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September 2022
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.
Find out more »The TMF’s Trad Talk
This year’s Trad Talk focuses on the work that the Traditional Music Forum does behind the scenes in music education, mentoring, Europe, community development and cultural advocacy. Short talks will give an insight into the networks that the TMF contributes to and which support the work of a wider Scottish network of trad music organisations and individuals. With major organisational changes expected in the next couple of years, there will also be a chance for you to have your say…
Find out more »Linlithgow Scotch Hop’s Autumn Dance
After a 3-year hiatus Linlithgow Scotch Hop is returning with an evening of dancing in Linlithgow Academy Assembly Hall. The dance programme will be similar to previous Scotch Hop evenings, all made easier with Sheila McCutcheon calling and brilliant music for dancing from The Occasionals: Freeland Barbour on accordian, Kevin Macleod on strings and Malcolm Jones (formerly of Runrig).
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