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The Festival of Small Halls brings world class musicians to community venues across Skye, Lochalsh and Raasay. The closing ceilidh at Broadford Hall is a special chance to see all eight headline musicians performing together. There’s also fantastic local support from Ceilear. We look forward to seeing you there and at the session afterwards at Broadford Hotel.LINE-UP
Duncan Chisholm
Duncan is one of Scotland’s most recognised and accomplished fiddle players and composers. His music contains the rarest of chemistries – a glorious combination of invention, tenderness and passion. He creates music that requires no introductions or programme notes to carry you on its journey, sumptuously layered and awash with dazzling colours, textures and rhythms. The sound may be traditional, but this is 21st Century traditional music: sophisticated, exhilarating and meltingly beautiful.
Josie Duncan
Josie Duncan is a captivating folk-inspired songwriter and an award-winning singer from the Outer Hebridean Isle of Lewis. With a voice that radiates warmth and vulnerability, Josie effortlessly weaves together soulful melodies and heartfelt lyrics, captivating audiences worldwide. In 2017, she received widespread recognition when she won the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award. Over the past few years her songs have been showcased at festivals around the world from Canada to Denmark and those closer to home.
Martin Green
Martin is a multi-award-winning musician and Ivor Novello-winning composer. As a member of Lau, he has won four BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for Best Group. In 2014, he received a Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Artists, and in 2019, he won the Ivor Novello Award for his sound walk Aeons. His acclaimed BBC Radio 4 work exploring rave culture, morris dancing and brass banding has received millions of listens. His first play Keli was staged by the National Theatre of Scotland.
Laura Jane Wilkie
Hailing from Tain in the Highlands, Laura has a unique style rooted in Highland fiddle traditions but influenced by an eclectic range of genres. She has toured internationally with projects including Kinnaris Quintet, Niteworks and Siobhan Miller. As a founding member of Fat-Suit, Laura embraces improvisation across styles, and has collaborated with Shooglenifty, Rachel Sermanni and Elephant Sessions.
Alasdair Roberts
Alasdair is a Glasgow-based musician – primarily a singer and guitarist – born in Germany and raised in central Scotland. Acclaimed by Folk Radio UK as “one of our most talented, important and relevant songwriters and song-adapters,” he has released several critically acclaimed albums. Alasdair is known for both his idiosyncratic compositions and his fresh interpretations of traditional Scottish and narrative ballads.
Malin Lewis
Innovator, award-winning multi-instrumentalist Malin Lewis melds Scottish West Coast fiddle tradition with a newly invented, self-made bagpipe. They weave hair-tingling, philosophical and dance-inducing melodies with European folk traditions, queerness and the universe. Malin’s unique timbre comes from composing for their own two-octave Smallpipe, creating a world of sound that captivates audiences everywhere.
Innes Watson
Innes, from Glasgow, is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist with over twenty years of experience in Scottish music, performance, recording, teaching and producing. He grew up in the Borders in a supportive musical environment that fostered his wide-ranging skills and creativity. Innes is one of the most sought-after musicians in Scotland today and currently teaches at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig.
Ciorstaidh Beaton
Recently crowned “Musician of the Year” at the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards, Ciorstaidh is known for her rich sound, innovative arrangements and fearlessly driven harping style. A Gaelic speaker from Skye now based in Glasgow, she is a versatile soloist and orchestral harpist. Ciorstaidh composed a “New Voices” commission for Celtic Connections 2025, part of which was filmed for BBC Alba’s Seirm.
SUPPORT
Ceilear
Ceilear started out originally as the Fèis an Earraich Ceilidh Trail. As part of Angus MacKenzie’s Culture Collective project, Eilean a’ Cheòl- run in conjunction with Seall and Feisean nan Gaidheal- it has developed into a band collective of young musicians from Skye that have performed around the Island from village hall cèilidhs to support acts for established artists and slots at festivals such as The Royal National Mod and Skye Live.
INFORMATION
Kids are welcome and can come for free, but please keep in mind this is a late night event. Use your judgment when deciding if your child needs a ticket. Generally, if they need their own seat, please buy one.
A licensed bar will be in operation.
If you have accessibility or mobility needs, contact [email protected] before the event so arrangements can be made.
Events and artists may be subject to change.
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Broadford, Isle of Skye, United Kingdom
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