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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Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music Festival, as it was now called, secured £2,500 funding from Dumfries & Galloway Council's Regional Arts Fund in 2015 along with new local and national sponsorship and partners. The programme expanded to feature 2 concerts, 6 traditional music workshops, tune & song writing competitions, tune & song sessions and award nominated and award winning, world famous, traditional musicians including the unforgettable Máirtín O'Connor Band.
* Total amount spent by Newton Stewart Traditional Music Festival Association to deliver the festival over the 10th & 11th July 2015.
Máirtín O'ConnorCathal HaydenSeamie O'DowdJennifer ButterworthLaura-Beth SalterRyan YoungCraig IrvingClaire Hastings (BBC Radio Scotland's Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2015)Robyn StapletonClaire MannAaron JonesBilly JonesMichael DrainJonathan HendersonNadine Stah WhiteThe OystercatchersRhins 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.