There are also hundreds of performances, landmark musical collaborations, talks, workshops, film screenings, theatre productions, ceilidhs, exhibitions, free events and late-night sessions. (Image: Ross Gilmore/Redferns via Getty Images) When is it?Ĭeltic Connections 2022 runs from Thursday 20 January to Sunday 6 February 2022. King Creosote returned to the Glasgow Concert Hall for Celtic Connection. So without further ado - here's everything you need to know about Celtic Connections 2022. "The 2022 event will be an emotional return, ranging from intimate solo shows to large-scale orchestral extravaganzas, underlining the indisputable fact that Celtic Connections truly has something for everyone.” "Last January’s festival was a cultural lifeline that engaged audiences all over the world, reminding us that music has an uncanny power to draw us together, even in the darkest days of lockdown. Sign up to Glasgow Live newsletters for more headlines straight to your inboxĪlan Morrison, Head of Music at Creative Scotland said: “It’s a delight to see Glasgow throwing open the doors to its music venues again, as Celtic Connections gets ready to rejuvenate the city with live, in-person performances. Highlights include a special stripped back show by The Twilight Sad at the Old Fruitmarket on Friday January 21, working with all three of Scotland's national orchestras for the first time in its history, and giving special nods to locations as far as the US and Shetland. The perfect way to kick of the new year, the Festival will see more than 1000 musicians come together to celebrate the best of Scotland's traditional music.Ĭeltic Connections 2022 will be the 29th edition of the world-famous festival, which was held online in 2021.
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(Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group) (Image: Ross MacDonald / SNS Group))Ĭeltic Connections will return in full force for 2022 with an exciting and eclectic programme of events taking place in and around Glasgow. Three musicians who will play as part of the evening, Paul McKenna, Innes White and Hannah Rarity, visited Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall to launch the programme. The show, named after a beloved old Scots folk song, sets the scene as a celebration of a precious heritage that is now being taken forward into a new tradition. This year’s opening concert, 'Neath the Gloamin' Star, will be a poignant moment for many, featuring a ream of talent from a younger generation of musicians and songwriters. This year, the event returns to its roots as Europe’s largest winter festival, delighting live audiences with moving performances for its loyal audiences to experience in person. The January blues are set to be well and truly banished as Glasgow comes alive with hundreds of performances, landmark musical collaborations, talks, workshops, film screenings, theatre productions, ceilidhs, exhibitions, free events and late-night sessions.Ĭeltic Connections 2022 will be the 29th edition of the world-famous event, which made a successful transition online for 2021, entertaining more than 30,000 people in 60 countries during the darkest of Januarys. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 05: Celtic Connections, the UK’s premiere celebration of roots music, will return in full force for 2022 with an exciting and eclectic programme of events taking place in Glasgow from Thursday 30 January to Sunday 6 February 2022.īreathing life and soul into much-loved venues across the city, the 18-day programme of events spanning traditional folk, roots, Americana, jazz, soul and world music, marks a welcome revival for the scene as more than 1,000 musicians come together once again in celebration.
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