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Innerleithen Music Festival, 20-22 August 2010 Bringing the stars of Celtic Music to the Scottish Borders Just 30 miles from Edinburgh by the River Tweed in the lovely Border Hills (Click here for a map) 2010 FESTIVAL LINE-UP CAPERCAILLIE * LAU * THE UNTHANKS * and more We've got a really fantastic line up for you this year, with 2 absolutely superb evening concerts featuring some of the biggest names in traditional music! Click here for more details of the programme as it evolves, and here for much more info about the guests, including links to watch or listen to them in action. Fri Aug 20 - LAU and THE UNTHANKS - A fantastic concert with 2 of the UK's leading folk bands, each with their own distinct style. Edinburgh based Lau have won Radio 2 Folk Band of the Year a remarkable 3 years in a row. 10-piece Northumbrian band The Unthanks have also gone from strength to strength and a cracking evening is in store. Sat Aug 21 (afternoon) - THE BEVVY SISTERS and LORI WATSON AND RULE OF THREE - 2 contrasting Scottish bands attracting great reviews just now. Sat Aug 21 (eve) - ** SORRY, SOLD OUT ** CAPERCAILLIE - Scotland's internationally renowned folk Supergroup! With the Borders rising star, CRAIG JEFFREY. Sun Aug 22 (afternoon) - TWEEDDALE FOLK CONCERT featuring an eclectic mix of bands from near & far, including Kim Edgar and, from France, Les Pierres Noires. Sun Aug 22 - TRADITIONAL SINGERS CONCERT - a lovely evening of traditional song featuring fine singers from far and near. Headlined by MICK WEST & FRANK McLAUGHLIN, we're also privileged to present a mesmerising Sean Nós singer Lorcán Mac Mathúna, plus Janet Weatherston together with local performers Lauren Knox and Fisher Lassies. More Information
Tickets are on sale online via this site (click on the red labels), from Scotlight in Innerleithen and from the Eastgate Theatre Box Office in Peebles. Full details on the tickets page.Keep in touch by signing up for the mailing list (click here), emailing imfpublicity@aol.com or phoning 01721 729949. Click here for accommodation and here for local information and music info. Special thanks in 2009 to.. Scotlight Group for sponsoring the Tweeddale Folk Concert Many thanks to all of the following who contributed to our 2009 raffle. The festival could not survive without the support we receive from local businesses. We really appreciate it. Stobo Castle Health Spa Macdonald Cardrona Hotel Sainburys Tesco and many others Who were our headline acts in earlier years? 2009 Eddi Reader, Karine Polwart Band, Rory McLeod, Siobhan Miller & Jeana Leslie, Kieran Halpin, Dean Friedman, Chris Wright & Lucy Pringle 2008 Karen Matheson & Band, Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham, Sandy Brechin & Ewan Wilkinson, The Cast, Henry Douglas, Rallion, Craig Jeffrey, Scott Gardiner 2007 Martin Carthy, Kris Drever, Rachel Unthank & the Winterset, Tannahill Weavers, Real Time, Craig Jeffrey, Goldrush, St Ronans Silver Band 2006 Dougie Maclean, Archie Fisher, Andy M Stewart & Gerry O'Beirne, Malinky, John Wright Band, CrossCurrent, Matt Johnson, Linties 2005 Karine Polwart, Old Blind Dogs, Eliza Carthy & The Ratcatchers, Incredible String Band, Kieran Halpin, Borders Young Fiddles, Matt Seattle, St Ronans Silver Band 2004 Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham, Dougie Maclean, Martin Simpson, Real Time, Emily Smith Band, Single Malt 2003 Battlefield Band, Jock Tamsons Bairns, The Hush, Jez Lowe & the Bad Pennies, Back of the Moon, Janne Henshaw, Borders Fiddlers & Sangsters 
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