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

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

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...

WEEKEND WORKSHOPS! 🎶 🎼 Sat 10 May, 11AM: Tune writing with Adam Sutherland Sat 10 May, 1:30PM: Storytelling for Musicians Sun 11 May, 11AM: Pibroch masterclass with Allan Macdonald 🗺️At both the @traversetheatre.bsky.social and @scotstorycentre.bsky.social 🎫 Book: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule

A short clip for you lovely #MusicSky folks, The Traveling Janes from last night in @traversetheatre.bsky.social 2. 🧼♪ Thanks to the Janes and the Hot Seats the night before we were blessed with two washboards in 24 hours!! Still loads coming up at #EdinTradfest25: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule

🌞 The sun is shining on another day, and today's #MusicSky Trad-tinerary is as follows: 6:30PM: Ellie Beaton 🎶 An hour in the company of this year’s BBC Scotland Young Trad Winner 8:15PM: Seckou Keita 🌟 Uplifting music from the master kora player Info & tickets: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule

Go #BehindTheScenes and grab a coffee with Kathleen Macinnes ahead of her gig on Friday 9 May! ☕Featuring songs she wants to include on a new record, and some of the old favourites... Come and take part in the start of this highly anticipated project. 🎫 Book: www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/eve...

A wee clip of Compliance from The Hot Seats 💥🎶 We hope you comply with our wishes and join us again tonight 😁 Today's musical Trad-tinerary starts with The Traveling Janes at 6:30PM, then Beth Malcolm closes the night with Folkmosis. 🎫 See everything to come: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule #MusicSky

The Hot Seats @edinburghtradfest.com @traversetheatre.bsky.social

An excerpt from last night's Special Commission by Mary Macmaster, 'For the Love of Trees' - here playing Cumha Crann Nan Teud (The Lament for the Harp Tree) with Ciaran Ryan 🎶 Still tons of juicy musical goodness like this to come, check the programme here: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule #MusicSky

Teho @edinburghtradfest.com @traversetheatre.bsky.social Wonderful music from Finland

Catch-up with our latest MNS FESTIVALS! edition (published on 2 May) - which features on the cover Divergence who played @edinburghtradfest.com which runs until 12 May - and is packed inside with Scottish music festival news - read it @ www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/70360768/mns-festivals-may25-2

On Wednesday join Sangstream Scots Folk Choir. Songs from the people of Scotland; voices of the excluded, the marginalised, the feared & the fearful, the enchanted & the enchanters, the mothers, the fathers, the workers, the children- let them all be heard. @edinburghtradfest.com 🎟️ shorturl.at/Eqt9X

It's Tunes-day today & we're ready for another night of music if you are! 🎶 Here's your musical Trad-Tinerary: 6:30PM: Morag Brown & Lewis Powell-Reid 7:30PM: Stories and Songs in the North-East Bothy Tradition 8:15PM: The Hot Seats 📆 Full programme: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule #MusicSky #Gigs

Teho’s fiddlers Esko Järvelä & Tero Hyväluoma combine fluently Finnish traditional fiddling, Norwegian halling, Swedish polska, bebop, western swing, and their own contemporary folk music. Catch them tonight, @traversetheatre.bsky.social at 6:30PM! #MusicSky edinburghtradfest.com/schedule/202...

45 seconds or so of Mary Macmaster playing to the fallen cedar at Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, previously Edinburgh's tallest tree. For our 2025 special commission Mary has put together a brand new show celebrating our arboreal friends... Book your tickets: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule/202...

Ahead of tonight's 8:15PM concert - our 2025 Special Commission 'For the Love of Trees' from Mary Macmaster - go behind-the-scenes to visit a very old tree indeed... 🌳 Performing with a band of brilliant musicians + special guest: Fiona Soe Paing 🍂 Don't miss it: www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/eve...

Happy Monday! Hope you're all looking forward to some tunes ✨ Today's musical trad-tinerary is as follows: 6:30PM: Teho. 🎻 Finnish power-fiddle duo 8:15PM: Mary Macmaster's musical love letter to our woodlands - For the Love of Trees + Fiona Soe Paing 📆 Programme: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule

On Thursday join host Dougie Mackay as we celebrate @edinburghtradfest.com in our bi-monthly showcase of Scotland’s contemporary culture. Each Hearth Fire Session sees a different selection of Scotland’s finest storytellers, songwriters, musicians, & performing artists invited. shorturl.at/iOqip

Musical youth! 🎶 If you're under 26 and visiting #EdinTradfest25 you can bag £9 tickets for shows at @traversetheatre.bsky.social if there's still tickets available! Just note that this offer only applies when booking on the day of the gig, in-person at box office. 🗓️ edinburghtradfest.com/schedule

Great piece in the Edinburgh Inquirer detailing Martyn Bennett's impact on music in Scotland: “Everyone since who's gone down that more electronic route, they see Martyn as having been the guru. They all acknowledge he was the one they're following...” 📰 www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/the-edinbu...

A very special half hour yesterday over at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery (@nationalgalleries.bsky.social) with Lauren MacColl and Anna Massie. There's a very limited amount of tickets left to catch both Lauren and Anna at tonight's @traversetheatre.bsky.social 1 concert (8:15PM) - go go go!

Happy Sunday music lovers! ☕ Today's musical Trad-tinerary: 11AM Fiddle workshop with Lauren MacColl 3PM Martyn Bennett: the music lives on 6:30PM Hartwin Trio 8PM Dowally & Philippe Boudot 8:15PM Lauren MacColl: Half A Lifetime 10:15PM Late Night Session 🎫 edinburghtradfest.com/schedule

Leveret making wonderful music @traversetheatre.bsky.social @edinburghtradfest.com

@edinburghtradfest.com is underway until 12 May - read all about it in our latest MNS FESTIVALS! edition @ www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/70360768/mns-festivals-may25-2/6

What a treat - Lauren MacColl and Anna Massie doing a pop up gig in the National Portrait Gallery earlier today. They are both playing Edinburgh Tradfest tomorrow night at the Traverse Theatre - go if you can. @edinburghtradfest.com @nationalgalleries.bsky.social

EDINBURGH TRADFEST BEER! 🍻 Thanks to @bellfieldbrewery.bsky.social. The beer went into production at the start of March when we launched the programme, with Beth Malcolm & Heather Cartwright singing a few tunes to get the fermentation underway... Give it a try at @traversetheatre.bsky.social!

Thanks to the good folks at DRAM for sharing our #EdinTradfest25 Lager! 🍻 'The classic Czech pilsner lager will be available on draft in the Traverse Bar and various other venues across Edinburgh during the 11 days of the music festival.' CHEERS! 📰 Read in full: dramscotland.co.uk/2025/04/30/b...

Today is a day of music. I will be at Sandy Bell’s hosting the session from 2 till 5, with guests from the Chilli Dogs. Later on, I will be at my first ever @edinburghtradfest.com gig @traversetheatre.bsky.social to see the wonderful Leveret. #TheRoadGoesOnForeverButThePartyNeverEnds

In case you wanted a standing ovation for Ross Ainslie & the Sanctuary Band to start off your day 💛👏👏👏 Ten days still to go and loads of amazing performances to come, so come and enjoy traditional arts with us! Music, storytelling and film: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule

Good morning lovely sunshine people 🌞 Your Saturday musical Trad-tinerary: 11AM - Singing Workshop with Chandra Mather 🎤 3PM - #WorldPlayAStrathspeyDay Concert 🎼 6:30PM - Divergence ✨ 8:15PM - Leveret 🎻 10:15PM - Late night session 🎶 🤩 The full programme is here: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule

@edinburghtradfest.com kicks off today and we've a whole host of fantastic events lined up for you including some fabulous workshops! Check out our website for the full line up! On Saturday join Martin MacIntyre for An Introduction to Gaelic Storytelling! 🎟️ shorturl.at/eIAp6

What an exquisite way to start #EdinTradfest25 💛 Enormous thanks to Ross Ainslie & the Sanctuary Band, plus special guest Terra Kin, for lighting up Queens Hall tonight with such gorgeous music, which from start to finish was a total treat. Browse the full programme: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule

Well folks, HAPPY FIRST DAY OF EDINBURGH TRADFEST 2025! 🥳 To celebrate, here's your first musical Trad-tinerary: 7:30PM: MAIK, with Jemima Thewes 8PM: Ross Ainslie & the Sanctuary Band, with Terra Kin 🎫 To browse aaaall the goodies upcoming and book tickets, click: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule

Stories and music have always connected us to our landscape as part of our @edinburghtradfest.com programme explore mountains and glens, sail wild seas and land on rocky shores, and uncover the history of one very special bog... More info & Tickets available via shorturl.at/eIAp6

BOOK FAST ⭐ Scotland's folk song sensation Siobhan Miller is joined by her acclaimed band: guitarist Innes White, fiddler Charlie Stewart, drummer Louis Abbott, pianist Tom Gibbs & bassist Euan Burton, for a set spanning her impressive discography. LIMITED TIX: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule/202...

ETF Spotlight, an annual event designed to celebrate some of the most exciting new performers in #folk and traditional music today, is back for 2025! Featuring: Miwa Nagato-Apthorp 🎼 Parsisonic 🎶 Dlù 💫 Enjoy 3 gigs for the price of 1 on Sunday 11 May. 🎫 Book tickets: bit.ly/3RurZrY #MusicSky

Pelkkä Poutanen is a hypnotic and unique artist, known for her distinctive voice and masterful throat-singing techniques—an art form rarely performed by women 🎵 "... It’s enticing, haunting, mesmerising, spiritual and hypnotic.” - Songlines ✨ Don't miss this: edinburghtradfest.com/schedule/202...