Killin Music Festival
| Killin Music Festival | |
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| Genre | Celtic music |
| Location(s) | Killin, Stirling, Scotland |
| Years active | 1995 – 2003, 2016–present |
| Website | www |
Killin Music Festival is a Scottish music festival held annually in Killin, Perthshire.
Killin Music Festival[]
The festival was launched in late 2015 by a local voluntary team who started planning for their first event in the summer of 2016.[1]
In June 2016, the weekend festival was attended by nearly 1,000 people and hosted over 100 artists across Friday 17, Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 June 2016.[2] The festival incorporates one main stage in the McLaren Hall, Killin, along with workshops, sessions and fringe activities throughout the area.[3]
In November 2016 the festival was nominated as the Best New Festival at the UK Festival Awards 2016.[4]
In June 2017, the festival expanded to include a session tent marquee.
In November 2017, the festival was nominated for Event of the Year in the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards 2017, one of five finalists.[5]
In February 2018, the festival was nominated for an Epic Award from Voluntary Arts, one of ten Scottish finalists.[5]
In June 2018, the festival session tent marquee evolved into a second stage.
In July 2019, the organising group became a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
In March 2020, due to the outbreak of COVID-19 the fifth festival, which was scheduled to take place from 19 to 21 June 2020, was postponed and rescheduled to take place from 18 to 20 June 2021.[6]
In December 2021 the Manran concert scheduled for 30th December was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.
2016[]
The first Killin Music Festival was held from 17 to 19 June 2016.[7] The main stage ran from 18:00 until 01:00 on Friday 17th June, and from 15:30 until 01:00 on Saturday 18th June. The lineup on Sunday 19th June focused on an open stage competition, running from 12:00 until 17:30. Various ancillary events ran across the weekend, including singing and music workshops, gigs in local pubs and bars, and local heritage tours. The event ran in the McLaren Hall, Killin. The festival office was located in an empty shop on the main street of the village.
Artists[]
| Friday 17 June 2016 | Saturday 18 June 2016 | Sunday 19 June 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Skipinnish | Scott Wood Band | The Deadly Winters |
| Whisky Kiss | Have Mercy Las Vegas | Callum, Connor & Fergus |
| Rachel Sermanni | Trail West | Jock the Box & Duncan MacKinnon |
| Jack McRobbie | Jenn Butterworth & L-B Salter | Tommy Weir |
| Box o' Bananas | Donald Black Band | Fergus & Lewis Walker |
| Friel Sisters | Comrie Pipe Band | |
| Mischa MacPherson Trio | ||
| Sarah Hayes |
- Notes
- 1.1 The Claire Hastings Band was originally scheduled to perform on the Saturday line-up, but were replaced by Jenn Butterworth & LB Salter when Claire was unable to perform due to laryngitis.
2017[]
The second Killin Music Festival was held from 16 to 19 June 2017 in Killin, Perthshire. The main stage ran from 18:30 until 01:30 on Friday 16th June, and from 18:00 until 01:30 on Saturday 17th June. The main stage extended in 2017 to include a seated concert on Sunday 19th June, running from 19:00 until 23:00. During the morning of Sunday 19th, a Community Stage event was introduced, focusing on local performers and talent. The open stage competition was relocated to the Killin Hotel. Various other ancillary events ran across the weekend, including singing and music workshops, workouts, pipe band parades, and local heritage talks. The event ran in the McLaren Hall, Killin. The festival office was relocated to the local sports pavilion, and a session tent was introduced located in the pavilion grounds.
Artists[]
| Friday 16 June 2017 | Saturday 17 June 2017 | Sunday 18 June 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Manran | Skerryvore | Dougie MacLean |
| Tide Lines | RURA | Talisk |
| Jock the Box & Duncan MacKinnon | Heron Valley | Calum MacKenzie Jones |
| Snuffbox | Top Floor Taivers | DopeSickFly |
| The Deadly Winters | Callum, Connor & Fergus | McLaren High School Trad Band |
| Madam Tsunami | ||
| Sophie Rogers | ||
| McLaren High School Pipe Band | ||
| Killin Community Choir | ||
| Killin Kid's Choir |
2018[]
The third Killin Music Festival was held from 15 to 17 June 2018 in Killin, Perthshire. Early bird tickets went on sale on Monday 19 June 2017 and sold out within 90 minutes.[9]
Artists[]
| Friday 15 June 2018 | Saturday 16 June 2018 | Sunday 17 June 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Blazin' Fiddles | Peatbog Faeries | Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham |
| Niteworks | Mec Lir | Kim Carnie |
| Tannara | Ho-ro | The 101 |
| Van Susans | Katee Kross & The Amberjacks | Abi & Katie |
| Suas | Calum MacKenzie Jones & The Trad Project | The Canny Band |
| The Camans | The Coaltown Daisies | Lisa Kowalski |
| The Mocking Dogs | Eriska | |
| Dlu | ||
| Strachan | ||
| McLaren High School Pipe Band | ||
| McLaren High School Trad Band | ||
| Killin Community Choir | ||
| Killin Kid's Choir |
2019[]
The fourth Killin Music Festival was held from 14 to 16 June 2019 in Killin, Perthshire.
Artists[]
| Friday 14 June 2019 | Saturday 15 June 2019 | Sunday 16 June 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Trail West | Elephant Sessions | Siobhan Miller |
| Tom McGuire & The Brassholes | Kinnaris Quintet | Ryan Young |
| Blue Rose Code | Torridon | The No Marcs |
| Beinn Lee | Gnoss | Man of the Minch |
| Eabhal | The 101 | Kara Conway |
| Dlu | Headland | Two Far Flung |
| Greig Taylor Blues Combo | Calum Bowie | |
| Anna Leyden | ||
| Patrick Baldwin | ||
| Doune Pipe Band | ||
| Killin Community Choir | ||
| Killin Kid's Choir |
2020-21[]
Killin Music Festival was scheduled to take place from 19 to 21 June 2020 in Killin, Perthshire. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 the event was postponed and rescheduled to take place from 18 to 20 June 2021.[6] Due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions the event was again postponed in 2021 and rescheduled to take place from 17 to 29 June 2022.[10]
2022[]
The fifth Killin Music Festival is scheduled to take place from 17 to 19 June 2022 in Killin, Perthshire.
Open Stage Competition[]
The festival runs an open stage competition during the weekend where five artists or groups are selected from applicants, with one winner being judged by an industry expert. The winner is presented with an Open Stage Winner trophy and is invited to play on the main stage at the following years festival.
| Year | Winner(s) | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Deadly Winters, and Calum, Connor & Fergus (Draw) | McLaren Hall, Killin |
| 2017 | Calum MacKenzie Jones | Killin Hotel, Killin |
| 2018 | Abi & Katie | Portnellan Tent, Killin |
| 2019 | Man of the Minch | Portnellan Tent, Killin |
| 2020 | (Event postponed) | |
| 2021 | (Event postponed) |
Col Charles Stewart Quaich[]
In 2020 the festival introduced a competition to award the new Col Charles Stewart Quaich.[11] The competition accepts any performance of music, poetry or stories, which celebrate the local area of Killin and Perthshire, and is inspired by Killin's heritage in traditional Scottish music, in particular, Stewart's ‘The Killin Collection’.
(1823-1894) was a prominent figure in Killin and Perthshire, and helped to preserve and promote local history, folklore and music. Among his many achievements Stewart was Chief of the Perth Gaelic Society, Director of the Killin Railway, head of Killin Gaelic Choir and was a respected historian and translator of old manuscripts. Born in Glen Lyon, Stewart spent the greater part of his life in Killin at Tigh’n Duin (the now demolished youth hostel). His legacy ‘The Killin Collection’ comprises songs and tunes of the local area from the 18th century.
Other events[]
The group have also organised other events alongside the summer festival weekend.
| Date | Event | Support artists |
|---|---|---|
| 19 March 2016 | Warm Up Gig | Siobhan Anderson Jack McRobbie Duncan MacKinnon Willie Chisholm Laura Wilkie Alpine Road Tommy Weir |
| 12 November 2016 | Drams Ceilidh Band | |
| 30 December 2016 | Skipinnish Live! in Killin | Archie McAllister |
| 1 April 2017 | Local Music Showcase | Killin Community Choir Duncan MacKinnon Seona Hay Tommy Weir McLaren Trad Group Sgallachd Siobhan Anderson and Jack McRobbie |
| 30 December 2017 | Skipinnish Live! in Killin | Archie McAllister |
| 7 April 2018 | Spring Concert | Local young musicians taught by Marc Fallon Killin Community Choir led by Frances Morrison Allen and accompanied by Jacco Lamfers McLaren High School Traditional Music Group Charlotte Kane The Mocking Dogs Duncan MacKinnon Thomas Kane Siobhan Anderson and Jennifer Austin |
| 18 August 2018 | Headland Live! at Killin Show | |
| 30 December 2018 | Skipinnish Live! in Killin | Archie McAllister |
| 23 March 2019 | Heron Valley | The Canny Band |
| 20 December 2019 | Skerryvore Live! in Killin |
History[]
Killin Traditional Music and Dance Festival 1995 – 2003[]
The Killin Traditional Music and Dance Festival, also known as Killin Folk Festival, ran for nine festivals from 1995[12] until 2003. Danny Kyle served as festival director for the first three festivals, from 1995 through 1998,[13] until his passing on 7 July 1998.[14]
References[]
- ^ "New Killin music festival for 2016?". Killin.info. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Killin Music Festival has returned to the festival circuit!". Celticmusicradio.net. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ "Killin Music Festival – Killin News August 2016". Killinnews.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Voluntary Groups Compete For Top Award". thirdforcenews.org.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ a b "MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards shortlist unveiled". creativescotland.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ a b "5th Killin Music Fest Postponed". Killinmusicfestival.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Musicians look forward to Killin Music Festival". The Courier. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Killin Music Festival 2016 Programme PDF" (PDF). Killin Music Festival. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "KMF18 early bird tickets sell out in under 90 minutes". Killinmusicfestival.com. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Killin Music Fest 2021 Postponed". Killinmusicfestival.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Killin Music Fest kicks into high gear for year 5". Killinmusicfestival.com. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "1st Killin Traditional Music and Dance Festival" (PDF). Killinnews.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2006.
- ^ "Killin News Issue 45" (PDF). Killinnews.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Danny Kyle". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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