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Battle of the Folk Bands

Battle of the Folk Bands

Congratulations to Battle of The Folk Bands Winners 2019 – The Canny Band

Congratulations to The Canny Band who have won Battle of The Folk Bands 2019. The gig was held at the famous Celtic Connections festival for the first time and it was a fabulous success. All the finalists (5 Strings, DLÙ, Dougal’s Jumper and winners The Canny Band) played amazing varied sets of music to a […]

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Battle of the Folk Bands 2019: The Canny Band

The Canny Band have reached the finals of Battle of The Folk Bands 2019. The competition will be held at Celtic Connections on January 19th in the Drygate Brewary at 1pm. Why not come along and join in the fun? You can buy tickets here. We asked Sam of The Canny Band a few questions […]

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Battle of The Folk Bands 2019 – Come to the final 19th January Glasgow.

Congratulations to the 4 bands who have made it through to Battle of The Folk Bands 2019 which take place at Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow this coming January 19th at 1pm at the Drygate, Glasgow. Buy tickets here. The last two finals have been fantastic occasions and the 2019 finals will be no different. […]

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Battle of the Folk Bands 2019: 5 Strings

5 Strings have reached the finals of Battle of The Folk Bands 2019. The competition will be held at Celtic Connections on January 19th in the Drygate Brewary at 1pm. Why not come along and join in the fun? You can buy tickets here. We asked Ewan of 5 Strings a few questions about the […]

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Battle of the Folk Bands 2019: DLÙ

DLÙ have reached the finals of Battle of The Folk Bands 2019. The competition will be held at Celtic Connections on January 19th in the Drygate Brewary at 1pm. Why not come along and join in the fun? You can buy tickets here. We asked Zach of DLÙ a few questions about the band. Tell […]

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Battle of the Folk Bands 2019: Dougal's Jumper

Dougal’s Jumper have reached the finals of Battle of The Folk Bands 2019. The competition will be held at Celtic Connections on January 19th in the Drygate Brewary at 1pm. Why not come along and join in the fun? You can buy tickets here. We asked Maria of Dougal’s Jumper a few questions about the […]

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Battle of The Folk Bands 2019 is open for entries!

Hands Up for Trad are inviting bands to send in a demo to take part in The Battle of the Folk Bands 2019 competition to be held at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections Festival on Saturday January 19th 2019. ENTER HERE If you are in a band or have an idea for a band that you haven’t tried […]

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Battle of the Folk Bands Winners 2018: Eabhal

Congratulations to Eabhal have won the finals of Battle of The Folk Bands 2018. The competition was held at TradFest on May 6th 2018 in Edinburgh. It was a fab night of music and Balter, Suas, Eriska, SKNT GOAT were worthy competitors. Read about all the finalists here. Watch their winning performance We asked Jamie […]

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Don’t miss Battle of The Folk Bands 2018 this Sunday May 6th in Edinburgh!

Buy tickets now for Battle of The Folk Bands finalists 2018. Last years inaugural event was really exciting and the 2018 finals are back again for TradFest, Edinburgh on May 6th at 7.30pm. It will be a great concert!  Buy tickets here. The finalists are: (click on the links to read about them) Balter Suas Eabhal Eriska […]

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Battle of the Folk Bands 2018: Eriska

Eriska have reached the finals of Battle of The Folk Bands 2018. The competition will be held at TradFest on May 6th 2018 in Edinburgh. Why not come along and join in the fun? You can buy tickets here. Read about all the finalists here. We asked Aileen of Eriska a few questions about the […]

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