MacBeath (1894–1972) was a Scottish Traveller and traditional singer of the Bothy Ballads from the North East of Scotland, and was a key player in the mid 20th century Scottish folk revival. Folk at the Salmon Bothy celebrate his life and contribution with a day of commemoration and celebration, with stories, songs and even theatre in the form of one-act play Jock's Jocks.
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