What's On

Friday 23 January

• 12.00am

  Various Glasgow Venues
  Family

  Family Cèilidhs

  Various Glasgow Venues

  Family Cèilidh Concerts
• 2.00pm

  Scottish Music Centre
  Talks

  Merchant City Trad Trail 2026

  Scottish Music Centre

  Join Glasgow Music City Tours for the Merchant City Trad Trail as they share tales of the songwriters and storytellers who have shaped the city’s vibrant folk culture.
• 5.00pm

  Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Exhibition Hall
  New Talent

  Danny Kyle Open Stage 2026

  Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Exhibition Hall

  Discover tomorrow's folk and roots stars: a legendary launchpad for new talent
• 7.30pm

  City Halls - Recital Room
  Traditional

  Sarah Markey with Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell

  City Halls - Recital Room

  Award-nominated flautist blends Irish, Scottish, and Asturian influences.
• 7.30pm

  The Mackintosh Church
  Americana

  Jacob Jolliff with Rain Of Animals and Swinging on Birches

  The Mackintosh Church

  A special collaboration blending bluegrass and traditional music.
• 7.30pm

  Òran Mór
  Indie

  Kirsteen Harvey & Hector Shaw & Grace Morton

  Òran Mór

  A powerful showcase of authentic Scottish songwriting and musical connection
• 7.30pm

  Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
  Fusion

  Capercaillie and La Déferlance

  Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

  A trailblazing blend of Gaelic roots and contemporary sounds
• 7.30pm

  Cottiers Theatre
  Americana

  Dylan LeBlanc and Adam Thom

  Cottiers Theatre

  A musical nomad shares songs from his latest album
• 7.30pm

  City Halls
  World

  The Ayoub Sisters with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Arabic Symphony

  City Halls

  An evening of folklore and symphony with two talented sisters.
• 7.30pm

  The National Piping Centre
  Traditional

  Deiseil: Dancing in Time

  The National Piping Centre

  A powerful exploration of how stepdance, Scotland’s percussive dance, was lost