GLENFARG FOLK FESTIVAL: A feast of folk awaits as the festival goes online by Andrew Welsh
Glenfarg Folk Festival headline act Siobhan Miller.
It’s probably not unfair to say Scottish traditional music used to have a bit of an image problem.
Once synonymous with pipe bands and kilted Flower Of Scotland songsmiths The Corries, folk has undergone a surprising makeover that has seen it become a platform for some of the nation’s most original musicians to make their mark.
The likes of Karen Matheson-fronted Oban legends Capercaillie and Kingussie-raised piper Martyn Bennett were crucial to the change, in their own different ways.