On Wednesday 6 May we have The Furrow Collective, who are well-loved for their contemporary interpretations of folk songs, and their new Cantastoria project focuses on what they do best, breathing new life into old ballads, in song, story and art.
MORE INFO: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule/202...
NOW ON SALE // DICK GAUGHAN, a singer of rare quality, a peerless guitar stylist, a charismatic performer and champion of social justice, will join Dr Lori Watson to talk about his life and career.
🗓️ Sunday 10 May, 2-4pm
📍 Traverse Theatre
BOOK TICKETS: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule/202...
Another group from across the pond, The Onlies are a longstanding collective of young friends described as “the best old-time stringband out there” (Songlines).
🗓️ Wednesday 6 May, 6.30pm-7.30pm
📍 Traverse Theatre
MORE INFO: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule/202...
Our Tuesday night headiner, The Complete Recordings of Hezekiah Procter, is a live medicine show act harking back to the 1920s!
🗓️ Tue 5 May, 8.15pm-10.30pm
📍 Traverse Theatre
MORE INFO here: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule/202...
#ETF26
Coming up - Deiseil: Dancing in Time!
'tells an important story with the lightest of touches and doesn’t put a foot wrong' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – The Scotsman
📍 Traverse Theatre
🗓️ Tue 5 May, 6.30pm-7.30pm
MORE INFO on our website: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule/202...
#ETF26
Opening our first weekday is Tim Edey, one of our favourite multi-instrumentalists, a real 'one of a kind' and undoubtedly a musical genius.
🗓️ Mon 4 May, 6.30pm-7.30pm
📍 Traverse Theatre
More info: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule/202...
A spotlight on one of our first weekday artists: Josie Duncan ✨
For this project, A’ Chiad Litir (The First Letter) Josie turns her attention to the powerful lesbian poetry sixteenth-century writer Marie Maitland, whose work has only recently been rediscovered.
🔗 MORE INFO at link in comments…
A quick list of performers for our opening weekend, shows which are now ON SALE! 🚨
Friday 1 May - RURA, Astro Bloc
Saturday 2 May - #WorldPlayAStrathspeyDay, Laura Jane Wilkie & Ian Carr, Séamus and Caoimhe
Sunday 3 May - Rajasthani trio SAZ, Kim Carnie
MORE INFO at link in comments…
Finally 🎉 our eighth Edinburgh Tradfest is on its way!
Our opening weekend features a star studded line-up with fine fiddle tunes, close harmony singing in Irish and Gaelic, a trio of Rajasthani master musicians, and many more.
MORE INFO on our website - edinburghtradfest.com
Edinburgh, not long now! Soundhouse Winter Festival returns from 27 November - 1 December with an eclectic line-up of some of the very best #LiveMusic from Scotland... ❄️ 🎶 Join us at @traversetheatre.bsky.social to beat the winter blues. Full programme here: www.soundhousewinterfest.com/programme-1
Just before Edinburgh's festival season kicks off tomorrow... Those of you who come to our concerts will know that we work very hard on the atmosphere at our gigs. We want everyone to feel welcome: to paraphrase Alasdair Fraser, ‘the vibe is not trivial’. (1/3) #MusicianSky
And lastly, we'll be back in 2026 from the 1 - 11 May so make sure to get the dates in your diary. Will we be seeing you then? 📆
You can stay up to date with everything we have planned by joining our mailing list. Details of how to this at: edinburghtradfest.com
This wee round-up video made by Christina Webber. The audio is from Piurt Set by Kathleen MacInnes, recorded live at #EdinTradfest2025 and mixed by Mattie Foulds. Keep an eye out for her new album coming soon, which will feature more tracks recorded with us and loads of other beautiful stuff.
Well here we are, exactly 1 month on from where #EdinTradfest25 started and what a joy it's been! 🙏 This year's shenanigans featured:
👏 3171 happy punters
🎶 111 musicians
👶 40 toddlers
🎻 24 concerts
⭐ 7 x 5 star reviews
🎓 4 workshops
🌳 3 pop-up gigs
🎼 3 generations of pipers
💛 1 brilliant festival
Thanks so much to all of you who came to our shows and helped to make them so special. Please continue to support #LiveMusic and #MusicFestivals wherever possible and keep an eye out for our wee round-up video coming very soon... #MusicianSky
📷 All these brilliant photos by Douglas Robertson.
We had three generations of Highland pipers on stage at the same time, a stage invasion of 40 pre-schoolers, some formidable throat singing, a 400-strong standing ovation at @thequeenshall.bsky.social, audience as backing singers, incredible crowd-band interaction, and just so many perfect concerts.
Well, that's *almost* a wrap on #EdinTradfest25 - we're just putting the finishing touches on our round-up video and reporting, but wanted to celebrate that 2025 saw more audience members than ever before at @traversetheatre.bsky.social (up 15% on 2024), hosting 111 musicians over the Festival. 💛
⭐⭐⭐⭐ for Siobhan Miller Band last week!
'From the familiar manner in which many attendees greet one another, to the effusive cheers for the show's organisers, to Miller’s own recollections of learning songs from folk scene grandees, it’s clear that this music cultivates a sense of community...'
Lucy Farrell & Catherine MacLellan at Edinburgh Tradfest 2025. Brought to you by @soundhouse.org.uk at @traversetheatre.bsky.social
#edinburghtradfest #tradfest2025 #soundhouseorg @edinburghtradfest.com @catherinemaclellan.bsky.social
#soundmixbygrahambodenham #gbaudiouk
2 minutes from an extraordinary performance from Pelkkä Poutanen yesterday evening. What a treat for the audiences that joined us. "...it’s enticing, haunting, mesmerising, spiritual and hypnotic.” - Songlines
Find out more about her music: www.petrapoutanen.com #MusicSky #EdinTradfest25
And just like that it's the final day of the Festival! 😭 But one final musical Trad-tinerary for those lucky enough to have tickets:
8:15PM: Siobhan Miller Band (SOLD OUT) 🌠
Returns only tonight, get in touch with @traversetheatre.bsky.social for more info: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule/202...
Thanks to @sundaypost.com for this great feature on @joydunlop.bsky.social, inspired by our upcoming 2025 Rebellious Truth lecture 'No Wrong Path: A Gaelic Learning Journey' at 2PM.
“We are more proud of our language, our heritage, our culture than ever.”
🗞️ Read: www.sundaypost.com/fp/joy-dunlop/
A wee clip of the Finlay Macdonald band from last night, comprising Finlay Macdonald, Ailis Sutherland, Ali Hutton, and Paul Jennings, here also joined on stage by Allan MacDonald for a bagpipe triple-threat. What a show! 💛👏 #Bagpipes #MusicSky
Sunday Funday! ☕ Your penultimate musical Trad-tinerary awaits:
11AM: Pibroch masterclass with Allan Macdonald
2PM: Rebellious Truth 25: Joy Dunlop + Fraser Fifield
6:30PM: Pelkkä Poutanen
8:15PM: ETF Spotlight: Miwa Nagato-Apthorp, Parsisonic, Dlù
More info: httpedinburghtradfest.com/schedule...
Ta-da! Today's musical Trad-tinerary:
11AM: Tune writing workshop with Adam Sutherland
3PM: Claire Hastings: relaxed performance suitable for all ages
6:30PM: Rhona Stevens & Joseph Peach
8:15PM: Finlay Macdonald Band
10:15PM: Late Night Session led by Ciaran Ryan
🎫 edinburghtradfest.com/schedule
Approx. 1 min of exquisite heartbreak from Ellie Beaton last night, BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2025 💛 with Luc McNally on guitar. #MusicianSky #Music #LiveMusic
Still time to join us at @traversetheatre.bsky.social for moments like this, programme: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule
Fridaaaay again! 🎉 Today's musical Trad-tinerary:
6:30PM Catherine MacLellan & Lucy Farrell 🎻 Quietly brilliant songcraft
8:15PM Kathleen MacInnes 🎶 One of Scotland’s national treasures (SOLD OUT)
10:15PM Late Night Session 🌃 Led by Sasha Stolasz & Abi Sandy
🎫 Book: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for Hartwin Trio at #EdinTradfest25!
"From the epic melodies of opening number ‘In the Mountains’ to the sweet ‘Eagle Feather,’ buoyed along on Escartin’s plucked notes, this is music to set adventures to, be it an elegant indie film or a Studio Ghibli fable..."
📖 theqr.co.uk/2025/05/06/h...
