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INSIDE :: FemmeFest :: Cash Back in Fife :: Celtic Connections :: Belladrum :: Edinburgh's Hogmanay :: HebCelt :: Knockengorroch :: Piping Live ..... .... PLUS our festival listings section!

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Girls’ Rock School Song-writing Circle all day festival for Indie Venue Week Edinburgh :: 2 February :: www.facebook.com/events/470962300159179/ BUY YOUR TICKETS @ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/femmefest2020-tickets-88270295831

As part of BBC Sounds Independent Venue Week 2020, the Girls’ Rock School songwriting circle present FemmeFest: a full day of female identifying musicians playing original music, in Edinburgh's Leith Depot.

Members of the circle - as featured on the recent BBC Scotland documentary ‘Hidden Lives: Riot Grrl Rock’ ( video clip @ www.bbc.co. uk/programmes/p07tlvy7 ) - will be showcasing original material covering a range of genres, showing off the talent and scope of the feminist music scene in Edinburgh.

The Girls’ rock school song circle branched off from Girl’s Rock School Edinburgh, a not for profit organisation encouraging all women to make music. The circle was formed after attendees from Lou Mclean’s songwriting workshop decided to meet once a month to encourage their songwriting practice. What developed was a supportive community for acoustic artists who drew inspiration from the 90’s riot grrrl punk movement.

Full FemmeFest line - Lou Mclean / Dark Hearts / Lorraine Rahmani / Molly Wyrd / Vee Ruins / Beth Myers / Ashley Stein / Lilla

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Cash Back in Fife – new festival celebrates the legacy of Johnny Cash – his music, influence and his family connections to Fife Aberdour :: 6-8 March :: www.deanowens.com/cash-back-in-fife BUY YOUR TICKETS @ www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4468092

Cash Back in Fife is a new festival to celebrate Johnny Cash's enormous legacy of music, inspiration and his family connection to the area.

Music legend Johnny Cash was immensely proud of his family's Fife roots. The US singersongwriter behind such hits as I Walk the Line was a regular visitor to Falkland, following a chance discovery that his family name was indelibly linked to the rural community and the neighbouring settlement of Strathmiglo - Cash played a special televised concert at Falkland Palace in 1981.

Spread over Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 6-8 March, the line-up is an exciting mix of established musicians and quality up and coming ones (most with a strong Fife connection) – Rab Noakes, Dean Owens, England’s Hannah Rose Platt, Martha Healy, David Latto and The Marriage, featuring Big Country/Skids frontman Stuart Adamson’s daughter Kirsten Adamson; plus celebrated author Ian Rankin, talking about one of his favourite records by Fife musician Jackie Leven. What they all have in common is a love for Cash’s music and acknowledge his influence on their careers, particularly as singer songwriters. This is NOT a tribute festival. Artists will mostly be performing their own material, but with some classic Cash tunes mixed in.

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amazing artists I know, including Rab Noakes and Ian Rankin - both of whom have strong connections with Fife, and they all loved the idea.

Ian Rankin :: I remember as a kid being stunned when I saw photos of Johnny Cash in our local Fife newspaper - he was on a visit to Falkland and seemed to have been beamed Cash Back in Fife is curated by award winning down from another planet. As a long-time fan of Scottish singer songwriter (and frontman of The his music (my big sister played Live at San Felsons) Dean Owens (in collaboration with Quentin on heavy rotation in those days!) it's a Scary Biscuits Promotions and the Woodside distinct honour to be asked to participate in a Hotel), and inspired by his album, Cash Back festival celebrating the man and his music. The (Songs I Learned From Johnny) - songs written, great Fife troubadour Jackie Leven was a fan of inspired, or covered by the Man in Black. the Man in Black - so much so that he wrote a song about him and even called the subsequent Hannah Rose Platt Dean Owens :: After playing a show at the album Elegy to Johnny Cash. I'll be reciting my :: www.facebook.com/hannahroseplatt/ Woodside Hotel in Aberdour earlier this year I favourite lyrics by Jackie Leven, including many went for a wander round the village and fell in from that album - and maybe talking a bit about love with the place. I remembered reading an how important music (as well as the other article about Johnny Cash and his family Weekend Pass, £45 - This entitles you to attend connection to Fife. His ancestors left Fife and set creative arts) has been to Fife. We've even spawned a few mavericks, rebels and hellall the concerts and events, but doesn’t include up home in the US. Being a massive fan of raisers not unlike Johnny Cash himself! food or accommodation. Tickets can also be Johnny I thought it would be great to celebrate purchased separately for individual gigs and his legacy in Fife by putting on a small festival Rab Noakes :: Having been aware of Johnny there. I put the idea to John at the Woodside Cash from Rock’n’Roll onwards I became acutely events - see link at top of page. A limited number of special deals which include and my manager Morag Neil and they got very informed of his expansive range and output in accommodation are available direct from The excited about it. I then reached out to some the second half of the 1960s. As an East Fife native (who lived in Strathmiglo for a while) I’m Woodside Hotel / John McTaggart on 01383 860328 and website @ looking forward to Cash Back in Fife, and www.woodsidehotelaberdour.co.uk referencing these connections through song choices and anecdotes.

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6-8 March. Cash Back in Fife @ Woodside Hotel, High Street, Aberdour KY3 0SW. - Friday 6 March, 8pm Dean Owens & The Celtabilly Allstars + Martha Healy as support (with Al Shields) and as special guest. The Celtabilly Allstars are Dean with his former Felsons bass buddy Kevin McGuire (who currently lives in Fife), with guitarist Craig Ross and acclaimed fiddle player Amy Geddes. £18. // Saturday 7 March, 2pm. Join celebrated Scottish author Ian Rankin as The festival will take place in the charming, cosy he talks about his favourite record by celebrated Fife and historic Woodside Hotel, Aberdour, which singer songwriter Jackie Leven: Elegy to Johnny Cash. has recently been making a name for itself as a £10. // Saturday 7 March, 8pm. The Ring of Fire Songwriters Circle with Rab Noakes, Hannah Rose go-to venue for interesting touring musicians.

Platt and Dean Owens Nashville style Songwriters Aberdour itself is a short train ride from Circle with participants trading songs and banter.

Edinburgh, and is easily accessible from many £18. // Sunday 8 March, 1pm. Sunday Afternoon parts of the country.

Coming Down with David Latto, The Marriage (Kirsten Adamson and Dave Burn). Grab yourself a lazy Owner John McTaggart says: We are very excited about hosting this festival, which ticks so brunch in the Woodside’s atmospheric restaurant, many boxes for us, combining great music with then chill out for a couple of hours with 2 of Fife’s finest. £12.

Fife’s unique links with one of the world’s

Kirsten Adamson :: Coming from a strong musical heritage in Fife, I grew up listening to, and being inspired by, country music, especially Cash and Carter’s material. When I started writing my own material at 15 years old in my bedroom it was a country twang that emerged and it has never left me.

Ian Rankin will talk about his favourite record by celebrated Fife singer songwriter Jackie Leven

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Nile Rodgers & Chic Plus Emeli Sandé Announced As First Headliners For Bella 2020 Alongside Shed Seven, Passenger, Tide Lines & More …..

Belladrum Estate, nr Beauly, Inverness-shire :: 30 July - 1 August :: www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk TICKETS @ SOLD OUT - Returns via Skiddle’s RE:SELL initiative @ www.skiddle.com/festivals/belladrum Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival has announced that legendary multiGrammy Award winning composer, producer, arranger and guitarist NILE RODGERS & CHIC and Scottish Artist with one of the most recognisable voices in pop, soul and R&B, EMELI SANDÉ will headline the 17th outing of Bella.

"Emeli Sandé played the festival’s Grassroots tent in 2011 when she was starting out and to have seen the journey she has been on and to see come back and headline the festival’s Thursday night will be another special moment at Bella"

As the co-founder of CHIC and the newly elected Chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Rodgers pioneered a musical language that generated charttopping hits like "Le Freak," (the biggest selling single in the history of Atlantic Records!) and sparked the advent of hip-hop with "Good Times". Nile Rodgers transcends all styles of music across every generation with a body of work that's garnered him inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (2017) and the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2016).

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Pleasures’ saw them cement their place as one of the Her debut album ‘Our Version of Events’ released in UK’s most treasured bands.

2012 was the biggest selling album of that year and this month featured in the official chart company’s top PASSENGER has come a long way since the release of 10 albums of the decade. The Aberdonian has won his first album, Wicked Man’s Rest, back in 2007. The numerous accolades including 4 Brit Awards (Critics initial incarnation, in which Rosenberg was backed by Choice, Best Album and Female Solo twice, most a full band, was followed by his reinvention as a solo recently in 2017 for her second album, ‘Long Live the artist and a period of busking, largely in Australia and Angels’ and in 2018 was awarded an MBE for services New Zealand. Then came a year touring the world in to Music.) support of Ed Sheeran. And then Let Her Go – Alongside her solo career, EMELI regularly provided guest vocals for other artists including the huge hits ‘Read All About It’ (Professor Green), ‘Beneath Your Beautiful’ (Labrinth) and ‘What I Did for Love’ (David Guetta). She also performed at both the opening and closing ceremonies of the London Olympics and at the White House for Barack Obama.

‘We are delighted to announce NILE RODGERS & CHIC and EMELI SANDÉ as our first headliners for Belladrum 2020. NILE RODGERS & CHIC have been at the top of our wish list for many years and we are certain their set will go down as one of Bella’s standout moments. EMELI SANDÉ played the festival’s Grassroots tent in 2011 when she was starting out and to have seen the journey she has been on and to see come back and headline the festival’s Thursday night will be another special moment at Bella.’ said Dougie Brown, the Event Producer

2020 will see THE MAGIC NUMBERS celebrate 15 years since the release of their self-titled multiplatinum debut album. The album was nominated for a Mercury Prize in 2005 and included the standout singles, ‘Forever Lost’, and ‘Love Me Like You’.

An act who feel more like a Bella family member, COLONEL MUSTARD & THE DIJON FIVE will bring the party with Peace, Love & Mustard; Electronic AfroFunk outfit IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE are set to make their Bella debut on the Garden Stage; multi-award winning Scottish Supergroup MÀNRAN are set to appear as is KYLE FALCONER frontman of Dundee’s THE VIEW.

Other act joining the line-up include; ‘BBC Music Sound Of 2016 nominee’ BILLIE MARTEN; winners of the 2019 Trad Awards Belhaven Bursary THE KINARIS followed, Rosenberg smiles, by ‘two years running QUINTET; Norwegian folk float-pop trio I SEE RIVERS; round the world after that song’. He had to run fast: closing the Grassroots Stage on the Thursday night the song, for which Rosenberg won an Ivor Novello, will be RYTHMNREEL; also appearing over the has reached two billion plays on Youtube (18th highest ranked video of all time on the service) & over weekend are Highland singer-songwriter JAMES MACKENZIE; firm Bella favourites THE one billion plays on Spotify.

DANGLEBERRRIES; ESPERANZA the 9-piece ska Belfast punk royalty STIFF LITTLE FINGERS make collective from Glasgow; THE ROOV who provided the their Bella debut. Formed in 1977 the band, along soundtrack to our official 2019 after-movie; the with the likes of The Clash, Sex Pistols, The Damned, CALUM MACPHAIL TRIO, TWEED, SHIEHALLION, Buzzcocks, Sham 69, were there at the start of the JOURNEY NORTH and one for the younger family punk rock movement and they are still going strong. members FUN BOX with lots more acts to be announced over the coming months.

Scotland’s TIDE LINES join the bill, a band whose sound is a combination of Celtic soul, folk philosophy and big guitars with the voice of a Gaelic angel in www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk singer and chief songwriter Robert Robertson. The www.facebook.com/belladrum band first emerged in the summer of 2016 with the www.twitter.com/BelladrumFest release of their debut single, ‘Far Side of The World’ and have been an unstoppable force ever since.

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Celtic Connections Creating the An Avalanche Of Great Music mns Glasgow :: 16 January - 2 February :: www.celticconnections.com

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Europe’s largest winter music festival, Celtic Connections, is now well underway and enters the final week rounding of a total of 18 days of music on stages across Glasgow that have lit up the city.

Around 2,000 musicians are taking part in 300 events in Glasgow showcasing an outstanding array of traditional folk, celtic, roots, Americana, jazz, soul and world music.

Year on year, Celtic Connections welcomes an array of international artists for the January festival, whilst also celebrating homegrown, up-and-coming talent.

This year, artists land in Glasgow from all over the world, including Canada, Senegal, Burma, Finland, India, Cameroon, Lebanon, USA, France, Spain, Guinea, Australia, Portugal and Mali.

Closer to home, 70 school pupils from the Western Isles beat the odds of Storm Brendan, to travel to Glasgow a day earlier than planned to help launch the festival ahead of their ownshow, Dìleab: Air a’ Chuan. The show at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall saw youngsters from the Sgoil Lionacleit Pipe Band, the Sir E Scott Choir from Harris, Castlebay Community School in Barra and The Nicolson Institute in Lewis took to the festival stage.

This year’s much-loved Opening Concert presented the world premiere of a new orchestral symphony inspired by the Declaration of Arbroath. Composed of six brand new pieces by leading Scottish composers, it was commissioned for Celtic Connections 2020 with backing from the Scottish Government’s Festival Expo Fund to mark the 700th anniversary of the 1320 declaration of Scottish independence and will be performed by the legendary Grit Orchestra, led by conductor/arranger Greg Lawson.

Other world-leading performances included Nitin Sawhney, Tessa Lark, Phamie Gow & the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, The BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of The Year 20th Celebration, Anais Mitchell, Michael McGoldrick and anniversary celebration concerts from some of Scotland’s leading talent including Skerryvore, Mànran, RURA, Breabach and Salsa Celtica.

Celtic Connections has also celebrated Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters with a full day of special events all anchored to the maritime traditions that have shaped the country’s history. The dark, wet January nights will also be brightened by a range of talks, workshops, film screenings, theatre productions, ceilidhs, exhibitions, free events and late-night sessions.

Each year since 2000, Celtic Connections has partnered with a different country to create new international links and Finland is the Showcase Scotland international partner in 2020.

Donald Shaw, Creative Producer for Celtic Connections, said: “Over the 18 days we will proudly showcase a rich array of unforgettable music – taking in local talent, international collaborations and inimitable artistic performances.

We are a proudly outward-looking festival and this

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year’s programme sets out to excite audiences and illuminate the depth and diversity of musical talent across the globe. We look forward to welcoming visitors to the festival from near and far to enjoy the inimitable atmosphere of Celtic Connections.”

Councillor David McDonald, Chair of Glasgow Life, said: “Our UNESCO City of Music is bursting with unmissable entertainment during the 18-day festival as thousands descend on our world-class venues to experience the vibrancy and party atmosphere of this unique winter festival. As the UK’s top cultural and creative city, Glasgow is proud to host the best ceilidh in the world, champion celtic music and culture within the city and welcome Scottish, UK and international musicians and audiences to Celtic Connections 2020.”

Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop, said: “Celtic Connections has become an essential part of Scotland’s festival calendar, with hundreds of performances by some of the finest bands and musicians from around the globe.

“I am pleased that £100,000 of Scottish Government Expo funding has gone towards new music celebrating the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath, and the fundamental and enduring message of freedom, independence and sovereignty of the people to a truly international audience.”

Alan Morrison, Head of Music, Creative Scotland said: “Scotland’s traditional music is the lifeblood of the nation and the envy of the world - and there’s no better way to warm up the winter months than to put that musical heritage on the global stage that is Celtic Connections. Over the years, the festival has broadened its musical spectrum but kept its roots drawing deep from Scottish culture – past, present and future. Music is what connects us, the hand of friendship we share with the world, and for the next few weeks, Glasgow is its beating heart.”

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Tens of Thousands choose to 'Be Together' for Edinburgh’s Hogmanay - most spectacular NY street party in the world Edinburgh :: 31 January 2020 :: www.edinburghshogmanay.com EARLY BIRD TICKETS @ www.edinburghshogmanay.com/whats-on/street-party

This year’s sold-out Hogmanay Street Party hosted by Johnnie Walker whisky was spectacular and packed with Scottish acts!

From the moment the doors opened at 7.30pm, ‘til long after the midnight bells fell silent, bands and DJs, street artists, musicians and dancers from Scotland and across the UK created a party that will live long in the memories of the tens of thousands who gathered to bring in New Year in Edinburgh.

This year’s theme, 'Be Together', was celebrated by bringing together tens of thousands of friends old and new to share in a warm and welcoming moment of friendship creating a fantastic atmosphere across the Street Party.

Scottish music was well represented on all the stages with Glasgow's Mungo’s Hi Fi kicking off the evening on the Garden's Stage.

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Opening the Waverley Stage was Fort William's Keir Gibson and also on that stage later was The Ninth Wave who brought the glam and were proud to be representing Glasgow, and after the bells Edinburgh's Porkpie put on a brassy and brilliant show.

The new High Street Stage in Parliament Square opened with VanIves, from Dumfries and Galloway, rocking it including a cover of Luther Vandross’s Never Too Much. Scotland’s finest the iconic Idlewild were next who came out shouting ‘We are from Edinburgh’ to huge roars from the crowd, West Lothian's The Snuts got the crowd jumping with a high energy set. After the bells Edinburgh based Shooglenifty lead the whole Street Party via the multiple big screens in a rousing rendition of Auld Lang Syne, before playing a full set to an enthusiastic crowd - this new stage was a massive success in a great setting, and an excellent nod to the old Edinburgh Hogmanay celebrations just down the street at the Tron.

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A selection of Scotland’s best ceilidh bands: Sleekit Beasties, Skyte! and Cool Ceol Ceilidh Band, kept audiences warm and spinning all the way up to the Midnight Moment fireworks at Ceilidh Under the Castle

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International DJ, Mark Ronson, wowed audiences from around the world with his specially created soundtrack to accompany the world-famous Midnight Moment fireworks as they exploded spectacularly from Edinburgh Castle and welcomed 2020 in banging style At the end of the night the lone piper Louise Marshall played out the party goers into a crisp clear night.

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The first ever live stream of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay with 16 cameras feeding a live edit from around the arena captured the atmosphere and hosts The Mac Twins interviewed The Ninth Wave and The Snuts among others. Thousands watched it from all over the world joining from the USA, Italy, Canada, West Africa, Sweden, Australia as well as around Scotland and the UK. A limited number of Street Party tickets for Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 20 on sale at an early bird rate £20.50 + £1.00 booking fee. :: All photos by Alastair Cunningham / MUSIC NEWS Scotland

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Stars To Shine Again During Hebcelt’s Homecoming Festival Stornoway :: 15-18 July :: www.hebceltfest.com BUY YOUR TICKETS @ www.hebceltfest.com/booking

HebCelt festival favourites Tide Lines will return to the stage for a record-breaking fourth successive year in 2020 to help mark the event’s 25th anniversary.

The award-winning band will headline the Thursday night line-up at the Hebridean Celtic Festival where they made their debut in 2017.

They have been annual visitors ever since and their headline appearance this year marked the first time in the festival’s history that an act had played three years in a row, a record they will now extend in 2020.

In keeping with the homecoming theme to help celebrate the milestone anniversary, two other, familiar HebCelt acts will also return next year internationally renowned Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis, who will be appearing at the event for the first time in four years, and Trail West, who were last at HebCelt two years ago. Young local group Dual are also confirmed for next year.

Scots rock giants Texas were previously unveiled as the headline act for the anniversary event, which will run from 15-18 July 2020, with other major artists still to be announced.

HebCelt director Caroline Maclennan said: “This is a fabulous group of artists to announce for our 25th anniversary. We expect many islanders to return home to help us mark the occasion and the homecoming theme is reflected in the line-up, with some standout artists from previous festivals coming back to join the celebrations.

“And there’s more to come. Early in the new year we hope to announce further fantastic artists who will be making up a brilliant and diverse line-up. We are aiming for one of our best programmes ever for our landmark year.”

After launching on social media in 2016, Tide Lines have become a phenomenon. Their debut single, ‘Far Side of the World’, entered the UK download charts less than 24 hours after they were formed and their fervent online fanbase ensure their gigs sell out in minutes. With a growing following across the UK and

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in Europe, they were also shortlisted for Live Act of the Year in the 2017 MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards. This year they won The Rising Sound of Scotland award at the Scottish Music Awards.

The launch of an EP in 2018 tapped into the band’s affinity with HebCelt when they recorded a live version of ‘Far Side of the World’ featuring the festival audience.

Robert Robertson, the band’s vocalist, said: “We are very excited to be part of HebCelt’s 25th anniversary celebrations. The fact we are appearing for a fourth consecutive year shows what the festival and its audience mean to us and we can’t wait to join in the homecoming party.”

celebrations.”

Trail West, whose four original members hail from Julie Fowlis has had an association with the Hebridean Tiree and South Uist, became a six-piece band in Celtic Festival since 1998 and last performed on stage 2017. The band have released three critically to mark the event’s 21st birthday in 2016. acclaimed albums and are at the forefront of the thriving traditional music scene featuring Glasgow Nominated as ‘Folk Singer of the Year’ at the 2018 Gaels.

BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, and ‘Best Artist’ at the Songlines World Music Awards, the North Uist-raised They celebrate ten years of playing in 2020 and their artist has been a serial visitor since being given one of appearance at HebCelt is one of a series of gigs her first solo singing opportunities as part of the planned throughout the year to mark the occasion. specially-commissioned project ‘Atlantic Movement’.

The band’s Seonaidh MacIntyre said: “It’s going to be Since then she has become universally recognised for a great celebration at HebCelt 2020 as we mark our singing the theme song to ‘Brave’, Disney Pixar's 10th anniversary as a band, along with HebCelt’s Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA winning animated landmark 25th anniversary. A recipe for a great party. film, as well as other major achievements, including “We played at the 2018 festival on the Islands Stage performing live at the closing ceremony of the Ryder and it’s still one of the best gigs we’ve had to date.

Cup in Chicago in 2012 to a TV audience of 500 The atmosphere was incredible and we hope to repeat million and at the opening ceremony of the Glasgow that at HebCelt 2020.”

Commonwealth Games in 2014, which had a TV audience of 1 billion.

Local musicians Dual met at Fèis Eilean an Fhraoich.

They now attend the Fèis Eilean an Fhraoich Her career has spanned five albums and she has groupwork classes which run throughout the year at recorded with a wide range of leading artists, the Newton Centre in Stornoway. including violin virtuoso Nicola Benedetti and singers James Taylor and Mary Chapin Carpenter.

Another busy year for Julie in 2019 has included a sell-out UK tour with the Lost Words: Spell Songs project, as well as performances throughout Europe and North America, including Carnegie Hall in New York and at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall.

She was one of the first inductees to the HebCelt Hall of Fame and is an ambassador for the event.

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Julie said: “Appearing at HebCelt always feels like going home for me. The festival holds a special place in my heart and I’m thrilled to be part of the 2020

They are tutored by local musicians Andrew Yearley, Anna Murray and Jane Hepburn, all of whom have been regular performers at HebCelt.

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The first acts for Knockengorroch Festival 2020 have been announced and will include an exciting array of traditional, electronic and world music acts, bringing sounds from around the globe to the hills of Galloway.

Thousands of people are expected to enjoy Scotland’s longest running greenfield festival, Knockengorroch, in the beautifully secluded Carsphairn hills in May 2020.

Acclaimed European and African based collective Afro Celt Sound System are among the first Afro Celt Sound System :: www.facebook.com/officialafroceltsoundsystem acts to reveal they will journey to the unique festival in South West Scotland to perform their trademark driving afro house, drum and bass trance rhythms with the energy of vintage rock. Holmes, said: “The line-up for our 34th festival beats, bold west African brass and exuberant reflects the mix of traditional and electronic electronic rhythms and bass lines.

Scottish favourites Shooglenifty will get crowds music from home and abroad which makes this Combining folk traditions of different cultures in on their feet with their electric tunes and a fullfestival so special and we’re very excited to on set of old favourites as the band celebrate 30 a unique and innovative way, Afro Celt Sound unveil the first names on our bill for next year. years together.

System have forged a reputation for energetic, We can’t wait to welcome familiar and new faces uplifting shows featuring contributions from a A dazzling, joyfully electric mix of contemporary back to the event in May to experience the host of outstanding musicians from around the and traditional tunes paired with beefy, powerful diversity, inclusiveness, liberating atmosphere world. accompaniment celebrating Gaelic, Americana, and musical celebration of Knockengorroch.” country and pop from The Poozies.

With a host of fantastic international roots Other artists confirmed for Knockengorroch so musicians still to join the bill, other highlights Some of Scotland’s finest musicians, Moishe’s far include: among the first acts to be announced include: Bagel, will perform their thrillingly original Bristol nine-piece band Cut Capers showcasing cutting-edge klezmer and world folk music, Kel Assouf, who will bring his unique blend of a swinging vintage-style brass section with funk, blending Eastern European dance music and Tuareg roots and Psychedelic rock to soul and hip-hop.

Middle Eastern rhythms.

Knockengorroch. With one foot in the Sahara Live dance music favourites The Inexplicables and the other in Europe, Kel melts the African Knockengorroch Festival organiser, Liz will bring their blending of styles ranging from hip hop and reggae to jungle and drum ‘n’ bass to the festival.

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Internationally renowned Glasgow-based soundsystem and long term Knockengorroch stalwarts, music production collective Mungo’s Hi Fi will bring Jamaican music styles with the sounds of UK club to the hills of Galloway.

The festival will also feature environment and heritage workshops and activities, dancing, comedy, theatre shows, arts and crafts and lots for the kids.

With many more acts to be announced, the full dance tent line-up will also be revealed in the coming months and festival goers can expect cutting edge tunes the length and breadth of these islands.

Knockengorroch, Scotland’s south west camping festival will be held from Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 May 2020. Tickets are on sale now, visit

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2019 was another piping hot year for Piping Live!, Glasgow's international piping festival, with figures revealing the event generated a fantastic boost for the local economy - to the tune of over £2million.

An economic impact report found that Piping Live!, which ran from 10th – 18th August, welcomed over 33,000 music fans to Glasgow 75% of whom were from outside the city, with 24% travelling from overseas, including New Zealand, Malaysia, USA and Canada.

The average overseas visitor to Piping Live! stayed in Glasgow for 5.6 days, staying in Scotland for 10.4 days and, in total, spending around £100 per day during their vacation.

The evaluation, undertaken by Tourism Resources Company, further highlights the importance of the annual piping festival and not only celebrates its role in Scotland’s cultural calendar, but its record for attracting visitors from across the world to Glasgow and Scotland itself.

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at Glasgow Life said: “Piping Live! is a mainstay of our summer Cultural Events programme attracting people from all over the world to come and visit Glasgow. No-one who experiences the diverse programme and extraordinary talent performing will ever forget the sights and sounds of Piping Live! We’ll look forward to another fantastic edition in 2020!”

Roddy MacLeod, Piping Live! Glasgow International Piping Festival Organiser, In its 16th year Piping Live! saw 5,000 said: “This was an incredibly busy summer for performers put on over 150 events throughout Glasgow’s events calendar - particularly during the city, with events including the fiercely contested Master Solo, International Quartet and the week of Piping Live! - but, yet again, we’re thrilled with these results.

Pipe Idol competitions. This year’s headliners included the iconic Dougie MacLean, Tryst, “Year on year, Piping Live! is attracting the very Piping Live! Glasgow International Piping Stuart Liddell, Dàimh and Lúnasa, with many best musical talent, as well as crowds, from Festival returns 8–16 August. For more more topping the bill. across the world to Scotland – boosting tourism information on the festival, visit and Glasgow’s economy. In our 16th year, we The National Piping Centre, renowned as the www.pipinglive.co.uk or call saw the festival’s audience numbers grow, centre of excellence for piping music, is the The National Piping Centre on 0141 353 0220 showing a real appetite for live traditional music home of Piping Live!. The festival receives on a global scale. We can’t wait to see what our support from public bodies including Glasgow www.pipinglive.co.uk 17th year brings in 2020.”

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Glasgow 16 January - 2 February

From Thursday 16 January to Sunday 2 February 2020, musicians from across the world will take part in over 300 events in venues throughout Glasgow for the UK's premier celebration of celtic music - Celtic Connections. The 18 days of entertainment will brighten up the dark, wet January nights with a mixture of concerts that include a host of one-off musical collaborations alongside talks, workshops, film screenings, theatre productions, ceilidhs, exhibitions, free events and late-night sessions. Renowned as a musical cure for the wintertime blues, Celtic Connections 2020 will be the 27th incarnation of a festival that began in 1994, when it offered 66 events at one venue. Since then it’s grown more adventurous, experimental and diverse each year and now offers thousands of events in locations across Glasgow. www.celticconnections.com

9th Big Burns Supper Dumfries 23 January - 2 February

The world’s biggest contemporary Burns celebration, Big Burns Supper, kicks off on 23 January 2020 in its home of Dumfries for its 9th edition. The festival will run across 11 jampacked days, from 23 January to 2 February, with world class musicians and performers raising a wee dram to Scotland’s national bard, in the town he called home. With community at the festival’s core and writ large across every aspect of the festival, Dumfries will once again provide a warm welcome to all those who wish to come and celebrate culture in a spirit of togetherness, as championed by Rabbie himself. www.bigburnssupper.com

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APRIL Mànran :: 10 by the Ben Fort William 10-11 April

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The Gathering Inverness 30 May

The Gathering Festival is set to return to The Northern Meeting Park in Inverness for its Next year will mark ten years at the heart of the second outing on Saturday 30 May 2020 with a line-up showcasing the very best traditional Scottish Traditional Music scene for folk music, food & drink and crafts from the supergroup Mànran. Having been in high Highlands and across Scotland. The family demand as a live act across the world with friendly one day festival will feature a line-up shows in over 30 countries, the 7-piece are including legendary Scottish trailblazers coming home to host a star-studded two-day PEATBOG FAERIES who have created a glorious festival in Fort William on Friday and Saturday, mixture of traditional sounds and dance-floor 10-11 April. Joining the band to celebrate their grooves that have been embraced worldwide. ten years at the top will be a host of talented Drawing upon a dazzling myriad of influences friends, including long-time cohorts and from jigs and reels through Dance Music, Jazz, internationally acclaimed, Skerryvore, who will African, and more, they will bring the sound of headline the Friday night.

Scotland fresh-faced and breathless to The Gathering. www.manran.co.uk

MAY TradFest Edinburgh Edinburgh 1-11 May

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JUNE Skerryvore XV Argyll 6 June

Edinburgh Tradfest has a rich story. With its longer tap roots in the Edinburgh Folk Festival, it Scottish supergroup Skerryvore will celebrate was launched by Traditional Arts and Culture their 15th anniversary next year with a special Scotland (TRACS) in 2013 to provide a one-day festival branded ‘XV’ in the beautiful distinctive platform for folk arts in the capital grounds of Inveraray Castle, Argyll. Taking place city. Edinburgh is a hot house of talent, home on Saturday 6 June, this unmissable day of grown and visiting, and Tradfest is an celebrations will see Skerryvore welcome to the opportunity to see it all in play. stage 15 special guests and acts who they have worked with over their 15 years at the centre of www.edinburghtradfest.com the contemporary Scottish traditional music scene.

Orkney Folk Festival Orkney 21-24 May

One of Scotland’s longest-running folk festivals, FemmeFest celebrating its 38th outing in 2020, the Orkney Folk Festival is one of the most prolific events in Edinburgh the Scottish and UK folk calendars, and one of 2 February the highlights of Orkney’s diary of community events. An entirely voluntary run event, the As part of BBC Sounds Independent Venue Week festival annually attracts artists from all corners 2020, the Girls’ Rock School song-writing circle of the folk world - from leading international present FemmeFest: a full day festival of female names to up and coming fresh faces - to identifying musicians playing original music, in Stromness, in Orkney’s West Mainland, for four Edinburgh's Leith Depot. days of concerts, ceilidhs, clubs, sessions, talks and craic. Artists and audiences are welcomed www.facebook.com/events/470962300159179/ by and into Orkney’s own thriving folk scene, with Orcadian artists providing around two thirds of the festival programme. Line-up announced across December-March, with tickets on sale in April, around six weeks ahead of the event.

MARCH

Cash Back in Fife

welcome familiar and new faces back to the event in May to experience the diversity, inclusiveness, liberating atmosphere and musical celebration of Knockengorroch.”

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Killin Music Festival Killin 19-21 June

Year 5 for Killin Music Festival promises to bring another exciting weekend to the heart of Scotland in June 2020. Lineup will be announced, and tickets will go on sale, towards the end of 2019. www.killinmusicfestival.com

JULY Stonehaven Folk Festival Stonehaven 9-12 July

The pretty North East coastal town of Stonehaven comes alive with a vibrant mix of traditional and contemporary “Folk” music and song ….. concerts, ceilidh, sessions, singarounds, workshops, the famous aqua ceilidh and world paper’n’comb championships! www.stonehavenfolkfestival.co.uk

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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. With picture-perfect white sands and world-famous surf, a trip to Tiree Music Festival is a real Island adventure, often described as one of the most stunning festival locations in the world. Details of TMF2020 will be announced later in the year. www.tireemusicfestival.co.uk

TRNSMT Festival Glasgow 10-12 July

150,000 music fans descended on Glasgow Green last weekend for the sold out TRNSMT Festival which well and truly lived up to its reputation as Scotland’s biggest and best music festival. Hot on the heels of another hugely successful weekend, festival organisers have confirmed dates for TRNSMT 2020 with the festival set to return to Glasgow Green between 10th - 12th July 2020. Over 70 acts performed at TRNSMT 2019 over three days of incredible live music and glorious sunshine as fans were treated to unforgettable sets from Main Stage heavyweights Stormzy, Catfish & the Bottlemen, George Ezra, Gerry Cinnamon, Lewis Capaldi, Emeli Sandé and more while over at the King Tut’s Stage Powered by Utilita Energy and the brand new Queen Tut’s Stage, fans had the opportunity to check out an exciting array of up and coming talent from all over Scotland and further afield. www.trnsmtfest.com

HebCelt

Stornoway 15-18 July

this festival has built up a fabulously loyal audience locally and from across the world, many of whom have Hebridean ties, many of whom just love coming here and joining in the great party.

and Glasgow’s economy. In our 16th year, we saw the festival’s audience numbers grow, showing a real appetite for live traditional music on a global scale. We can’t wait to see what our 17th year brings in 2020.”

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Stirling 17-19 July

Iconic Glasgow indie band Belle and Sebastian will headline Scotland’s Doune the Rabbit Hole festival in 2020 which is held at the Cardross Estate in Stirlingshire taking place from 17-19 July. The Brit Award winners re-leased latest album Days of the Bagnold Summer earlier this year following three-part EP How To Solve Our Human Problems Parts 1, 2 & 3 and launched Mediterranean music cruise The Boaty Weekender. Also headlining are bold, provocative Moscow based activist art collective Pussy Riot whose members were famously convicted under Putin’s regime. www.dounetherabbithole.co.uk

Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival Beauly, Inverness-shire 30 July - 1 August

Lindisfarne Festival

Lindisfarne, Northumberland 3-6 September A range of tickets will be available via Crowdfunder, ranging from ‘Early Bird Ticket’ deals (with up to 25% off standard ticket prices), to festival merchandise and even an ‘Ultimate Festival Package’ for two. Renowned as the ‘ultimate end-of-summer party’, the over 18’s only festival presents a genre-hopping mishmash of must-see performances in one of the UK's best-kept-secret festival location overlooking Holy Island. This year, the 3-day camping festival played host to over 200 acts across its 10 stages, with Ocean Colour Scene closing the mainstage with a well- received headline performance on the Saturday night. www.lindisfarnefestival.com

OCTOBER

Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival is an all ages family event and the largest camping and Ullapool Guitar Festival outdoor festival in Scotland. The organisers have Ullapool urged those who have missed out on tickets not 2-4 October to fall for offers for ticket scammers and to only buy tickets via Skiddle’s resale function when This is an amazing little festival which is literally live or physical tickets via Twickets. rammed full of talented artists that have all been attracted up to the beautiful setting of www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk Ullapool in the autumn - thanks to the energy and passion of organiser Richard Lindsay. A fantastic value weekend ticket gains you entry into everything that is happening over the three days; all workshops, the late night Festival Club Piping Live! in the Macphail Centre, the Trade Show with something for all guitarists and of course all 5 Glasgow concerts. Weekend tickets are selling out fast so 8-16 August get in touch via the link below if you want one!

AUGUST

Four day festival set against the unique backdrop of the Hebrides. Organised by the HCF “Year on year, Piping Live! is attracting the very Trust, this first festival was held in 1996 and best musical talent, as well as crowds, from now regularly attracts attendances of 14,000 over its four day run. Wild, but not a bit woolly, across the world to Scotland – boosting tourism

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