The Orkney Folk Festival
The 35th Orkney Folk Festival has been confirmed for 2017. The Orkney Folk Festival takes place in and around Stromness, Orkney Islands in Scotland. The festival will take place from 25th until 28th May 2017.
The line-up for Orkney will include both many recognisable names in the world of Scottish and International folk music and also a large component of new and emerging artists. There are over 30 individual events at the festival with ceilidhs, sessions and workshops for festival goers of all ages.
- Blazin' Fiddles
- Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill
- Eric Linklater
- Kris Drever
- Elephant Sessions
- Graham Low
- Jeffrey Foucault
- Jenny Keldie and Brian Cromarty
- Hadhirgaan
- Hullion
- Freddie Pretorious
- Iona Fyfe Band
- Kris Drever
- Ragnhild Hemsing
- David Bowen Dance Band
- Noust
- Blazin' Fiddles
- Bruce Mainland
- Elephant Sessions
- Flook
- Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards
- The East Pointers
- Jeffrey Foucault
- Scott Gardiner
- Belt Hid Oot
- Orkney Heritage Fiddle Project
- Flook
- James Watson
- Elephant Sessions
- Mountain Ears
- Eddi Reader
- Gnoss
- Jo Philby
- Kris Drever
- Orkney Traditional Music Project
- Blazin' Fiddles
- James Grieve
- Noust
- Scott Gardiner
- The Young 'Uns
- Big Foot Dance Band
- Iona Fyfe Band
- Blazin' Fiddles
- Eddi Reader
- Mountain Ears
- Iona Fyfe Band
- Scott Gardiner
- Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards
- Marianne McGregor
- Blazin' Fiddles
- Elephant Sessions
- Jeffrey Foucault
| Blazin' Fiddles | Stromness Town Hall |
| Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill | Stromness Town Hall |
| Orkney Strathspey and Reel Society | Stromness Town Hall |
| Stromness RBL Pipe Band | Stromness Town Hall |
| The East Pointers | Stromness Town Hall |
| Eric Linklater | Deerness Community Centre |
| Kris Drever | Deerness Community Centre |
| The McFaddywaddys | Deerness Community Centre |
| The Michael Harcus Family | Deerness Community Centre |
| Elephant Sessions | Stenness Community Centre |
| Graham Low | Stenness Community Centre |
| Ragnhild Hemsing | Stenness Community Centre |
| The Gablos | Stenness Community Centre |
| Jeffrey Foucault | Stromness Hotel |
| Jenny Keldie and Brian Cromarty | Stromness Hotel |
| Talisk | Stromness Hotel |
| Hadhirgaan | Burray Hall |
| Hullion | Burray Hall |
| Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards | Burray Hall |
| The Younguns | Burray Hall |
| Freddie Pretorious | The Royal Hotel, Stromness |
| Iona Fyfe Band | The Royal Hotel, Stromness |
| Scott Gardiner | The Royal Hotel, Stromness |
| Kris Drever | Stromness Town Hall |
| Ragnhild Hemsing | Skaill House, Sandwick |
| David Bowen Dance Band | Sanday Community Centre |
| Noust | Sanday Community Centre |
| Talisk | Sanday Community Centre |
| The Belkie Allsorts | Sanday Community Centre |
| The Young 'Uns | Sanday Community Centre |
| Blazin' Fiddles | Stromness Hotel |
| Bruce Mainland | Stromness Hotel |
| Gnoss | Stromness Hotel |
| Iona Fyfe Band | Stromness Hotel |
| Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill | Stromness Hotel |
| Teebro | Stromness Hotel |
| Elephant Sessions | Birsay Community Hall |
| Flook | Birsay Community Hall |
| The Aim Family | Birsay Community Hall |
| The McFaddywaddys | Birsay Community Hall |
| Tom Orr | Birsay Community Hall |
| Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards | Stromness Academy |
| The East Pointers | Stromness Academy |
| Jeffrey Foucault | The Royal Hotel, Stromness |
| Scott Gardiner | The Royal Hotel, Stromness |
| Stella Kirkpatrick | The Royal Hotel, Stromness |
| Belt Hid Oot | St Andrews Community Centre, Tankerness |
| Orkney Heritage Fiddle Project | St Andrews Community Centre, Tankerness |
| Ragnhild Hemsing | St Andrews Community Centre, Tankerness |
| Skeldro | St Andrews Community Centre, Tankerness |
| Flook | Stromness Town Hall |
| James Watson | Stromness Town Hall |
| Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill | Stromness Town Hall |
| Saltfishforty | Stromness Town Hall |
| Elephant Sessions | Stromness Academy |
| Mountain Ears | Stromness Academy |
| The Chair | Stromness Academy |
| Eddi Reader | The Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall |
| Gnoss | The Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall |
| Jeffrey Foucault | The Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall |
| Jo Philby | Stromness Hotel |
| Kris Drever | Stromness Hotel |
| Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards | Stromness Hotel |
| The East Pointers | Stromness Hotel |
| Tom Orr | Stromness Hotel |
| Wrigley Sisters | Stromness Hotel |
| Orkney Traditional Music Project | St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall |
| Blazin' Fiddles | Harray Community Centre |
| James Grieve | Harray Community Centre |
| Ragnhild Hemsing | Harray Community Centre |
| Robin Nicolson | Harray Community Centre |
| Tom Orr | Harray Community Centre |
| Noust | The Royal Hotel, Stromness |
| Scott Gardiner | The Royal Hotel, Stromness |
| The Young 'Uns | The Royal Hotel, Stromness |
| The Young 'Uns | St Ninan's Kirk, Deerness |
| Big Foot Dance Band | YM Hall, Longhope |
| Iona Fyfe Band | YM Hall, Longhope |
| Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards | YM Hall, Longhope |
| The McFaddywaddys | YM Hall, Longhope |
| Blazin' Fiddles | Stromness Town Hall |
| Eddi Reader | Stromness Town Hall |
| Flook | Stromness Town Hall |
| Gnoss | Stromness Town Hall |
| Kris Drever | Stromness Town Hall |
| Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards | Stromness Town Hall |
| Marianne McGregor | Stromness Town Hall |
| Orkney Folk Festival Choir | Stromness Town Hall |
| Ragnhild Hemsing | Stromness Town Hall |
| Talisk | Stromness Town Hall |
| The McFaddywaddys | Stromness Town Hall |
| Mountain Ears | The Gable End Theatre, Lyness, Hoy |
| Iona Fyfe Band | Stromness Hotel |
| Scott Gardiner | Stromness Hotel |
| The Young 'Uns | Stromness Hotel |
| Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards | The Cromarty Hall, St Margaret's Hope |
| Marianne McGregor | The Cromarty Hall, St Margaret's Hope |
| The Driftwood Cowboys | The Cromarty Hall, St Margaret's Hope |
| The East Pointers | The Cromarty Hall, St Margaret's Hope |
| Blazin' Fiddles | Stromness Academy |
| Elephant Sessions | Stromness Academy |
| Flook | Stromness Academy |
| Iona Fyfe Band | Stromness Academy |
| Jeffrey Foucault | Stromness Academy |
| Orkney Accordion and Fiddle Club | Stromness Academy |
| Orkney Mandolin Band | Stromness Academy |
| Orkney Strathspey and Reel Society | Stromness Academy |
| The East Pointers | Stromness Academy |
| The Young 'Uns | Stromness Academy |
| West Mainland Strathspey & Reel Society | Stromness Academy |
| Jeffrey Foucault | Orkney Brewery, Quoyloo |
| Artist | Stage | Day |
| Belt Hid Oot | St Andrews Community Centre, Tankerness | Fri 26th |
| Big Foot Dance Band | YM Hall, Longhope | Sat 27th |
| Blazin' Fiddles | Stromness Town Hall | Thu 25th |
| Blazin' Fiddles | Stromness Hotel | Fri 26th |
| Blazin' Fiddles | Harray Community Centre | Sat 27th |
| Blazin' Fiddles | Stromness Town Hall | Sun 28th |
| Blazin' Fiddles | Stromness Academy | Sun 28th |
| Bruce Mainland | Stromness Hotel | Fri 26th |
| David Bowen Dance Band | Sanday Community Centre | Fri 26th |
| Eddi Reader | The Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall | Sat 27th |
| Eddi Reader | Stromness Town Hall | Sun 28th |
| Elephant Sessions | Stenness Community Centre | Thu 25th |
| Elephant Sessions | Birsay Community Hall | Fri 26th |
| Elephant Sessions | Stromness Academy | Sat 27th |
| Elephant Sessions | Stromness Academy | Sun 28th |
| Eric Linklater | Deerness Community Centre | Thu 25th |
| Flook | Birsay Community Hall | Fri 26th |
| Flook | Stromness Town Hall | Sat 27th |
| Flook | Stromness Town Hall | Sun 28th |
| Flook | Stromness Academy | Sun 28th |
| Freddie Pretorious | The Royal Hotel, Stromness | Thu 25th |
| Gnoss | Stromness Hotel | Fri 26th |
| Gnoss | The Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall | Sat 27th |
| Gnoss | Stromness Town Hall | Sun 28th |
| Graham Low | Stenness Community Centre | Thu 25th |
| Hadhirgaan | Burray Hall | Thu 25th |
| Hullion | Burray Hall | Thu 25th |
| Iona Fyfe Band | The Royal Hotel, Stromness | Thu 25th |
| Iona Fyfe Band | Stromness Hotel | Fri 26th |
| Iona Fyfe Band | YM Hall, Longhope | Sat 27th |
| Iona Fyfe Band | Stromness Hotel | Sun 28th |
| Iona Fyfe Band | Stromness Academy | Sun 28th |
| James Grieve | Harray Community Centre | Sat 27th |
| James Watson | Stromness Town Hall | Sat 27th |
| Jeffrey Foucault | Stromness Hotel | Thu 25th |
| Jeffrey Foucault | The Royal Hotel, Stromness | Fri 26th |
| Jeffrey Foucault | The Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall | Sat 27th |
| Jeffrey Foucault | Stromness Academy | Sun 28th |
| Jeffrey Foucault | Orkney Brewery, Quoyloo | Sun 28th |
| Jenny Keldie and Brian Cromarty | Stromness Hotel | Thu 25th |
| Jo Philby | Stromness Hotel | Sat 27th |
| Kris Drever | Deerness Community Centre | Thu 25th |
| Kris Drever | Stromness Town Hall | Fri 26th |
| Kris Drever | Stromness Hotel | Sat 27th |
| Kris Drever | Stromness Town Hall | Sun 28th |
| Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards | Burray Hall | Thu 25th |
| Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards | Stromness Academy | Fri 26th |
| Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards | Stromness Hotel | Sat 27th |
| Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards | YM Hall, Longhope | Sat 27th |
| Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards | Stromness Town Hall | Sun 28th |
| Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards | The Cromarty Hall, St Margaret's Hope | Sun 28th |
| Marianne McGregor | Stromness Town Hall | Sun 28th |
| Marianne McGregor | The Cromarty Hall, St Margaret's Hope | Sun 28th |
| Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill | Stromness Town Hall | Thu 25th |
| Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill | Stromness Hotel | Fri 26th |
| Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill | Stromness Town Hall | Sat 27th |
| Mountain Ears | Stromness Academy | Sat 27th |
| Mountain Ears | The Gable End Theatre, Lyness, Hoy | Sun 28th |
| Noust | Sanday Community Centre | Fri 26th |
| Noust | The Royal Hotel, Stromness | Sat 27th |
| Orkney Accordion and Fiddle Club | Stromness Academy | Sun 28th |
| Orkney Folk Festival Choir | Stromness Town Hall | Sun 28th |
| Orkney Heritage Fiddle Project | St Andrews Community Centre, Tankerness | Fri 26th |
| Orkney Mandolin Band | Stromness Academy | Sun 28th |
| Orkney Strathspey and Reel Society | Stromness Town Hall | Thu 25th |
| Orkney Strathspey and Reel Society | Stromness Academy | Sun 28th |
| Orkney Traditional Music Project | St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall | Sat 27th |
| Ragnhild Hemsing | Stenness Community Centre | Thu 25th |
| Ragnhild Hemsing | Skaill House, Sandwick | Fri 26th |
| Ragnhild Hemsing | St Andrews Community Centre, Tankerness | Fri 26th |
| Ragnhild Hemsing | Harray Community Centre | Sat 27th |
| Ragnhild Hemsing | Stromness Town Hall | Sun 28th |
| Robin Nicolson | Harray Community Centre | Sat 27th |
| Saltfishforty | Stromness Town Hall | Sat 27th |
| Scott Gardiner | The Royal Hotel, Stromness | Thu 25th |
| Scott Gardiner | The Royal Hotel, Stromness | Fri 26th |
| Scott Gardiner | The Royal Hotel, Stromness | Sat 27th |
| Scott Gardiner | Stromness Hotel | Sun 28th |
| Skeldro | St Andrews Community Centre, Tankerness | Fri 26th |
| Stella Kirkpatrick | The Royal Hotel, Stromness | Fri 26th |
| Stromness RBL Pipe Band | Stromness Town Hall | Thu 25th |
| Talisk | Stromness Hotel | Thu 25th |
| Talisk | Sanday Community Centre | Fri 26th |
| Talisk | Stromness Town Hall | Sun 28th |
| Teebro | Stromness Hotel | Fri 26th |
| The Aim Family | Birsay Community Hall | Fri 26th |
| The Belkie Allsorts | Sanday Community Centre | Fri 26th |
| The Chair | Stromness Academy | Sat 27th |
| The Driftwood Cowboys | The Cromarty Hall, St Margaret's Hope | Sun 28th |
| The East Pointers | Stromness Town Hall | Thu 25th |
| The East Pointers | Stromness Academy | Fri 26th |
| The East Pointers | Stromness Hotel | Sat 27th |
| The East Pointers | Stromness Academy | Sun 28th |
| The East Pointers | The Cromarty Hall, St Margaret's Hope | Sun 28th |
| The Gablos | Stenness Community Centre | Thu 25th |
| The McFaddywaddys | Deerness Community Centre | Thu 25th |
| The McFaddywaddys | Birsay Community Hall | Fri 26th |
| The McFaddywaddys | YM Hall, Longhope | Sat 27th |
| The McFaddywaddys | Stromness Town Hall | Sun 28th |
| The Michael Harcus Family | Deerness Community Centre | Thu 25th |
| The Young 'Uns | Sanday Community Centre | Fri 26th |
| The Young 'Uns | The Royal Hotel, Stromness | Sat 27th |
| The Young 'Uns | St Ninan's Kirk, Deerness | Sat 27th |
| The Young 'Uns | Stromness Hotel | Sun 28th |
| The Young 'Uns | Stromness Academy | Sun 28th |
| The Younguns | Burray Hall | Thu 25th |
| Tom Orr | Birsay Community Hall | Fri 26th |
| Tom Orr | Stromness Hotel | Sat 27th |
| Tom Orr | Harray Community Centre | Sat 27th |
| West Mainland Strathspey & Reel Society | Stromness Academy | Sun 28th |
| Wrigley Sisters | Stromness Hotel | Sat 27th |
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