12:00pm Fiona Cuthil and Stevie Lawrence

Fiona and Stevie’s musical partnership blossomed from a shared love of traditional and rock music. They are currently members of Scottish based band Rallion and The Wendy Weatherby Band. Fiona and Stevie will be playing a selection of material from their debut CD "A Cruel Kindness" in their recital. Contemporary self-penned tunes of fiddle and guitar/bouzouki with a touch of rock attitude thrown in for good measure.

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1:00pm Gavin Pennicook

Described as a cross between a fiddle and a battleship, the nyckelharpa is a 16-stringed Swedish keyed fiddle. Gavin Pennycook spent most of his youth playing Irish & Scottish music on the fiddle, first encountering the nyckelharpa in Sweden in 1994. Obtaining his own nyckelharpa in 2007, Gavin focused on adapting the Celtic fiddle repertoire for the instrument. In 2010, Gavin released the "Celtic Nyckelharpa", the first ever album ever to be devoted to Celtic dance music on the nyckelharpa, giving an exciting new direction both to old fiddle tunes and to the harpa.

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2:00pm Simon Moran with Mike Bryan

Best known as the fiddler with ceilidh band Deoch ‘n’ Dorus, Simon graduated with an honours degree in Scottish Music from the RSAMD in 2005. Simon has performed all over Scotland and Europe with talented musicians including Dougie MacLean, Canterach and Stuart Cassells. Featuring music from his native Isle of Jura as well as his own compositions, Simon will be accompanied by guitarist Mike Bryan who is best known for his work with Box Club, Fiddlers Bid and The Mhairi Hall Trio.

3:00pm Sally Simpson with Catriona Hawksworth and Michael Ferrie

Having started to play fiddle at age 5, Sally Simpson pursued classical and traditional music with Mairi Campbell. In 2011, she won the RSAMD Junior Academy Scottish Music Competition and the Orkney Folk Festival’s Open Stage Competition with Catriona Hawksworth. Catriona is a pupil of James Ross, and guitarist Michael Ferrie studied with Fiona Allen and Jack Evans. Whilst being rooted in Scottish traditional music, their arrangements are influenced by music from the contemporary folk scene as well as overseas.

4:00pm Claire McLaughlin and Paddy Callaghan

Clare McLaughlin and Patrick Callaghan hail from Glasgow's Irish community, both playing with St Roch's Ceili Band. They won the Senior Duet Competition at the Glasgow Feis and Fleadh Cheoil na Breataine. Paddy is a button-accordion player who wows with his infectious passion and ability. Clare plays with Deaf Shepherd and has toured/recorded with The Unusual Suspects and The Liz Doherty Band.

5:00pm Final Stramash

Your chance to play with our performers in one of the largest sessions in the UK.