Edinburgh Tradfest

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Edinburgh Tradfest returns to the Traverse for a series of special in-person gigs as part of this year's Festival.

Edinburgh TradFest Spotlight is supported by Creative Scotland, the City of Edinburgh Council and the William Grant Foundation.

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List of Events, 12 per page.

  1. Edinburgh Tradfest: Rura + Astro Bloc

    Edinburgh Tradfest

    Fri 1 May, 8pm

    Multi-award winning quartet RURA supported by bold and dynamic new folk band Astro Bloc open this year's TradFest.

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  2. Edinburgh Tradfest: #WorldPlayAStrathspeyDay

    Edinburgh Tradfest

    Sat 2 May, 3pm

    A celebration of one of Scotland's most distinctive musical forms.

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  3. Edinburgh Tradfest: Laura Jane Wilkie & Ian Carr

    Edinburgh Tradfest

    Sat 2 May, 6.30PM

    Two leading figures in today’s contemporary traditional music world transform the concert stage with high octane original compositions.

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  4. Edinburgh Tradfest: Saz

    Edinburgh Tradfest

    Sun 3 May, 6.30PM

    Rajasthani folk music trio create original music and rediscover traditional songs rarely heard from centuries-old folk music.

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  5. Edinburgh Tradfest: Kim Carnie

    Edinburgh Tradfest

    Sun 3 May, 8:15PM

    One of Scotland’s most compelling musical voices, Kim Carnie blends traditional Gaelic roots with cinematic, contemporary soundscapes.

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  6. Edinburgh Tradfest: Tim Edey

    Edinburgh Tradfest

    Mon 4 May, 6.30PM

    Multi-instrumentalist Tim Edey is considered to be one of the world's finest melodeon and guitar players in the folk and contemporary scene today.

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  7. Edinburgh Tradfest: A’ Chiad Litir – The First Letter

    Edinburgh Tradfest

    Mon 4 MAY, 8.15PM

    This year’s special commission is by Josie Duncan, a folk singer, songwriter and composer working in both English and Scottish Gaelic.

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  8. Edinburgh Tradfest: Deiseil: Dancing In Time

    Edinburgh Tradfest

    Tue 5 May, 6.30Pm

    A journey through centuries of tradition, told through live music, dance, song, spoken word and recorded material.

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  9. Edinburgh Tradfest: The Complete Recordings of Hezekiah Procter

    Edinburgh Tradfest

    TUE 5 MAY, 8.15PM

    Journey to the beginnings of country music with this 1920s-inspired performance act.

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  10. Edinburgh Tradfest: The Onlies

    Edinburgh Tradfest

    Wed 6 May, 6.30Pm

    A collective of young performers, leaving their mark on traditional music

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  11. Edinburgh Tradfest: The Furrow Collective

    Edinburgh Tradfest

    Wed 6 May, 8:15PM

    Contemporary folk music creating timeless songs of this world and others, with storytelling at their heart.

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  12. Edinburgh Tradfest: Northern Resonance

    Edinburgh Tradfest

    Thu 7 May, 6.30PM

    A Scandinavian string trio that takes newly composed folk music into enormous soundscapes.

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