Blas Festival 2010

Moladh na Gàidhealtachd!

Our 2010 festival will run from

Friday September 3rd to Sunday September 12th inclusive.

With a stellar lineup, 2 new commissions and at least 3 exciting new
venues this years' festival is lining up to be the best yet. Full
details will be online soon.

Blas Festival 2009

What a great festival we had in 2009 !

Thanks to our sponsors, the artistes, the promoters, the volunteers, our young performers, the Blas team, and above all, each and every person who bought a ticket and came along to one or more of our events! We bucked the credit crunch with a 25% rise in ticket sales. We sold out half of our gigs and 80% of all available seats.

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Blas Broadcasts on BBC Alba

Saturday 27 February 10pm
Highlights from Blas’s Grand Finale Concert

from a packed Eden Court in Inverness,and what a night! Amongst the international stars who were appearing – the Canadian supergroup, the Barra MacNeils with their fantastic mixture of songs, tunes and step dancing! And uniting the rich musical and dance traditions of Ireland, Scotland, and Canada – the exciting new group Tread. Scottish stars, Blazin’ Fiddles, also took centre stage with their unique brand of high energy fiddle tunes; and with a nod to what the future holds for Scottish traditional music, the local young talent of the Caledonian Ceilidh Trail also wowed the audience with their own vibrant youthful take on the traditional! Phew!!!!

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