Queensferry Folk Festival

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Queensferry's Annual Folk Festival returns on Saturday 23rd September with a fantastic line up... don't miss it!

About Queensferry Folk Festival

Listed Under Music Events / Family and Kids Events / Nights Out Events

This year we’re featuring:

Alasdair Roberts
Lauren Collier
Other acts to be confirmed

Alasdair Roberts:

Alasdair Roberts is a musician (primarily a guitarist and singer) who is based in Glasgow. He has worked with Drag City Records since 1997, firstly releasing three albums of self-written material under the name Appendix Out and then several albums under his own name, the most recent being Alasdair Roberts (2015). He has also released music on labels such as Secretly Canadian, Galaxia and Stone Tape Recordings.

His work mainly consists of two parallel strands: self-written song material (which can be heard on albums such as Farewell Sorrow, The Amber Gatherers, Spoils and A Wonder Working Stone) and interpretations of traditional songs and ballads from Scotland and beyond (which can be heard on albums such as The Crook of My Arm, No Earthly Man and Too Long In This Condition).

Although original works, Roberts’s records have been infused with the enduring melodies and lyrical twists of ancient folk music.

Lauren Collier:

Lauren Collier is a fiddle player and singer based in Glasgow. The Lauren Collier Band’s debut album is due for release in 2023. It features songs and tunes which Lauren has collected from around the world. The fresh compositions and arrangements, combined with technology, create a blend of music encompassing flavours of traditional, world and electronic music.

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