Sponsorship

Celtic Connections is programmed and promoted by Glasgow Life, an operating name of Culture & Sport Glasgow. The festival benefits from significant public and private sector support to ensure its continued success – since 1994 more than eighty companies and organisations have provided financial and in-kind support.

Principal Sponsor

Scottish Power

2012 is ScottishPower’s sixth year as Principal Sponsor of Celtic Connections. The company’s commitment to the festival enables us to bring the best in international and home-grown talent to Glasgow every January.

Ann Loughrey, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at ScottishPower, said:

ScottishPower is committed to supporting the arts in the UK and we are proud that this is our sixth year as principal sponsor of Celtic Connections. Celtic Connections is such an important part of Scotland’s cultural calendar and we are proud to support the festival as it celebrates the vibrancy of the Scottish music scene, its Celtic traditions and heritage.

For the third year running the company are also supporting the ScottishPower Powerful Performance. This unique competition encourages pupils across Scotland to celebrate their musical heritage by offering one lucky secondary school group the opportunity to perform at Celtic Connections 2012. You can find out more about the competition on our Education pages.

Funders

Creative Scotland logo Glasgow City Council logo Scottish Enterprise logo Culture Ireland logo

Media Partners

Sunday Herald logo Evening Times logo

Promotional Support

Glasgow City Marketing Bureau logo Visit Scotland logo Event Scotland logo

Broadcast Partners

BBC Scotland logo BBC Radio2 logo BBC Radio3 logo BBC Radio Scotland logo

Celtic Music Radio logo Bees Nees logo Mac TV logo

Education Partners

Creative Scotland logo Celtic Friends logo EIS logo

Official Transport Provider

First Scotrail logo

Official Mobile Telecoms Provider

Hire-a-Phone logo

Coda Music

Coda Records logo

Glasgow Dine Around

Glasgow Dine Around logo

Official Whisky Sponsor

Bruichladdich logo

University of the Highlands and Islands

University of the Highlands and Islands logo