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September 2022
Blas Festival
Blas 2022 will take place between 2 and 10 September with a packed programme of live cèilidhs and concertstaking place across the Highlands. The festival will also feature an online programme with live-streamed events, workshops, and Gaelic song sessions.
Find out more »Glasgow Shanty Festival
Glasgow Shanty Festival RETURNS! Sat 3rd September, aboard the Tall Ship Glenlee. One exciting day of shanties, music and stories. An afternoon of FREE entertainment—story-telling and workshops—before an evening concert. Get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/3oFEJxh
Find out more »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…
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