2nd annual Autumn Trad Festival takes place over 21st-23rd October with concerts, sessions and all the usual craic'...tickets are on sale now!
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Outstanding Scottish fiddle player Ryan Young and incredible duo Binky Blue will be performing LIVE at this year's Autumn Trad festival on Saturday 22nd October. Tickets on sale now!
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The Sarah Markey Band performed at the 8th annual Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival on Friday 8th July 2022.
Heather Cartwright performed at the 8th annual Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival on Sunday 10th July 2022.
Mairi McGillivray performed at the 8th annual Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival on Sunday 10th July 2022.
John McSherry & Francis McIlduff performed at the 8th annual Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival on Saturday 9th July 2022.
Malin Makes Music performed at the 8th annual Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival on Saturday 9th July 2022.
Marty facilitated a tenor banjo workshop at Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival in July 2022.
Back to back BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year award winners in Eryn Rae and Michael Biggins, who perform live on Friday 21st October at this year's Autumn Trad festival at The Vault Arts Centre, Newton Stewart.
Michael Drain, one of Ireland's leading bodhrán players, ran classes on Saturday 9th July 2022, part of the 8th annual music & dance festival.
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
Performing LIVE at the 8th annual Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival on Sunday 10th July 2022.
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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.
Jarlath Henderson, Innes Watson, Hamish Napier, Duncan Lyle & Andrea Gobbi, Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton, BBC Radio Scotland's Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2017, Charlie Stewart with Becky Hill, Emily Smith & Jamie McClennan, Cillian Doheny & Cillian King, Failte, Darcy Da Silva, Ollie Rigg, Paula Herries School of Highland Dancing, Rhins of Galloway Pipes & Drums, glorious sunshine, even better sessions - just brilliant from start to finish.
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The 9th annual Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival takes place over the 7th-9th July 2023 and, after an incredible year in 2022, will continue the festival's tradition of bringing the absolute best in traditional Scottish, Irish and World music and dance to perform in Galloway. Stay tuned throughout the year for programme announcements, or grab an Early Bird Weekend Pass - on sale now - and secure your seats now for 2023!