Sounds from Scotland: A Spotlight on Celtic Connections 2025

Welcome to this month’s episode of Sounds from Scotland! The countdown is on to Celtic Connections 2025, Glasgow’s premiere music festival, and this month we are featuring some of our favorite artists at ASF that will be performing.

First up is Gaelic Singer Ainsley Hamill, who performed with ASF at our Supper Club and then at Bryant Park - Ainsley has also been nominated for Gaelic Singer of the year at the Scot Trad Awards. Check out her show on January 30th at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Strathclyde Suite. Learn More at www.ainsleyhamill.com/ , ‪@ainsleyhamillsinger‬

Mòd Gold Medalist and multi-prize-winning Gaelic singer Joy Dunlop will be teaching Gaelic singing workshops on January 18th at Kelvingrove Museum, with “Sing Waulking Songs” at 11:15am and “Sing Puirt” at 1:30pm.
Learn More at www.joydunlop.com/ , ‪@JoyDunlopOfficial‬

Elephant Sessions, award winning indie-folk band from the Highlands of Scotland, will be playing at Celtic Connections on January 24th at the O2 Academy.
Learn More at www.elephantsessions.com/ , ‪@ElephantSessions‬

Hannah Rarity was the winner of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician award in 2018, and her debut album ‘Neath the Gloaming Star’ was nominated for Album of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards in 2019. Don’t miss Hannah’s Celtic Connections show on January 18th at the Drygate Brewery! Learn More at www.hannahrarity.com/ , ‪@hannah.rarity‬‪@hannah.rarity‬

To learn more about Celtic Connections, visit www.celticconnections.com/

To learn more about ASF, visit www.americanscottishfoundation.com

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