| The folk scene descends on Glasgow for 16th Celtic Connections |
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Once a year, the Scottish Folk scene de-camps to the west coast, for Glasgow's 'Celtic Connections Festival'. This year is the 16th Festival, and as ever - features a rip roaring line up of folk, celtic & roots music... On January 25th, the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns birth, Celtic Connections will stage the Homecoming Scotland Suite – a suite of brand-new commissions by leading contemporary composers, the performance of which promises to be a momentous evening of cross-genre collaboration, with the bringing together of celebrated classical, folk and jazz musicians. A who’s who of folk musicians will perform alongside the Royal Scottish National Orchestra at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, including Shooglenifty’s James Mackintosh, David Milligan, Martin O’Neill, Alyn Cosker, Duncan Lyall, Ali Hutton, Jarlath Henderson, Martin O’Neill and Catriona McKay. They will perform new commissions by the likes of Aidan O’Rourke, Greg Lawson, Chris Stout and Steve Forman. |




