Admission £7 (16 & under free) Tea/coffee available for a donation.
Our favourite ceilidh band are making a welcome return! Skyrie is an electrifying contemporary Celtic music trio renowned for their dynamic performances and innovative sound. Their music blends traditional Scottish and Irish tunes, poignant original songs, tunes and soundscapes with modern influences from rock to funk!
Admission £5, tea/coffee available for donation, doors open 10.30am
“The Quiggs” is a Scottish/Danish folk duo consisting of Stephen and Pernille Quigg. Stephen and Pernille share a common feeling for the tradition of folk song, and thrive on a strong connection to the audience reaching far beyond the front row.
Songs from Scotland and beyond – the Danish/Scottish folk duo presents a unique tapestry of songs woven with a Celtic thread. Whether the material is traditional or contemporary the distinguishable mark of the Quiggs is the quality of the voices in harmony and the strength of the songs.
Darach is a Galician-Scottish duo formed by Roo Geddes (violin) and Hugo Franco (guitar), blending the musical traditions of Galicia and Scotland with a contemporary, intimate, and deeply emotional sound. Their music, rooted in folk, jazz, and classical traditions, creates a dialogue between ancestral melodies and original compositions—rich in nuance and feeling.
Roo Geddes, an internationally acclaimed Scottish violinist, combines classical training at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with a strong background in jazz and traditional music. He is a finalist of the BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year and a recipient of the Danny Kyle Award at Celtic Connections. Hugo Franco, a guitarist and producer from Vigo, stands out for his versatility as a multi-instrumentalist and his ability to fuse tradition, groove, and modernity into a distinctive sound.
Together, they present their debut album in Ortigueira—a sonic journey between two countries and many emotional landscapes.
Admission by donation
Friends of Wighton member and community music star Anne Hamilton brings her guitar ensemble Sakura to the Wighton for a tuneful lunchtime.
“Sakura” is an amateur group of classical guitar enthusiasts who like to get together to play an eclectic mix of guitar music. The group consists of Anne, Joan, Audrey, Peter, Liang and John.
Anne says, “For our concert at The Wighton centre we have selected guitar pieces that are folk style from a variety of different countries and composers. We’re looking forward to it!”
The Paddy Buchanan Band are a five-piece ensemble from Aberdeenshire who specialise in the reworking of traditional folk songs, primarily ballads from the North-East of Scotland – Paddy is an accomplished Bothy Ballad singer, winning numerous TMSA competitions and the prestigious Champion of Champions competition in Elgin 2024. Fresh from a highly acclaimed BBC Radio Scotland’s Travelling Folk session as well as main stage performance at the Aberdeen Tall Ships 2025 the band are pleased to offer some musical tidings from the Garioch, the New World, and beyond.
(Admission by donation)
Andrew is a singer songwriter with a warm, distinctive tone and a love of storytelling. He is influenced by traditional folk art as well as singer-songwriters with personal, folk inspired styles such as Nick Drake and Vashti Bunyan. His music is based around poetic lyrics and resonant vocals and he enjoys mixing emotional depth with comic narratives. He has recently performed at Dundee Fringe, Aberdeen Folk club and Scots performance night, Blether. He is working on a nature themed EP called ‘Red and Gold’ with support from the Dundee Musician’s Award.
Admission £5, children free. Tea/coffee available for donation
Catriona Scott, in addition to being a fine singer and former member of The Young Fife Roadshow, has a BA Honours in Scottish Literature with Music from the University of Stirling,. She also has an -ology in the Scottish Highland Dancing Tradition from The School of Scottish Studies! She has a wide knowledge of musical archives and has also contributed her own accessions to the School of Scottish Studies and the Glasgow College of Piping. Notable achievements include winning the Leng Medal, a Danny Award (Celtic Connections), the Grierson Prize for writing Scots poetry (University of Edinburgh) and the Sloan Prize for Scots prose (University of Edinburgh). In 2024, she also won the inaugural Glenfarg Folk Club Folkie Awards for best song.
Ian Hardie who hails originally from Mastrick, Aberdeen, has long had a keen interest in traditional music and song. He has played in various ceilidh bands in Northeast Scotland, including Clachan Yell, notably at the FLAC music festival in France, and Galik Bred of Stonehaven Aqua Ceilidh fame! For many years, he was also a guitar tutor with Scottish Culture and Traditions (SCaT). Ian is currently involved in several music projects in and around the Kinross area. He co-founded and leads Kinfolkies, a thriving weekly community folk club. Most recently, he and his trio, Amici, has been working on “Sound & Vision”; a collaboration with Scottish visual artists Pauline McGee and Julie Close, to create an hour-long collage of live music and animation. Ian plays Ibanez and Takamine guitars and a Moon mandolin.
Admission £5, tea/coffee available for donation to Outreach Programme
Steven Clark is one of Scotland’s finest song makers – his contribution in making and shaping the catalogue of tomorrow’s folk song has been huge. His outstanding song, Coming Home (you might also hear it called ‘All Jock Tamson’s Bairns’), can now be heard in countless sessions, singarounds and folk clubs the world over.
But Steven is no one-hit wonder, he has an extensive catalogue of material every bit as engaging and compelling as his best known work and he is a fine performer of traditional song as well – both unaccompanied, and accompanied by his fine guitar work.
Admission £5 (tea/coffee available for a donation)
Long time Wighton favourite, Bruce Davies, is paying us a visit on his 70th Birthday tour!
Bruce has been a full time musician and entertainer for more than forty years and his golden voice, songs, stories and crisp acoustic guitar playing have made him a favourite with audiences at home and abroad.
His rich voice, wide repertoire and charm have made him a firm favourite with the Wighton audience over the years and we look forward to celebrating with him on this special birthday tour (there might be cake…)
Admission £5 (tea/coffee available for a donation)
The Woolverstones are an alternative folk duo formed at the end of 2019 They are known for their cinematic songwriting and harmony-rich sound.
In March 2020, they released their debut single “A Song For Harlequins”. The single was greeted with positive reviews and was hailed as a “Folk Masterpiece” by David Postal of Laurel Canyon Radio.
In January 2022, The Woolverstones recorded their debut album “Grey Eyed Dandy” at Slate Room Studio (located in the quiet village of Pencaitland, just 20 minutes to the East of Edinburgh). The record was produced by the renowned John Wood who produced classic albums for Nick Drake, Richard and Linda Thompson, John Martyn and Pentangle/ The album garnered positive reviews, received a “Track of The Week” on BBC Introducing and aired on multiple radio stations across the world.
In July 2024, The Woolverstones played Cambridge Folk Festival before embarking on tours in the UK, Hungary and Ireland. We look forward to welcoming them to the Wighton!
