Having grown from relatively modest beginnings in 1994, Celtic Connections opens in Glasgow on 18th January, with an uplifting display from some of folk’s brightest emerging talent, established artists Scottish and international, plus a host of artists new to the festival, including strong international and Americana contingents.
Highlights are too numerous to name, but worthy of special mention are Breton harp legend Alan Stivell (pictured below), Hebridean voice Julie Fowlis, a Celtic Connections Burns Supper, Mercury-nominated west of England folk singer and multi-instrumentalist Seth Lakeman, special Jazz and Mardi Gras Nights, Scottish singer Kathryn Joseph, world-class piping talents Finlay MacDonald and Jose Manuel Tejedor, local legend Paul Buchanan from the Blue Nile guesting with The Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and big names from America such as Lambchop, Tommy Emmanuel and Molly Tuttle, and continuing the Celtic Connections tradition of bringing folk back together, the legendary Bothy Band stage a long-awaited reunion.
The full programme can be viewed on the festival’s website.
