Mull of Kintyre Music Festival
Mull of Kintyre Music Festival
The Mull of Kintyre Music Festival is an event for all the family which celebrates traditional and contemporary Scottish, Irish and Pan Celtic music. Based in Campbeltown, the event has a great mix of free outdoor events, concerts, ceilidh’s, music sessions, workshops, children’s entertainment, parades from large venues to intimate halls.
With 7 ticketed concerts and various free open air events accross the weekend, it's a real musical adventure.
The Line up 2022
The Saturday night concerts on Aug 20 promise a fantastic night of music with indie folk sensations Elephant Sessions and Trail West headlining the ‘Glen Scotia West Coast Rocks’ concert with Rhuvaal. The Traditional concert the same night in Campbeltown Heritage Centre will headline with Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham supported by Ellie Beaton with Gillie O’Flaherty.
The Fiobha Ceilidh Band is guaranteed to get everyone dancing at the Festival Ceilidh Night on Aug 19. Also playing are a young six piece traditional band, Cala with The Dalriada Connections Band and Kintyre Schools Pipe Band also performing.
The Kilkerran Dalriada Connections Concert on Aug 21 has another great line-up with headline act Brian MacNeill supported by Ceolta from NI plus many more local and visiting artists.
The festival opening concert on Aug 17 is the Beinn an Tuirc Festival Gaelic Night in the Argyll Hotel Campbeltown which headlines with Calum Alex MacMillan & Ross Martin who will be joined by a host of Gaelic performers. The following evening Young Folk Night will feature the usual fantastic selection of young musicians from across Kintyre.
The closing concert on Aug 21, Survivors Night, headlines with Slainte Davaar Allstars with many guest bands including Rhuvaal, FLING, Alex, Archie & Arran McAllister, Gilchristians and Che Martin.
The unique festival has attracted big names in the music industry, with past headliners include The Fratellis, The Time Frequency, The View, The Saw Doctors, Deacon Blue, Capercaillie, Idlewild, Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham, Peatbog Faeries, Red Hot Chilli Pipers and the Stranglers.