Laura Wilkie is a Fiddle player from Tain in the Highlands of Scotland. She has a unique style which has roots in the Highland fiddle traditions but is influenced by an eclectic range of music from all genres.
Marianne McGregor is a prominent new voice in the Scottish Jazz Scene. Highly acclaimed ‘Best Vocalist’ at the Scottish Jazz Awards 2021, McGregor continues to gain recognition for her powerful voice, improvising and original songs.
From the moment Kevin Henderson, Olav Luksengård Mjelva and Anders Hall of The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc first played together in 2009 they felt a particular chemistry in the sound they created. Some seven hundred gigs later, playing across Scandinavia, mainland Europe, the U.S. and the UK, that chemistry continues to draw the trio together.
Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire celebrates the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to share in a commemorative and moving VE Day.
One of Scotland’s most celebrated folk singer-songwriters, Siobhan Miller embarks upon an intimate trio tour joined by two of Scotland's finest musicians, Innes White on guitar and Charlie Stewart on fiddle.
"One of the greatest live acts around right now so if you get a chance to see them in any of their many guises do yourself a favour and go." Americana UK
Ross Wilson aka Blue Rose Code writes songs straight from – and to - the heart. Exploring love, loss, exile, addiction, hope and faith in a deeply personal way, they blend folk, Americana, jazz, soul and pop influences into something completely unique.
Beth Malcolm is a singer-songwriter who performs a mix of traditional, modern and her own original Scots songs. Beth spent much of her childhood in a house filled with singing, soaking up old Scots songs like a wee folky sponge. She was named Scots Singer Of The Year in 2022 and has just won it again in December 2024.
Twenty years on from winning the Danny Kyle Open Stage Award at Celtic Connections, Breabach remain securely ranked amongst Scotland’s most skilled and imaginative contemporary folk acts and at the forefront of a burgeoning traditional music scene.
Paul Mealor brings his Caritas Choir back to St Margaret's for this popular, annual concert.
We join Carmen in her boudoir, as she tells her own story in words and music. Dare you consult the cards with her? What does she think of the men in her story? Did she foresee her gruesome ending?
In celebration of their 10th anniversary, Orkney born folk quartet FARA embark on a whistle-stop tour around the UK in 2025, returning to some of their favourite venues and towns from a decade of touring.
We are delighted to be taking a new production ‘Iona’ to Celtic Connection on Friday 31st January 2025 at Barony Hall, Glasgow. ‘Iona’ promises to be an enchanting evening bringing audiences an unforgettable experience.
The Ghillie’s Larder is Braemar’s Farmers’ Market and will be held in June, August and December in 2023.
Festival de Noel is back for it's 4th year, bringing a wonderful line-up of events and workshops from Friday 6th December to Sunday 8th December.
BERNARD BUTLER, NORMAN BLAKE AND JAMES GRANT are three of the most renowned and respected musicians in Britain.
Doors open at midday on 26th October at BWF @ St Margaret’s.
Entry fee of £15 includes a complimentary dram in the official BWF Glencairn crystal glass.
Payment on the door welcome.
Get ready for an intimate weekend of music in the heart of the Cairngorms this autumn.
Braemar Folk Festival returns with packed mainstage concerts in the atmospheric surrounds of St Margaret’s, while cosy venues throughout this quintessential highland village come alive with foot-stomping jam sessions, bespoke workshops and informal acoustic sets.
Embodying Braemar Literary Festival’s celebration of text in all its creative forms, British genre-splicing supergroup LYR take to the stage to perform an emotive and atmospheric set, featuring a powerful combination of the written and spoken word entwined with soaring original compositions.
The Braemar Literary Festival 2024, staged by The Fife Arms in collaboration with The Queen’s Reading Room, will take place from Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd September and features renowned novelists, historians, artists, food writers and actors in celebration of the written and spoken word and the creative use of text across all artforms.
Paul Mealor brings his Caritas Choir back to St Margaret's for this popular, annual concert.
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St Margaret’s Braemar is bringing the internationally-renowned band Capercaillie to Deeside for a truly one-of-a-kind concert.
BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2024, Calum McIlroy is a guitarist, mandolin player, and singer from Aberdeenshire.
The Ghillie’s Larder is Braemar’s Farmers’ Market and will be held in June, August and December in 2023.
Evie’s tongue is as biting as ever, her wit as sharp, her humour as lively but now there in no-one to hear except her cat who would rather sleep in his basket and change to her life dreaming of mice and milk.
An enormous treat for fans of the cello, Rebecca Gilliver, principal cello of the London Symphony Orchestra, Philip Higham, international soloist and James Halsey will indulge their love of chamber playing and take the audience on a memorable journey for the evening.
Award-winning violinist and BBC broadcaster Seonaid Aitken pays tribute to her French Jazz violin hero Stéphane Grappelli and favourite jazz vocalist, Ella Fitzgerald.
Kris Drever originally comes from Hrossey in the Orkney Islands. Over the years, he has taught himself to be a songwriter, guitarist and singer of note (and sometimes many notes).
The Ghillie’s Larder is Braemar’s Farmers’ Market and will be held in June, August and December in 2023.
‘Fit Ye Sayin Quine?’ finds Ava, seemingly alone, in her Grannies cottage on the north-east coast of Scotland.
We are delighted to welcome the Aberdeen City Music School for their ‘Braemar Concert Tour’.
”Dr Finlay I Presume?” has its roots in 1999 and a collaboration between the Royal College of General Practitioners and Dundee University. That resulted in the publication of ‘Single-Handed’, a book containing black and white photographic portraits of 46 single-handed GPs from throughout Scotland from Shetland to Stranraer with a written description of their background and experiences.
Photo credit BBC
*** Please note on concert days the exhibition may be closed or have different opening hours. Please contact 07798713333 to confirm ***
One of Scotland’s most celebrated folk singer-songwriters, Siobhan Miller has earned numerous accolades, including four BBC Alba Scots Trad Music Awards' Scots Singer of the Year titles and a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Traditional Track. All five of her solo releases have been shortlisted for BBC Alba Scots Trad Music Awards Album of the Year, including her latest record, Bloom, which was released in 2022 to wide acclaim.
Tenement Jazz band are a traditional jazz band formed in early 2018 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Brought together by their shared love of New Orleans music, and comprising musicians from various corners of Edinburgh’s vibrant jazz scene, they are on a journey of exploration back to the roots of the music that they play.
BBC’s Bob Harris and author/music journalist Colin Hall set out upon an intimate speaking tour based around their mutual love and appreciation of The Beatles, including rare archive from Bob Harris’ collection of interviews with Lennon & McCartney.
Paul Anderson, Peter Hedlund, Hamish Napier and Shona Donaldson present an evening of original compositions and songs accompanied by projected images of Scotland by Steve Rennie.
Come and join us for an afternoon concert by Big Noise Torry. Entry is free (or a donation if you wish).
Forged in Scotland and Ireland's traditional music scene, but drawing on the music of the Balkans and North America, Dallahan take their listeners on a journey. Traversing styles and countries of the world in a dazzling live show, they create their own unique brand of World-folk delivered with stunning virtuosity.
Easily amongst Scotland’s most renowned and celebrated folk groups, Blazin’ Fiddles formed for a one-off tour of the Scottish Highlands in 1999, and are still raising roofs far and wide in their 25th year on the road.
Rebecca Hill and Charlie Stewart are a harpist and fiddle player who have collaborated previously in numerous settings. Their new material draws from their individual musical backgrounds as well as their love of contemporary arrangements, compositions and improvisation.
Blythe Duff in conversation with Fiona Kennedy.
Blythe Duff recently celebrated 40 years in the industry. Her career has spanned award-winning theatre, television, radio and film.
