A Night for Dick Gaughan at Celtic Connections 2026
Gaughan is a voice of deep humanity in our present dark world. Gaughan brought many of the traditional Irish and Scots Celtic songs to new life. I’d never heard Robert Burns Westlin Winds before Gaugan introduced this as one of the best songs ever written. He searched through the Scottish national archives for the best traditional […]
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Saturday, January 31, 2026 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2026, Music, Pat's Home Page Blog, Pauline Keightley, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
True and Bold Concert: Tribute to Dick Gaughan
Aww the Dick Gaughan tribute concert last week was so amazing!! So emotional, so many folk icons from Scotland, England and Ireland. Black and white images of the 70s folk scene in Edinburgh. The Irish artist Seamie O’Dowd, who performed Song for Ireland ,was so good – one of those hushed silence moments…. Dick […]
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2026, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Music, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Celtic Connections 2026 – Final Week
Runs until Sunday 1 February 2026 The Chair, Fara and Gnoss raised the roof at the famous Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom with a special sold out Orkney inspired anniversary concert to mark the midway point of Celtic Connections, as more than 100 concerts flashed by in a week dominated by roots, rhythms and reels. Siobhan Miller, Saltfishforty, Astro Bloc, Mec Lir, Senegalese legends Orchestra Baobab, Laura […]
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Sunday, January 25, 2026 | Filed under: Burns Events, Celtic Connections 2026, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Celtic Connections: Junior Brother
Thursday 29 January, 2026, 7.30 p.m. Carefully pushing the boundaries of what modern Irish folk can look and sound like, Junior Brother is an idiosyncratic, challenging, and richly lyrical singer/songwriter from Co. Kerry. His much-anticipated third album, The End is officially out now, via Strap Originals. Following singles Take Guilt, Small Violence, Welcome To My […]
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Saturday, January 24, 2026 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2026, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Gig Guide plus Club Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Celtic Connections: This Journey of Mine, Carol Laula and Friends
Thursday, 29 January, 2026 at 7.30 p.m. Citizens Theatre, 19 Gorbals St, Gorbals, Glasgow G5 9DS An evening of song, stories and (not so) silent heroines with Carol Laula and friends Inspired by the return of the iconic goddess statues atop of the new Citizens Theatre building and honouring its longstanding creative work with women […]
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Friday, January 16, 2026 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2026, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music
Celtic Connections: Alasdair MacCuish and the Black Rose Ceilidh Band
Friday 16 January, 2026, 8:00pm – 12:00 midnight Ol Fruitmarket, 100 Candleriggs, Glasgow G1 1NQGlasgow Dance the night away to the best traditional tunes. Named in a Scotsman poll as the best ceilidh band in Scotland, and the inaugural winners of the Best Scottish Dance band at the first ever Trad Music Awards, Alasdair MacCuish & […]
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Celtic Connections: Landless and Natalie Wildgoose
Saturday 17 January, 2026, 7. 30 p.m. Drygate Brewery, 85 Drygate, Glasgow G4 0UT Unaccompanied Irish folk: four women weave haunting, close-harmony songs Landless, the highly acclaimed Irish quartet of Lily Power, Meabh Meir, Ruth Clinton, and Sinéad Lynch: bring their mesmerizing, unaccompanied traditional songs to the first Saturday of Celtic Connections. Formed in Dublin […]
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Thursday, January 15, 2026 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2026, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Celtic Connections 2026: Opening Night World Connections
Thursday 15 January, 2026, 7.30 p.m. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Killermont St, Glasgow G2 3NW Celtic Connections 2026 launches with World Connections – a celebration of global traditions and local talent. This genre-spanning opening night will capture the welcoming spirit of Glasgow and look towards the city hosting the Commonwealth Games in July. Line-up […]
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Celtic Connections: Celebrating 60 years of Scotland’s Traditional Music and Song Association.
Saturday 17th January 2026, 7.30 p.m. Event by TMSA Scotland Glasgow City Halls, 100 Candleriggs, Glasgow G1 1NQ In 2026, the Traditional Music & Song Association of Scotland (TMSA) proudly celebrates 60 years of bringing people together through the rich and vibrant traditions of Scottish music and song. From local gatherings to international stages, the TMSA […]
