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SHOUT-ER HEBRIDES: Scots legend Lulu, supergroup Skerryvore and highland heroes Tide Lines will headline HebCelt with Nina Nesbitt, Eddi Reader, Trail West, Kassidy, Beluga Lagoon, NATI. and dozens more

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Scots pop icon Lulu will headline this year’s Hebridean Celtic Festival with a spectacular summer performance celebrating her six decades in music. Best known for her ten Top 10 singles including the chart-topping Relight My Fire with Take That, Eurovision-winning Boom Bang-A-Bang, James Bond theme The Man With The Golden Gun, and her iconic debut …

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An Lanntair hailed a ‘cultural beacon’ ahead of 40th anniversary show

Lumber Jills at An Lanntair

HebCelt Festival is hailing the An Lanntair arts centre in Stornoway as a ‘cultural beacon’ ahead of the charity’s 40th anniversary celebrations which include a special concert taking place at this year’s Celtic Connections.   An Lanntair and HebCelt have together delivered some memorable musical collaborations over the years. Renowned projects to have taken place have …

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HebCelt Festival welcomes ‘game-changing’ Creative Scotland funding

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Organisers of the award winning HebCelt Festival have hailed a new three year funding deal announced by Creative Scotland as “game-changing”. It has been awarded £270,000 over the next-three years - the first time multi-year funding has been allocated to the festival this way. They will receive allocations of £90k each year, taking them to …

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Happy Camper! Van-living Spain’s Got Talent finalist makes Celtic Connections debut in Glasgow

Laura Silverstone playing guitar

A van-living travelling troubadour who came within just a few votes of winning TV show Spain’s Got Talent will make her debut at Celtic Connections tomorrow (Tues). Laura Silverstone wowed judges with her singing and guitar playing including her trademark technique of using lap chords, making it all the way through the live grand finals …

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HebCelt Festival delivers vital £12million economic boost to Western Isles over three years

The award-winning Hebridean Celtic Festival has provided a vital £12 million economic lifeline to the Western Isles over the past three years since the COVID-19 pandemic while helping secure dozens of jobs, organisers have revealed.  Analysis highlights a £4.1 million boost to the local community from the 2024 festival alone, marking an increase of £600,000 …

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Good Stuff In Between: Scots and Gaelic singer songwriter Ainsley Hamill talks new album, career path and life choices

Ainsley Hamill in a dress sitting in a field and touching her hair

The latest Good Stuff in Between podcast is out now and features Scots and Gaelic singer songwriter Ainsley Hamill. Ahead of her appearances at this year's Celtic Connections she took time out to chat with our CEO Shaun milne about her new album Fable, her career so far, and the life choices she made along …

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Heb Celt Music Festival partners with Skog Media Associates on PR and media activity for 2025 live event

Ending the year on a high, Skog Media Associates has been chosen to support the PR and media activity for the award winning HebCelt Music Festival in 2025. Our co-founder Shaun Milne will work with the festival team on announcements including the festival line-up, key dates and live inquiries. Among acts already confirmed are live …

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Highland Golf Links tee-up brand new podcast series for Pro Am competition

We're delighted to have been working with Highland Golf Links Pro Am to create a special event podcast for this year's tournament. Featuring Royal Dornoch, Nairn and Cabot Highlands golf venues, it also includes interviews with PGA pro Steve Johnston, Tomatin Whisky and features music from Fèis Rois. You can listen to all the episodes …

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Harpist Pippa Reid-Foster secures blaze of publicity and radio play for her new contemporary album ‘Undercurrents’

Scottish harpist Pippa Reid-Foster has secured a blaze of publicity for the launch of her new album 'Undercurrents'. She was featured in national, regional, and industry media, public sector newsletters, and had airplay with Mary Anne Hobbs on BBC Radio 6. She also featured on the Good Stuff In Between show as part of our …

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