Along with dancing, telling stories and reciting poetry, song singing is a key part of traditional céilidhs. Songs known as mouth music (puirt-a-beul) provided accompaniment for the dancing of ...

Burns' work includes Auld Lang Syne, which was later set to traditional folk music and is now sung at New Year parties. The first Burns Night was held in 1801 to mark the fifth anniversary of ...

The sound of the band has a more folk based slant rather than traditional ceilidh with the current line-up being fiddle (Emma Donald), keyboard (Andrew Elders) and bass (Colin Wilson). This ...

Under the banner Covid Ceilidhs, traditional tunes were posted daily to Twitter. The virtual ceilidhs were started by fiddle player and composer Duncan Chisholm, who lives near Inverness.

In the heart of the West End, meanwhile, is Ghillie Dhu, a lavish venue that aims to give a twist to a traditional Scottish bar. It has a hall for ceilidhs on Friday nights, while folk music can ...

Dance Band Of the Year nominee Tweed - AKA former accordion world champion Graeme Mackay and his son, drummer Craig - are ...

Find more New Year's Eve events in Glasgow. There is no better way to end the year than with a traditional ceilidh in the heart of Glasgow, and why not do it in style by coming along to The Ferry ...