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One of Scotland’s most accomplished singer-songwriters is releasing his first solo track in more than two years. Willie Campbell, the former co-frontman of Scottish band Astrid and a core member of Gary Lightbody’s supergroup The Reindeer Section, will release his new single Holiday From Myself on March 20. While both the music and the man …
Some of the biggest names in trad music are coming together for a spectacular series of intimate shows hosted by Outer Hebrides’ arts hub An Lanntair as part of the globally renowned HebCelt Festival celebrations. The arts centre, sited in the town centre just a stones throw from the CalMac ferry terminal, has curated four …
Top Scots music festival HebCelt boosted the Outer Hebrides economy to the tune of £4.4m after a record breaking financial performance. This year’s four-day celebration, which featured Lulu, Tidelines and Skerryvore as headliners in July, generated £400,000 more income for the area compared with 2024’s event, and was up by almost £700,000 on 2023. New …
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The multi award-winning HebCelt Festival has announced a new partnership with BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2026 - offering the winner a prestigious performance slot at next summer’s festival in Stornoway. The collaboration brings together two of Scotland’s most respected cultural platforms to shine a spotlight on the next generation of …
This year’s HebCelt Festival was the most successful in the event’s 28-year history as its investment in new technology, infrastructure and enhanced sponsorship packages paid dividends. Tickets for Saturday’s headliners Skerryvore sold-out, as did local fringe events, with Lulu only a handful of tickets away from achieving the same. More than 18,500 attended the festival, …
“Yeah, that song is very much about my childhood experience,” laughs former Astrid frontman Willie Campbell, flashing a mischievous grin. “Growing up too early in the 90s, on Lewis, that’s just what you did. Everybody got up to no good – it was the way it was back then.” He’s talking about ‘1995’. The nostalgia-soaked …
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Festival goers heading to HebCelt next month are now destined for an out of this world experience - after uber popular Sci-Fi and fantasy collective OH!CON blasted into the line-up. Tide Lines, Lulu and Skerryvore will soon be rubbing shoulders with the likes of Star Wars favourites Darth Vader and R2-D2, Daleks from Dr Who …
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The award-winning HebCelt Festival has announced a dynamic new partnership with SSEN Transmission, which will see the company become a key sponsor of the internationally acclaimed summer event. The funding agreement forms part of the electricity transmission network operator’s commitment to supporting local communities across the Highlands and Islands through its £20bn investment to upgrade …
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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 …
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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