Yorkshire’s Chris Brain has carved his place firmly into the contemporary folk scene following his highly-regarded first two albums, Bound to Rise (2022) and Steady Away (2023). Garnering acclaim from the likes of Cerys Matthews, Stuart Maconie (BBC 6Music) and Mark Radcliffe (BBC Radio 2), he has since shared the stage with iconic acts like Robert Plant, Jacqui McShee and Martin Simpson. ‘Golden Days’, the first single from Steady Away is now prominently featured in the A24 film ‘We Live In Time’, starring Oscar-nominated actors Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield. With the release of his third much-anticipated album, ‘New Light’, in Spring 2025, Chris embarked on a near sell-out UK/Ireland solo tour. ‘New Light’ brings a refreshingly contemporary sound as Chris contemplates transformation, nostalgia and tenderness in times of vulnerability - all woven around his familiar gestures towards the natural world.

An evening of music and song and remembrance with Julie Fowlis and Duncan Chisholm. In the early hours of New Year’s Day 1919, more than 200 servicemen returning from the First World War drowned when their boat sank at the entrance to Stornoway Harbour. The tragedy of HMY Iolaire continues to cast a long shadow across the islands, many of whose residents have close connections with the men who perished. 100 years after the event and inspired by John Finlay MacLeod, whose heroism and quick thinking helped save dozens of lives that night, Julie Fowlis and Duncan Chisholm created a new work entitled An Treas Suaile (The Third Wave) which brought audiences closer to this devastating story. An Treas Suaile gives a powerful insight into the events leading up to the tragedy, together with incredible stories of survival, community and faith.

Boo Hewerdine and Yvonne Lyon’s ‘Things Found in Books’ project is a book and album of songs written in response to a notice board in Culzean Castle’s second-hand bookshop, which has been littered with things that have dropped out of books. Letters, notes, photographs, old receipts, postcards, and all fragments of people’s lives have been lovingly collected and kept on a board on the wall amongst the bookshelves.

Boo Hewerdine is an acclaimed, award-winning English singer-songwriter now living and working in Glasgow. He wrote the song ‘Patience of Angels’, which Eddi Reader enjoyed international success with in 1995.

Yvonne Lyon is among the UK’s brightest and best singer-songwriters. Her most recent album Growing Wild is her tenth solo studio album release. Yvonne consistently combines poignant lyrics with strong, creative melodies, demonstrating a voice that can be both fragile and intense. She has guested on live sessions with Bob Harris on BBC Radio 2 and recently completed a master’s degree in Songwriting and Performance from the University of West Scotland.

Together, Boo and Yvonne have formed an inimitable songwriting partnership, weaving these ephemeral stories with their own, creating an album full of nostalgia and beauty, hope and longing.

Mairi's adventures with Scotland's most famous song. Delivered with her trademark wit and unparalleled musical ability, this funny and heartfelt show resonates with universal truths. As we learn about the song and its history, we journey with Mairi as she negotiates the politics of childhood friendships; the challenges of romantic relationships and the highs and lows of success and failure. Blending storytelling, animation and movement with music composed with David Gray and Mairi Campbell this five-star show brings Scotland's most famous song to life. Co-created and directed by Kath Burlinson.

Scottish multi-instrumentalist David Allison (renowned for The Island Tapes and live scores at film festivals) returns with his most immersive show yet.

Almost 50 years in the making, the origin of Vagabondage Musical lies with a Scottish hitchhiker struggling to get a lift somewhere in central France until two art school students offer him a place in their cramped Citroen 2CV van. The chance encounter sparked Allison’s lifelong collaboration with French artist Cyrille Pain. In real time, Allison builds rich, layered soundscapes on guitar while Pain’s digital art unfolds on screen. The audience is plunged into a virtual gallery of light and sound, witnessing the complete creative journey unfold. This unique, transportive experience fuses folk roots, multimedia, and pure, visual artistry - the perfect escape from the January blues.

Eadarainn a’ Chruit: Between Us the Harp is the show of the second album from Scottish harper Karen Marshalsay. Connecting the Scots, Scottish Gaelic and Irish traditions, it also celebrates the harp’s rich presence in Scottish music.

Karen is one of only a handful of players who specialise in all three harps in the Scottish tradition: the modern lever harp, the wire-strung clarsach of the Gaels and the bray harp from the renaissance and baroque periods with its distinctive sitar-like buzz.

With a playing style that is deeply connected to the piping tradition, she has worked with musicians from India, Africa and Paraguay, appeared as a featured soloist with the Russian String Orchestra, and currently plays with long-established Scottish group The Whistlebinkies.

She is joined here by her long-time colleagues who appear on Eadarainn a’ Chruit: Between Us the Harp, Scottish harp doyenne Alison Kinnaird, piper-Gaelic singer Allan MacDonald, singer, flautist and tin whistle master Cathal McConnell, and fiddler-violist Kathryn Nicoll to perform tunes and songs from the album and more!

Profound, narrative-driven songwriting from Portland, Oregon. Jeffrey Martin is a critically acclaimed American singer-songwriter and folk artist from Portland, Oregon. He is celebrated for his profound, narrative-driven songwriting, which has been likened to a blend of folk, Americana, and literary short stories. Before becoming a full-time musician in 2016, Martin spent several years as a high school English teacher, a profession he left to "chase his dreams at all cost." This background is reflected in his lyrics, which are noted for their deep insight into the human condition, often focusing on the struggles and quiet dignity of people on the margins of society. Critics have called his songs "beautiful, sparse, and utterly devastating," with one saying his lyrics "read like Raymond Carver stories."