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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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Damien O'Kane & Ron Block Band, featuring Michael McGoldrick, performed at the 8th annual Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival.
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.
2nd annual Autumn Trad Festival takes place over 21st-22nd October with concerts, sessions and all the usual craic'...tickets are on sale now!
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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.
In August 2018, Newton Stewart Traditional Music Festival Association's application to become a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation, under the new name Trad Music Trust, was approved by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). The aim of the organisation is to encourage, develop, support and promote traditional music, dance and language learning and performance in Wigtownshire, Dumfries & Galloway.
Trad Music Trust is almost entirely voluntary run - there are no paid members of staff - and is managed by a Board of Trustees, Project Co-ordinator, Festival Director and Dance Co-ordinator all of whom, along with volunteers from the local community, work incredibly hard to deliver fantastic projects in the region.
Are you passionate about traditional music, dance and language? Can you offer your time, skills and experience to support traditional music, dance and language learning, composition and performance projects in Dumfries & Galloway?
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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.