Join local and visiting musicians for traditional Scottish/Irish folk tune and song sessions at The Vault Arts Centre. Free entry, family friendly and musicians very welcome!

Performing LIVE at this year's SpringGrass Bluegrass Festival over 16th-18th May 2025, don't miss the incredible The Niche Family! Weekend passes on sale now!

Performing LIVE at this year's SpringGrass Bluegrass Festival over 16th-18th May 2025, don't miss the outstanding Adam Thom. Weekend passes on sale now!

Jarad performed LIVE on Saturday 25th January, part of our Burns Night celebration event.

Performing LIVE at this year's SpringGrass Bluegrass Festival over 16th-18th May 2025, don't miss Hildaland. Weekend pass tickets on sale now!

Performing LIVE at this year's SpringGrass Bluegrass Festival over 16th-18th May 2025, don't miss the Charlotte Carrivick Band. Weekend pass tickets on sale now!

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'.

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

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Supporting the Festival

Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival is run on an entirely not-for-profit basis with volunteer support from a fantastic board of Trustees, dedicated and committed individuals in Nathon Jones, our Festival Director, and Paula Herries our Dancing Co-ordinator and of course the wonderful audiences, sponsors, funders and partners who continue to support the event.

Not only will your support have a direct economic impact in the region, you'll also be helping people, young and old, to learn, develop and celebrate their traditional music, dance, language, culture and heritage which is incredibly important but also lots of fun and, in some cases, can be career defining.

	Special Fling Trophy	Small Keeper Trophy	Overall Highland Trophy	Overall National Trophy	Dancing Ambassador	Festival Ambassador
Your business name/logo in the official festival programme
Your business name/logo on the official festival website
Your business name acknowledged on presentation of trophy
Your business name engraved on a Highland Trophy (including framed print)
Your business name engraved on a National Trophy (including framed print)
Site your own marketing material at any of the ticketed concert or highland dancing event.
x2 Festival Weekend Passes
1 night's Dinner, Bed & Breakfast for 2 people (*subject to availability)
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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!

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