Girvan Traditional Folk Festival
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The 51st Girvan Festival is on 1st – 3rd May 2026!! See you there! girvanfolkfestival.org.uk
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Scotland’s funnest, friendliest folk fiasco… sorry, *fiesta* — announces the festivities for our fifty-first fling!! Fiddles, flutes, folklore and a great big fantoosh fire on the shore! If yer fit, ye'll find tunes, songs and faces, familiar and new in beautiful South West Scotland this spring!
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Billy Kay
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A week the day in the Carrick metropolis o Girvan, me and Gallowa’s ain Robyn Stapleton will charm the inhabitants wi a programme o story and sang and great crack fae ower the border in Kyle. ‘Mon doon!
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Pauline Cordiner, Storyteller
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Somehow it's been 15 years since I've telt tales at
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(time disnae half fly!) - but this year I'm delighted to say I'm going back for another visit! Yaaay, cannae wait!
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Christine Kydd
12 days ago
Lovely little run of gigs with Alan Reid in England and Scotland went really well. Next, GIRVAN Folk Festival - looking forward to it!
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Billy Kay
about 1 month ago
Five weeks the day I’m takin ma memoir o bein from Born in Kyle ower the border tae Carrick wi the brilliant Gallowa sangster Robyn Stapleton. Hope tae see a guid wheen o ye in Girvan. It’ll be braw.
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We're delighted to have the support of Culture Ireland to bring 2 giants of Irish music Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh & Mick O'Brien to Girvan Festival for their first ever visit! A feast of the finest traditional music all happening 1–3 May in beautiful South West Scotland. See you there!! 🎶🪕🪗🎻🎶
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Billy Kay
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Five weeks the morra I’ll be doon Carrick wey wi the wonderful Robyn Stapleton. Jyne us for a laugh and a greet an awthin in atween.
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Delighted to announce that we have been awarded a grant by cultural-bridge.info to allow us to undertake an exchange with KulturWerkstätten JohannesHof in Saxony. 🏴🤝🇩🇪 'Sustaining Rural Culture' will look at challenges facing rural organisations engaging in participatory arts practice.
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Billy Kay
about 2 months ago
Six weeks the day I’ll be
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in the hert o Carrick wi douce stories fae ma Ayrshire memoir Born in Kyle. I’ll be jyned by Gallowa’s bonniest sangster Robyn Stapleton sae I’m eident tae see a guid wheen o ye there. Why no mak a weekend o it? The crack will be ootstaundin.
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We're delighted to be welcoming the infectiously irrepresible Tim Edey to Girvan!! 🔥 The full programme is now (mostly) up on the website
girvanfolkfestival.org.uk/programme
and individual event tickets are also now available! Last few weekend tickets too! See you in the Spring!!! 🌱🌼🌸🎻🪗🪕🎶☀️
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Happy
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! Did you know? For much of our 50 years, we've been a woman-led organisation? This year's line-up has Robyn Stapleton, Maggie MacInnes, Claire Mann, Christina Lutter, Janice Burns, Chris Kydd, Pauline Cordiner & amazing band of tradition bearers – A Wheen o Wimmin!!!
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Scotland’s funnest, friendliest folk fiasco… sorry, *fiesta* — announces the festivities for our fifty-first fling!! Fiddles, flutes, folklore and a great big fantoosh fire on the shore! If yer fit, ye'll find tunes, songs and faces, familiar and new in beautiful South West Scotland this spring!
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After an unforgettable 50th Festival, it’s time to thank our amazing funders… 🎵 Destination South Ayrshire 🎵 William Syson Foundation 🎵 Kilgallioch Fund, Carrick Futures & Nadara
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🎵 Girvan Town Team 🎵
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🎵 Culture Ireland
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A select few shots (all that is allowed by Bluesky) of our 50th anniversary celebrations back in May. The full set is on Facebook.
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1 week to go! We're definitely looking forward to the heatwave we read about on the news!! ☀️☀️☀️☀️ Oh, and there might be a spot of music too! 🎶🎵🎻🪗🪕🎵🎶
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3 fantastic entertainers open the Festival w. songs, stories & craic! The show also includes a performance by the Strandline Singers Community Choir. All details on
girvanfolkfestival.org.uk
or get tickets in person in the Westcliffe Hotel from the Friday afternoon. See you there!! 🎶🎵🎻🪗🪕🎵
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2 of Scotland's most exciting pipers – Skye's Brìghde Chaimbeul & Scotland's preeminent folk piper Ross Ainslie join Steven Byrnes for a rare trio show. Also on the bill, the striking singing of Dublin balladeer Macdara Yeates. Tickets online at
girvanfolkfestival.org.uk/tickets
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Tickets are going fast for
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on Sun 4th May. We're looking to move the show to a larger venue but we've had no confirmation yet. If you want to see Dougie the only surefire way is to get your ticket soon!
girvanfolkfestival.org.uk/tickets/
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about 1 year ago
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7 weeks till Scotland's funnest, friendliest folk fiesta! 🎻🪕🪗
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