The Canny Band are Sam Mabbett, Michael Biggins (BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2021) and Callum Convoy, A rare fusion of piano, diatonic button accordion and bodhran.

In 2021 the band were recipients of the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music ‘Up and coming’ award which led to a busy summer touring festivals around Scotland and England. prior to this, the band already have several awards under their belt including a Trip to Birmingham festival Molloy Award, a Celtic Connections Danny Kyle Award and Hands up for Trad’s Battle of the Folk Bands.

Fellow stalwarts of Glasgow’s fertile music scene, the already-seasoned trio cook up an expert, effervescent mix of trad-based material with borrowings from classical, jazz and beyond. Rising stars of the traditional music scene, The Canny Band are not to be missed!

Falasgair are a traditional six-piece band at the forefront of Glasgow’s traditional music scene. Hailing from the Isle of Skye and the East Coast of Scotland their powerful fast-paced contemporary sound comprises of whistle and bagpipe duo Finn Macpherson and Dougal McKiggan, fiddler MacAuley Ross, guitarist Caetano Hayes Pelletti, pianist Ben Muir and bodhran player Eòghainn Beaton.

Falasgair blend traditionally written tunes with contemporary composers to further their distinct modern sound of traditional music. They are influenced by bands such as Rura, Daimh and Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton.

The band was formed in their time studying at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. After winning both The Danny Kyle stage at Celtic Connections and Seall’s Na Fhir Chlis competition Falasgair have gone onto a busy summer season in 2023 playing many gigs and music festivals such as Skyelive, Knockengorroch, Isle of Eigg, Birmingham Trad Fest, Celtic Connections, Edinburgh trad fest and further afield at Celtica Valle d’Aosta in Italy.

The band continue to create music and perform in Glasgow with a weekly residency in Nice N’Sleezy’s and a recent near sold out show in King Tuts Wah Wah Hut.

Tarran are an exhilarating contemporary folk group from Glasgow, with roots in both Ireland and New Zealand. The band consists of Sophie joint (Keys), Breanna Wilson (Fiddle), Malachy Arnold (Harp), and Rory Stark (Whistle/Bodhran). Using elements of funk, blues and contemporary rhythm, the band create a lively and innovative twist on traditional music. Tarran’s captivating performances have been brought to stages across Europe since 2019, notably Celtic Connections festival where they claimed the “Battle of the folk bands” award by hands up for trad. After the recent release of their EP, "Heartwood”, the band is thrilled to unveil fresh music to audiences worldwide.

“A thumping show, such talented young artists" - Celtic Music Radio

“Traditional music in Scotland is in great hands” - Pipes & Drums Magazine

For more than a decade, Hannah Fisher and Sorren Maclean have been prominent members of the Scottish indie/folk scene, both as individual artists and band members. Their best known collaborative work sees them as permanent features touring, writing and recording with Scotland’s most influential bands and artists including Idlewild, King Creosote, Capercaillie, Mike McGoldrick, Karen Matheson, Duncan Chisholm and Dougie Maclean.

Together, the duo from the Isle of Mull play a mix of original and contemporary tunes and songs, taking influence from a wide vocabulary of folk music from around the world.