Local Music Festivals

Moffat - 3rd Weekend of Traditional Song & Music

11, 12, & 13th April 2008

The Border Gaitherin

Friday 30th May, Saturday 31st May, Sunday 1st June, 2008

The next Gaitherin will take place in Coldstream. We will have the usual mix of workshops, ceilidh, large and small concerts, sessions and good craic.

• Workshops
• Concerts
• Ceilidhs
• Sessions
• Recitals

See there own web site at www.bordergaitherin.com

Newcastleton Traditional Music Festival

4th, 5th and 6th July 2008 : The 39th Festival

Who We Are

The Newcastleton Traditional Music Festival is probably the longest continuously running music festival in Scotland.

Founded in 1970, the festival revolves around a series of competitions (mainly on Saturday), loosely linked by dances, organised ceilidhs and singarounds on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Non-combatants create ad-hoc sessions in all possible locations and visitors are more than welcome at every venue.

More information from www.newcastleton.com

Innerleithen Music Festival

To be held on 15-17 August 2008.

See separate page or visit their own web site

Lockerbie Music & Arts Festival 2008

26th - 28th September 2008

The above festival is taking place for all of our community. The aim of the Music and Arts festival is to invite local people and others to experience live music, visual and performing arts. 

The project goal is to encourage people into Lockerbie who may not have otherwise visited, promotes the locality, the amenities and the many positive attributes of the people & cultures currently within the town. Live music acts will take place throughout the town with artistes coming from throughout the United Kingdom as well as providing the local talented performers with a platform for sharing their music with others. Workshops in music and visual arts / crafts have been arranged to provide a relaxed learning experience.

Musicians confirmed.

• The Dangleberries
• Marie Little
• Chris Milner
• BrotherCrow
• Wendy Arrowsmith 
• Ian Davison
• Emma Foreman
• Zoox  
• Alan Mclure
• Rue and The Rockets 
• Rod Stewart tribute 

Local musicians who are performing are: -  

• Elaine Dallas. Country and Western, Line Dancing and Tea Dance.
• Briagh Farish  Overall Winner, Stars in Your Eyes, 2008  Lockerbie
• Lockerbie Academy Students. Kimera formerly Moulin Rouge. 
• Lockerbie Primary School to be arranged.   

The workshops being provided by, at the moment: 

• Ian Davison intermediate song writing.
• Zooxs  (Rhythm and Percussion)
• Jacqueline Attwood,Bodhran and drumming workshop
• Tom White. Watercolour Workshop 
• Click Talk Crafts, Dumfries.
• Thistle Be Quilting, Mousewald
• Professor Crumble. Punch and Judy and Shadow Puppet Show 

There will be sing arounds and lots for everyone

best wishes

Selkirk Sessions

5th, 6th and 7th of October 2007

Flowing from the very successful Both Sides of the Tweed festival in Selkirk in 2005, Selkirk hosted their very own Selkirk Sessions festival in 2006 and are going to do it all again this year - see the Selkirk Sessions web site for details

Denholm Folk Festival (5)

31st October to 2nd November 2008

For 2008, we are planning a repeat the previous successes for the weekend of 31st October to 2nd November 2008.

'I believe this is the healthiest looking "baby" I've seen for a very long time' - Ben Sands

Events planned include:- Concerts Workshops Sessions Competition More information click here

the Land, the Light, the Locals

Hogmanay Folk at the New Year. See separate Page, or visit their own web site

Other Festivals in Scotland

• Montrose Music Festival
• Girvan Folk Festival (or e-mail Duncan Tait)
• Portpatrick Folk Festival (or e-mail Jessica Patchett)

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