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25-28 May 2023

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BBC Radio Orkney festival preview

25th March 2015

The nice folks at BBC Radio Orkney recently aired a preview of this year’s festival. Have a listen here, to check out just some of the artist visiting in May. There’s also some chat with Kevin Henderson, of The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc, and Jeana Leslie, from Fara.

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Frank Keenan and Login’s Well

Frank Keenan and Login’s Well


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Breaking Trad


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Orkney Traditional Music Project


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One of Scotland’s finest and most acclaimed songwriters, Orcadian Kris Drever returns to the festival fronting his own band - featuring Louis Abbott, Euan Burton and Rachel Lightbody - coinciding with the 2023 release of an expansive career-spanning compilation album of his work to date. Cherished and admired in equal measure by listeners and fellow musicians, Kris is an award-winning guitarist - adroitly blending traditional folk and flat-picking with more contemporary influences - singer, songwriter and prolific collaborator, and a leading light on the UK roots scene for well over a decade.Catch them at the Opening Concert, The Birsay Concert and the Orkney Special. ... See MoreSee Less

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