The programme for Celtic Connections 2017 has been announced today (Thursday 27 October) by Artistic Director, Donald Shaw.
From Thursday 19 January to Sunday 5 February 2,100 musicians from across the globe will take part in 300 events at venues throughout Glasgow, Scotland, for one of the leading annual festivals of world, folk and roots music. The festival is supported by Glasgow City Council and Creative Scotland, and delivered by Glasgow Life.
18 days of concerts, ceilidhs, talks, art exhibitions, workshops, free events, late night sessions and a host of special one-off musical collaborations will once again light up the Scottish winter when Celtic Connections returns.
The Opening Concert will star award winning folk singer songwriter Laura Marling performing the world premiere of orchestrations of her songs by Kate St. John with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and special guests.
This concert begins Celtic Connections 2017’s celebration of inspiring women artists, with performances by Roberta Sá, Olivia Newton John with Beth Neilson Chapman, Karine Polwart, and legendary singer Shirley Collins among the other highlights.
The festival also focuses this year on artists who have lived through times of intense personal hardships and found success through their music and strength, such as world music star Aziza Brahim who grew up in an Algerian refugee camp.
Margo Price, St Paul & the Broken Bones, Darlingside, Hurray for the Riff Raff, the Mark O’ Connor Band and Calexico and are among the stars of Americana & Bluegrass who will be taking to the stage.
Travelling further down the path to explore connections between Scotland and the deep south of America, Jon Cleary and Dirk Powell will celebrate the Louisiana sound, inspired by Booker Prize winning author James Kelman’s Dirt Road
Billy Bragg and Joe Henry will perform classic railroad songs featured on their album Shine A Light which was recorded on a four-day journey by train across America.
Traditional and Folk music remain at the heart of Celtic Connections with a dazzling line-up that takes in La Banda Europa led by Jim Sutherland, star-studded folk orchestra Unusual Suspects, fiddle super-group Session A9, Edinburgh’s Dallahan, the premiere of piping project Tryst, Ireland’s festival favourites Sharon Shannon and Four Men & A Dog, Gaelic rockers Manran and a 20th Anniversary performance of Phil Cunningham’s Highlands & Islands suite.
Shooglenifty and special guests will come together for A Night for Angus, paying tribute to their friend, band member and inspirational fiddle player Angus R.Grant who so sadly passed away this month.
Celtic Connections 2017 will also bring the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of Canada to Glasgow with shows by leading Canadian artists such as Martha Wainwright, Le Vent Du Nord, De Temps Antan and Russell deCarle.
The 70th anniversary of the Partition of India will be marked with a Celtic Connections premiere and commission for leading world percussionistsTrilok Gurtu & Evelyn Glennie and classical violin star Jayanthi Kumaresh.
Other artists appearing at Celtic Connections 2017 include C Duncan, Pictish Trail, Fairport Convention, Liz Lochhead, Aidan Moffat, Seth Lakeman, Tom Paxton, King Creosote, Siobhan Miller, Orchestra Baobab, Robyn Stapleton, and Anna Meredith.
As part of the middle weekend of Celtic Connections, musical directors and programmers of leading festivals and venues from around the world will attend performances by Scottish songwriters, bands and musicians as part of Showcase Scotland. The concerts along with a trade fair provide invaluable opportunities for Scottish musicians to gain new worldwide opportunities thanks to this leading industry delegate event.
More than 11, 000 children across Scotland will take part in Celtic Connections Education Programme through five free morning concerts and school workshops led by leading Celtic musicians.
The Education Programme has reached more than 200,000 children across the country since it began in 1999. Its work is supported directly by membership fees from the festival’s Celtic Rovers patron’s scheme – which gives discounted rates on bookings and exclusive experiences during Celtic Connections 2017.
The always popular programme of public workshops will give people of all ages and opportunities the chance during the festival to learn new musical skills and have fun along the way.
We’re excited to be part of a new venture working with The National Whisky Festival which will offer a wide range of whisky tastings and music hosted at a new venue for Celtic Connections, SWG3, on Saturday 28 January 2017.
And to complete the banishing of the chilly temperatures of the air in Glasgow – for a few glorious evenings at least – Celtic Connections is delighted to celebrate Brazil as the partner country for 2017, with performances by some of the country’s leading artists including Hamilton De Holanda, Yamandu Costa and Renata Rosa – and Roberta Sá.
Donald Shaw, Artistic Director of Celtic Connections, said: “A breath-taking range of styles and traditions radiates throughout Celtic Connections 2017. Artists who have shaped the present day and artists who are re-defining music for the future will take to the stage. Artists whose lives and cultures could not be more different will come together to share their stories, passion and skill.
“At the heart of it all is the simple life-affirming experience of being at a live music performance during a world leading festival. We can’t wait for Celtic Connections 2017 to begin.”
Councillor Frank McAveety, Leader, Glasgow City Council said: “Glasgow is a city for music lovers. We start the year, while it’s quiet elsewhere, with our fantastic celebration of the very best in world, folk and roots music, Celtic Connections. We welcome audiences and artists from around the world – some have been coming to the festival every year for more than 20 years, for others this will be their first experience of Glasgow during Celtic Connections. We can promise them a great time and 18 days of amazing shows and events.”
Councillor Archie Graham, OBE, Chair of Glasgow Life, said: “Each year Celtic Connections also creates fantastic opportunities for thousands of school children throughout the city and across Scotland to attend free concerts by world leading Celtic musicians, and to learn about Celtic music in their classrooms. This work to enrich the lives of young people is a vital part of a festival which celebrates and shares so much wonderful music each year.”
Alan Morrison, Head of Music, Creative Scotland, said: “Celtic Connections is now firmly established as the winter destination of choice not only for lovers of folk and traditional music, but also for anyone who wants to embrace culture on a global scale. This is the place where Scotland’s music connects to the world, and we welcome its greatest musicians to Glasgow, old friends and new, especially those from Showcase Scotland’s partner country Brazil. It’s also fantastic this year to see the spotlight shone on female artists, as women have long since provided a strong, defining voice in Scotland’s traditional music and national identity.”
Women of Music
Inspiring women artists will be celebrated in a series of concerts at Celtic Connections 2017.
Mercury nominated and Brit award-winning singer songwriter Laura Marling makes her Celtic Connections debut leading an orchestrated performance of her songs at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Thursday 19 January for the Opening Concert of Celtic Connections. With theBBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and special guests and orchestration by composer, arranger producer and instrumentalist Kate St. John this world premiere performance promises to be an unmissable curtain raiser for the 2017 festival.
Roberta Sá is a Latin Grammy award winning pop icon in Brazil. Of Portuguese descent, Roberta performed in the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games and made her UK debut this summer. She will make her first highly anticipated appearance at Celtic Connections at Drygate on Friday 27 January.
International superstar and multiple Grammy Award-winner Olivia Newton-John, Grammy nominee Beth Nielsen Chapman and SOCAN Award-winner Amy Sky will perform music from their collaborative album Liv On live for the first time, at the Main Auditorium of Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Tuesday 24 January. The music grew from three artists’ personal experiences with loss and illness, which they all survived, and the artists hope is that this music can uplift hearts burdened by grief while at the same time bringing comfort to the listener.
Following its critically acclaimed premiere at the Edinburgh International Festival 2016, Scottish singer, songwriter Karine Polwart’s Wind Resistance will be presented at the Tron Theatre from Wednesday 25 to Saturday 28 January as part of Celtic Connections 2017. In a compelling combination of story and song Polwart celebrates Fala Flow, a protected peatbog south-east of Edinburgh.
The legendary song collector and singer Shirley Collins follows the release of her first album for more than 30 years this November with a performance at Celtic Connections at City Halls on Saturday 4 February. Shirley Collins was a hugely influential figure in the revival of English folk music in the 1960s and 70s through ground-breaking recordings, live performances and collaborations with artists including Davy Graham and the Albion Band.
On January 28 at The Main Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall this year’s Roaming Roots Revue will mark ‘The Women in Song’ by featuring the greatest female songwriters of our time, including Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, Bjork, PJ Harvey, Gillian Welch, Joan Armatrading, and Tracy Chapman.
Beauty in the Storm
This year’s festival will also highlight extraordinary artists who have overcome intense hardships and found success through music.
Aziza Brahim, who will perform on Friday 20 January at Drygate, was born and raised in the Saharawi refugee camps lining the frontier between Algeria and Western Sahara. As a young teenager she fled these camps and the regime of political oppression that followed Morocco’s 1975 invasion of Western Sahara to live in Cuba. As an adult she returned to the Saharawi camps and began singing and playing in different musical ensembles. She is now a best-selling world music artist whose work is infused with influences of her Western Sahara roots and Barcelona, where has lived since 2000, and remains a spokesperson for the Saharawi people and their ongoing struggle.
Americana
Celtic Connections is delighted to once again welcome leading Americana & Bluegrass artists to Glasgow. Traditional US folk and country is a stepping off point for these musicians who mix and drive forwards different styles and traditions to create their own unique music.
Tennessee-based singer songwriter Margo Price is one of the most exciting Americana artists performing today. Her first solo album released on the Third Man record label followed personal tragedies that have influenced music that is vivid and deeply moving. For those who don’t yet know her work, discover her live in concert at Oran Mòr on Tuesday 24 January.
Fronted by the electrifying vocals and showmanship of ex-trainee preacher Paul Janeway, eight-piece Alabama soul sensations St. Paul & the Broken Bones splice classic Stax/Motown styles with modern-day influences from Sly Stone and Prince to Tom Waits and Nick Cave. The band, who recently supported the Rolling Stones, will be at the O2 ABC Glasgow on Sunday 29 January.
Uniting four superb voices around a single microphone, Massachusetts quartet Darlingside’s collectively-written songs meld elements of folk, pop, bluegrass, classical and indie-rock, adventurously arrayed with guitars, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, cello, bass and subtle electronics. The toast of 2016’s Cambridge Folk Festival following their last-minute main-stage performance, as replacements for an ailing headliner, the band take to the stage of Oran Mòr on Saturday 28 January.
Led by America’s foremost fiddle virtuosos, the Billboard chart topping Bluegrass ensemble the Mark O’ Connor Band take to the stage of the Grand Hall at City Halls on Sunday 29 January. As a solo artist Mark is a Grammy and CMA Award winner who has collaborated with iconic artists including Johnny Cash and Wynton Marsalis. In the tradition of many great US bluegrass acts, the line-up for his acclaimed six piece band includes son Forrest and wife Maggie.
Arizona-based Americana, Tex-Mex, indie rock band Calexico will be joined by Guatemalan singer-songwriter and guitarist Gaby Moreno and special guests for a classic Celtic Connections collaborative concert, Crossing the Border, at the Main Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Friday 20 January.
Tradition Now
Celtic Connections welcomes a fantastic line up of traditional and folk musicians to this year’s festival.
Previously at Celtic Connections in 2008, a new line up La Banda Europa led by composer and musician Jim Sutherland has been specially assembled for this year’s festival to perform on Sunday 29 January at the Main Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. This extraordinary ensemble features 36 virtuoso musicians from 15 countries who play ethnic instruments indigenous to their own European country of origin, including hurdy-gurdys, nyckelharpas, the Armenian duduk, Slovakia’s two-metre fujara flute, the ancient Celtic carnyx and bagpipes from seven nations.
The Unusual Suspects will be lining up on Wednesday 25 January at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. One of Ireland’s top touring bands. With a high octane fusion of music genres and the addition of screaming brass they cater for all ears of all ages.
While another of Ireland’s best-loved acts, Four Men and a Dog have an extra-special place in Celtic Connections’ heart, having played the festival’s very first opening night in 1994. Continuing their 25th anniversary celebrations, marked by 2016’s brand-new album, And the Band Played On, the current five-piece line up are joined by guest pianist James Delaney in the New Auditorium at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Friday 27 October.
Legendary musician, composer, and producer Phil Cunningham’s Highlands and Islands Suite received its world premiere as the Opening Concert for Celtic Connections in 1997. To mark its 20th Anniversary this work, which combines folk and orchestral music to stunning effect, will be staged once again at the Main Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Sunday 22 October with a stellar cast of musicians and singers.
Manran will lead a barnstorming bill at the Barrowlands on Friday 20 January that also features Blazin’ Fiddles and Americana stars, Kentucky’s own, Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys. One of the most loved Scottish bands of today, Manran’s eclectic mix of influences built around the band’s traditional Celtic roots make their music hard to define, but easy to love
Canada 150
In 2017 Celtic Connections joins in the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the foundation of Canada by presenting an exciting range of Canadian musicians.
The startling musical and emotional range of Martha Wainwright’s previous albums established her as one of today’s most fearless and compelling singer-songwriters. Her new fifth release, Goodnight City, combines that full gamut of talent and experience, carried by her uniquely powerful voice, while returning to the rawness of her self-titled 2005 debut, in both fresh originals and bespoke compositions from brother Rufus, Beth Orton, Glen Hansard, Michael Ondaatje and Merrill Garbus. Festival audiences can immerse themselves in her live show at the O2 ABC Glasgow on Friday 3 February.
Renowned equally for their for world-class musicianship and joyous live energy Québécois four-piece Le Vent du Nord and power-trio De Temps Antan will present a new collaborative set in the Main Auditorium of Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Friday 27 January featuring specially-created, seven-man arrangements of songs and tunes from their respective repertoires.
Former frontman of iconic Canadian country roots band Prairie Oyster, legendary artist Russell deCarle performs with Denis Keldie and Steve Briggs. Audiences at the Tron Theatre on 4 February will be treated to a fluent mix of blues, jazz and R&B-tinged western swing with a luxuriously laid back rockabilly edge.
70 Years On – The Partition of India
The 70th anniversary of the Partition of India, which originally led to the creation of India and Pakistan, is also marked with leading artists from India and Pakistan appearing at Celtic Connections.
A sixth generation musician who has been performing since the age of 15 Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh is one of the leading contemporary Veena artists. She will be bringing her music blending tradition and innovation using one of the most expressive instruments used in Indian classical music, the Veena – a plucked stringed instrument originating in ancient India – to audiences at the New Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Saturday 28 January.
Virtuoso percussionists Trilok Gurtu and Evelyn Glennie will perform the world premiere of a Celtic Connections commission The Rhythm in Me on Wednesday 1 February at the Main Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Evelyn Glennie, a hugely successfully solo percussionist has performed worldwide with the greatest conductors, orchestras, and artists. Born into a highly musical family in Bombay, Trilok Gurtu continues to define and redefine his position as one of the percussive art’s greatest innovators of all time. They will be joined for their Celtic Connections performance by violinist Kumaresh Rajagopalan and pianist Philip Smith
Brazil
Each year, Celtic Connections partners with a different country to create new international links and to present a selection of artists from our partner country with festival audiences. In 2017, our partner country is Brazil.
Leading artists who will be appearing as well as Roberta Sá include Hamilton de Holanda, whose ground breaking musical career has seen him reinventing the playing style of traditional Brazilian instrument the 10 string Mandolin, and bringing it to a global audience. He has been described in the press as the “Jimi Hendrix of bandolim”. Celtic Connections audiences can experience him perform on Saturday 28 January at the Old Fruitmarket.
The music of Renata Rosa brings together indigenous Brazilian influences, African and Portuguese elements.to create an irresistible, rich sound. A multi-instrumentalist she is best known as a vocalist and virtuoso on the Rabeca – a traditional fiddle with 8th century Arabic origins which was brought to Brazil by the first Portuguese colonizers in the 16th century.
Guitarist and composer Yamandu Costa performs a diverse range of styles that makes him impossible to categorise, including classical, tango, sambo, and chamamés. His main instrument is the violão de 7 cordas, the Brazilian seven-stringed nylon guitar.
SHOWCASE SCOTLAND AT CELTIC CONNECTIONS 2017
Scottish musicians will be in the global spotlight next January when more than 170 music industry delegates from across the world will gather in Glasgow for the annual Showcase Scotland event at Celtic Connections.
From Wednesday 25 to Sunday 29 January 2017 leading promoters, record label representatives and agents from around 25 countries will experience performances by around 60 Scottish bands and musicians including Gillian Frame, Talisk, Duncan Chisholm, Adam Holmes & the Embers, Elephant Sessions and the Angus Nicolson Trio.
A major Trade Fair held at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall also provides the opportunity for promoters to meet artists and their representatives.
The event, which is supported by Creative Scotland and organised by Active Events on behalf of Celtic Connections, provides invaluable opportunities for the artists to raise their profile and secure new opportunities, as well as highlighting the dynamic music scene in Scotland.
Showcase Scotland will also present performances by an exciting range of musical talent from Brazil – the partner country for Celtic Connections 2017 – including Roberta Sá, Hamilton de Holanda, Renata Rosa and Yamandu Costa.
As well as providing fantastic exposure to delegates for the visiting Brazilian artists, the event also helps to create new links between Scottish and Brazilian musical communities.
Singer Roberta Sá is a Latin Grammy award winning pop icon in Brazil. Of Portuguese descent, she performed in the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games and this year made her UK debut as part of a European tour.
Hamilton de Holanda’s ground breaking musical career has seen him reinventing the playing style of traditional Brazilian instrument the 10 string Mandolin, and bringing it to a global audience. He has been described in the press as the “Jimi Hendrix of bandolim”.
The music of Renata Rosa brings together indigenous Brazilian influences, African and Portuguese elements.to create an irresistible, rich sound. A multi-instrumentalist she is best known as a vocalist and virtuoso on the Rabeca – a traditional fiddle with 8th century Arabic origins which was brought to Brazil by the first Portuguese colonizers in the 16th century.
Guitarist and composer Yamandu Costa’s performs a diverse range of styles that makes him impossible to categorise, including classical, tango, sambo, and chamamés. His main instrument is the violão de 7 cordas, the Brazilian seven-stringed nylon guitar.
Donald Shaw, Artistic Director of Celtic Connections, said: “The passion and artistry of Brazilian music is renowned throughout the international musical community. It is fantastic that we are able to present shows by some of the most exciting Brazilian musicians performing today as part of Showcase Scotland at Celtic Connections.
“This would not have been possible without our Brazilian partners, the MIMO Festival”.
“We can now look forwards not only to some unmissable concerts but the chance to create new connections between Scotland and Brazil, two countries for whom a deep rooted love of making and sharing music is part of our national identity.”
Councillor Archie Graham, OBE, Chair of Glasgow Life, said: “Glasgow during Showcase Scotland at Celtic Connections is the place to be for musicians and music industry professionals.
“The city’s vibrant music scene and thriving entrepreneurial spirit are at the heart of an event which draws promoters and producers from across the globe.
“We also look forwards to welcoming artists from our partner country for Celtic Connections 2017, Brazil. It’s a lot more likely to be snowing than sunny, but we can guarantee them a warm, Glasgow welcome and a festival atmosphere that’s one of the greatest found anywhere in the world.”
Alan Morrison, Head of Music, Creative Scotland, said: “Scotland’s music is one of our national treasures and Scottish musicians are ready to share that wealth across the world. Hosted by Celtic Connections, Showcase Scotland provides a tremendous platform for our home-grown talent to develop their careers and promote our traditional culture to an eager audience of international promoters, programmers, label bosses and agents. We also welcome to Glasgow this year’s partner country, Brazil, and look forward to sharing the concert stage with them, if not the football field.”
Aline Paes, Head of Production of the MIMO Festival, said: “Celtic Connections is one of the most wonderful music festivals in the world, but also a place for encounters, friendship and collaboration. We are ready to make new friends from all over the world and bring the best of our music to the vibrant and passionate audiences in Glasgow. We must say that It was a hard work to decide the line-up for the Showcase Scotland considering the big number of great options, but we are sure that we are representing the best of Brazilian music scene.
“We are proud to say that music is in the DNA of our people and that our country produces a kind of music that represents a unique blend of so many different accents, rhythms and influences – a reflection of the richness and diversity of our enormous, complex, and beautiful territory.“
From Thursday 19 January to Sunday 5 February 2,100 musicians from across the globe will take part in 300 events at venues throughout Glasgow, Scotland, for Celtic Connections 2017.
One of the leading annual festivals of world, folk and roots music the festival will see 18 days of concerts, ceilidhs, talks, art exhibitions, workshops, free events, late night sessions and a host of special one-off musical collaborations.
LISTINGS FOR CELTIC CONNECTIONS 2017
More shows will be added in the run up to the festival. Updates at www.celticconnections.com
Opening Concert: Laura Marling & BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with Special Guests
Thurs 19 January 7.30pm
£27 (premium seats – limited availability), £24
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Main Auditorium
Crossing the Border: Calexico and Special Guests
Fri 20 January, 7:30pm
£23 (premium seats – limited availability), £20
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Main Auditorium
Mànran with Blazin Fiddles and Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys
Fri 20 January, 7:30pm
£20
Barrowlands
Joanne Shaw Taylor and Support
Fri 20 January, 7:30pm
£17.50
O2 ABC Glasgow O2 ABC
Tom Russell and Cera Impala
Fri 20 January, 7:30pm
£14
The Mackintosh Church
Hurray for the Riff Raff and Support
Fri 20 January, 7:30pm
£15
Drygate Brewery
The Glad Community Choir Sing Bowie and Honey & Herbs
Fri 20 January, 7:30pm
£12.50
Glad Cafe
Pierce Turner and Charly Houston
Fri 20 January, 8:00pm
£14
Tron Theatre
Celtic Connections Festival Club
Fri 20 January, 10:30pm
£9
The Art School
Late Night Sessions
Fri 20 January, 11:00pm
£5
Drygate Brewery
Rant: 4/4 – A Project for Projection
Sat 21 January, 1:00pm
£12
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall **New Auditorium**
Koshka & Special Guests and Lula Pena
Sat 21 January, 7:30pm
£16
City Halls Grand Hall
The Felice Brothers and Horse Thief
Sat 21 January, 7:30pm
£16.00
O2 ABC Glasgow
Gaels Le Chèile @ Ceòl’s Craic
Sat 21 January, 7:30pm
£14
CCA
Aziza Brahim and Support
Saturday 21 January
£14
Drygate
Compton & Newberry and Support
Sat 21 January, 8:00pm
£14
Tron Theatre
Dervish 25th and Support
Sat 21 January, 8:00pm
£16
City Halls Old Fruitmarket
Celtic Connections Festival Club
Sat 21 January, 10:30pm
£9
The Art School
Late Night Sessions
Sat 21 January, 11:00pm
£5
Drygate Brewery
NeWt trio and Support
Sun 22 January, 7:30pm
£14
Drygate Brewery
Sarah Jarosz and Blue Rose Code
Sun 22 January, 7:30pm
£18
City Halls Grand Hall
Suns of Arqa and Support
Sun 22 January, 7:30pm
£14
Oran Mor
Tiree Song Book
Sun 22 January, 8:00pm
£14
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Strathclyde Suite
She Moved Through the Fair – The Legend of Maragert Berry
Sun 22 January, 8:00pm
£14
Tron Theatre
Where You’re Meant to Be featuring Aidan Moffat and Guests
Sun 22 January, 8:00pm
£16
City Halls Old Fruitmarket
Celtic Connections Festival Club
Sun 22 January, 10:30pm
£5
The Art School
Late Night Sessions
Sun 22 January, 11:00pm
£5
Drygate Brewery
Tommy Emmanuel and Derek Gripper
Mon 23 January, 7:30pm
£24
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Main Auditorium
Olivia Newton-John, Beth Nielsen Chapman & Amy Sky: “LIV ON” with John McCusker Band
Tue 24 January, 7:30pm
£31 (premium seats – limited availability), £28
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Main Auditorium
Quinn Bachand’s Brishen and Support
Tue 24 January, 8:00pm
£14
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Strathclyde Suite
Fairport Convention @ 50 and Steve Tilston & Jez Lowe
Tue 24 January, 8:00pm
£22
City Halls Old Fruitmarket
Robyn Stapleton – Songs of Robert Burns and Support
Wed 25 January, 7:30pm
£14
St Andrew’s in the Square
Mexrrissey and Los Pacaminos featuring Paul Young
Wed 25 January, 7:30pm
£16.50
O2 ABC Glasgow
An Evening with Tom Paxton
Wed 25 January, 7:30pm
£25.00
Mitchell Library Auditorium
Wind Resistance: Karine Polwart
Wed 25 January, 8:00pm
£20
Tron Theatre
BEMIS celebrates BURNS; A Toast tae the Lassies
Wed 25 January, 8:00pm
£22 includes meal
City Halls Old Fruitmarket
Angus Nicolson Trio with Calum Alex MacMillan
Thu 26 January, 7:30pm
£14
St Andrew’s in the Square
Baby Do Brasil and Support
Thu 26 January, 7:30pm
£16
O2 ABC Glasgow
Nae Plans with The Jeremy Kittel Trio
Thu 26 January, 7:30pm
£14
Drygate Brewery
Modern Studies and Tisso Lake
Thu 26 January, 7:30pm
£12.50
Glad Cafe
C Duncan and Man of Moon
Thu 26 January, 7:30pm
£14
Saint Luke’s
Wind Resistance: Karine Polwart
Thu 26 January, 8:00pm
£20
Tron Theatre
Billy Bragg and Joe Henry
Thu 26 January, 9:30pm
£20.00
City Halls Old Fruitmarket
Celtic Connections Festival Club
Thu 26 January, 10:30pm
£9
The Art School
Late Night Sessions
Thu 26 January, 11:00pm
£5
Drygate Brewery
Gillian Frame ‘Pendulum’ with Anna Lindblad Trio
Fri 27 January, 7:30pm
£14
St Andrew’s in the Square
Elephant Sessions and Dosca
Fri 27 January, 7:30pm
£14
Oran Mor
Slobodan Trkulja & Balkanopolis and Support
Fri 27 January, 7:30pm
£14
O2 ABC Glasgow
Four Men and A Dog and Imar
Fri 27 January, 7:30pm
£16
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall **New Auditorium**
Roberta Sá and Support
Fri 27 January, 7:30pm
£15
Drygate Brewery
Wind Resistance: Karine Polwart
Fri 27 January, 8:00pm
£20
Tron Theatre
King Creosote and Charlie Cunningham
Fri 27 January, 9:30pm
£20.00
City Halls Old Fruitmarket
Celtic Connections Festival Club
Fri 27 January, 10:30pm
£9
The Art School
Late Night Sessions
Fri 27 January, 11:00pm
£5
Drygate Brewery
Inveraray & District Pipe Band with Bagad Kemper: Melezour)
Sat 28 January, 12:30am
£15
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Main Auditorium
Wind Resistance: Karine Polwart
Sat 28 January, 2:00pm
£20
Tron Theatre
Duncan Chisholm: The Gathering and Renata Rosa
Sat 28 January, 7:30pm
£18
City Halls Grand Hall
Darlingside with Adam Holmes & The Embers
Sat 28 January, 7:30pm
£14
Oran Mor
Ginkgoa and Support)
Sat 28 January, 7:30pm
£14
Drygate Brewery
Scottish Clarinet Quartet with Ros Dunlop)
Sat 28 January, 7:30pm
£12.50
Glad Cafe
Wind Resistance: Karine Polwart
Sat 28 January, 8:00pm
£20
Tron Theatre
World Beat Bothy featuring Niteworks, Inyal and Hamilton De Holanda
Sat 28 January, 8:00pm
£16
City Halls Old Fruitmarket
Celtic Connections Festival Club
Sat 28 January, 10:30pm
£9
The Art School
Late Night Sessions
Sat 28 January, 11:00pm
£5
Drygate Brewery
New Voices: Hannah Fisher)
Sun 29 January, 1:00pm
£12
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Strathclyde Suite
No copy set
Sarah Kenchington – Big Hair Bagpipe Band
Sun 29 January, 3:00pm
£7.50
Glad Cafe
La Banda Europa and Xabier Diaz
Sun 29 January, 7:30pm
£23 (premium seats – limited availability), £20
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Main Auditorium
The Mark O’Conner Band and Support
Sun 29 January, 7:30pm
£18
City Halls Grand Hall
Auld Hat New Heids
Sun 29 January, 7:30pm
£14
St Andrew’s in the Square
St Paul and the Broken Bones & Support
Sun 29 January, 7:30pm
£16.00
O2 ABC Glasgow
In the Shadows of Steam and UrbanFarmHand
Sun 29 January, 7:30pm
£14
Drygate Brewery
The Lions of Lisbon
Sun 29 January, 8:00pm
£16
Tron Theatre
Dirt Road’ featuring Dirk Powell & Jon Cleary and Special Guests
Sun 29 January, 8:00pm
£16
City Halls Old Fruitmarket
Celtic Connections Festival Club
Sun 29 January, 10:30pm
£5
The Art School
Late Night Sessions
Sun 29 January, 11:00pm
£5
Drygate Brewery
Mary Chapin Carpenter with Altan
Mon 30 January, 7:30pm
£27 (premium seats – limited availability), £24
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Main Auditorium
Trilok Gurtu and Evelyn Glennie: “The Rhythm in Me” and Jarlath Henderson
Wed 1 February, 7:30pm
£23 (premium seats – limited availability), £20
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Main Auditorium
Brahms in Budapest – BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with Budapest Bar
Wed 1 February, 7:30pm
£14
City Halls Grand Hall
Celtic Guitar Journeys and Support
Wed 1 February, 7:30pm
£14
St Andrew’s in the Square
Damien Dempsey and Hermitage Green
Wed 1 February, 7:30pm
£16
O2 ABC Glasgow
John Paul White and Callaghan
Wed 1 February, 7:30pm
£16
The Mackintosh Church
Dallahan with Vishten
Wed 1 February, 8:00pm
£14
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Strathclyde Suite
The Light Comes Back – Liz Lochhead with The Hazey Janes and Steve Kettley
Wed 1 February, 8:00pm
£14
Tron Theatre
Orchestra Baobab and Support
Thu 2 February, 7:30pm
£23 (premium seats – limited availability), £20
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Main Auditorium
Atlantic Arc Orchestra with Karan Casey
Thu 2 February, 7:30pm
£18
City Halls Grand Hall
James McMurty and Nathan Bell
Thu 2 February, 7:30pm
£16
Oran Mor
Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band and The Eskies
Thu 2 February, 7:30pm
£16
O2 ABC Glasgow
Tartine de Clous, Alasdair Roberts & Neil McDermott
Thu 2 February, 7:30pm
£12.50
Glad Cafe
Fat-Suit with Federation of the Disco Pimp and Guests
Thu 2 February, 7:30pm
£14
Saint Luke’s
Rab Noakes, 70/50 in 2017
Thu 2 February, 8:00pm
£16
City Halls Old Fruitmarket
Celtic Connections Festival Club
Thu 2 February, 10:30pm
£9
The Art School
Late Night Sessions
Thu 2 February, 11:00pm
£5
Drygate Brewery
Transatlantic Sessions)
Fri 3 February, 7:30pm
£30 (premium seats – limited availability), £27
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Main Auditorium
Breabach and Beoga
Fri 3 February, 7:30pm
£18
City Halls Grand Hall
Lewis & Leigh and Bella & the Bear
Fri 3 February, 7:30pm
£14
St Andrew’s in the Square
Martha Wainwright with Ed Harcourt
Fri 3 February, 7:30pm
£16.50
O2 ABC Glasgow
Craig Armstrong & Calum Martin present Salm Music: New Works
Fri 3 February, 7:30pm
£17
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall **New Auditorium**
George Monbiot & Ewan McLennan ‘Breaking the Spell of Loneliness’
Fri 3 February, 7:30pm
£14
The Mackintosh Church
Ezza and Support
Fri 3 February, 7:30pm
£14
Drygate Brewery
The Pipes The Pipes and Support
Fri 3 February, 8:00pm
£14
Tron Theatre
Sharon Shannon Band & Special Guests and Support
Fri 3 February, 8:00pm
£17
City Halls Old Fruitmarket
Celtic Connections Festival Club
Fri 3 February, 10:30pm
£9
The Art School
Late Night Sessions)
Fri 3 February, 11:00pm
£5
Drygate Brewery
Shirley Collins
Sat 4 February, 7:30pm
£20
City Halls Grand Hall
Alice Marra & The Gaels Blue Orchestra and Support
Sat 4 February, 7:30pm
£14
St Andrew’s in the Square
Treacherous Orchestra and Ezza
Sat 4 February, 7:30pm
£16
O2 ABC Glasgow
60th Anniversary Celebration of Comhaltas in Glasgow
Sat 4 February, 7:30pm
£15
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall **New Auditorium**
3Hattrio and Lizabett Russo
Sat 4 February, 7:30pm
£14
The Mackintosh Church
Shovels and Rope & Support
Sat 4 February, 7:30pm
£14.00
Drygate Brewery
Issho Drummers from Taiko to Txalaparta
Sat 4 February, 7:30pm
£12.50
Glad Cafe
Russell deCarle with Denis Keldie & Steve Briggs and David Francey
Sat 4 February, 8:00pm
£15
Tron Theatre
Strathspey & Surreal Society and Support
Sat 4 February, 8:00pm
£16
City Halls Old Fruitmarket
Celtic Connections Festival Club
Sat 4 February, 10:30pm
£9
The Art School
Late Night Sessions
Sat 4 February, 11:00pm
£5
Drygate Brewery
BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2017
Sun 5 February, 5:00pm
£14
City Halls Grand Hall
Transatlantic Sessions
Sun 5 February, 7:30pm
£30 (premium seats – limited availability), £27
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Main Auditorium
Celtic Connections Festival Club
Sun 5 February, 10:30pm
£5
The Art School
More here: www.celticconnections.com
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