Past Events

chris stout & catriona mckay Catriona McKay is from Dundee on the east coast of Scotland and Chris Stout is from Fair Isle, one of the Shetland Islands. Catriona & Chris have their roots in Scottish traditional music. They are driven to use this grounding as a starting point to challenge their instruments and to develop and explore new music. The result is a dynamic and adventurous sound that retains the identity of their traditions yet allows the music to…

Iain Joseph MacDonald is one of the busiest musicians in the highlands. He is originally from Roy Bridge and now based in Beauly, Iain provides a great Highland ceilidh band sound to dance to and sings covers of some of the best artists both in the highlands and wider a field. Expect a great dance and some lovely singing. Bring your own drinks and friends.

Bottle Bank Band brings together the talents of four Tyneside fiddlers: Sophy Ball, Chloe Jones, David Jones and Stewart Hardy. The band takes its name from the one-time residence of Tyneside’s most famous fiddling son, James Hill. Their repertoire is firmly rooted in but by no means limited to the North East of England – a region which enjoys a centuries old tradition of fiddle playing. Individually the members of Bottle Bank Band have all established reputations as outstanding musicians.…

Methera: Contemporary traditional music from a ground-breaking quartet “Seriously stylish playing that’s putting the sparkle back into the tradition” – Verity Sharp, BBC Radio 3 Late Junction “Mesmerising performances” – Anthony Sargent CBE, founding Director of Sage Gateshead Methera is a unique ensemble: a string quartet with roots firmly planted in English traditional music. Their national tours, BBC Radio 3 broadcasts and collaborations have helped them establish a reputation as a scintillating live act, blazing a trail through the uncharted…

                                    Manus McGuire and Emily Flack.  (Recital of Sligo fiddle music & song/ dance from Ireland and Canada) Manus McGuire from Sligo in the north west of Ireland comes from a strong musical family and from a region that is rich in the Irish fiddle music tradition having exported the likes of Michael Coleman and James Morrison to America in the early 1900’s.…

Beautifully lyrical folk music from Scandinavia and the British Isles Daniel Reid • soprano and baritone saxophones, piano, accordion, vocals Emma Reid • fiddle, Hardanger fiddle, viola, vocals “It doesn’t matter what they play, its passion, intimate and of high quality.” – Folkworld Sweden-based Daniel & Emma Reid release their third album, Life Continuum, and embark on a two-month long caravan tour, including England, Scotland, Wales, Sweden and Germany. The duo-couple perform self-penned tunes, traditional material and songs from both…

Stewart Hardy & Frank McLaughlin “Sacred Spaces, Secular Sounds” Fiddle virtuoso Stewart Hardy and superb Scottish guitarist Frank McLaughlin possess a rare musical kinship, holding listeners spellbound with their interplay as they explore music rooted in the traditions of Scotland, the Borders and Northumberland. As a duo they perform traditional and contemporary tunes stripped back to the bare essentials of fiddle and guitar. Their long-term collaboration has led to a deep and instinctive understanding of each other’s musical interpretations resulting…