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Orkney Folk Festival

3 months ago

Ahead of our 40th anniversary next year, we are excited to share news of our new Festival Producer… A very familiar face at the festival, Craig Corse, from Kirkwall, has been passed the programming baton from former director, Bob Gibbon (who remains on the committee after 15 years at the helm) and becomes the third person to book the festival, also following Johnny Mowat. Craig has spent most of his life involved in music. He first received fiddle lessons at the age of eight, and in his teens went on to teach with the award-winning Orkney Traditional Music Project whilst playing at countless events throughout the county with Hadhirgaan and many others - including the festival’s youth concerts and Fiddlers’ Rallies. Although much more commonly found backstage these days, he still occasionally performs as part of ensembles such as the Orkney Folk Festival’s Gathering project - often with tunes penned by his great grandfather, the renowned Rousay fiddler, Jim Craigie.Away from the festival, as director of CCM Live, one of Scotland’s leading folk-based booking agencies, Craig represents a number of well-known Scottish artists worldwide, as well as international artists touring to the UK and Europe. He is also a co-director of Showcase Scotland Expo, Scotland’s export body for folk, roots and acoustic music; and a board member of the Showcase Scotland conference at Celtic Connections. With over a decade’s experience in artist strategy, booking, marketing and programming, Craig has been an invited industry panelist and speaker at music conferences and events throughout the world – from Canada and the USA, to Malaysia, Australia and throughout Europe and the UK- proudly flying the flag for the Orkney Folk Festival all the way! Craig follows 15 years of Bob Gibbon serving as Festival Director, and latterly Producer. In that time, Bob fostered new collaborations, influencing the creation of bands such as The Chair, Fara, and The Halton Quartet, and created the Gathering – an incredible showcase for Orcadian music and song, which has grown from concerts curated by local musicians in the Stromness Town Hall (now a cornerstone of the annual festival programme), to a huge Isles Gathering alongside Shetland musicians playing both the Shetland and Orkney Folk Festivals, and two sold-out visits to Celtic Connections in Glasgow. Never short on inspiration or ambition, Bob introduced a family ceilidh, the now eponymous ‘Stomp’ and even a Festival Tattoo - an amazing community spectacle at the Pickaquoy Centre alongside Orkney’s Battle of Jutland commemorations in 2016. Bob remains on the committee, lending 20 years of experience as the festival enters its next chapter. The 40th Orkney Folk Festival will take place between May 25-28, 2023. Plans for the anniversary celebrations are already well underway, with programming announcements due in the coming months. ... See MoreSee Less

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RT @bbcorkney: If you missed Travelling Folk with tunes from Edwina Hayes recorded at @OrkneyFolkFest you can hear it on @BBCSounds Just cl…87 days ago
Ahead of our 40th anniversary in 2023, we’re excited to share that @CraigCorse has been appointed our new Festival… https://t.co/vd9wGPTYf899 days ago