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40th Orkney Folk Festival opens to record breaking sales!

The fortieth edition of the famed Orkney Folk Festival opens tonight, Thursday – and in triumphant style, with the event smashing all previous ticket records.
For the first time in the event’s four decades, over 8,000 concert tickets have sold for the four-day island festival, representing an uplift in excess of 10% on the previous record – set just last year, when the festival returned to a live event following the pandemic.
One of Scotland’s longest-running folk festivals, the Orkney Folk Festival is set to welcome over 50 acts and over 300 musicians to the festival over the coming weekend. The anniversary line-up sees the much anticipated return of globally renowned Scottish folk pioneers,...

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Full programme released for 2023 Orkney Folk Festival!

The full programme for the 40th anniversary Orkney Folk Festival has just been announced, with 48 acts from around the world set to...

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Folk legends Capercaillie to play 40th Orkney Folk Festival, backed by local orchestra

The globally renowned Scottish folk group Capercaillie are set to appear at the 40th Orkney Folk Festival in May, in an unprecedented collaboration...

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Introducing our new supporter scheme, Orkney Friends

Orkney Folk Festival is launching a new supporter scheme, Orkney Friends, ahead of the 2023 event, giving festival fans the opportunity...

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