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Killin Music Festival
Killin Music Fest is a Scottish music festival held annually in Killin, Perthshire. Killin Music Fest The festival was launched in late 2015 by a local voluntary team who started planning for their first event in the summer of 2016. In June 2016, the weekend festival was attended by nearly 1,000 people and hosted over 100 artists across Friday 17, Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 June 2016. The festival incorporates one main stage in the McLaren Hall, Killin, along with workshops, sessions and fringe activities throughout the area. In November 2016 the festival was nominated as the Best New Festival at the UK Festival Awards 2016. In June 2017, the festival expanded to include a session tent marquee. In November 2017, the festival was nominated for Event of the Year in the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards 2017, one of five finalists. In February 2018, the festival was nominated for an Epic Award from Voluntary Arts, one of ten Scottish finalists. In June 2018, the festival sessio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killin
Killin (; (Scottish Gaelic: ''Cill Fhinn'') is a village in Perthshire in the central highlands of Scotland. Situated at the western head of Loch Tay, it is administered by the Stirling Council area. Killin is a historic conservation village and sits within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. It is the central settlement of the historic region of Breadalbane. Killin is notable as a historically important part of the Gaidhealtachd of Perthshire and a centre of wildlife and adventure tourism. A recent analysis (July 2021) by a leading mental health life insurance provider identified Killin as the second-best holiday destination for wellness in the United Kingdom Location and Etymology The west end of the village is magnificently sited around the scenic Falls of Dochart (Scottish Gaelic: ''Eas Dochard''). The falls are crossed by a narrow, multi-arched stone bridge carrying the main A827 road into Killin. The main street then leads down towards the Loch at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tide Lines
Glasgow-based 4 piece, Tide Lines, have grown their large & passionate fanbase through blistering live shows and their trademark anthemic songs. Bending the edges of a number of genres, their neo-folk/rock sound has massive appeal. This unique appeal stems from escapist lyrics mixed with driving undercurrents of drums, guitars and keyboards, with themes based firmly in the band members musical roots. The band's first studio album Dreams We Never Lost was released in June 2017 following the release of their first single Far Side Of The World some months earlier. The album is a mix of English and Gaelic songs as well as the rousing Piob Mhor Pipe set. Two further singles "Fortunes of the Fearless" and "The Young and The Restless" were also released as singles from this album. In October 2018 the band released a six track EP entitled "Lets Make Tonight. Two singles, "Heroes" and "Running at the Dark" were released prior to the EP, Heroes won the Video of the Year at the 2018 Na Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Matheson
Karen Matheson OBE (born 11 February 1963) is a Scottish folk singer who frequently sings in Gaelic. She is the lead singer of the group Capercaillie and was a member of Dan Ar Braz's group L'Héritage des Celtes, with whom she often sang lead vocals, either alone or with Elaine Morgan. She and Morgan sang together on the Breton language song "Diwanit Bugale", the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996. She made a cameo appearance in the 1995 movie '' Rob Roy'' singing the song "Ailein duinn". Biography She grew up in the small village of Taynuilt in the region of Argyll, western Scotland. She was appointed an OBE in the 2006 New Year's honours list. Matheson also appeared as a guest musician on Spirit of the West's 1997 album ''Weights and Measures''. Matheson performed a solo in Secret Garden's song "Prayer" in the 1999 album '' Dawn of a New Century''. She is married to fellow Capercaillie member Donald Shaw, and they have a son. On 2 February 2010, Matheson ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skerryvore
Skerryvore (from the Gaelic ''An Sgeir Mhòr'' meaning "The Great Skerry") is a remote island that lies off the west coast of Scotland, southwest of Tiree. Skerryvore Lighthouse is located on these rocks, built with some difficulty between 1838 and 1844 by Alan Stevenson. At a height of it is the tallest lighthouse in Scotland."Historical Information" Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 17 January 2008. The shore station was at Hynish on (which now houses the Skerryvore Lighthouse Museum); operations were later transferred to , west of |
Mànran
Mànran are a Scottish band that was established in June 2010. Mànran is a Gaelic word for a melodic sound or a sweet tone. Since 2010 they have performed in over 30 countries worldwide including several international folk & world music festivals, won awards home and abroad and were invited to do a special one-off concert for the 2012 London Olympics. The band embarked on their first trip to America in 2013 which was filmed by BBC ALBA for a one-hour-long documentary. Career 2011: Breakthrough On 17 January 2011 the band released their first single " Latha Math" and were aiming to be the first Gaelic song in the Top 40 for the 21st Century. While the band reached 29 mid-week, they slipped out of the top 40 to Number 61 for the official chart on Sunday 23 January 2011. However, they did secure Number 6 in both the UK Indie Chart and the Scottish Singles Chart. In August 2012 they released "Take You There (Mànran & Michelle McManus song), Take You There" with Michelle McManus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gnoss
Gnoss is a neotraditional Scottish folk band. History The band was formed in 2015 by Moodie and Rorie, both from Orkney. Sinclair and Baxter joined soon after. The band has a tradition of naming tracks after relatives to celebrate significant birthdays. Musical style Robert McMillen, profiling the band for ''The Irish News'' after the release of their third album, wrote that "their signature sound is a rich tapestry of acoustic layers and textures, mixing outstanding musicianship with captivating original songs". Billy Rough, reviewing their second album for ''Folk Radio UK'', wrote, "Characterised by a tight, cool mood, superbly balanced instrumental harmonies and some rather fetching melodies, the boys have captured a sound dipped in honey." Band members * Aidan Moodie (guitar and vocals) * Graham Rorie (fiddle, mandolin, and electric tenor guitar) * Connor Sinclair (flute, whistles, and vocals) * Craig Baxter (bodhrán The bodhrán (, ; plural ''bodhráin'' or ''bodh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siobhan Miller
Siobhan Miller is a Scottish folk singer and the only three-time winner of Best Singer at the Scots Trad Music Awards (in 2011, 2013, and 2017). She also won the Best Traditional Track at the 2018 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and has frequently performed at Celtic Connections The Celtic Connections festival started in 1994 in Glasgow, Scotland, and has since been held every January. Featuring over 300 concerts, ceilidhs, talks, free events, late night sessions and workshops, the festival focuses on the roots of tra .... Discography *''In a Bleeze'' (2008) (with Jeana Leslie) *''Shadows Tall'' (2010) (with Jeana Leslie) *''Flight of Time'' (2014) *''Strata'' (2017) *''Mercury'' (2018) *''All Is Not Forgotten'' (2020) *''Bloom'' (2022) References Scottish folk singers 21st-century Scottish women singers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Vertical Records artists {{Scotland-musician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy Callaghan
Patrick Callaghan (12 August 1879 – 26 February 1959) was a Scottish footballer who played for Hibernian and represented Scotland once. Callaghan, who played mainly as an inside left, was a "superb servant" of Hibernian, playing for the club for his whole career from debut in 1899 until his retirement in 1914. Early in his time with the club, he won the Scottish Cup in 1902 and the league championship in 1903; Callaghan made 21 appearances and scored nine goals in the latter triumph. Callaghan represented Scotland once, in a 1900 British Home Championship match against Ireland. London Hearts Supporters' Club. He also played for the |
Niteworks
Niteworks (also known by the Scottish Gaelic ''Obair Oidhche'') is an Electronic Celtic fusion band from the Isle of Skye. The band are known for writing new songs in Gaelic and melding the bagpipes and Gaelic songs such as puirt a beul with techno and house beats. History Niteworks came together in early 2008. Shortly after forming, the band won several awards including the Rapal song contest with "Nam Aonar san Fonn". Niteworks' name comes from a sample of an old Gaelic speaker referring to "Obair Oidhche" or Night Work. Niteworks have covered Runrig's "Chi mi 'n Geamhradh", and actively write songs in both Gaelic and English. The band had toured across the Scottish music festival circuit, playing at Rockness, Knockengorroch as well as frequent returns to Tartan Heart Festival. They've headlined Hebridean Celtic Festival's Islands Stage in 2011 (described as the "band of the night".), 2012 & 2015 and sold out Glasgow's Oran Mor, in 2012 & 2015, as part of the city's popular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
