Tiree Music Festival

Tiree Music Festival is a Scottish folk music festival held annually on the Island of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides.[1][2] The festival was founded in 2010 by resident Stewart MacLennan and local musician Daniel Gillespie of the band Skerryvore. It has received several awards from the Scottish tourism industry: Best Small Festival by Scottish Events Awards in 2012 and 2013;[3] and 2013 Best Cultural Event by Highland and Island Tourism and Scottish Thistle Awards.[4]

In August 2013, the weekend festival was attended by more than 1500 people.[3] It incorporates three stages: an open air main stage, a marquee-housed community village stage and an indoor ceilidh stage.[5]

On 6 July 2023, organisers cancelled the 2023 festival a day before events were scheduled to begin because of "extreme weather".[6]

References

  1. ^ Thomson, Polly (15 September 2014). "Tiree Music Festival – the complete guide". Scottish Field Magazine.
  2. ^ "Tiree Music Festival full of magical moments". The Oban Times. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Macduff singer heading for Tiree Music festival". Banffshire Journal. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  4. ^ "We Talk to the Multi-Award Winning Tiree Music Festival Organizers". 2014. Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  5. ^ Whalley, Johnny (6 August 2013). "Tiree Music Festival (Live Review)". folkradiouk webzine. Folk Radio UK. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Tiree music festival cancelled day before over 'extreme weather'". BBC News. BBC. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

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