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Folk Club

Join local and visiting musicians for a traditional Scottish and Irish tune/song session. Musician's very welcome and/or just come along and enjoy the music, atmosphere and the craic'.

Festival Marquee

Concerts and picking sessions throughout the weekend at SpringGrass Bluegrass Festival.

Five Kingdoms Brewery

Outstanding sponsorship support from the team at Five Kingdoms Brewery for this year's festival, and outstanding beers on draught all weekend!

Five Kingdoms Brewery

The Vault Arts Centre

A former bank, the Trust re-developed the unoccupied premises into what is now acknowledged as being one of the best live music/performing arts venues in Scotland. A social enterprise project, the venue provides vital income and office space.

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The Often Herd

Outstanding bluegrass from the North-East of England, The Often Herd transcend the traditional boundaries of the genre with driving energy, tight vocal harmonies and dazzling instrumental interplay.

The Black Denims

The Black Denims are Scotland’s newest country supergroup. With an expanse of 8 members, hailing from disparate musical backgrounds, the band manages to blend the disciplines of Jazz, Blues, Bluegrass, Folk, and Country into their story telling lore.

Sarah-Jane Scouten

Performing at SpringGrass Bluegrass Festival 2024, Sarah Jane Scouten has been nominated for 4 Canadian Folk Music Awards, a Western Canadian Music Award and an International Folk Music Award.

Rain of Animals

Performing at SpringGrass Bluegrass Festival 2024, Rain Of Animals is the euphonious collaboration between Pepita Emmerichs (Oh Pep!) and Theodore Barnard (Wire & Wool).

Fiddle Workshop with Jeri Foreman

Australian fiddle player and tune writer Jeri Foreman delivers a fiddle workshops at SpringGrass Bluegrass Festival in 2023.

SpringGrass Bluegrass Festival

Ivan Drever

Don't miss the chance to see the incredible, prolific singer-songwriter Ivan Drever at The Vault!

20th April 2024

Outstanding Concerts

Make sure you book early for the 10th annual Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival over 12th-14th July 2024.

Weekend Passes 2024

Highland Dancing Competition

Southwest Scotland's biggest Highland dancing competition is held at Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival.

Highland Dancing Competition

Dancers celebrate their acheivements at the Highland Dancing Competition in 2018

Highland Dancing Competition

47 young dancers competed in 2019 at one of the largest traditional Scottish dancing competitions in South West Scotland.

@TradFestival 2013

The Jones family are well known for days/nights of music, songs and the craic' and in 2013 we had another fantastic get together with friends, family and neighbours. Frustrated by the lack of traditional music opportunities and arts programming in Wigtownshire, combined with a desire to engage more people in traditional music learning, composing and performing, it was at events like this that the idea to create a music festival began to take shape.

Cultural & Economic Impact		Since 2014
Concerts
Workshops
Organisation Spend in Wigtownshire
Organisation Spend in Dumfries & Galloway
Organisation Spend in Scotland

A beautiful, hot, sunny Summer's day in glorious Dumfries & Galloway being enjoyed by friends, family and neighbours with outdoor music, BBQ, camping for the children and, when the sun had set, us all retiring to the Summer room where the music and songs continued late into the night.

Trad Music Trust

Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary over 11th-13th July 2025. It's an incredible achievement. The charity has created a viable, sustainable, event that continues to grow and develop, proudly celebrating the very best in traditional Scottish, Irish and World music. Make sure you book early for what is shaping up to be the biggest event yet!