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The Orkney Folk Festival

24 May–27 May 2018 Venues, Stromness, Orkney

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The Orkney Folk Festival was first held in 1982 and has become a celebration of traditional Orkney music, dance and culture, for one weekend each May. It brings together musicians, storytellers, poets, dramatists, dancers and of course their audiences. The festival is held in Stromness and attracts many visitors as well as local.

The 36th festival will take place between May 24-27, 2018, with the first names expected to be announced around December this year.

Lineup

Unknown Day

49 acts

Auld Hats New Heidsunknown stage
Banyanunknown stage
Craig Paton Dance Bandunknown stage
Dougie MacLeanunknown stage
Duncan Chisholmunknown stage
Edinburgh University Folk Society Ceilidh Bandunknown stage
Faraunknown stage
Findlay Napierunknown stage
Gnossunknown stage
Graham Lowunknown stage
Hadhirgaanunknown stage
Hullionunknown stage
Imarunknown stage
Jenny Keldie and Brian Cromartyunknown stage
Jo Philbyunknown stage
Kabantuunknown stage
Kansasunknown stage
Kate Fletcher and Corwen Brochunknown stage
Le Vent du Nordunknown stage
Login's Wellunknown stage
Lyraunknown stage
Orkney Accordion and Fiddle Clubunknown stage
Orkney Folk Festival Choirunknown stage
Orkney Heritage Fiddle Projectunknown stage
Orkney Mandolin Bandunknown stage
Orkney Strathspey and Reel Societyunknown stage
Orkney Traditional Music Projectunknown stage
Robin Nicolsonunknown stage
Saltfishfortyunknown stage
Sarah Jane Gibbon and Emma Grieveunknown stage
Scott Gardinerunknown stage
Skeldrounknown stage
Sophie Stephensonunknown stage
Stengleunknown stage
String Sistersunknown stage
Stromness Academy Traditional Pupilsunknown stage
Stromness RBL Pipe Bandunknown stage
Teebrounknown stage
The Brewersunknown stage
The Chairunknown stage
The Driftwood Cowboysunknown stage
The Kirk Bellesunknown stage
The Maesunknown stage
The Onceunknown stage
The Whisky River Boat Bandunknown stage
The Wrigley Sistersunknown stage
Thea and Laurence Wilsonunknown stage
Tripunknown stage
West Mainland Strathspey & Reel Societyunknown stage

No line-up has been announced yet.

Venue

Stromness Town Hall

Stromness Academy

Stromness Hotel’s Function Room

Location & Map

Venues, Stromness, Orkney

Stromness, Orkney, KW163AA

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Videos

The Orkney Folk Festival 2018 — Official Video

The Orkney Folk Festival 2018 — Highlights

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