Exciting news! Battle of The Folk Bands is back in person at Celtic Connections 2022. Hands Up for Trad are inviting bands to send in a demo to take part in The Battle of the Folk Bands 2022 competition to be held at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections Festival on Saturday January 29th 2022 at 2pm. ENTER HERE. […]
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Battle of The Folk Bands 2021
Hands Up for Trad are inviting bands to send in a demo to take part in The Battle of the Folk Bands 2021 competition to be held at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections Festival in January 2021. If you are in a band or have an idea for a band that you haven’t tried out yet this could […]
Battle of The Folk Bands Winners 2020: Séamus Ó Baoighill & Kenny Rankin
We had a fantastic afternoon’s music at Celtic Connections on Saturday 25th December. Figgins Garden, Drouth and Rumskee all played fabulously but in the end Séamus Ó Baoighill & Kenny Rankin won out. Watch their winning performance below. If you would like to enter Battle of The Folk Bands 2021 please visit here http://battleofthefolkbands.scot
Battle of the Folk Bands 2018: Séamus Ó Baoighill & Kenny Rankin
Séamus Ó Baoighill & Kenny Rankin have reached the finals of Battle of The Folk Bands 2020. The competition will be held at Celtic Connections on January 25th in the Drygate Brewery at 1pm. Why not come along and join in the fun? You can buy tickets here. We asked Séamus of Séamus Ó Baoighill […]
Battle of The Folk Bands 2020 – the Finals
The finals of Battle of The Folk Bands 2020 will be held at Celtic Connections on January 25th in the Drygate Brewery at 1pm. Why not come along and join in the fun? Last year was brilliant! You can buy tickets here. The finalists are: (click on the links to find out more about them) […]
Battle of the Folk Bands 2020: Rumskee
Rumskee have reached the finals of Battle of The Folk Bands 2020. The competition will be held at Celtic Connections on January 25th in the Drygate Brewery at 1pm. Why not come along and join in the fun? You can buy tickets here. We asked Holli of Rumskee a few questions about the band. Tell […]
Battle of the Folk Bands 2020: Drouth
Drouth have reached the finals of Battle of The Folk Bands 2020. The competition will be held at Celtic Connections on January 25th in the Drygate Brewery at 1pm. Why not come along and join in the fun? You can buy tickets here. We asked Ellie of Drouth a few questions about the band. Tell […]
Battle of the Folk Bands 2020: Figgins-Garden Band
Figgins-Garden Band have reached the finals of Battle of The Folk Bands 2020. The competition will be held at Celtic Connections on January 25th in the Drygate Brewery at 1pm. Why not come along and join in the fun? You can buy tickets here. We asked Scott of Figgins-Garden Band a few questions about the […]
Battle of The Folk Bands Finalists 2020
We are very happy to announce the finalists of Battle of The Folk Bands 2020. The finals will be happen on 25th January 2020 in Drygate Brewery at the prestigious Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow. Last years event was a great success and lots of fun! Join us at 1pm for another great concert. Buy […]
Do you play in a folk band? Enter Battle of The Folk Bands 2020!
Hands Up for Trad are inviting bands to send in a demo to take part in The Battle of the Folk Bands 2020 competition to be held at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections Festival on Saturday January 25th 2020 at 2pm. If you are in a band or have an idea for a band that you haven’t tried […]