Not much info available just now. Multi-media, multi-genre event. A celebration of music reflecting the diversity of the contemporary Irish music scene. Alongside longstanding masters of the tradition, we will be showcasing music at the cutting edge of genres.
Live music, workshops, street entertainment,concerts, ceilidh, sessions, Comic Song Competition, Folk Songs of Praise and so much more……in a range of venues in and around the village.
Annual festival in a beautifully situated small town, featuring high-profile concerts from the world of Scottish/Celtic music, workshops, and informal music-making. Further details are available on the website.
Aberdeen, UK – The Inter-Varsity Folk Dance Festival is the UK’’s Aberdeen, UK – The Inter-Varsity Folk Dance Festival is the UK’s national student folk dance festival, and the country’s longest running folk festival. IVFDF has been held at a different university each year since the first one in Leeds in 1951. The Inter-Varsity Folk Dance Festival is the country’s longest continually running folk dance festival, aimed at students and anyone who feels they can keep up. Each year, a different university has the honour (and heavy task) to run it. IVFDF is a non-stop weekend based (fairly broadly) around traditional forms of music and dance. It is an exciting and dynamic festival held at a different university each year. IVFDF has been running since 1951. The tour so far spans over 20 locations as far apart as Exeter in the south and Glasgow in the north. We’re now pushing the boundary up to Aberdeen. ...
The clue’s in the name - it features fiddlers. As always, the Inverness Fiddlers will be joined by special guests for the event. Not sure if it is folky or just fiddlers, but you can always contact them and ask.
Inverness Music Festival is a competitive music festival open to all ages and abilities. Performers are adjudicated on their performance. It takes place at Inverness Methodist Church. So if you can play and want to show the world how help, enter the festival.
32nd Anniversary ! 6000 deer. 200 people. 1 Jura Music Festival. A music festival with a leaning towards traditional music, but other genres as well. A well-established favourite for lovers of the traditional music scene. PS No need to bring your own deer.
A not-for-profit family music and arts festival. Although not branded as a folk festival, the majority of the musical programming is folk. The festival is very family-focused, featuring circus acts, music, films, and children’s entertainment.