Scottish Music Festivals

 This is a small select list of some of the festivals and events taking place in Scotland. Please note that information on this list is correct at the time of collating the list but Taigh na Teud does not accept responsibilty for any events which are cancelled or changed. Please check details with the contacts given with each event listing.

 If you would like your event to be added to the list please contact us at christine@scotlandsmusic.com

January

Celtic Connections               www.celticconnections.com

February

Inverness Music Festival   www.invernessmusicfestival.org

March Benmore, Argyll, Music in the Castle www.cultural-connections.co.uk

Milnathort Music Festival www.milnathort.info

Dunkeld Niel Gow Festival www.niel-gow.co.uk

Stirling Traditional Dance Festival www.stdt.org

Musselburgh Accordion & Fiddle Festival postmaster@naafc.fs.net.co.uk

April

Edinburgh Harp Festival www.harpfestival.co.uk

Shetland Folk Festival www.shetlandfolkfestival.com

Edinburgh’s Ceilidh Culture www.ceilidhculture.co.uk

Border Gaitherin www.bordergaitherin.com

Edinburgh’s Youth Gaitherin www.eyg.org.uk

Grantown-on-Spey Strathspey in May www.strathspeyinmay.com

Oban Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival www.obanfestival.org

Skye World Music Festival www.seall.co.uk

Buchan heritage Festival www.buchanheritagesociety.co.uk

Doune & Dunblane Fling www.dunblanefling.com

Islay Malt & Music Festival www.islayfestival.org

Ayrshire Burns an a’ that! www.burnsfestival.com

Skye Accordion & Fiddle Festival www.skyemusic.co.uk

Glendale International Storytelling www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk

Knoydart Festival www.communityland.org.uk

May

Ullapool Fèis Rois Inbhich (Adult Feis) www.feisean.org

June

Keith Festival www.keithfestival.btinternet.co.uk

Glasgow West End Festival www.westendfestival.co.uk

July

South Uist - Ceòlas www.ceolas.co.uk

Stornoway Hebridean Celtic Festival www.hebceltfest.com

Lossiemouth Folk Club Festival www.lossiefolkclub.co.uk

Stonehaven Folk Festival www.stonehavenfolkfestival.co.uk

Skye Festival Feis an Eilein www.feisaneilein.com

Lomond Folk Festival www.lomondfolkfestival.com

Barra - Feis Bharraigh www.feisbharraigh.com

Angus - The Hairst www.thehairst.co.uk

Newcastleton Traditional Music Festival www.newcastleton.com

Aberdeen - The North Atlantic Fiddle Convention www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone

Kintyre - Mull of Kintyre Music Festival www.mokfest.com

Ayr Common Ground Festival www.commongroundscotland.com

Auchtermuchty Festival www.auchtermuchty-festival.org.uk

Innerleithen Music Festival www.innerleithenmusicfestival.org

Glasgow- Piping Live! Festival www.pipingfestival.co.uk

Shetland Fiddle Frenzy www.shetlandfiddlefrenzy.com

Edinburgh Festival Fringe www.edfringe.com

Beauly Belladrum Tartan Heart Music Festival www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk

Ross-shire Fèis Rois Cèilidh Trail www.feisrois.org

September

Gigha Music Festival www.gigha.org.uk

Linlithgow Folk Festival www.linlithgowfolk.com

Portpatrick Folk Festival www.stranraer.org/portfest

Tarbert (Argyll) Music Festival www.tarbertmusicfestival.com

The Isle of Skye Highland Games www.skye-highland-games.co.uk

Blas Festival www.blas-festival.com

Dunbar Traditional Music Festival www.dtmf.dunbar.org.uk

Galloway - Hairth o’ Knokrach www.knockengorroch.org.uk

Glenelg Music Festival www.dramsinthefield.com

Jura Music Festival www.juramusicfestival.com

Aberdeen - The Doric festival www.thedoricfestival.co.uk

October

Beauly - Blazin’ in Beauly www.blazininbeauly.com

Royal National Mod www.the-mod.co.uk

Ullapool Guitar Festival www.ullapoolguitarfestival.com

Ayrshire -Darvel Music Festival www.darvelmusicfestival.org

Biggar Little Festival www.biggar-little-festival.com

Selkirk Sessions www.selkirksessions.com

November

Edinburgh - Fiddle Festival www.scotsfiddlefestival.com

Skye Jazz Festival www.seall.co.uk

Denholm Folk Festival www.denholmfolkfest.co.uk

Strathspè Away www.dannsa.com