Midlothian on Folk Directory

Edinburgh International Harp Festival

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

A festival for harp enthusiasts, featuring courses, concerts, workshops, a harp exhibition, sessions, and a ceilidh.

Edinburgh Tradfest Dun Eideann

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Edinburgh TradFest – Dun Eideann is Edinburgh’s only multi-arts festival dedicated to traditional culture and folk arts. The programme includes music, song, storytelling, dance, folk drama, arts and crafts, literature, architecture, film, and multimedia. It features traditional music from Scotland and around the world.

FluteFling

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Traditional flutes and whistles in Scotland. FluteFling classes, workshops and weekends provide opportunities for people to learn and develop traditional skills on the whistle and flute in a Scottish setting. Not quite a festival, but a significant event for those interested in traditional flute music.

Scots Fiddle Festival-Fiddle 2013

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

The Scots Fiddle Festival is three days of unforgettable concerts, daytime recitals, workshops, talks, festival clubs, ceilidhs and the Fiddle Walk. There is a programme of free events including ‘Come and try fiddle’ workshops, a ‘Come and try Gaelic’ workshop, the Open Stage, all day music sessions and stalls as well a folk church service on the Sunday morning.