Overseeing this year's Scottish Highland Dancing Competition at Minnigaff Playing Fields on Saturday 9th July 2022, Trevor Leat's fantastic wicker sculpture.
Scottish Highland Dancing
Marty will cover all things tenor banjo from traditional repertoire to technique and chords, and will reference some of his favourite tunes/composers.
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Performing LIVE at the 8th annual Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival on Saturday 9th July 2022.
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Performing LIVE at Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival on Sunday 10th July 2022.
Performing LIVE at the 8th annual Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival on Sunday 10th July 2022.
Performing LIVE at Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival on Friday 8th July 2022.
Don't miss this year's Highland Dancing Competition at Minnigaff Playing Fields on Saturday 9th July 2022 from 11am.
Dancers celebrate their acheivements at the Highland Dancing Competition in 2018
47 young dancers competed in 2019 at one of the largest traditional Scottish dancing competitions in South West Scotland.
Perform live at this year's Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival over 8th-10th July. Tickets on sale now!
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The first official Newton Stewart Traditional & Acoustic Music Festival, as it was known then, delivered 4 concerts, 3 traditional music workshops, pipe band performance, tune and song sessions at venues throughout Newton Stewart & Minnigaff over 2 days and featured BBC Radio Scotland's Young Traditional Musician of Year 2014, local singer Robyn Stapleton, as well as the Citty Finlayson Scots Singer of Year 2013, Siobhan Miller, and Scottish duo Ross Couper & Tom Oakes.
* Total amount spent by Newton Stewart Traditional Music Festival Association to deliver the festival over the 4th & 5th July 2014.
Ross CouperTom OakesSiobhan MillerAaron JonesRobyn Stapleton (BBC Radio Scotland's Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2014)Hajime TakahashiZoë BestelGreg QuieryWendy StewartJohn & Rona CarsonRhona NorrisOrkney CavalcadeIndoor KitesJoey PearceBruce McKenzieRhins of Galloway Pipes & Drums
The 8th annual Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival will take place over the 8th-10th July 2022 and it's a HUGE comeback event featuring, as ever, the very best in traditional music & dance. The Sarah Markey Band, Damien O'Kane & Ron Block Band with Michael McGoldrick, Megan Nic Fhionnghaile, Malin Makes Music, John McSherry & Francis McIlduff, Heather Cartwright, Mairi McGillivray and Blue Rose Code (trio)!! It's going to be another incredible weekend.