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Hi Folks! That time of year when we start to get the diary ready for the festival season 2015.
I have put together a list of some of the festival taking place, by no means exhausted and I
will update it once information is received. Email me  Liz Clark

Please note that while correct at time of listing, please check ALL dates and venues etc., as these may be changed. 

Start date End date Festival (click on link) Town
January
15-Jan 01-Feb Celtic Connections Glasgow
February
21-Feb 04-Mar Inverness Music Festival Inverness
March 
09-Mar 14-Mar Galloway Music Festival Galloway
09-Mar 15-Mar Glasgow St Patrick’s Festival Glasgow
12-Mar 14-Mar Young at Heart Festival Scotland
20-Mar 22-Mar Neil Gow Annual Scottish  Fiddle Festival Dunkeld / Birnham
27-Mar 29-Mar Hawick Reivers Festival Hawick
April
03-Apr 05-Apr Moffat Weekend of Music Moffat
10-Apr 15-Apr Edinburgh International Harp Festival Lothian & Borders
10-Apr 12-Apr Glenfarg Folk Feast Glenfarg
13-Apr 16-Apr Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin’ Edinburgh
24-Apr 26-Apr Northern Streams Edinburgh
29-Apr 10-May Tradfest Edinburgh
30-Apr 03-May Shetland Folk Festival Lerwick
May
01-May 03-May Girvan Traditional Folk Festival Girvan
08-May 10-May Moniaive Folk Festival Moniave
15-May 17-May Fife Traditional Singing Weekend Cupar
21-May 23-May Isle of Skye Accordion and Fiddle Festival Isle of Skye
21-May 24-May Knockengorroch World Ceilidh Knockengorroch
21-May 24-May Orkney Folk Festival Orkney
22-May 31-May Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival Dumfries
22-May 24-May Dundonald Music Festival Dundonald
22-May 24-May Montrose Muisc Festival Montrose
22-May 24-May Strichen Festival Strichen
29-May 31-May Border Gatherin (Coldstream) Kelso
29-May 31-May Portsoy Music Festival Portsoy
29-May 31-May Strathyre Music Festival Strathyre
29-May 31-May The Border Gaitherin Coldstream
June
05-Jun 07-Jun Arran Folk Festival Arran
05-Jun 28-Jun Glasgow West End Festival Glasgow
11-Jun 14-Jun Culross Festival Culross
11-Jun 14-Jun Eden Festival Moffat
12-Jun 14-Jun Keith Festival TMSA Keith
12-Jun 14-Jun Loanhead Music Festival Loanhead
13-Jun 14-Jun Crail Festival Crail
19-Jun 21-Jun Skye Storytelling Festival & GlendaleGathering Isle of Skye
19-Jun 21-Jun Solas Festival Blackuthven
26-Jun 28-Jun Falkland Traditional Music Festival Falkland
27-Jun 05-Jul East  Neuk  Festival Fife
July
03-Jul 05-Jul Newcastleton Traditional Music Festival Nr Hawick
03-Jul 05-Jul Scottish Traditional Boat Festival Portsoy
05-Jul 10-Jul Ceolas Music Summer School South Uist
07-Jul 25-Aug Feis an Eilein Isle of Skye
09-Jul 12-Jul Stonehaven Folk Festival Stonehaven
10-Jul 12-Jul Furness Tradition Ulverston
15-Jul 18-Jul Hebridean Celtic Festival Stornoway
17-Jul 19-Jul Lossiemouth Folk Festival Elgin
17-Jul 19-Jul Rothbury Traditional Music Festival
24-Jul 01-Aug Aberdeen International Youth Festival Aberdeen
24-Jul 26-Jul Cullerlie Traditional Singing Weekend Skene
24-Jul 26-Jul Ugie Folk Festival Ugie
24-Jul 25-Jul Wickerman Festival Dundrennan
31-Jul 02-Aug Southern Fried Festival Perth
31-Jul 02-Aug Speyfest Fochabers
August
06-Aug 08-Aug Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival
09-Aug 16-Aug Piping Live Glasgow
13-Aug 24-Aug Marymass Folk Festival Kilwinning
13-Aug 16-Aug Milwaukke Irish Fest USA
19-Aug 21-Aug Mull of Kintyre Music Festival Campbeltown
21-Aug 23-Aug Innerleithen Music Festival Innerleithen
27-Aug 30-Aug Tonder Folk Festival Denmark
28-Aug 31-Aug Peebles Arts Festival Peebles
29-Aug 31-Aug Fylde Folk  and Roots Festival Lancs
September
03-Sep 14-Sep Blas Festival Portree Isle of Skye
04-Sep 06-Sep Kirriemuir Festival Kirriemuir
04-Sep 06-Sep Portpatrick Folk Festival Portpatrick
05-Sep 07-Sep Penfest Penicuik
09-Sep 13-Sep Linlithgow Folk Festival Linlithgow
12-Sep 16-Sep Ceol Cholsa Isle of Colonsay
18-Sep 20-Sep Douglasdale Folk Festival Douglas
25-Sep 27-Sep Dunbar Traditional Music Festival (The Belhaven Best) Dunbar
25-Sep 27-Sep Isle of Jura Music Festival Isle of Jura
25-Sep 26-Sep Loopallu Festival Ullapool
25-Sep 27-Sep Moniaive Michaelmas Bluegrass Festival Moniaive
October
02-Oct 04-Oct Selkirk Sessions Selkirk
02-Oct 04-Oct Ullapool Guitar Festival Ullapool
07-Oct 11-Jul Glasgow Americana Glasgow
08-Oct 12-Oct Shetland Fiddle & Accordion Festival Lerwick
09-Oct 17-Oct Celtic Colours Cape Breaton
23-Oct 01-Oct Scottish International Storytelling Festival Edinburgh
30-Oct 08-Nov Perthshire Amber Festival Dunkeld
31-Oct 01-Nov Dunfermline Folk Weekend Dunfermline
31-Oct 31-Oct Perth All Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Fest Perth
November 
06-Nov 08-Nov Denholm Festival Denholm
Date TBA Blazin’ in Beauly Beaulay
Date TBA Bogbain Farm Festival Inverness
Date TBA Brechin Music Festival Brechin
Date TBA Carrying Streams Festival Edinburgh
Date TBA Darvel Music Festival Darvel
Date TBA Doune & Dunblane Fling Dunblane
Date TBA Lanark Music Connections Lanark
Date TBA Lomond Folk Festival Balloch
Date TBA Northern Roots music Festival – Bogbain Farm Inverness
Date TBA Summer Isles Festival Auchtibuie
 Date  TBA The Islay Sessions Islay
 Date  TBA Tinto  Summer School Tinto

 

If you wish for any Festival to be listed or have any queries please email me, Liz Clark
Please remember to check festival website for any changes, additions or alterations!

Sound and recordings of  many festivals with John Weatherby and Kris Koren of Soundsense.biz 

Have a wonderful festival season and catch you along the way.  Liz

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