Eabhal came together while based on the Isle of South Uist in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. Playing traditional music the band draws inspiration from many different cultures. Eabhal were recently named Hands up for Trad, Battle of the Folk Bands 2018 winners at Edinburgh Tradfest.

“Full of energy and bold ideas but firmly grounded in the Scottish / Gaelic tradition, Eabhal are one of Scotland's brightest up and coming bands that continue to evolve our music.” - Angus Lyon

Aberdeenshire Folksinger | MG Alba Scots Singer of the Year | Debut Album Away From My Window 24.3.18 https://ionafyfe.bandcamp.com/

Award winning Glasgow based folk group incorporating traditional and original material in a fresh and exciting way. Unique vocals, guitar, bouzouki, fiddle, flute and percussion tie together this exciting band

‘A standout instrument of her generation’ – BBC Radio 2
‘Velvet voiced authority’ - The Scotsman
‘She breathes light and beauty into every note’ – The Living Tradition

Gaelic singer of the Year 2021 at the MG Alba Trad Awards


Award-winning singer and composer, Kim Carnie, has featured not only on some of the UK’s biggest stages, but across the world via film and computer game soundtracks, including Netﬂix’s Outlaw King, Black Mirror and The Bard’s Tale. Since launching her solo career in 2018 with the release of her debut EP ‘In Her Company’, Kim has become one of the most sought-after singers and session vocalists that Scotland has to offer.

This is a new community of song-collecting enthusiasts who strive to empower a new generation of collection and distribution of old, orally-transmitted song and wider culture.

Despite wide assumption that all the traditional singers have long passed away and no more culture is passed on through the oral tradition, there is in fact a wealth of song held by those unknown by the wider traditional music community. 


Ewan McLennan has come to be known as a guitarist at the very forefront of his generation; a troubadour, balladeer and storyteller cut in the old style; a singer that can move audiences with his passion and pathos; and a songwriter for whom social justice is still a burning issue.

From a BBC Horizon Award for his debut album to his recent performances on the acclaimed Transatlantic Sessions, recent years have been marked by numerous awards and accolades for his music. Ewan McLennan's new album, 'Stories Still Untold', is already attracting critical acclaim and is sure to further cement him as "one of the bright lights on the folk scene today".

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