What's On

Friday 16 January

• 2.00pm

  Scottish Music Centre
  Talks

  Merchant City Trad Trail 2026

  Scottish Music Centre

  Celtic Connections 2026
• 7.30pm

  SWG3
  Indie

  RuMac and Support

  SWG3

  Explosive accordionist fuses traditional roots with high-octane rock anthems
• 7.30pm

  Emirates Arena
  Americana

  Emmylou Harris with Special Guest Jim Lauderdale

  Emirates Arena

  The queen of Americana with a crystalline voice fusing folk and country rock.
• 7.30pm

  Cottiers Theatre
  Americana

  Grant-Lee Phillips and Support

  Cottiers Theatre

  An intimate evening with an Americana legend and soulful troubadour
• 7.30pm

  Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
  Orchestral

  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Special Guests: Beyond The Tradition

  Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

  Orchestral power meets roots music, going Beyond The Tradition
• 7.30pm

  The Barony Hall
  Folk

  Katie Gregson-MacLeod and Sophie May

  The Barony Hall

  Viral indie-folk and pop, blending poetic storytelling with haunting melodies
• 7.30pm

  Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, New Auditorium
  Traditional

  NAFCo 25th: Mary Frances Leahy, Catriona Macdonald and Annbjørg Lien Band, Darach and the NAFCo House Band

  Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, New Auditorium

  A fusion of trans-Atlantic fiddle styles with contemporary flair
• 7.30pm

  Òran Mór
  Traditional

  Falasgair and Support

  Òran Mór

  Self-penned tunes with a mix of traditional and contemporary beats
• 7.30pm

  Pavilion Theatre
  Fusion

  KINNARIS Q and Support

  Pavilion Theatre

  New name, new chapter for the Glasgow-based powerhouse group
• 7.30pm

  Saint Luke's
  World

  Rokia Koné and Boubacar Samaké

  Saint Luke's

  The Rose of Bamako delivers soulful, powerful, Malian world music