Tag: winter festivals
Celtic Connections. That’s the name of the festival that’s been lighting up Glasgow’s winter for better than twenty years now. It is also a name which both defines and …
Saint Andrew’s Day, on 30 November, is the national day of Scotland. Whether you are in Scotland or not, if you’d like to join in the celebration, there are …
Celtic Connections seemed a crazy idea: a folk music festival, staged at a formal concert hall, in the middle of Scotland’s dark, cold, rain and snow filled winter weather? …
Temple Bar, in the heart of Dublin City. You might think of it for its lively scene of pubs and drink. You could know it for its art galleries …
Bagpipes, tartan, fiddle tunes, whisky, Outlander, the Loch Ness Monster, Sir Walter Scott, Andy Murray — Scotland is known for many reasons. It is also one of the best …
The depths of winter, you might think at first, is not when you’d go looking for music festivals in the colder parts of the world. The winter weather outside …
As winter begins in Scotland, days become much shorter and the dark of night longer. You may not see sunrise until after nine in the morning and it will …
Celtic Connections: it is a festival held in the depth on Scotland’s winter that lights up and highlights connection and collaboration expressed through music. Through eighteen nights and days …
by Kerry Dexter Winter festivals have their own special charm. Gathering together when dark comes early, the weather’s cold, when you may see the sparkle of winter stars in …
Winter in Scotland is a time of short days, early twilight, unpredictable — usually quite cold — weather. It is also a time when the music of Celtic Connections …
Florida State University: you might know it for the championship Seminole football team, the high ranked teams in just about every other men’s and women’s sport, and the dozens …
Shannon Heaton and Laura Cortese were walking through Davis Square, In Somerville, Massachusetts. They passed by The Burren, a pub known for great Irish music sessions and performances. That …
