• Celtic Connections: The MacLean Bros & Special Guests

    The Old Fruitmarket, 100 Candleriggs, Glasgow, G1 1NQ

    The Maclean Brothers swap the seas for the stage, with tales from the Pacific Ocean and special guest performances.
    Lifelong trad music fans Jamie, Ewan and Lachlan Maclean captured the world’s attention when they set a new record for rowing across the Pacific Ocean unsupported. Music was crucial to their miraculous journey, with Jamie famously playing the pipes in all conditions - even as they rowed into Cairns, Australia, after 139 days at sea.

    Now, the pipe-playing rower will be shaking off the salt water to perform on home soil alongside siblings Lachlan on accordion and Ewan on guitar. The multi-talented trio from Edinburgh, who now live in Assynt, will welcome a host of Scottish trad talent who soundtracked their epic voyage for this special show.

    Ross Ainslie and Duncan Chisholm, who released a charity single to aid the brothers’ efforts, will perform alongside high-octane outfit Valtos, and RURA, known for their epic, inspirational instrumentation. Stunning vocalist Siobhan Miller and Mull duo Sorren Maclean and Hannah Fisher will also make appearances across the night.

    A Q&A session will kick things off, giving audiences the chance to hear first-hand about the brothers’ adventure and quest to raise £1 million for clean water projects in Madagascar.

  • Celtic Connections: Kelvingrove Burns Night Concert

    Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, 695 Argyle Street Glasgow, G3 8AG United Kingdom

    Celebrate Burns Night with Celtic Connections
    Join us for a special Celtic Connections Burns Night Concert in the awe-inspiring surrounds of Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
    An exciting lineup of music, song, and spoken-word performances will honour Scotland’s national bard, Robert Burns, on the 267th anniversary of his birth.
    Please note, this is a concert, not a traditional Burns Supper.