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Stephanie Cheape (pictured) will open the 'Waverley Stage' at Edinburgh's Hogmanay, with the 'Concert in the Gardens' headlined by Franz Ferdinand - read about them and all the music acts on page 5 www.facebook.com/edinburghshogmanay www.facebook.com/Stephaniecheapeofficial www.facebook.com/officialfranzferdinand

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Wee Dub's Hogmanay :: Edinburgh's Hogmanay :: Oban Live :: Tiree Music Festival :: HebCelt :: Celtic Connections :: Belladrum .....

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Wee Dub Festival celebrates Hogmanay Edinburgh :: 31 December :: www.weedubfestival.co.uk TICKETS @ www.weedubfestival.co.uk/tickets 'The drum loop represents the heartbeat. The bass represents the mind. So, you put the mind and the heart together, and your mind and your heart are the creation of everything. Dub is the foundation for the creation of music.' - Lee Scratch Perry

Edinburgh’s Wee Dub Festival's annual NYE celebration, Wee Dub Hogmanay is taking place this year for the 5th year running.

vibrations from the mighty NORTH FIRE SOUND. Finally, in the Mash House, everyone’s favourite tropical party-starters SAMEDIA SHEBEEN install their famous venue and invite to good friends NIEL TEMPLAR and MADMAX to spin their deep tribal rhythms, offering an afrocentric slant to the session.

Wee Dub will be bringing a unique Hogmanay celebration with a conscious message through the music of reggae, dub, jungle and afrobeat. A GIGnotes ..... Monday 31 December at La Belle party with friendly folks, good vibes and plenty bass.

The event will take over La Belle Angle and part of the Mash House in the legendary Hasties Close, off the Cowgate, in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town party strip.

On the line-up, there is a varied selection of Wee Dub friends past and present: Poland’s #1 dubwise producer DREADSQUAD is back in town, aided by the powerful vocals of DUB PRINCESS, bringing their party-ready fusion of dancehall originals and remixes. South London don DJ WRONGTOM, best known for his studio work with Roots Manuva and the Ragga Twins, brings a classic UK rub-a-dub vibe. Carlisle’s boy-done-good and Wee Dub fave JINX IN DUB brings the jungle goodness to cap the party. On support duties we have upcoming singer from Leeds ANYA ASIA and SOLID STEPPA SOUND, and selection and bass

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Angele & The Mash House, Edinburgh. Tickets: £12 – £20 + BF Advance (More on the door).

Line-Up: Room 1 – La Belle Angele Dreadsquad & Dub Princess / DJ Wrongtom / Jinx In Dub / Anya Asia & Solid Steppa Sound / North Fire Sound – Nem, Nema Kuta & Papa Shani. Room 2 – The Mash House - Samedia Shebeen ft. Neil Templar & Selecta Mad Max.

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Edinburgh’s Hogmanay welcomes artists from across Europe and invites the world to share the love, embrace friends – old and new – and come together in the real home of Hogmanay # The new vixen of dark pop Stephanie Cheape today announced as opening the Waverley Stage # Franz Ferdinand confirmed to lead the 61,000 capacity crowd in the arena wide rendition of Auld Lang Syne

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On 31 December, Edinburgh's Hogmanay party starts at 5pm with Bairns Afore when families and children have the opportunity to share in the full Hogmanay party experience including a dazzling firework display over Edinburgh Castle.

to take the hotly contested Capital FM Best Unsigned Act at the end of 2017, she’s had a monster year tearing it up at festivals including TRNSMT, Belladrum and Party At The Palace, headlining the legendary King Tut’s in Glasgow and supporting the likes of Bryan Ferry in front of thousands at Glasgow’s iconic Kelvingrove Bandstand where the Roxy Music legend said on stage he was blown away by her performance.

Catch this force of nature opening the Waverley Stage.

Taking to the St Andrew Square Stage is Elephant Sessions, the indie folk foursome from the Highlands who lifted BBC Scotland’s Trad Music Album of the Year in 2017 and Live Act of the Year 2018 at the Scots Trad Music Awards. Acclaimed Edinburgh band Miracle Glass Company brings its vibrant, psychedelic At 6pm is the traditional Candlelit Concert in rock ‘n’ roll and Hamburg based Meute will wow St Giles Cathedral. The cathedral’s own Choir, the party-goers with its one-of-a-kind, live drum directed by Michael Harris, with the St Giles’ Camerata, and leader Angus Ramsay, are joined and brass arrangements of well-known techno and house numbers. by a stunning array of talented young soloists for works by Charpentier and Bach.

Headlining the Johnnie Walker Stage on Castle Street is the superstar DJ Judge Jules At 8:30pm dancers will experience the best of Scotland as they whirl or jig, fling or be flung at making his Edinburgh’s Hogmanay debut, taking the Ceilidh Under the Castle. Join hands with the audiences up to the Midnight Moment. Local powerhouse Trendy Wendy kicks off friends old and new to dance in the New Year proceedings with her trademark 21 Century with a full ceilidh band and plenty of local food disco and the Mac Twins are set to make sure and drink to keep you spinning all night. the party turns up a notch after midnight, taking This year’s Street Party hosted by Johnnie dancers through to 1am.

Walker is set to be a spectacular love-in. From the moment the doors open at 7.30pm, till long Whether your taste is indie or Europop, the after the midnight bells have fallen silent, bands Silent Disco has a playlist for you. Don your and DJs, street artists, aerialists, musicians and headphones on Market Street, choose your dancers from Scotland and mainland Europe will channel and get ready to learn some groovy all collaborate to make it the party of a lifetime. new moves this Hogmanay.

Last year, the festival asked up-and-coming A celebration of Scotland’s cultural ties Scottish band Niteworks to compose the with Europe which go deep into the soundtrack for the Midnight Moment fireworks. past and will continue into the future, Continuing this theme and in keeping with this everything about this year’s Street year’s celebration of Europe, Edinburgh’s Party shouts a loud and proud message Hogmanay has commissioned a soundtrack to from Scotland to Europe - We Love You! the fireworks from German band, Meute, who will also perform on the St Andrew Square A warm welcome greets party goers through the Stage. Meute is working with the Novello awarddoors with pipes and drums, traditional Scottish winning composer and sound designer Dan country dancing, the giant granny puppets by Jones, who will also sound design the Street Vision Mechanics and the Hogmanay Hosts for Party arena. The soundtrack has been recorded the evening Edinburgh’s own and Love Island’s by the Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra.

Aftersun DJs The Mac Twins to kick the action off from the very first moment.

But there is also more to the Street Party than great live bands. Scotland shows Europe and the World music is at the heart of the Street world what it is made of when Louise Marshall Party and Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 19 brings concludes another spectacular year of piping some of the hottest acts of 2018 to new year around the world by bringing her all female fun seekers across three stages. From the Divas and District Pipes and Drums to home-grown new phenomenon that is Gerry Scotland’s leading new year celebration. Last Cinnamon to the classic Ibiza sounds of Judge year’s surprise singing sensations Got Soul Jules and Snap!, there’s a whole continent of Choir get everyone singing with its 140 strong good times happening out on the street. choir bringing together members from Dundee, Headlining the Waverley Stage, Gerry Glasgow, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and Edinburgh.

Cinnamon tops off a whirlwind year of festival PyroCeltica is set to dazzle with spectacular appearances and sell-out shows having blasted show of fire theatre portraying Celtic myths and onto the scene as one of the best live acts in the folklore, and Prison Break Rockerz, Belgium’s UK. Also playing the Waverley Stage are the most talented breakdancing troupe, will wow Edinburgh band Vistas and Snap! the German revellers with their energetic and skilful Eurodance outfit whose hits The Power and choreography.

Rhythm is a Dancer have filled dancefloors since With an as yet unconfirmed level of the word “Discotheque” was almost considered irony Europe’s “Final Countdown” takes new.

Edinburgh Fringe favourites, Massaoke, bring their infectious live energy to West Princes St Gardens, playing the greatest pop, rock and kids anthems of all time to get audiences singing, dancing and celebrating the start of 2019.

Also announced is the appearance of the fiery flame-haired new vixen of dark pop Stephanie Cheape. After blowing away a panel of judges

us into the last moments of 2018!

The Concert in the Gardens is one of the best spots in the world to enjoy Hogmanay and the midnight moment with incredible views of the

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fireworks launching from Edinburgh Castle. In a very special rendition of Auld Lang Syne, Franz Ferdinand take us through midnight and into 2019 where the party continues through to 1am finishing with a sweep of Pipers to send folk on their way home. On the main stage in the gardens, Franz Ferdinand is supported by Metronomy and Free Love.

Underbelly has reassembled last year’s fantastic creative team of sound, light, audio visual and production designers to build on the Street Party celebrations.

Charlie Wood and Ed Bartlam, directors of Underbelly who produce Edinburgh’s Hogmanay on behalf of City of Edinburgh Council said: “We set out to put Edinburgh’s Hogmanay in the front rank of new year celebrations so we’re tickled pink to see this world class celebration come together. We’re saying goodbye to 2018 and a big hello to 2019, which we celebrate with an explosion of talent from across Europe and say “We Love You”. In the words of our friends Snap!, “You can feel it everywhere / Lift your hands and voices / Free your mind and join us”.

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay has partnered with Celtic Connections to present two special New Year’s Day Concerts in the historic McEwan Hall in Edinburgh’s Old Town. At 4:30pm, the legendary Capercaillie invite guest musicians to join them to bring the sounds of the European family of nations together in an afternoon of shared cultural celebration. At 8pm, International Galician folk star Carlos Nunez joins special guests from the cream of the Scottish music scene for a very special evening of musical exchange.

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Oban Live announces Scottish exclusive in 2019 line-up reveal SKERRYVORE / WE BANJO 3 / RED HOT CHILLI PIPERS / LUCY SPRAGGAN / ELEPHANT SESSIONS / TALISK / JIGJAM / + MORE TBA

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Argyll’s biggest outdoor live music event Oban Live will be the only place in Scotland in 2019 to see multi-award winning Irish quartet We Banjo 3.

Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Lucy Spraggan, Elephant Sessions, Talisk and JigJam are also amongst the first confirmed acts to join headliners Skerryvore at their signature event next year.

Tickets are on sale now for the award-winning Oban concert, taking place on Friday June 7 and Saturday June 8 at the town’s Mossfield Stadium.

As well as performing their own energetic set of Irish, bluegrass and old-time sounds on the Friday, We Banjo 3, described as one of the best live acts to come out of Ireland in recent years, will also reunite with international trad-fusion Scots band Skerryvore for a special collaboration on the Saturday. The two bands caused a comedy storm on social media during their joint American tour earlier this year as they fought for votes in their widely popular Bagpipes versus Banjo campaign.

We Banjo 3 said: “We had an amazing time with our good friends Skerryvore on our North America Celtic Brotherhood tour this year so to bring our battle of Bagpipes versus Banjos back

We Banjo 3 :: photo by David Norton to the Celtic homeland will be something truly special. We last played at Oban Live in 2017 and it was incredible. The audience were out of this world so we can’t wait to see you all again for some banjo madness!”

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Music Awards. They play Oban Live on Saturday June 8.

JigJam are a multi-award winning quartet from the heart of the midlands in Ireland. Blending the best of traditional Irish music with Bluegrass The band are amongst some impressive and Americana in a new genre which has been company too ..... branded as 'I Grass' (Irish influenced Bluegrass), the Oban Live audience can expect to be Red Hot Chilli Pipers play their first Oban Live on captivated by their onstage energy along with Friday June 7. The multi-award winning band’s their virtuosic musical ability on Friday June 7. achievements have reached incredible heights with their groundbreaking fusion of traditional Described as one of Scotland’s finest musical Scottish music and rock-pop anthems which they exports with their spectacular trademark fusion proudly call ‘Bagrock’. of folk, trad, rock and Americana, Skerryvore, Saturday’s headliners, are a multi award-winning Hitting the stage on Saturday, Lucy Spraggan eight piece male line-up and firm favourites on will perform her trademark sound of rap dropped the festival scene. The band created Oban Live into sing-along folk style numbers. Lucy in 2016 after 6,000 people came to their 10th appeared on the X Factor in 2012 and her anniversary Oban concert Decade the previous audition video has been viewed more than 40 year. million times. She netted her fourth top 40 album in January last year and her fifth album is Oban Live was created following the open-air due for release in early 2019. concert DECADE in 2015, the 10thAnniversary celebration of Skerryvore that attracted 6,000 Elephant Sessions, winners of Live Act of the people from all over the world to Oban. Such Year at the 2018 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music was the reaction and impact of the event, 98% Awards, hail from the Highlands of Scotland and of attendees requested that it became an annual have exploded onto the indie folk scene with event. From this, Oban Live was formed in 2016 unparalleled effect. They are currently finalising with the aim of showcasing the very best their third album due for release in March 2019 Scottish and International artists as part of both and Oban Live, on Friday June 7, will be part of the open-air concert and Oban Live Fringe their UK album tour. events.

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TMF10 Early Bird Tickets Sell Out In Record Time Kicking Off An Exciting 2019 For The World-Renowned Festival Tiree :: 12-14 July :: www.tireemusicfestival.co.uk

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TMF is celebrating the fastest ever ticket sales for the annual festival, with 750 early bird tickets selling out in just 52 minutes and all Glamping and Campervan tickets selling out in just 10 minutes, an unprecedented record for the festival that will help mark its 10th edition.

2019 will see the 2000 capacity festival celebrate its 10th birthday and a special year of celebrations will mark the decade, beginning in January with TIREE: A Toast to 10 Years of Tiree Music Festival show at Celtic Connections. This one-off night will be hosted

by Tiree natives Skerryvore and Trail West at Glasgow’s Old Fruitmarket where a number of very special guests alongside brand-new collaborations from musicians who have played the TMF stages over the last 10 years.

will be our biggest and most memorable yet!”

Stewart MacLennan, Community Director for Tiree Music Festival, said: “TMF10 is going to be incredible. To mark our 10th festival we will also be revealing a number of exciting new announcements in the lead up to the weekend festival too.

“We would like to say a huge thank you for the incredible support of so many people – visitors to the festival, volunteers who make it all possible and artists who continue to support our wee festival. We can’t wait to celebrate 10 years with you all next July and we’re so looking forward to sharing what amazing artists and projects we have for you for TMF10.”

The inaugural Tiree Music Festival took place in July 2010 and was attended by a capacity crowd of 600.

The annual event has since flourished with an increased 2000-strong capacity – an attendance that is 3 times the population of the island. The festival offers a diverse programme with a mixture of genres including folk, pop and indie. Artists across the years have included The Fratellis, Dougie MacLean, Sharon Shannon, The Levellers, Capercaillie, Sandi Thom and Eddi Reader.

TMF10’s line-up will also be officially announced in spectacular fashion as part of this celebratory night and remaining tickets will also be released on general Since it’s humble beginnings, TMF has prided itself on sale. being a family friendly festival with a creative Daniel Gillespie, Skerryvore founding member programme for young people and their families, and Artistic Director for Tiree Music Festival, including workshops, sport, music and culture. said: “It’s an incredible feeling to be looking forward The Island of Tiree is often dubbed “The Hawaii of the to celebrating our 10th Tiree Music Festival! What started as a bit of a dream for myself and co-founder North” and with picture-perfect white sands and world-famous surf, a trip to Tiree Music Festival is a Stewart MacLennan back in 2010 has become an annual celebration and calendar-favourite for so many real Island adventure. Tiree has been described as one of the most stunning festival locations in the people. world and so it is little wonder each year visitors from “We started the festival to share our island’s amazing around the world flock to this tiny island for three natural beauty and showcase it’s vibrant musical days of outstanding music, culture and friendship. offering with visitors from all over the world. Now 10 years on, with nine national event awards under our www.tireemusicfestival.co.uk belts and a devoted army of visitors, volunteers and www.twitter.com/TireeMusicFest artists who come back year on year, we are so excited to unveil our 10th edition - a TMF we promise www.facebook.com/TireeMusicFestival

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Hebcelt 2019 Announces First Acts And Eyes Another Award Hebrides :: 17-20 July :: www.hebceltfest.com TICKETS @ www.hebceltfest.com/booking

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The first acts for next year’s internationallyrenowned Hebridean Celtic Festival have been confirmed as the event has been shortlisted for another leading award.

Tide Lines, Talisk and FARA will be part of the line-up for the 2019 HebCelt which will be held from 17-20 July in Stornoway.

Tide Lines, who appeared in two sold-out shows in Stornoway December, will be returning to HebCelt for the third successive year, this time as headliners on the Thursday evening, two years after making their festival debut.

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Since launching in 2016, the band have released a number of digital singles, an album and an EP, Further line-up announcements will be made early in the new year for HebCelt which has whilst building up a growing following and been named as a finalist in the rural tourism winning critical acclaim for their live shows. category of the Scottish Rural Awards, which Also making a return to HebCelt in 2019 are celebrate the enterprise, innovation, dedication explosive folk band Talisk who added to their and community spirit of those who live in rural impressive list of awards by securing a Belhaven Scotland.

Bursary for Innovation in Scottish Music at the recent Scottish Trad Music Awards.

Winners will be announced on 21 March and, if

successful, it will be the sixth major accolade Formed five years ago, the band were named collected by HebCelt in under a year.

Folk Band of the Year at the Trad awards last year and were BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award Festival director Caroline Maclennan said: winners in 2015, the same year they picked up a “We are thrilled to be shortlisted for another coveted Danny Kyle Award at Celtic prestigious award. It gives the whole team a lift Connections. as we start preparations for our 24th HebCelt with the announcement of the first three acts.

FARA bring together four exceptional young musicians from Orkney who are at the forefront of today’s Scottish folk scene. Following their debut release in 2016, the band are touring the

“Tide Lines, Talisk and FARA are all fairly new on the scene, yet they are firmly established and have been hugely successful. We are really

excited they will be joining us in 2019 and we will have more fantastic line-up news to reveal soon.”

The 2018 HebCelt, headlined by Deacon Blue, The Fratellis, Eddi Reader, Roddy Woomble and Skipinnish, was the most successful to date, selling out on all four days.

An independent report on the event underlined its major economic impact and key role bringing visitors to the islands.

Attendances reached nearly 18,000 over the four days, the highest ever number, and the festival directly generated net economic effect of £2.1 million, which helped safeguard 38 tourism-related jobs.

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Celebrating Glasgow’s Beating Gaelic Heart at Celtic Connections 2019, with Mary Ann Kennedy, Finlay Wells & guest singers from Glendale Gaelic Primary School Celtic Connections in Glasgow :: 17 January - 3 February :: www.celticconnections.com TICKETS + FULL PROGRAMME @ www.celticconnections.com

Gaelic linguist, singer, composer and broadcasting personality Mary Ann Kennedy has an exciting start to the new year with the first show in her 2019 tour taking place at Glasgow’s winter music festival Celtic Connections in January, Mary Ann will be performing with special guest guitarist, composer and producer, Finlay Wells at the Tron Theatre on Sunday 20 January.

Mary Ann first performed at Celtic Connections in 2018 and has been invited back for a special performance, the first showcase of Mary Ann’s new album ‘Glaschu’ – pronounced Glas-oo. This is a new collection of Gaelic songs celebrating and focusing on Mary Ann’s birth city, Glasgow.

‘Glaschu’ is being released internationally through ARC Music on April 25 2019.

As with her debut international release, ‘An Dàn (The Song) Gaelic Songs for a Modern World’ (ARC Music, 2017), Mary Ann Kennedy continues to give centre stage to the Gaelic language in ‘Glaschu’, presenting songs that celebrate the spirit of ‘City of Gaels’ or ‘Baile Mòr nan Gàidheal’.

‘Glaschu’ was recorded by Mary Ann’s partner and Director of Watercolour Studios in Ardgour, Nick Turner.

As Mary Ann says in her own words .....

“The ‘Glaschu’ album is a kind of love-song to my home town – these songs are the story of the Gaels in the city before me, and with some of the kids from Glendale Gaelic Primary School joining me on stage at Celtic Connections, they’re also the story of the Glasgow Gaels of today and the future. The Tron Theatre sits at the beating heart of so many of these songs, and I’ll feel like the people and the places are truly coming to life there.”

“Is e ‘Glaschu’ nàdar de dh’òran gaoil do bhail m’ àraich – is iad na hòrain seo sgeulachd Gàidheil a’ bhaile a chaidh romham, agus le cuid den chloinn à Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghleann Dail gu bhi cuide rium air stèids aig Celtic Connection, is iad cuideachd sgeulachd Gàidheil Ghlaschu an làtha ’n diugh agus an àm ri teachd. Tha Taigh-Cluiche an Tron aig fìor chridhe uiread dhe na h-òrain seo, agus bidh e mar gum biodh làraich agus muinntir nan òran a’ tighinn beò ann an da-rìreabh.”

Mary Ann was born into a family whose mother tongue was Gaelic. Mary Ann’s mother, Kenna Campbell, grew up in a renowned family of tradition-bearers – The Campbells of Greepe on the Isle of Skye. In 2017, Mary Ann won the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Award for Community Project of the Year for the Tiree Songbook Community Project - a

performance project honouring her father’s (Alasdair Kennedy) home Hebridean island of Tiree.

As Jim Gilchrist noted in his 4-star review of Mary Ann’s debut album ‘An Dàn’ in The Scotsman, “This is one from the heart…which finely expresses her commitment to Gaelic song as an ongoing culture.” 'An Dàn' was nominated for an MG Alba Scots Trad Music Award 2017.

With ‘Glaschu’ we anticipate another warm-hearted collection of songs from this educated, talented and generously spirited Glaschu Gael.

‘Glaschu’ launches internationally through ARC Music on 25 April, 2019.

Mary Ann will be showcasing songs from ‘Glaschu’ on 20 Jan at Tron Theatre, Celtic Connections.

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Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival announces today that ELBOW, one of the UK’s most successful bands of recent times, will headline the Thursday night of Bella 2019.

‘We can’t wait to bring Elbow to the Highlands for the first time.’ Joe Gibbs (Bella)

Over twenty years and seven studio albums, ELBOW have achieved many of the accolades that mark out a successful band. Their cabinet boasts three Ivor Novellos, a Mercury Music Prize, and a BRIT award for Best British Band.

Their most recent albums, ‘The Take Off and Landing of Everything’ (2014) and ‘Little Fictions’ (2017) have both debuted at Number One in the UK album charts. Lead singer Guy Garvey, who also has his own BBC 6 Music radio show, has been rightly commended with two awards in 2018 for his contribution to UK music.

The Manchester band have released a series of anthemic singles including, ‘Magnificent (She Says)’, ‘Grounds for Divorce’, and ‘One Day Like This’ which will fill the Garden Stage on our opening night.

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‘Elbow have been at the top of our wish list for a few years now and we are delighted to have finally secured them for the festival. We can’t alongside THE SENSATIONAL DAVID BOWIE wait to bring them to the Highlands for the first BAND. time.’ Joe Gibbs Festival Promoter Many more acts will be announced shortly.

In further line-up announcements TOM ODELL The festival has also announced its theme for will make his Belladrum debut. Having burst 2019 will be Sci-fi and the family fancy dress onto the scene in 2013 with his debut album competition will return to the festival’s Venus ‘Long Way Down’ and winning the Brits Critics Flytrap Big Top on the Saturday afternoon. Grab Choice award the same year, Tom has firmly your friends and family, get your creative juices established himself as one the standout solo flowing, use the force and boldly go where no artists of recent times. fancy dress has gone before for your chance to The unstoppable Scottish artist LEWIS CAPALDI win tickets to the 2020 festival! will also be joining the Garden Stage line-up.

2019 tickets for the 16th Belladrum Tartan Heart Over the last 12 months Lewis has released a string of incredible heart-breaking and beautiful Festival, voted Trip Advisor’s most popular UK festival in 2017, are on sale on-line and via singles including, ‘Lost on You’, ‘Grace’, ticket agents. Buyers can pay in seven monthly ‘Someone You Loved’ and his debut ‘Bruises’ instalments if they buy tickets before 1 January which has racked up in excess of 87 million 2018. All on-line ticket buyers can take plays on Spotify to date. advantage of a 72 hour cooling off period after Coventry’s original 2-Tone Ska band THE purchase during which they can return bought SELECTER fronted by the iconic Pauline Black tickets. are set to join us and back by popular demand E-tickets are on sale via the festival website at bringing their very unique themes of Peace, www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk and via www.

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Printed tickets can be bought from COLONEL MUSTARD & THE DIJON FIVE. agents including: Inverness – The Ironworks, Other acts appearing over the weekend include, Eden Court Theatre, Caffery’s and celtic folk rock act SKERRYVORE, indie folk pop Hootananny’s; Kiltarlity – Post Office; Beauly – act COCO & THE BUTTERFIELDS, trad-folk band Morrison’s; Dingwall – Sweet Treats; Elgin – THE POOZIES and the Highlands own Sound & Vision; Edinburgh and Glasgow – TORRIDON. THE DANGLEBERRIES will make a TicketsScotland; very welcome return, also everyone’s favourite As well as the standard 3 day festival tickets a Scottish Ska band BOMBSKARE join us as well as TOM MCGUIRE & THE BRASSHOLES who will limited number of Saturday only tickets are close the Ice House stage on the Saturday night. available alongside, campervan/ caravan, BellaDub VW Campervan and electric hook-up RHYTHMNREEL, AWKWARD FAMILY PORTRAITS, tickets.

FUN BOX and Children’s Gaelic Choir Patrons planning a stage or hen party, or just RIONNAGAN ROIS will open the mainstage in coming with a group of friends, can make a the Saturday night. group bookings of 10 or more tickets with no Finally, our late-night sets on the Grassroots booking fee via the festival web site tickets page stage will feature firm favourites MACFLOYD

as can disabled ticket applications. VW campervan owners can buy tickets to the BellaDub VW Campervan area.

Glamping providers Pitch Village have their tents on sale via Bella’s Skiddle tickets page and Yurts & Squrts accommodation is available via the festival’s web site page.

Bella’s lead charitable cause for 2019 is Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH). Donations will be collected in memory of Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchinson, the band were due to headline the Hot House stage in 2018.

Donations can be added to ticket purchases via Skiddle and other opportunities to donate during the festival will be announced in due course.

Car parks and camping areas will be open from 0800 and arenas will open from 1300 on the Thursday.

Bella sold out in 2018 for the tenth year in a row so fans are urged to buy early to avoid disappointment. Previous headliners and major artists included: Paloma Faith; Tom Jones, Manic Street Preachers, The Pretenders; Franz Ferdinand; Twin Atlantic and First Aid Kit. Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival takes place in the beautiful Highland surroundings of Belladrum Estate, near Beauly in Invernessshire. The independent festival has built a reputation for its eclectic line-ups, its offbeat non-musical entertainments and its all-ages approach. The festival won a VisitScotland Thistle Award in 2009 and is a past winner of the Grassroots Festival Award at the UK Festival Awards, the festival industry’s ‘Oscars’.

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Edinburgh’s Hogmanay

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Big Burns Supper

Tickets are now on sale with 10,000 Street Party tickets reserved for Edinburgh residents at discounted price of £20. After a successful Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 18 which saw festival goers snap up all tickets to events across the 3 days, and terrific feedback on the revamped Street Party, Underbelly today announced tickets for this year’s Edinburgh’s Hogmanay will go on sale at 10am on Monday 21 May. Tickets can be bought online or on 0131 510 0395. Recognising the importance of support from those who live in the city, Edinburgh’s Hogmanay is discounting 10,000 tickets for EH postcode holders, twice the number of last year. These tickets will be £20. www.edinburghshogmanay.com

Wee Dub Festival's Hogmanay

Dumfries 24 January - 3 February

Festival organisers launched the Big Burns Supper 2019 festival programme with a warm invitation to audiences old and new from near and far to join them alongside a host of top Scottish and international artists for the biggest contemporary celebration of Scotland’s national poet in town he called home, Dumfries. Big Burns Festival 2019 runs from 24 January - 3 February with over 111 events transforming the historic town with a blistering cultural celebration and a warm welcome for all. www.bigburnssupper.com

Orkney Folk Festival Orkney 23-26 May

Edinburgh 31 December

One of Scotland’s longest-running folk festivals, celebrating its 37th outing in 2019, the Orkney Folk Festival is one of the most prolific events in The Wee Dub Festival brings Edinburgh's biggest the Scottish and UK folk calendars, and one of NYE party for lovers of good music and irie the highlights of Orkney’s diary of community vibrations returns taking place over two venues, events. An entirely voluntary run event, the Wee Dub Hogmanay will be taking guests on a festival annually attracts artists from all corners musical trip fuelled by reggae, dub, jungle and of the folk world - from leading international beyond. names to up and coming fresh faces - to Stromness, in Orkney’s West Mainland, for four www.weedubfestival.co.uk days of concerts, ceilidhs, clubs, sessions, talks and craic. Artists and audiences are welcomed The Red Hot Highland Fling by and into Orkney’s own thriving folk scene, with Orcadian artists providing around two thirds Inverness of the festival programme. Line-up announced 31 December across December-March, with tickets on sale in April, around six weeks ahead of the event.

Scotland's biggest and most spectacular FREE Hogmanay party regularly features in the list of top 10 places in the United Kingdom to welcome www.orkneyfolkfestival.com in the New Year. Hosted by Comedian Craig Hill, our 2018 show will feature three great bands and lots of surprises. Our family friendly show features a great fireworks display over Inverness Oban Live Cathedral at midnight and our show attracts Oban visitors from far and wide to the banks of the River Ness. No tickets are required for this event 7-8 June 2019 and hot food and drink are on sale inside the Early bird tickets for Oban Live 2019, Argyll’s park. Please note that you are not allowed to biggest outdoor music concert, are to go on sale bring alcohol on to our site on the night. on Saturday November 10, the event team has announced. The event, started in 2016 by one of www.invernessfestivals.com Scotland’s finest musical exports Skerryvore, takes place on June 7 and 8 next year at Mossfield Stadium in Oban, Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland.

JUNE

TIREE: A Toast to 10 Years of Tiree Music Festival show at Celtic Connections. This one-off night will be hosted by Tiree natives Skerryvore and Trail West at Glasgow’s Old Fruitmarket where a number of very special guests alongside brand-new collaborations from musicians who have played the TMF stages over the last 10 years. TMF10’s line-up will also be officially announced in spectacular fashion as part of this celebratory night and remaining tickets will also be released on general sale. www.tireemusicfestival.co.uk

HebCelt Hebrides 18-20 July

Advance weekend tickets for next year’s Hebridean Celtic Festival, to be held from 18-20 July 2019, are available from the festival website. Day tickets and those for opening shows, late night activities and community events in Lewis and Harris go on sale next year when the full festival programme is finalised. www.hebceltfest.com

NOVEMBER Party in the Park Bathgate, West Lothian 1 September

Celebrating it’s 10th Anniversary in 2019 Bathgate's 'Party in the Park' is a yearly family focused music festival with two music stages, childrens rides, free face painting, food, stalls, and lots of fun - it's held in the town's Kirkton Park. There is a main stage and acoustic stage with music on both throughout the day with free entry and no ticket required. A real mix of music from local bands and artists to those further afield. There is no ticket required and no entry fee and as this is geared towards families there is a strict no alcohol policy. www.facebook.com/partyinthepark

NOVEMBER Perthshire Amber -

The Dougie MacLean Festival Perthshire 1-3 November

The Perthshire Amber Festival brings together many musicians and entertainers from different parts of the world who have been involved with Dougie MacLean over the years. This unique www.obanlive.com festival shares Dougie’s inspiring music, celebrates the history and culture of Perthshire in the heart of Scotland and showcases the beautiful scenery. It’s a vibrant, welcoming Celtic Connections festival with music at its core in beautiful Glasgow Tiree Music Festival autumnal Perthshire. The Festival Hub is (during 17 January - 3 February the festival), Amber Central (The Royal Hotel, Tiree Dunkeld). With concerts from castle to concert 12–14 July From Thursday 17 January to Sunday 3 February hall plus Cabaret Amber, Open Mic and lots of 2019, musicians from across the globe will take TMF is celebrating the fastest ever ticket sales acoustic sessions. Contact 01350 724261 for part in over 300 events in venues throughout for the annual festival, with 750 early bird tickets latest or email admin@butterstone.com Glasgow for the largest winter music festival of selling out in just 52 minutes and all Glamping its kind and the UK's premier celebration of www.perthshireamber.com and Campervan tickets selling out in just 10 Celtic music. The 18 days of entertainment will minutes, an unprecedented record for the brighten up the dark, wet January nights with a festival that will help mark its 10th edition. 2019 mixture of concerts that include a host of one-off will see the 2000 capacity festival celebrate its musical collaborations alongside talks, musicnewsscotland@gmail.com 10th birthday and a special year of celebrations workshops, film screenings, theatre productions, will mark the decade, beginning in January with

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