MNS FESTIVALS!

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the Scottish music festival supplement from MUSIC NEWS Scotland

Emily Smith and Jamie McLennan (pictured)

headline the 20th Linlithgow Folk Festival from 11-15 September - read all about it on page 5 www.linlithgowfolk.com

INSIDE ::

Maidens Of Music :: Linlithgow Folk :: Monsterfest :: Belladrum :: True North :: Tiree Music Festival :: Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival :: Edinburgh's Hogmanay :: HebCelt .... PLUS our festival listings section!

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14 acts heading to the 'Maidens of Music' Festival Stage on 21 September in Lockerbie Town Hall Lockerbie :: 21 September :: www.maidensofmusic.co.uk BUY YOUR TICKETS @ www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/select/nOupiEtsbwrd

Coming to Lockerbie Townhall on the 21 September! In its 4th year of production Maidens of Music will return with another fantastic line up to shake up your Saturday with Licensed bar on site and discounts and offers from local eateries and places to stay.

14 ACTS spread out over one day of AMAZING music and a wealth of talent! Line-up :: Katee Kross, Elia Davidson, Kate Kyle, RA, Alix Apples, Miss Leading, The Samba Sisters, We are Quasars, Jeanice Lee, Go to Girl, Houdini Said No, EBB, L-Space and Krow.

Are you ready to be rocked, astounded and blown away? By raw, inspiring music spanning all genres, some local and some national artists.

Then book your tickets today at the early bird price of just ÂŁ8 per adult and ÂŁ5 per child under 14. Children under 5 are FREE! The desire of Maidens of Music overall is to see more women making it onto the music scene. We aim to: Celebrate artists who perform regularly and have achieved success; Empower women to perform; Nurture those who are developing and provide them with a very friendly stage; Inspire Unlimited, Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival, The People's Project. The those who have never tried. Men are welcome to perform at Maidens of Theatre Royal in Dumfries, Border Signs and Graphics, John Douglas Music too as long as they are in a band with females.

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Milestone Folk Festival Will Be The Biggest And Best Yet Dunfermline :: 11-15 September :: www.linlithgowfolk.com/index.php/folk-festival-2019 BUY YOUR TICKETS @ www.linlithgowfolk.com/index.php/tickets

Linlithgow Folk Festival celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year from 11-15 September, and the organisers are promising that the annual celebration of traditional music, dance and song in the Royal Burgh will be the biggest and best yet.

Headlining the milestone Festival will be Emily Smith and Jamie McLennan, who will be making a welcome return to Linlithgow :: photo by Archie MacFarlane

Headlining the milestone Festival will be Emily Smith and Jamie McLennan, who will be making a welcome return to Linlithgow.

Multi award-winning Scottish singer Emily Smith and New Zealand born songwriter and multiinstrumentalist Jamie McLennan have been making music together for over fifteen years.

Having spent much of 2016 off the road (with Emily on maternity leave), the couple took time off to focus on writing new material. The fruits of their labours were two albums, the first of which Unplugged was released in April 2018.

Unplugged features ten tracks, with seven previously unrecorded songs, including three preview tracks to their studio album coming out Emily and Jamie have recently returned from later this year. an extensive tour of New Zealand are are very The duo's new sound features originals by Jamie much looking forward to playing at the and reworked traditional material from Scotland Linlithgow headline concert in the Rose Club and New Zealand, drawing on influences from on Friday 13 September. the Folk tradition, Americana and beyond. With First staged in 1999, the Linlithgow Folk rich vocal harmonies, accordion, fiddle and Festival is firmly established on the traditional sublime guitar backing, they are one of the most music scene and all the mainstay events will vibrant duos on the UK Folk scene today. take place again. These include the musical cruises on the canal, the family ceilidh at the Vennel, the Hub at the Masonic Hall, the Bluegrass Concert and Gospel Session, and the outdoor Nora Devine Stage at the Cross.

Among the whole variety of acts appearing on the Nora Devine Stage will be the famous St Roch's Ceili Band from Glasgow.

The Festival has a tremendous reputation for encouraging and nurturing budding musicians and singers and the Youth Showcase will take place again this year at the St Michael's Kirk Hall and St Peter's Church. Some of Scotland's most exciting young talent will appear at the "Songs and Reels at the Rose" event in the Rose Club on Thursday 12 September, including the brilliant fiddle player, Benedict Morris, who is the BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year for 2019.

Full details of the Folk Festival programme can be found in the 12-page full colour Folk Festival guide - link on website. A comprehensive festival run down also appears on the Facebook page and website.

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Monsters Rear Their Heads Again With Loch Ness Help - Monsterfest returns!

Inverness :: 15-16 November :: www.monsterfest.rocks BUY YOUR TICKETS @ www.monsterfest.rocks/product/weekend-tickets/

A taste of Loch Ness will help some visiting monsters make a splash in the Highlands this year.

Mark Allison from Monsterfest (left) and John Oag from Loch Ness Water

The second annual Monsterfest music event will be staged in Inverness with the help of new main sponsor Loch Ness Water.

The partnership with the bottled water company, which is stepping up production with a move to a new plant in Dingwall, will also assist the growth of the festival after last year’s successful debut.

Monsterfest launched in 2018 with a mix of established, classic and new rock bands and is returning by popular demand as the only rock festival in this format in the north of Scotland.

This year the event, to be held in the Ironworks from 15-16 November, will feature headliners GUN who will be joined by a host of acts including Massive Wagons, Romeo’s Daughter

and OD Saxon.

Incredibly talented young musician Geai Thompson is playing Monsterfest

including the most famous monster of all.”

On the eve of the festival, an education day is Loch Ness Water founder John Oag said: “As being held when music industry professionals will we grow the business and look towards taking give a series of talks to students. our product to an international market, it's fantastic to have the opportunity to support an Festival Director Mark Allison said: “We had event that has the same longer-term aspirations a fantastic response to the first festival last year, while, like us, it's promoting our part of the with rock fans coming to Inverness from all over world." the UK. Last year’s Monsterfest included a mass zombie “This encouraged us to stage the event again dance in the Victorian Market in Inverness to and we hope it will now become an annual accompany a new video by headliners The Dead feature on the local music scene.

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Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival 2020 Tickets Sell Out In 72 Hours Beauly, Inverness-shire :: 30 July - 1 August 2020 :: www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk

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Due to an unprecedented level of demand Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival 2020, in Beauly, Inverness-shire, has sold out of all adult, child and campervan tickets a record 12 months ahead of the 17th edition of the festival next summer - 30 July to 1 August.

The 2019 edition sold out the following April.

Bella released tickets one month earlier than in previous years in order to allow its monthly payment plan to be extended to 11 months, a month longer than in previous years. This was done in order to make the festival more affordable to many attendees.

Ticket prices were also frozen at 2019 levels

"Belladrum has held back 1,000 tickets for diehard fans of artists featured in its first headliner announcement at the end of the year"

The festival has held back 1,000 which will be put on sale for diehard fans of artists featured in its first headliner announcement which Bella hopes to make towards the end of the year.

"We deeply appreciate the enthusiasm shown for the festival by our family audience which comes off the back of our most successful edition of the festival yet which happened only just over a week ago," said festival spokesman Dougie Brown. "We have put the same number of tickets as in 2019 on sale including free kids' tickets and have simply been delighted by how keen our loyal audience is to come back again next year."

Current adult ticket holders will be given preferential treatment with the initial allocation of child tickets being released to them first on a pre-sale link via Skiddle and any unused tickets will be put on general resale shortly afterwards. Resales will be made available at 10am on 1st October and then continue to take place on the 1st of each month going forward.

Glamping and Club Clan Bella tickets are also nearly sold out. The festival has been brought forward a week in 2020 in order not to conflict with the Black isle Show and Moy Game Fair but the event still runs Thursday to Saturday.

Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival is an all ages family event and the largest camping and outdoor festival in Scotland. The organisers have urged those who have missed out on tickets not to fall for offers for ticket scammers and to only buy tickets via Skiddle’s resale function when live or physical tickets via Twickets.

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Family fun in the heart of the city at True North music festival Aberdeen :: 19-22 September :: www.facebook.com/TrueNorthFest BUY YOUR TICKETS @ www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/made-in-aberdeen/true-north

Music fans in the North East will be treated to a diverse line up of artists and musicians at next month’s True North Festival, and with more family friendly events than ever, younger fans will be spoiled for choice too.

The award-winning festival is set to take over Aberdeen’s Music Hall, the Lemon Tree and various other city centre stages from 19-22 September, with headliners including The Twilight Sad on Saturday, and a specially curated tribute to Scottish pop music with DJ Vic Galloway on Sunday, Rip it Up Live.

Younger music fans have been well catered for, with family events taking place throughout the weekend. Making a welcome return to the festival on Sunday, September 22 at the Lemon Tree will be the popular My First Gig, where young gig-goers can let their hair down and dance the afternoon away, while their parents are looked after in the ‘adult creche’ downstairs.

Aimed at 9-12 year-olds and with face painting, glitter tattoos, and ice cream to enjoy, this is the perfect way to enjoy your first ‘parent free’ gig, with singer Myke Black providing the entertainment with covers from chart favourites including Lewis Capaldi, Ed Sheeran, George Ezra and more.

The festival’s family programme kicks off at 7pm on Thursday, 19 September at the Music Hall with Whirlygig. This high energy performance puzzle is ideal for ages 7 and over, with four musicians all boldly attempting to play too many instruments and too many pieces. Helped and hindered by their fellow musicians, their job is to perform the music on the score without it falling apart, creating a uniquely absurd and dramatic live gig experience!

Aberdeen Performing Arts creative learning manager Lisa Mathieson said: “Like adults, children’s music tastes are not one size fits all.

So with that in mind we have broadened our

offering for younger music fans with more family composing and performing a group sonic piece. friendly events taking place this year than ever Kids and grown-ups can hit the dancefloor and before, with Whirlygig getting the festival off to rave together at the Lemon Tree on Saturday, a really fun start.

21 September at Mini Manoeuvres – a big, fun “My First Gig is always a firm favourite at True family party. With the best club DJ's used to North and this year we’ve introduced a playing in the top night clubs parents can party fascinating electronic workshop for teenagers, a during the day, no babysitter required. There is club DJ event for the whole family, and a special a full sensory experience for children with showcase of our talented young Project Band games, arts and crafts, soft play, Lego, balloons, participants.” bubbles, kids music, karaoke, a dedicated baby area, plus a glitter and tattoo bar. With so much The Music Hall’s Big Sky Studio hosts a to do, it's an ace day out for all the family. showcase of the best young musicians and Activities are aimed at children 0-8 but all ages songwriters in the North-east. Featuring are welcome to attend along with other friends Aberdeen Performing Arts’ own Project Band and family members. The more the merrier! participants, this show is free to anyone who has a ticket for any other True North gig. Project True North hits the city over the weekend with Band alumni include The 101, Katie Mackie and free performances at stages in various locations Robyn Davidson, who between them have including the Leopard Stage at Marischal Square supported Texas, Heather Small and Beverley and the Coda Stage in the Music Hall. Full Knight and opened at the Belladrum Festival in listings and more information is available online. the last year.

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Sunny Celebrations For Tiree Music Festival’s 10th Anniversary Success Tiree :: 10-12 July 2020 :: www.tireemusicfestival.co.uk BUY YOUR 2020 TICKETS - On Sale Soon @ www.tireemusicfestival.co.uk

Tiree lived up to its reputation as ‘The Hawaii of the North’ this weekend with sunny celebrations and electric performances from some of the best acts on the Scottish folk, indie and pop scene for the 10th anniversary of Tiree Music Festival (TMF).

sensation Callum Beattie who wowed crowds with a memorable headline set before swapping Tiree for London to support Robbie Williams at Hyde Park.

Launched last year and funded by Creative Scotland, the outdoor ELEVATE Stage showcases the best young talent on the Scottish music scene.

Saturday saw Sandi Thom, Face The West and Tidelines all take to The Big Top on Saturday, while the final day saw a unique collaboration.

Waiting on a Sunny Day: TMF’s Tribute to ‘The Boss’ was a collective performance from artists on the Scottish folk scene who have been The inaugural Tiree Music Festival took place in inspired by the one and only Bruce Springsteen.

July 2010 and was attended by a capacity crowd The title is also a nod to the unpredictable of 600. The annual event has since flourished, weather the festival has had over the past few selling out every year to an increased 2100years, with TMF using the hashtag strong capacity crowd – three times the #waitingonasunnyday for this year’s festival. population of the island.

Niteworks performed their unique fusion of Buddha and the Band got the celebrations electronica and Scottish traditional music to an underway at the Elevate stage on Friday energetic crowd before the one and afternoon to a thrilled crowd who also enjoyed onlySkerryvore brought the TMF10 celebrations the first ever Thursday night opening party, to a spectacular close on Sunday night with their which featured performances from young Argyll mighty sound blending folk, trad, rock and folk band Rhuvaal and party favourites Jam Americana.

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Daniel Gillespie, Artistic Director for Tiree Friday at The Big Top saw knock-out Music Festival, said: “2019 was a huge performances from the mighty trad-rock outfit milestone for the festival as we celebrated our Mànran and Tiree band Trail West, who made it 10th year putting on this special party on the a full sweep having getting crowds jumping at Isle of Tiree. The sun has been shining down on every festival since it began. us as we mark our birthday in style and we’re Some of Scotland’s best upcoming talent graced proud of the friendly, community vibe that you can always feel at TMF. There’s nothing else like the ELEVATE stage including singer-songwriter it and it feels particularly magical as we

Revellers enjoy the sunshine at TMF10_Friday :: photo by Alan Peebles

celebrate 10 years.

“We’ve had some fantastic performances and impromptu ceilidhs, as well as wonderful workshops and musical sessions for kids, with everyone getting involved. It’s been the best TMF yet and has been great to see the crowds enjoying the best folk and pop acts on the scene today.”

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 worldfamous 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, with people encouraged to keep an eye on Facebook @TireeMusicFestival for announcements.

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The 21st Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival announces its 2019 music programme Islay :: 13-15 September :: www.islayjazzfestival.co.uk BUY YOUR TICKETS @ www.islayjazzfestival.co.uk/tickets.html

The 21st Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival takes place from 13-15 September, since it began the Festival has presented an uncompromisingly highquality artistic programme a showcase of everything that is new and exciting in the Scottish jazz scene, with some very special international guests.

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The music is presented in the most unusual and atmospheric surrounds - from bird sanctuaries to distilleries – against the beautiful backdrop of the most southerly island in the Hebrides.

There are world premieres; international visitors; exciting contemporary jazz; a classic singer; a blues legend, some great piano trios; and some get-down funky music.

The charismatic Canadian trumpet star and singer, Bria Skonberg, visits Islay for the first time. Highly musical, she’s a champion of classic hot jazz – from earliest jazz styles across classic swing, and she’s guested with U2 and Dave Matthews Band too Blues legend Maggie Bell makes her Festival debut with a new show that both highlights her amazing vocals and eavesdrops into her 50 years of showbiz stories.

extraordinarily creative reactions. Listeners get a choice of music throughout the weekend. They The Festival features some of the young can mix and match, creating their own odyssey musicians making Scotland such an exciting of concerts and places. Decisions may be made scene in 2019 – Fergus McCreadie, Graham according to the appeal of a specific musician, Costello’s STRATA, Mezcla, Blue Boar Brass but they might equally be made by scheduling of Band. Colin Steele salutes both Joni Mitchell and a distillery visit, a seafood lunch, a walk on a Miles Davis, whilst bassist David Bowden’s band beach or a birdwatching trip. plays the entire “Mingus Ah Um” album.

Headline sponsor, Lagavulin, is one of Scotland's Islay can be a magical place at all times. During “essential” distilleries, and a place of pilgrimage the Festival, the island has an extra dimension for many adorers of this quintessential Islay to its allure, and its one that sets off some

malt, for which demand heavily exceeds supply.

Here on the south-eastern edge of Islay, the distillery works its magic on a wildly romantic site by the sea, looking across a small tight bay to the ruins of Dunyvaig Castle, a 13th century base of The Lords of the Isles. Whisky has been made here legally since 1816, and illicitly for centuries before that. Concerts are held in the acoustically splendid Malt Mill, itself a reminder of that now defunct single malt Leigh Aitken, Lagavulin Brand Home Manger, says "The Jazz Festival is a great advertisement for Islay and Lagavulin are proud to be headline sponsor. We look forward to welcoming performers and visitors to Islay for this unique festival. The brand is really at the heart of the festival, with its strong personality, big heritage and plenty of intensity. Not a bad analogy for jazz.”

The Festival is co-promoted by jazz specialists, Jazz Scotland and the island’s premier arts promoters, The Islay Arts Association. Stuart Todd, Chair of the Association, and the man who set the ball rolling in getting the Jazz Festival started, is still amazed at the way the Festival has developed. “Audiences and musicians are smitten with the combination of nature and art, and the sense of community which is central to the experience of living in Islay and which can be shared even on a weekend visit”.

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Mark Ronson to headline Edinburgh’s Hogmanay "His distinctive solo style of effervescent funk and brass-led pop has rightly earned him legions of fans around the globe"

Edinburgh :: 31 December :: www.edinburghshogmanay.com BUY YOUR TICKETS @ www.edinburghshogmanay.com/whats-on/mark-ronsons-hogmanay-in-the-gardens

Academy Award, Grammy and Golden Globe-winning artist, DJ and producer, Mark Ronson will host a massive party to ring in 2020 in Scotland’s capital, marking the first time a DJ is headlining Edinburgh’s Hogmanay.

There is no artist in the world who can bring the party quite like Mark Ronson. He defies classification, a musical polymath whose CV of collaborations is a who’s who of pop icons, from Paul McCartney and Queens of the Stone Age to Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and Miley Cyrus. His distinctive solo style of effervescent funk and brass-led pop has rightly earned him legions of fans around the globe.

In June, Ronson released his fifth studio album Late Night Feelings, a sparkling summer soundtrack filled with leading female vocalists including Camilla Cabello, Miley Cyrus, Angel Olsen, Lykke Li and YEBBA that met mass acclaim and a stellar Glastonbury performance.

Mark Ronson’s “Hogmanay in the Gardens” will be complete with iconic trumpet fanfares and more bangers than the midnight fireworks, making it the best place to welcome the new decade.

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Charlie Wood and Ed Bartlam, directors of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay, said "In our third year producing Edinburgh’s Hogmanay, we’re bringing one of the biggest DJs in the world to Edinburgh to throw one almighty party. Mark is a multi-award-winning producer and DJ whose music has been the soundtrack to this decade, there is simply no one in the world better to play out the last hours of 2019 and bring in 2020.”

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Culture and Communities Convener, said: “Edinburgh’s Hogmanay continues to be the best New Year’s Party in the world. With Mark Ronson as our headliner, this promises to be one of our finest celebrations yet. With his impressive back catalogue and current chart toppers what better way to say goodbye to 2019, bring in the bells and herald in the new decade.”

The full programme for Edinburgh’s Hogmanay, including support acts for Mark Ronson’s Hogmanay in the Gardens, will be announced in the autumn.

Award for “Best Dance Recording” in 2019.

He is a co-writer of the song “Shallow,” recorded

by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper for the movie A Star Is Born, for which he earned an Academy Award for “Best Original Song,” a Golden Globe Award for “Best Song Written for a Motion Picture,” a Grammy Award for “Best Song Written for Visual Media,” and a Grammy nomination for “Song of the Year.”

Most recently Mark collaborated with Miley Cyrus on the hit song, “Nothing Breaks Like A Heart,” Lykke Li on “Late Night Feelings,” Camila Mark Ronson is an internationally renowned DJ Cabello on “Find U Again” and more, for his fifth and Academy-Award-winning, seven-timestudio album Late Night Feelings, which was Grammy-Award-winning and Golden Globereleased in June. winning artist and producer.

He is currently based in Los Angeles where he Ronson spent the first eight years of his life operates his record label, Zelig Records, home growing up in London, England before moving to fast rising star King Princess. To date, Ronson with his family to New York City. Already a keen has 1 Academy Award, 7 Grammy Awards, 2 Brit student of music, and a huge fan of hip hop, he Awards, 1 Golden Globe Award and 1 MTV VMA was 16 when he first began creating mixtapes Award to his name. and trying his hand at DJing. That early passion Edinburgh’s Hogmanay is the UK’s (if not the set him on a path to music production, recording world’s) leading New Year Festival lasting 3 days and songwriting that has resulted in a career in Scotland’s stunning capital city drawing an highlighted by work on a multi Grammy-winning estimated 150,000 people from Scotland and album by Amy Winehouse, as well as his own around the world.

Grammy-winning, global smash hit with Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk." Along with releasing four Edinburgh’s Hogmanay continues its charity partnership with Edinburgh’s One City Trust. successful albums under his own name, his resume includes production work for some of Underbelly will deliver an ambitious Edinburgh’s music’s biggest names, including Adele, Paul Hogmanay, working with an internationally McCartney, Duran Duran and Lily Allen. More renowned creative team, on behalf of the City of recently, he helmed Lady Gaga’s acclaimed fifth Edinburgh Council, album, Joanne and Queens Of The Stone Age’s lauded Villains. In 2018 he released a string of www.edinburghshogmanay.com singles with Diplo under the name Silk City, www.twitter.com/edhogmanay including the current worldwide hit “Electricity” www.facebook.com/edinburghshogmanay with Dua Lipa, which earned him a Grammy

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The multi-million-selling singer songwriter KT Tunstall led the praise for the 24th Hebridean Celtic Festival after another highly successful four-day event.

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KT, one of this year’s headliners, returned to HebCelt for the first time since 2011. During her visit she lauded the festival for being at the forefront of environmentally-conscious efforts and also for ensuring gender balance on stage.

KT said: “It is eight years since the last time I was here and it was even better this time. I absolutely loved it and the crowd were incredible.”

Other stars joined in the chorus of tributes for the festival which was held from 17-20 July in Stornoway and in community venues in Lewis and Harris.

“This was literally the most beautiful gig I’ve ever done. It was an amazing crowd as well, all jumping and shouting and singing and stuff. I had a really good time.” Newton Faulkner

“Big up @HebCelt for putting on such a great festival. Thanks to all the volunteers and organisers and lovely people who attended.

What a beautiful setting.” Hudson Taylor

“We are delighted to support this event, which is a major attraction for visitors from across the world and plays a significant role in bringing people here and encouraging them to come back.”

As usual, HebCelt brought a carnival atmosphere to Lewis with thousands of people descending on Festival organisers stepped up efforts to reduce the island for the event, doubling the population waste on site and are expected to top last year’s of Stornoway. effort of ensuring 80 per cent of waste was “It was absolutely brilliant. We have played recycled or biodegradable and therefore is Attendances over the four days are expected to HebCelt for the last three years in a row now, diverted from landfill. but this was the first time we have headlined so reach around 18,000 and the event generates more than £2 million annually to the economy, Last year the event banned single-use plastic the atmosphere was a bit different for us. We with more than half the audience coming from and has not used plastic straws for five years. loved it, we had a great night.” Robert outwith the islands.

Caterers use paper cups and 100 per cent Robertson, lead singer of Tide Lines biodegradable plates and cutlery, while this “Other than the midges, it is the most stunning This year's evetn featured more than 30 acts, year’s tickets were made from recycled plastic. festival, set in the most beautiful surroundings. including headliners KT Tunstall, The Shires and In addition, one of the festival sponsors is Lewis Tide Lines.

Thanks to everyone who came to see us, the Wind Power, developer of the Stornoway Wind tent was rocking. We had a great time, please HebCelt Director Caroline Maclennan said: Farm. invite us back.” Issy Ferris and Archie “The festival programme, both in and around KT Tunstall said: “I applaud HebCelt’s efforts Sylvester from Ferris & Sylvester Stornoway and across our community, was to tackle environmental issues and raise “We love HebCelt. We’ve been three times now really well received. Audiences were exceptional awareness amongst an international audience.” and it gets better and better. Bring on the 25th and we have had some wonderful feedback from artists and festival-goers alike.

HebCelt has also been making efforts to improve year.” Alasdair Taylor, Elephant Sessions the gender balance among artists for some time.

“This was my first time at the festival and it was “HebCelt is such a force for good economically, socially, culturally and environmentally. A big It has signed up to Keychange, an international so lovely to take up the band. We got such a thank you to our community and everyone who initiative which is encouraging festivals and lovely, warm reception. The island was just so hospitable, I’d love to come back every year if I is involved in making this a special event in such music organisations to achieve a 50:50 gender a wonderful part of the world.” balance by 2022. A recent survey showed that could.” Kim Carnie women made up just 26 per cent of festival lineFestival organisers and the army of volunteers ups in 2017. who help make it run were commended by local supporters.

However, HebCelt has had a minimum 50:50 balance for at least five years, putting it ahead Roddie Mackay, Leader of Comhairle nan of most of the summer music events.

Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council), said: “Comhairle nan Eilean Siar was once again KT Tunstall said: “Massive props to HebCelt for delighted to support the successful Hebridean this, it deserves an award. It’s still a major Celtic Festival. problem, and definitely part of the reason why I wanted to play with an all-female band.”

“The festival attracts visitors from across the world and provides a fantastic showcase for the Orkney group FARA also added their voice islands. It also provides an economic boost and I of support: “It’s wonderful to see festivals such congratulate all those involved in organising, as HebCelt making a conscious effort to present volunteering, sponsoring and performing during a 50:50 line-up. Festivals being mindful of a memorable four days. HebCelt truly is a equality whilst programming is vital to shifting success story for the islands.” audience attitudes and perceptions - so we salute you, HebCelt.”

And Rachel Mackenzie, Area Manager for HIE in the Outer Hebrides, said: “HebCelt is Stay connected with all the festival’s news @ The Shires a huge draw for tourism and is a vital economic www.hebceltfest.com :: www.facebook.com/theshiresuk/ generator for the islands and its growth has www.twitter.com/hebcelt photo by Fiona Rennie been remarkable.

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SEPTEMBER Linlithgow Folk Festival Linlithgow 11-15 September

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Linlithgow Folk Festival celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year from 11-15 September, and the organisers are promising that the annual celebration of traditional music, dance and song in the Royal Burgh will be the biggest and best yet. Headlining the milestone Festival will be Emily Smith and Jamie McLennan, who will be making a welcome return to Linlithgow. www.linlithgowfolk.com

Ceòl Cholasa

Colonsay Folk Festival 12-15 September Colonsay is a small island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, located north of Islay and south of Mull. It is home to just over 100 hardy souls. We have one hotel, one shop and one café. But we also have a host of award winning beaches, unique flora and fauna, an 18 hole golf course, our own brewery - and the one of the best wee music festivals in the country, with only the hottest names in the traditional music scene!

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 up with old friends, make lots of new ones and hang out with the artists themselves. Everyone is here for the weekend and everyone is here for a good time. The concerts take place at our lovely hall in the main settlement of Scalasaig. These are split into afternoon (usually around 2pm – 5pm) and evening (roughly 7.30pm – 11pm) sessions. www.ceolcholasa.co.uk

Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival Islay 13-15 September

Edinburgh 14 September

EH1 Festival has unveiled the full lineup for its 10th Anniversary event which takes place at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston. The multi area festival returns after a four year break. The DJs will play across 5 arenas which have been curated by: Anjunabeats (headlined by Above & Beyond), Cafe Mambo (headlined by Roger Sanchez), Kaluki (headlined by Sasha & John Digweed), Area 10 (headlined by MK) and EH1 Soundsystem (headlined by Pan - Pot). www.eh1festival.com

True North

Aberdeen 19-22 September Aberdeen Performing Arts presents True North, Aberdeen’s festival of music and song, celebrating the North-east's singer songwriter tradition. True North is Aberdeen’s music festival - located at the heart of the city, the festival features the contemporary music industry’s most interesting, relevant and exciting artists. The festival features a series of unique performances in city centre venues, a Fringe programme of intimate gigs across the city, and an opportunity to get up close and personal with festival artists. www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/truenorth

Fiddler of Strathspey Festival Grantown-on-Spey 20-22 September

Loopallu

Ullapool 27-28 September The 15th and final Loopallu! On paper they said it wouldn’t work, a festival in late September in a remote village on the West Coast of Scotland 60 miles from the nearest town. It’s been a long and happy road, but Ullapool has become a victim of its own success. When we started out we chose the end of September to give local businesses one last boost before the long winter set in. Indeed, it soon became the busiest weekend of the year for many businesses, bringing millions of pounds into the area over the years. However, as the attraction of coming to the NW Highlands has grown over time, accommodating the Loopallu faithful has become increasingly difficult. Now September has become part of the height of the season. We may come back some day, at a different time of year and in a different format, but for now it’s time to reflect on friends made and good times had, despite the West Coast weather. So, to go out on a high we thought we would bring back some of our favourite acts from the past fourteen years. www.loopallu.co.uk

Isle of Jura Music Festival Jura 27-29 September

The ‘Isle of Jura Music Festival‘ Organising Committee is a charitable, unincorporated association. Our purpose, as recorded in our constitution, is to organize and run a Music Festival on the Isle of Jura, provide opportunities for young people to learn/improve their music based skill and help them refine and develop those skills in the future. By bringing in top class musicians every year to perform and run workshops, the instruction and inspiration they provide is invaluable. Through our youth education programme we have been able to help through a small annual grant, a number of young people to fulfill their potential and follow their chosen path.

The Fiddler of Strathspey Festival, held in Grantown on Spey annually, is now in its fifth www.jurafestival.com year, and is a celebration of the work of Angus Cumming and the rich Strathspey tradition. It promises to provide a stage for musicians young and old, novices and masters. Fiddlers and other traditional musicians are invited to take part in a celebration of “the strathspey” in all its Glasgow Americana forms, its music, its songs and its dance.

OCTOBER

The 21st Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival takes place from 13-15 September, since it began the Festival has presented an uncompromisingly high-quality artistic programme - a showcase of everything that is new and exciting in the Scottish jazz scene, with some very special international guests. The music is presented in the most unusual and atmospheric surrounds from bird sanctuaries to distilleries – against the beautiful backdrop of the most southerly island in the Hebrides. www.islayjazzfestival.co.uk

Lammermuir Festival East Lothian 13-22 September

internationally renowned musicians and exciting new talent. It has a close ongoing relationship with BBC Radio 3.

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Maidens of Music Festival Lockerbie 21 September

Coming to Lockerbie Townhall on the 21 September! In its 4th year of production Maidens of Music will return with another fantastic line up to shake up your Saturday with Licensed bar on site and discounts and offers from local eateries and places to stay. 14 ACTS spread out over one day of AMAZING music and a wealth of talent! Line-up :: Katee Kross, Elia Davidson, Kate Kyle, RA, Alix Apples, Miss Leading, The Samba Sisters, We are Quasars, Jeanice Lee, Go to Girl, Houdini Said No, EBB, LSpace and Krow.

Lammermuir Festival, established in 2010 by Artistic Directors Hugh Macdonald and James Waters, runs from 13 to 22 September in beautiful venues around East Lothian. The festival won the 2017 Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Best Concert Series and Festival, and www.maidensofmusic.co.uk features several of Scotland's leading ensembles,

Glasgow 2-6 October

Glasgow Americana has lined up gigs featuring overseas and home-based acts for this year’s five-day-long festival. We are delighted to confirm our dates for our 2019 Americana extravaganza. Please watch this space for details on the first acts confirmed for this year. www.glasgowamericana.com

The Cumnock Tryst Cumnock 3-6 October

A music festival under the leadership of Scottish composer, James MacMillan CBE Cumnock, Scotland. The Cumnock Tryst is an annual event with concerts in venues in and around the town. The programme will feature some of the finest, international classical artists,

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as well as music and musicians from different backgrounds both stylistically and socially. The Cumnock Tryst aims to make its strong commitment to the community at the heart of all Perthshire Amber its activities, for instance involving young people The Dougie MacLean Festival at school and college, amateur choirs and local bands.

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1-3 November

The Perthshire Amber Festival brings together many musicians and entertainers from different parts of the world who have been involved with Ullapool Dougie MacLean over the years. This unique 4-6 October festival shares Dougie’s inspiring music, celebrates the history and culture of Perthshire So why is the UGF so special? Perhaps it’s the in the heart of Scotland and showcases the mix of music old and new, of electric and beautiful scenery. It’s a vibrant, welcoming acoustic, of steel and nylon, of seasoned festival with music at its core in beautiful performers and those, like the students from the autumnal Perthshire. The Festival Hub is Amber Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, just starting Central (The Royal Hotel, Dunkeld). With out on their careers. Perhaps it’s the location on concerts from castle to concert hall plus Cabaret Loch Broom and the drive up through some of Amber, Open Mic + acoustic sessions. Contact Scotland’s most spectacular scenery. Perhaps 01350 724261 for latest or email it’s the informal air of the whole weekend: admin@butterstone.com there’s no “us and them”, no VIP area. Everyone mingles, and you’re likely to find yourself sitting www.perthshireamber.com beside a guitar legend in the Festival Club – or even jamming with them on one of the trade Monsterfest stands.

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Inverness 15-16 November

Feis na Mara

The second annual Monsterfest music event will be staged in Inverness with the help of new Arisaig main sponsor Loch Ness Water. Monsterfest 4-6 October launched in 2018 with a mix of established, classic and new rock bands and is returning by This years festival will be on the 4–6 October, in popular demand as the only rock festival in this the Astley Hall in Arisaig. Inyal and Croft no. 5 format in the north of Scotland. are headlining!!! The rest of the line-up will be released later. Earlybird tickets are on sale now www.monsterfest.rocks from the website. www.feis-na-mara.com

Spree Festival Paisley 11-19 October

Paisley’s annual Spree festival has today announced its biggest line-up yet – with Glasvegas, Gruff Rhys, PP Arnold and Hue and Cry among the acts coming to town this October.

Scots Fiddle Festival Edinburgh 15-17 November

One of Scotland's biggest traditional music festivals, promoting & sustaining traditional fiddle music since 1996. A weekend packed full of great music! Concerts, ceilidhs, recitals, workshops, talks, open stage, festival clubs, sessions, stalls, come and trys, seminars and lots more!

The festival will take place over nine days from www.scotsfiddlefestival.com 11 to 19 October with the bulk of the action in a specially-erected Spiegeltent beside Paisley SEALL Festival Gilmour Street station – and with a bigger tent than in previous years allowing 500-person of Small Halls shows.

Isle of Skye 22-30 November

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The Festival of Small Halls on the Isle of Skye brings music to ten remote village halls around Glasgow the Island and Lochalsh. The SEALL Festival of 12 October Small Halls runs for eight days and includes concerts, cèilidhs and public and music workshops in halls and schools by some of the Tenement Trail Festival will move to the East End of Glasgow in 2019! We are delighted at this nation’s finest traditional musicians. news, as we breathe fresh energy into #TT19, taking over some of the most iconic and exciting www.seall.co.uk/small-halls live music venues in the country including Barrowland Ballroom, Saint Luke's & The Winged Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Ox, BAaD with more to be announced. Stay tuned for headliner announcement coming soon. Edinburgh 31 December Early Bird Tickets are on sale now!

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See in the New Year at the world’s best street party as Edinburgh invites the world to share the

love, embrace friends – old and new – and celebrate the New Year in the home of Hogmanay. Get 2020 ready now - take advantage of our Early Bird discount with tickets for £20.00 + £1.00 booking (limited availability). Edinburgh’s Hogmanay is the UK’s (if not the world’s) leading New Year Festival lasting 3 days in Scotland’s stunning capital city drawing an estimated 150,000 people from Scotland and around the world. www.edinburghshogmanay.com

JANUARY 2020 Celtic Connections Glasgow 16 January - 2 February

Musicians from across the globe will take part in over 300 events in venues throughout Glasgow for the largest winter music festival of its kind and the UK's premier celebration of Celtic music.

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. www.celticconnections.com

JULY 2020 Tiree Music Festival Tiree 10-12 July

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

HebCelt

Stornoway 15-18 July Four day festival set against the unique backdrop of the Hebrides. Organised by the HCF Trust, this first festival was held in 1996 and now regularly attracts attendances of 14,000 over its four day run. Wild, but not a bit woolly, 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. www.hebceltfest.com

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