Celtic Connections

Every January, Celtic Connections brings Glasgow to life for 18 days of concerts, ceilidhs, talks, art exhibitions and free events!

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More than 2,500 musicians from around the world will gather in Glasgow for Celtic Connections.

The largest annual winter music festival of its kind and the UK's premier celebration of Celtic music, Celtic Connections features concerts, ceilidhs, talks, art exhibitions, workshops, free events, late night sessions and a host of special one-off musical collaborations.

More than 20 venues across the city stage shows to hugely enthusiastic audiences – we welcomed more than 100,000 attendances to 300 events in 2018.

Details of the stars of world, folk and roots music and the exciting emerging talent who will be appearing at Celtic Connections 2019 will be announced later this year.

Upcoming Events at Celtic Connections

My Darling Clementine and Taylor & Leigh

19th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: The acclaimed My Darling Clementine will be joined by Taylor & Leigh for an evening of Americana at Oran Mor on January 19th!

The Orkney Gathering: Generations

19th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: New generations of Orkney musicians currently emerging on the islands take centre stage at the Old Fruitmarket for The Orkney Gathering: Generations!

Kathleen MacInnes & amiina and support

19th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Don't miss internationally acclaimed South Uist native Kathleen MacInnes perform at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Saturday 19th January!

Brave in Concert

19th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019 will present the world premiere of Brave in Concert, in association with Disney Concerts, Air-Edel and Stream Scotland!

Deaf Shepherd and Alden Patterson & Dashwood

19th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Having headlined the first ever Celtic Connections in 1994, Deaf Shepherd return to the festival to celebrate their 25th anniversary!

Aidan O’Rourke & Kit Downes with James Robertson

19th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Enjoy sparse and emotive contemporary folk music with spoken word from multiple award-winning Aiden O’Rourke, Kit Downes and James Robertson.

Blue Rose Code presents ‘This Is Caledonian Soul’

19th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Ross Wilson (AKA Blue Rose Code) will, with the help of a 14-piece band and some very special guests, take on generations of cult, iconic and classic Scots song!

Charles Esten

20th January 2019

Charles 'Chip' Esten will play Glasgow's Old Fruitmarket on Sunday 20th January as part of Celtic Connections with special guests The Adelaides!

Roaming Roots Revue: Abbey Road 50th featuring the Sun King Orchestra

20th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Roaming Roots Revue 2019 spotlights and celebrates the 50th anniversary of Abbey Road with an array of special guests!

Saltfishforty with Jamie Smith’s MABON

20th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Much-loved Orkney twosome Saltfishforty will be cooking up a headily high-octane brew of Orkney tunes laced with country, blues, rock and other diverse flavours!

Jenna Reid & Harris Playfair and Mr McFall’s Chamber with Andrew Collins Trio

20th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Catch Jenna Reid & Harris Playfair and Mr McFall’s Chamber with Andrew Collins Trio at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on January 20th!

Mary Ann Kennedy ‘Glaschu’ and support

20th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Mary Ann Kennedy performs songs from her new album Glaschu at the Tron Theatre on Sunday 20th January!

Judy Collins

20th January 2019

The award-winning singer-songwriter Judy Collins will play The Mackintosh Church on January 20th as part of Celtic Connections 2019!

Carmichael’s Ceilidh: The Life of a Legend

20th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: John Carmichael, one of the Scottish Dance Band world's greatest characters, will talk about his illustrious life before launching a night of unmissable music and craic!

Daoirí Farrell and friends: The Dublin Session

20th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Daoirí Farrell celebrates Dublin's musical past and present with special guests at City Halls on January 20th!

New Voices

20th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Enjoy the work some of Scotland’s most exciting new musical talent at one of the festival's New Voices concerts!

Mariza and support

21st January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Don't miss one of the world's greatest singers Mariza at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Monday 21st January!

McGonagall’s Chronicles

22nd January 2019 - 25th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: McGonagall's Chronicles is the latest show from the award-winning Gary McNair, a funny and touching tribute to reviled Dundonian Sir William McGonagall!

The Once and support

23rd January 2019

Newfoundland has a storied history of stunning songwriters, poets, and players, over the last decade The Once have written themselves into that story. Catch them at Celtic Connections 2019!

Calennig’ - Celebrating Cymru

23rd January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Don't miss the chance to sample the best in contemporary Welsh roots music, curated by singer-songwriter and poet Gwyneth Glyn!

Cherish the Ladies & Special Guests

23rd January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: The seemingly ageless Cherish the Ladies return for the UK launch of their latest album Heart of the Home at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall!

Ronnie Spector & The Ronettes and Unoma Okudo

23rd January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Ronnie Spector & The Ronettes will perform at the Old Fruitmarket on January 23rd with support from Nigerian soul singer Unoma Okudo!

Green Fields of America and support

24th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: The Green Fields of America will play the Old Fruitmarket on January 24th with support from some special guests!

Mull Historical Society with Bernard Butler and Joel Gardner

24th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Don't miss Mull Historical Society with Bernard Butler and Joel Gardner at CCA Glasgow on January 24th!

An Treas Suaile’ (The Third Wave): Julie Fowlis & Duncan Chisholm

24th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis and fiddler Duncan Chisholm have created a deeply reflective multimedia commemoration, An Treas Suaile’ (The Third Wave).

Sourakata Koite with Duncan Marquiss and Burd Ellen

24th January 2019

Born in Senegal in 1955 Sourakata Koite is a member of the much revered and respected Griot cast, itinerant singers immersed in the cultural and musical heritage of West Africa.

Hen Ogledd and Gymnastic Band

25th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Hen Ogledd will perform tacks from their new album Mogic at Platform Glasgow with support from Gymnastic Band!

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba with SIAN

25th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Don't miss a world-première collaboration from Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba with SIAN at the Old Fruitmarket on January 25th!

Rachel Sermanni & Jarlath Henderson with Scottish Chamber Orchestra

25th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Two of Scottish folk music’s most distinctive contemporary artists take to the stage together to perform brand-new arrangements of their respective repertoires!

Shooglenifty and Kinnaris Quintet

25th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Shooglenifty seamlessly fuse Celtic influences with world music grooves catch them along with the Kinnaris Quintet at the Barrowland Ballroom on January 25th!

The Conundrum: International Piping Night

25th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Expanding a popular format from Piping Live!, this lavish multi-national line-up curate by Finlay MacDonald brings together pipes and pipers from five Celtic regions!

The Tweed Project and support

25th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: The Tweed Project return with a new line-up continuing the original aim of exploring Scottish and English traditional music to create a unique fusion!

TOSTA Banda with Malinky

25th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: TOSTA Banda draw on all seven traditions to celebrate cultural diversity and connection through newly-created music.

Gavin James

25th January 2019

Irish singer-songwriter Gavin James returns to Oran Mor Glasgow on Friday 25th January as part of Celtic Connections 2019!

Frieda Morrison with George Duff

26th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: North East singer, songwriter and broadcaster Frieda Morrison draws her style and influence from the land with songs that touch the heart.

The Lonesome Ace Stringband and The Local Honeys

26th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Lonesome Ace Stringband bring their virtuosic, grittily authentic mix of old-time and newly-written Appalachian folk songs and fiddle/banjo tunes to the Royal Concert Hall!

Niteworks: ‘Comann’ with Special Guests and Mercedes Peon

26th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Niteworks perform their biggest and most spectacular headline show to date at The Barrowlands, featuring material from their rave-reviewed 2018 album Air Fàir An Là!

Susheela Raman: GHOST GAMELAN and support

26th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Experience a one-off sonic encounter of voice, guitar, gamelan, percussion and strings at a live performance of Susheela Raman's new album, Ghost Gamelan!

Amy Helm and Andrew Combs

26th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Don't miss a double header from Amy Helm and Andrew Combs at Oran Mor on Saturday 26th January!

BEMIS: St. Andrew’s Fair Saturday

26th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: St Andrew's Fair Saturday is Scotland's contribution to the fast-growing international Fair Saturday movement!

Breabach and Steph Geremia

26th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Don't miss a double header of Breabach and Steph Geremia at the Old Fruitmarket on January 26th!

The National Whisky Festival

26th January 2019

The annual National Whisky Festival of Scotland will once again descend on SWG3 in January as part of Celtic Connections 2019!

Fisherman’s Friends and Madison Violet

27th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Fisherman's Friends return to the festival with a new album, 2018's Sole Mates, simply self-styled as “foot-stomping, saucy, bawdy songs of the sea”!

Grace & Danger: A Celebration of John Martyn

27th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Ten years after John Martyn's untimely passing Celtic Connections celebrate the genius of the musician who penned May You Never, Couldn’t Love You More and Solid Air!

The Delines and Dori Freeman

27th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Catch a double header of Americana from The Delines and Dori Freeman at Oran Mor on January 27th!

Tigran Hamasyan with special guest Arve Henriksen and Brona McVittie

27th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Armenian pianist Tigran Hamsayan is joined by Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen for an evening at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall!

Karine Polwart & Kris Drever with Scottish Chamber Orchestra

27th January 2019

Karine Polwart & Kris Drever return to Celtic Connections when they première sumptuous orchestral versions of songs old and new at the King's Theatre Glasgow!

Sam Sweeney: The Unfinished Violin and Rachel Baiman

27th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Ex-Bellowhead mainstay Sam Sweeney brings The Unfinished Violin to Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with support from Rachel Baiman!

New Voices

27th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Enjoy the work some of Scotland’s most exciting new musical talent at one of the festival's New Voices concerts!

A Scottish Celebration - Brave

27th January 2019

Mackintosh at the Willow have teamed up with Celtic Connections to celebrate all things Scottish and are hosting a special screening of Brave on Sunday 27th January!

David Allison: The Last of the Mohicans

28th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Innovative Scottish multi-instrumentalist David Allison returns with his latest soundtrack project, The Last of the Mohicans!

Rhiannon Giddens with The Celtic Blues Orchestra and J.S. Ondara

28th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Rhiannon Giddens is joined by the Celtic Blues Orchestra, a bespoke symphony orchestra created for the show!

Hot Sardines and Support

28th January 2019

From reinvented show-tunes to sizzling swing classics, the Hot Sardines deliver A-list musicianship and showmanship alike! Catch them at the King's Theatre Glasgow as part of Celtic Connections!

Gretchen Peters and The Honey Dewdrops

29th January 2019

Don't miss Grammy nominated, Nashville singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters at the King's Theatre Glasgow as part of Celtic Connections with support from The Honey Dewdrops!

DuoDuo Quartet and Hannah Rarity

29th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Bringing together clarsach, percussive dance, cello and guitar don't miss DuoDuo Quartet at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall!

Graham Nash: An Intimate Evening of Songs and Stories

29th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Don't miss an intimate evening of songs and stories with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriter’s Hall of Fame inductee Graham Nash!

Horse: God’s Home Movie 25th and support

29th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Horse McDonald rounds off the quarter-century celebration of her hit second album God's Home Movie with a night at the Old Fruitmarket on January 29th!

Thunderstruck

29th January 2019 - 30th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Thunderstruck at the Tron Theatre is a coming of age play about heroes, bravery and a bin man!

Carla J. Easton and Mark McGowan

30th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Glasgow's self-styled 'Princess of DIY Pop', Carla J. Easton, will play Oran Mor on January 30th with support from Mark McGowan!

Innes Watson's Guitar Colloquium and support

30th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Guitar Colloquium finds Innes Watson presenting the guitar as the leading architect of contemporary traditional music!

Loudon Wainwright III and Karan Casey

30th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Cult musician Loudon Wainwright III is joined by Karan Casey for an evening at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on January 30th!

Eddi Reader and Special Guests

30th January 2019

Eddi Reader will be playing songs both old and new when she performs at the King's Theatre Glasgow on January 30th as part of Celtic Connections!

Blazin Fiddles with Special Guest Karen Matheson and Support

31st January 2019

Instrumental supergroup Blazin’ Fiddles reprise their recent Celtic Sessions tour, featuring Capercaillie’s Karen Matheson at the King's Theatre Glasgow as part of Celtic Connections!

The Bard’s Tale: Live Premiere and Heisk

31st January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Take a virtual quest through 18th-century Scotland with the premier of The Bard’s Tale: Live at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall!

The New Tradition: Talisk, Vishtèn and Xabier Diaz

31st January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Don't miss an international triple bill of contemporary Celtic acts, all of whom delivered outstanding new albums in 2018, at the Old Fruitmarket on January 31st!

VanIves with Liela Moss

31st January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Childhood friends Stuart Ramage and Roan Ballantine make up the multi-genre-bending duo of VanIves, catch them at CCA Glasgow on January 31st!

Gillebrìde MacMillan: ‘Freumhan Falaichte’ - Hidden Roots and Rachel Hair & Ron Jappy

31st January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Performing self-penned songs from his 2018 album release, Gillebride MacMillan deals with a range of personal, cultural and political issues.

Creeping Bent

1st February 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Celebrating in style to mark 25 years of Creeping Bent Organisation, tonight's delectable three-course audio picnic features new projects from label veterans and fresh talent!

Transatlantic Sessions

1st February 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: The live version of the original Transatlantic Sessions TV series is a highlight of the festival calendar!

John Grant & Support

1st February 2019

With the new album Love Is Magic due out 12th October, John Grant has announced a UK tour for 2019 including a date at Glasgow's Celtic Connections Festival on February 1st!

Fara and Tannara

1st February 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Two Scottish quartets, Fara and Tannara, will perform at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on 1st February!

Snuffbox with Zoe Rahman Trio

1st February 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Breaking new collaborative ground across genre boundaries, tonight’s world première features Scottish rising stars Snuffbox and Zoe Rahman Trio!

The Young’uns - The Ballad of Jonny Longstaff

1st February 2019 - 2nd February 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: The Young'uns is the story of one man’s adventure from begging on the streets in the north of England to fighting against fascism in the Spanish Civil War.

National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland: Made in Scotland

2nd February 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: The National Piping Centre will present The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland live for this unmissable afternoon performance!

Alasdair White and Vox featuring Kim Carnie

2nd February 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Alasdair White returns to the festival performing music from his 2015 HebCelt commission An Iuchair, alongside tunes from current projects!

HebCelt: Lewis Night featuring The Tumbling Souls, Norrie MacIver and Irenie Rose

2nd February 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: HebCelt, the Hebridean Celtic Festival, transplants that glow to Glasgow’s winter with this specially-curated programme of contemporary Lewis talent at Oran Mor!

Karine Polwart’s Scottish Songbook

2nd February 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Karine Polwart’s Scottish Songbook reveals yet another dimension to the singer-songwriter’s multi-award-winning artistry!

Chris Stout with Catriona McKay and Special Guests

2nd February 2019

It's a rare privilege be able to see these wonderful and diverse musicians grace the stage of Glasgow's King's Theatre, catch Chris Stout with Catriona McKay and guests as part of Celtic Connections.

Transatlantic Sessions

3rd February 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: The live version of the original Transatlantic Sessions TV series is a highlight of the festival calendar!

The Dead South and support

3rd February 2019

Canada's The Dead South are truly a one of a kind, make sure you catch them at the O2 Academy Glasgow as part of Celtic Connections 2019!

Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert with Marry Waterson & Emily Barker

3rd February 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Following their double-bill appearance at Celtic Connections 2014, former Arab Strap vocalist Aidan Moffatt and ex-El Hombre Trajeado guitarist RM Hubbert return as a duo!