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Edinburgh Tradfest
The past, present and future of traditional music

What’s on – Edinburgh Tradfest 2025

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Venues: Queen’s Hall – Traverse Theatre – Scottish Storytelling Centre – Cameo Picturehouse

Categories: Music – Film – Storytelling – Lecture/talk – Livestream – Workshop – Session – Ceilidh – Family Friendly

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Ross Ainslie & the Sanctuary Band + Terra Kin
May
2
8:00 PM20:00
queen's hall, music

Ross Ainslie & the Sanctuary Band + Terra Kin

  • Friday, May 2, 2025
  • 8:00 PM 10:30 PM 20:00 22:30
  • The Queen's Hall (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Scotland’s most sought-after piper opens the festival

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#WorldPlayAStrathspeyDay
May
3
3:00 PM15:00
music, traverse theatre

#WorldPlayAStrathspeyDay

  • Saturday, May 3, 2025
  • 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 15:00 16:00
  • Traverse Theatre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Annual celebration of that quintessential Scottish tune form

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Divergence
May
3
6:30 PM18:30
music, traverse theatre

Divergence

  • Saturday, May 3, 2025
  • 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 18:30 19:30
  • Traverse Theatre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Non-traditional instruments giving a new twist on traditional music

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Leveret
May
3
8:15 PM20:15
traverse theatre, music

Leveret

  • Saturday, May 3, 2025
  • 8:15 PM 10:15 PM 20:15 22:15
  • Traverse Theatre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A glimmering set of instrumentals from three of England’s finest musicians

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Fiddle workshop with Lauren MacColl
May
4
11:00 AM11:00
music, traverse theatre, workshop

Fiddle workshop with Lauren MacColl

  • Sunday, May 4, 2025
  • 11:00 AM 12:30 PM 11:00 12:30
  • Traverse Theatre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Take a deep dive into strathspeys with one of Scotland's finest fiddlers

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Martyn Bennett: the music lives on
May
4
3:00 PM15:00
music, talk, traverse theatre, lecture

Martyn Bennett: the music lives on

  • Sunday, May 4, 2025
  • 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 15:00 16:00
  • Traverse Theatre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Preserving the legacy of one of Scotland’s legendary musicians

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Hartwin Trio
May
4
6:30 PM18:30
music, traverse theatre

Hartwin Trio

  • Sunday, May 4, 2025
  • 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 18:30 19:30
  • Google Calendar ICS

Simple and melancholic melodies from Belgium and beyond

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Lauren MacColl: Half A Lifetime
May
4
8:15 PM20:15
music, traverse theatre

Lauren MacColl: Half A Lifetime

  • Sunday, May 4, 2025
  • 8:15 PM 10:15 PM 20:15 22:15
  • Traverse Theatre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Music of staggering beauty by one of Scotland’s most accomplished composers

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Teho.
May
5
6:30 PM18:30
music, traverse theatre

Teho.

  • Monday, May 5, 2025
  • 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 18:30 19:30
  • Traverse Theatre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Finnish power-fiddle duo

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For the Love of Trees + Fiona Soe Paing
May
5
8:15 PM20:15
music, traverse theatre

For the Love of Trees + Fiona Soe Paing

  • Monday, May 5, 2025
  • 8:15 PM 10:15 PM 20:15 22:15
  • Traverse Theatre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Mary Macmaster’s musical love letter to our woodlands

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Morag Brown & Lewis Powell-Reid
May
6
6:30 PM18:30
music, traverse theatre

Morag Brown & Lewis Powell-Reid

  • Tuesday, May 6, 2025
  • 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 18:30 19:30
  • Traverse Theatre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Mesmerising arrangements of traditional music from Scotland to the Balkans and beyond

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The Hot Seats
May
6
8:15 PM20:15
music, traverse theatre

The Hot Seats

  • Tuesday, May 6, 2025
  • 8:15 PM 10:15 PM 20:15 22:15
  • Traverse Theatre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A spellbinding explosion of Americana

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The Travelling Janes
May
7
6:30 PM18:30
music, traverse theatre

The Travelling Janes

  • Wednesday, May 7, 2025
  • 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 18:30 19:30
  • Traverse Theatre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

19th century folk song from the old and new worlds

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Beth Malcolm: Folkmosis
May
7
8:15 PM20:15
music, traverse theatre

Beth Malcolm: Folkmosis

  • Wednesday, May 7, 2025
  • 8:15 PM 10:15 PM 20:15 22:15
  • Traverse Theatre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Scots Singer of the Year 2024 presents her brand new album

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Tune writing workshop with Adam Sutherland
May
10
11:00 AM11:00

Tune writing workshop with Adam Sutherland

  • Saturday, May 10, 2025
  • 11:00 AM 12:30 PM 11:00 12:30
  • Traverse Theatre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

How to explore an existing tune as an aid to your own writing

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