The Angus Nicolson Band

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

Founded in 2009 and hailing from the Isle of Skye this line-up features three of the most talented musicians in the Highlands: Angus Nicolson, from Sleat, on Highland Pipes, Border Pipes and Whistles; guitarist, Murdo Cameron from Glenelg, and Andrew MacPherson from Portree on Percussion, Pipes and Whistles.

£10

Iain MacFarlane – Gallop to Callop Concert

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

Gallop to Callop is the début solo album from West Highland fiddler and ‘Blazin’ Fiddles’ founding member, Iain Macfarlane.

£10

Play Pieces presents ‘Hallaig’ by Iain Finlay Macleod

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

Hallaig is based on two poems written by Sorley Maclean – Hallaig and An Roghainn. It is a story about unrequited love and how the small choices we make in life can affect us. It is about loss – of time, life, love and language.

£10

SKYE FESTIVAL: ‘TIONAL’

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

Gaelic, Scots songs and music from Skye’s new ‘Gaelic super-group’.

£12.00

The Bevvy Sisters

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

Heather Macleod, Gina Rae and Cera Impala in a great Jazz trio

£12

Skye Festival: ‘CEILEAR’

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

Skye & Lochalsh’s Cèilidh Trailers ‘Cèilear’

Cape Breton Concert

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

Shelly Campbell & Calum Mackenzie.

£12

Bruce Molsky & Vishten

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

Bruce Molsky is a singer, a fiddle player par excellence, a banjo player and a guitarist, and one of the few musicians who we keep welcoming back – he is just too good to miss on any tour.

£14

Nordic Fiddlers Bloc

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

A welcome return to the SEALL stage after their last visit exactly 3 years ago.

£12

Russell de Carle, Denis Keldie & Steve Briggs

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

Bound together by a superlative level of playing and performance that is rare and precious, Russell deCarle with Denis Keldie and Steve Briggs are as close to joined-at-the-hip perfection as can ever be encountered.

£12

Fras

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

"Fras" (coming from the Gàidhlig for "a shower") are a fresh, dynamic Highland quintet playing West coast music with a unique flare and drive from accordion, guitar, bagpipes, banjo and flute.

£9

Summer Isles

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

Having grown up in the Scottish Highlands, The Summer Isles are deeply rooted in Mairearad’s composition. As a result, Mairearad has produced a beautiful new solo album, Summer Isles, a seamless and exciting progression from her previous work.

£12

SaltfishForty

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

“Outstanding musicianship. . . their mix of traditional, contemporary and original tunes and songs, stirred together with Scottish, country, blues, Balkan and rockabilly influences, deliver a wealth of lyricism and finesse” (The Scotsman)

£12

Tional

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

‘Tional’ are a new Gaelic supergroup based on the Isle of Skye with close links to the island’s Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Scotland’s Gaelic college.

£12

Tim Kilphuis Trio

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

Award-winning violinist Tim Kliphuis (NL) is a legend in the gypsy world. His Trio with Nigel Clark (guitar) and Roy Percy (bass) perform “the most breathtaking instrumental show you’ll hear this year” – an exciting and profoundly musical blend of gypsy jazz, classical and folk music.

£12

Simon Thoumire and Ian Carr

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

A very rare two-night tour with two astonishing musicians.

£12

Cape Breton Fiddle Concert with Rodney MacDonald

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

Honourable Rodney J. MacDonald, E.C.N.S., is an accomplished Cape Breton musician and dancer who has performed throughout Atlantic Canada, Eastern USA, Central Canada, and Scotland. He is the grandson of the great fiddler and composer, the late Donald Angus Beaton and comes from a family of musicians. He began step dancing at home at a […]

£12

Charlie McKerron

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

Charlie McKerron is accompanied by Marc Clement to give you arguably the best of fiddle playing in the country.

£12

Kakatsitsi – Master Drummers from Ghana

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

Since 1996, ‘Kakatsitsi’ have toured the UK 12 times, now with a strong dance element, to complement the already outstanding drumming and singing.

£12

Traditional Music: Scots and Gaelic Song Concert

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

Christine Primrose is joined by Arthur Cormack, Billy Ross, Iain Smith and Blair Douglas for an eveing of music and song.

£12

Skip Gorman – Songs from the American West

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

Skip Gorman brings back to life the workaday world of the early settlers of the American West.

£12

Dwayne Cote

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

A wonderful – truly amazing – fiddler.

£8

Bruce Molsky

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

“When Molsky plays, you can practically hear the floorboards and rocking chair creak on the back porch.” – Tony Hillier, Rhythms Magazine

TBC

Elvis McGonagall

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

Stand-up poet, armchair revolutionary and recumbent rocker, Elvis McGonagall is the sole resident of The Graceland Caravan Park where he scribbles verse whilst drinking malt whisky and listening to Johnny Cash.

£10

Ross Ainslie and Jarlath Henderson with Ally Hutton

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

A unique blend of Scottish and Irish newly arranged and composed music for Uilleann pipes, border pipes, whistle and song, that is a up-to-date, contemporary reflection of the state of acoustic traditional music in the 21st Century.

£12

Traditional Music Concert

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

The first year students of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's traditional music course visit Sleat for a week at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig.

£10

Rura

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

One of the finest Scottish acts to emerge in recent times, Rura, simply haven’t looked back since bursting on to the folk scene in 2010.

Traditional Fiddle-Led Concert

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

The second of SEALL's two Easter holiday Tuesday traditional concerts, featuring Gabe McVarish.

£12

Traditional and Gaelic Song Concert

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

We launch the 2015 season of Tuesday traditional concerts with Christine Primrose, Gaelic Singer of the year in 2009 amongst other accolades, from Carloway, Lewis and now living in Sleat.

£12

The Bevvy Sisters

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

Heather Macleod, Gina Rae and Cera Impala in a great Jazz trio

£12

Gerda Stevenson – Night Touches Day

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

One of Scotland’s finest actors launches her new career as a singer song-writer.

£10

Fred Morrison

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

The last time Fred Morrison came to Sleat, he brought the house down with a night of epic piping.

£10

Rick Taylor and The Ron Johnstone All Stars

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

A concert of classic Jazz Standards and music ranging from Be-Bop to the present day with some lively patter and sometimes terrible jokes.

£12

Charlie McKerron and Friends

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

Charlie McKerron will be joined by various other musicians for a great traditional concert in Sleat's Sabhal Mor Ostaig's Talla Mhor.

£12

Glenn Tilbrook

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

Now with a 2013 Solo CD Tilbrook sets off around the Highlands with a lush and diverse acoustic set.

£12

Gaelic Song and the MacArthurs of Newfoundland

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

Margaret Bennett returns to her home island of Skye, with a party of MacArthurs from Newfoundland.

£12

Rant and Cherry Grove

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

Two of Scotland's hottest live acts play as part of Feis An Eilein (Skye Fest).

£14

Leo and Anto (The Saw Doctors)

SEALL at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Talla Mhòr Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highland

An acoustic show from Leo and Anto with songs old and new and untold amounts excitement to be had.

£10
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