Poster for Tim Edey at the 51st Girvan Traditional Folk Festival 2nd May 2026.
We're delighted to be welcoming the infectiously irrepresible Tim Edey to Girvan!! 🔥
The full programme is now (mostly) up on the website girvanfolkfestival.org.uk/programme and individual event tickets are also now available! Last few weekend tickets too!
See you in the Spring!!!
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Girvan Traditional Folk Festival • 1st–3rd May 2026
Happy #internationalwomensday! Did you know? For much of our 50 years, we've been a woman-led organisation?
This year's line-up has Robyn Stapleton, Maggie MacInnes, Claire Mann, Christina Lutter, Janice Burns, Chris Kydd, Pauline Cordiner & amazing band of tradition bearers – A Wheen o Wimmin!!!
Poster for the 51st Girvan Folk Festival • 1st – 3rd May 2026
Scotland’s funnest, friendliest folk fiasco… sorry, *fiesta* — announces the festivities for our fifty-first fling!! Fiddles, flutes, folklore and a great big fantoosh fire on the shore!
If yer fit, ye'll find tunes, songs and faces, familiar and new in beautiful South West Scotland this spring!
After an unforgettable 50th Festival, it’s time to thank our amazing funders…
🎵 Destination South Ayrshire
🎵 William Syson Foundation
🎵 Kilgallioch Fund, Carrick Futures & Nadara @foundationscotland.bsky.social
🎵 Girvan Town Team
🎵 @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social
🎵 Culture Ireland
Dougie MacLean performing at the 50th Girvan Festival in front of a large sculpture of a gannet.
Brìghde Chaimbeul, Ross Ainslie and Steven Byrnes performing at the 50th Girvan Traditional Folk Festival.
A session with Sessions and Sail onboard the Lady of Avenel tall ship as part of the 50th Girvan Traditional Folk Festival.
The Laird of Changue fireshow as part of the 50th Girvan Traditional Folk Festival.
A select few shots (all that is allowed by Bluesky) of our 50th anniversary celebrations back in May.
The full set is on Facebook.
www.facebook.com/girvanfestiv...
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Thanks for this detailed look at the new site.
In terms of Chesterton's Fence, we're also reminded of Keith Joseph, the "great" reformer so brilliantly pilloried by Michael Foot…
Poster for the 50th Girvan Traditional Folk Festival
1 week to go!
We're definitely looking forward to the heatwave we read about on the news!! ☀️☀️☀️☀️
Oh, and there might be a spot of music too!
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McKerron, Brechin & Ó hEadhra appear at Girvan Festival on Friday 2nd May 2025.
3 fantastic entertainers open the Festival w. songs, stories & craic!
The show also includes a performance by the Strandline Singers Community Choir.
All details on girvanfolkfestival.org.uk or get tickets in person in the Westcliffe Hotel from the Friday afternoon.
See you there!! 🎶🎵🎻🪗🪕🎵
2 of Scotland's most exciting pipers – Skye's Brìghde Chaimbeul & Scotland's preeminent folk piper Ross Ainslie join Steven Byrnes for a rare trio show.
Also on the bill, the striking singing of Dublin balladeer Macdara Yeates.
Tickets online at girvanfolkfestival.org.uk/tickets
Tickets are going fast for @dougiemaclean.bsky.social on Sun 4th May.
We're looking to move the show to a larger venue but we've had no confirmation yet. If you want to see Dougie the only surefire way is to get your ticket soon!
girvanfolkfestival.org.uk/tickets/
📸 by @robmcdougall.bsky.social
7 weeks till Scotland's funnest, friendliest folk fiesta! 🎻🪕🪗
