THURSDAY 23RD MAY
Opening Concert - SOLD OUT
7.30pm – Stromness Town Hall, Stromness
Blazin’ Fiddles
Boys of the Lough
Rachel Sermanni
Wrigley and the Reel
Kerr Fagan Harbron
Stromness RBL Pipe Band
Sponsor – The Stromness Hotel
Allie Windwick Memorial Concert - SOLD OUT
7.30pm – King Street Halls, Kirkwall
One of Orkney’s best known composers of traditional-styled tunes and songs, Allie Windwick wrote many household favourites including ‘Lonely Scapa Flow’ and ‘Sleepy Laddie’. Tonight’s concert is being held in celebration of his work, featuring many who knew, played and sang with him.
Sponsor – Morrison Construction
Birsay Concert - SOLD OUT
7.30pm – Birsay Community Hall, Birsay
New Rope String Band
Basco
Mira
Jenny Keldie and Brian Cromarty
Sponsor – Highland Brewery Ltd.
Festival Club - SOLD OUT
10.30pm – Stromness Hotel, Stromness
Blazin’ Fiddles
The Dirty Beggars
Saltfishforty
Sponsor – Orkney Fishermen’s Society
Song Club - SOLD OUT
10.30pm – Royal Hotel, Stromness
Mike Tickell
Hosted by Bob Sharp
Sponsor – A.J.B. Scholes
FRIDAY 24TH MAY
Lunchtime Club - SOLD OUT
12noon – Stromness Hotel, Stromness
Rachel Sermanni
Basco
Mira
Sponsor – Scribbilib Consultancy Ltd.
The House of Song
2.00pm – Royal Hotel, Stromness
Hosted by Doris Rougvie
Coffeetime Concert
3.00pm – The Reel, Kirkwall
Kerr Fagan Harbron
Bob and Lizzie Sharp
Irish Concert - SOLD OUT
7.30pm – Stromness Town Hall, Stromness
Martin Donohoe and the Irish Gang
The Henry Girls
Boys of the Lough
Sponsor – Xodus Group
Finstown Ceilidh - SOLD OUT
7.30pm – Finstown Community Centre, Finstown
New Rope String Band
Rachel Sermanni
Hullion
Three of Bu
Dance – Ronald Anderson Dance Band
Sponsor – Scotrenewables Ltd.
St Andrews Ceilidh - SOLD OUT
7.30pm – St Andrews Community Centre, Tankerness
Blazin’ Fiddles
Kerr Fagan Harbron
Jo Philby Band
Broken Strings
Dance – Glenfinnan Ceilidh Band
Sponsor – J.W. Gray & Co.
Sanday Soulka Ceilidh
7.30pm – Sanday Community School, Sanday
The Dirty Beggars
Basco
Mike Tickell
Halina & Aidan
Dance – Leonard Brown Ceilidh Band
Sponsor – The Stromness Hotel
Festival Club - SOLD OUT
10.30pm – Stromness Hotel, Stromness
Martin Donohoe and the Irish Gang
Gria
Maggie and James Nicolson
Sponsor – Quernstone
Song Club - LIMITED AVAILABILITY
10.30pm – Royal Hotel, Stromness
Blyde Lasses
Hosted by Bob Sharp
Sponsor – Tods of Orkney Ltd.
Academy Club - LIMITED AVAILABILITY
10.30pm – Stromness Academy, Stromness
The Chair
No Soond
Sponsor – Aquatera
SATURDAY 25TH MAY
Talk – Orcadians in the Sub-Arctic: Musical Exchanges with the James Bay Cree
11:00am – Stromness Academy Lecture Theatre, Stromness
Frances Wilkins, an ethnomusicologist and researcher in Scottish and North American musical traditions, will give an introduction to these musical connections collected during fieldwork in the James Bay region.
Sponsor – The Pier Arts Centre
Workshops
11:00am – Stromness Community Centre, Stromness
Instrument Makers Demonstration
Derek Curtis (flute), Eoin Leonard (bodhran), Colin William Tulloch (violin)
Open Stage
12noon – Stromness Town Hall, Stromness
Guests: Mira (winners 2012)
Sponsor – Northstar New Media
Lunchtime Club
12noon – Stromness Hotel, Stromness
The Henry Girls
Martin Donohoe and the Irish Gang
Eric Linklater
Sponsor – Scribbilib Consultancy Ltd.
Workshops
1:00pm – Stromness Community Centre, Stromness
Clarsach – Ingrid Henderson
Bodhran – Aimee Leonard - SOLD OUT
Accordion – Dougie Hunter
To register, please email info@orkneyfolkfestival.com. Attending any of the one-hour sessions costs £10 per person.
Music in St. Magnus
1.00pm – St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall
Orkney Traditional Music Project
The House of Song
2.00pm – Royal Hotel, Stromness
Hosted by Doris Rougvie
Saturday Family Concert
2.00pm – Stromness Academy, Stromness
New Rope String Band
Fiddletime
Sponsor – Morrison Construction
Workshops
3:00pm – Stromness Community Centre, Stromness
Flute – Cathal McConnell
Cree Fiddle – James Cheechoo
Irish Song – The Henry Girls
To register, please email info@orkneyfolkfestival.com. Attending any of the one-hour sessions costs £10 per person.
Pipe Band Parade
3.00pm – Stromness Pier Head (weather permitting)
Stromness RBL Pipe Band
Americana Concert - SOLD OUT
7.30pm – Stromness Town Hall, Stromness
The Henry Girls
The Dirty Beggars
New Rope String Band
Stronsay’s Silver Darlings
Sponsor – Northwards
The Isles Gathering
7.30pm – The Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall
Orkney Folk: The Gathering invites the Shetland Gathering down for a musical communion. With support from The Song Shop Choir and Kirkwall City Pipe Band
Sponsor – EMEC
Harray Ceilidh
7.30pm – Harray Community Centre, Harray
Blazin’ Fiddles
Mike Tickell
Frank Keenan and Login’s Well
Graham Low and Jack Kirkpatrick
Dance – Glenfinnan Ceilidh Band
Sponsor – ICIT, Heriot-Watt University Orkney Campus
Rousay Ceilidh
7.30pm – Rousay Community School, Rousay
Martin Donohoe and the Irish Gang
Blyde Lasses
The Cheechoo Family
Kyan
Dance – The Leonard Brown Ceilidh Band
Sponsor – The Long Partnership
Festival Club - SOLD OUT
10.30pm – Stromness Hotel, Stromness
Boys of the Lough
Basco
Fiona Driver and Graham Simpson
Sponsor – MV Radiant Queen
Song Club
10.30pm – Royal Hotel, Stromness
Kerr Fagan Harbron
Bruce Mainland
Hosted by Bob Sharp
Sponsor – Orkney PC
SUNDAY 26TH MAY
Morning Service
11:15am – Stromness Church of Scotland
The Sunday Service has become a firm favourite with festival-goers. All are welcome to sing hymns put to traditional, well-known tunes, whilst various performing acts also feature.
A Tribute to Dr. John Rae - SOLD OUT
12noon – Stromness Hotel, Stromness
Arguably Orkney’s greatest unsung hero, Dr. John Rae was born 200 years ago in Orphir. A surgical doctor and Arctic Explorer, he surveyed the final section of the Northwest Passage, and reported the outcome of the ill-fated Franklin expedition. However, these findings were condemned at the time, and so Rae’s discoveries were not given the attention they deserved. In commemoration, we have curated a musical life story.
Sponsor – Barclay and Mathieson
Sunday Supplement
2.00pm – Stromness Town Hall, Stromness
Blazin’ Fiddles
The Henry Girls
Martin Donohoe and the Irish Gang
Gria
Due to unforeseen circumstances, and in a change to the printed programme, Boys of the Lough will not be appearing on Sunday.
Sponsor – Lows
Fiddlers’ Rally
2.00pm – Stromness Academy, Stromness
West Mainland Strathspey and Reel Society
Orkney Accordion and Fiddle Club
Orkney Strathspey and Reel Society
Sponsor – Northvet
Home vs. Rest of the World Football Match
3.00pm – Stromness Market Green
Local and visiting artists put down their instruments and try to run. Fancy dress optional.
Farewell Concert One - SOLD OUT
6.30pm – Stromness Town Hall, Stromness
Blazin’ Fiddles
New Rope String Band
Martin Donohoe and the Irish Gang
Basco
The Cheechoo Family
Gria
Blyde Lasses
Bob Sharp
Sponsor – The Ferry Inn
Farewell Concert Two - SOLD OUT
7.00pm – Stromness Academy, Stromness
The Isles Gathering
Blazin' Fiddles
The Henry Girls
Kerr Fagan Harbron
The Dirty Beggars
Mike Tickell
Mira
Open Stage Winners
Due to unforeseen circumstances, and in a change to the printed programme, Boys of the Lough will not be appearing on Sunday.
Sponsor – The Ferry Inn