Celtic Connections 2012 Line-up And Rumours

19 Jan - 5 Feb 2012 Scotland Forum

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All artists are officially confirmed by the festival

Thu 19th

Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Fri 20th

Sat 21st

Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Le Vent du Nord

Vasen

Breabach

Dervish

Old Fruitmarket

Ana Moura

The Arches

Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers

Turtle Dhuks

o2 ABC Glasgow

The Big Dish

Iona Marshall

Oran Mor

Niteworks

The Mitchell Library

James Vincent McMorrow

Tron Theatre

Ailie Robertson's Traditional Spirits

Sun 22nd

Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

The Proclaimers

Ron Sexsmith

Barbara Dickson

Jack Bruce

Emma Pollock

James Vincent McMorrow

Old Fruitmarket

Vasen

o2 ABC Glasgow

Shooglenifty

Oran Mor

To Kill A King

Francois & The Atlas Mountains

The Mitchell Library

Russian Red

Rachel Sermanni

Tron Theatre

Tom Russell

Mon 23rd

Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

The Proclaimers

Ron Sexsmith

Barbara Dickson

Jack Bruce

Emma Pollock

James Vincent McMorrow

City Halls: Grand Hall

Jaadu

John McSherry's 'At First Light'

Tue 24th

Old Fruitmarket

Jack Bruce

The Unthanks

Lau

The Bevvy Sisters

The Mitchell Library

Josh Rouse

State of the Union (Boo Hewerdine & Brooks Williams)

Glasgow Art Club

Aileen Carr

Elspeth Cowie

Gordeanna McCulloch

Wed 25th

o2 ABC Glasgow

Luka Bloom

The Long Notes

The Mitchell Library

Justin Currie

Naomi Bedford

Thu 26th

Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Session A9

Sultans of String

Quebe Sisters Band

Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite

Paul McKenna Band

City Halls: Grand Hall

Martin Simpson

Dick Gaughan

June Tabor

Finbar Furey

Old Fruitmarket

Thea Gilmore

Kris Drever

o2 ABC Glasgow

King Creosote

Jon Hopkins

Oran Mor

CW Stoneking

New Country Rehab

Fri 27th

Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite

Nuala Kennedy

Las Migas

Old Fruitmarket

Salsa Celtica

Fatoumata Diawara

o2 ABC Glasgow

Admiral Fallow

Dry The River

Chasing Owls

Oran Mor

Larkin Poe

The Mitchell Library

Julie Fowlis

Fernhill

Tron Theatre

Quebe Sisters Band

The Simon Bradley Trio

Sat 28th

Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite

Breabach

Corquieu

Old Fruitmarket

Orchestra Baobab

The Arches

The Sweetback Sisters

o2 ABC Glasgow

Blazin' Fiddles

Sol i Serena

Oran Mor

Foy Vance

Tron Theatre

Annie Grace

Sun 29th

Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra

La Carrau

Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite

Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas

Rua MacMillan

Laura-Beth Salter

City Halls: Grand Hall

Catford

Eilidh Grant

Old Fruitmarket

Bonnie Prince Billy

The Arches

Martha Reeves and The Vandellas

o2 ABC Glasgow

Peatbog Faeries

Stanley Odd

Oran Mor

Manran

Tarras

Mon 30th

Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Bruce Hornsby

Tue 31st

Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Donal Lunny, Liam O'Flynn, Andy Irvine & Paddy Glackin with 'Outlands' featuring Fred Morrison

City Halls: Grand Hall

Savourna Stevenson

o2 ABC Glasgow

Madison Violet

The Whisky Riverboat Band

Wed 1st

o2 ABC Glasgow

Damien Dempsey

Oran Mor

Paul Kelly

Tensheds

Thu 2nd

Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite

Skipinnish

Oran Mor

Hidden Orchestra

Chapelier Fou

Fri 3rd

Old Fruitmarket

Omar Sosa

The Arches

Laura Veirs

o2 ABC Glasgow

Mull Historical Society

Washington Irvine

Sat 4th

City Halls: Grand Hall

Lau

The Arches

Smoove & Turrell

o2 ABC Glasgow

Treacherous Orchestra

Gabby Young and Other Animals

Oran Mor

The Alan Kelly Gang

Yuptae

Sun 5th

The Arches

Vieux Farka Toure

o2 ABC Glasgow

Abigail Washburn

Eliza Carthy

Howe Gelb

KT Tunstall

Martin Carthy

Robyn Hitchcock

DAY UNKNOWN

St Andrew's in the Square

Empreintes

Sultans of String

The Outside Track

Wrigley Sisters

STAGE UNKNOWN

Babelfish

Barbara Dymnock

Sheena Wellington

Abigail Washburn Sun 5th, o2 ABC Glasgow

Admiral Fallow Fri 27th, o2 ABC Glasgow

Aileen Carr Tue 24th, Glasgow Art Club

Ailie Robertson's Traditional Spirits Sat 21st, Tron Theatre

Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas Sun 29th, Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite

Ana Moura Sat 21st, Old Fruitmarket

Annie Grace Sat 28th, Tron Theatre

Babelfish Day Unknown, STAGE UNKNOWN

Barbara Dickson Sun 22nd, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Barbara Dickson Mon 23rd, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Barbara Dymnock Day Unknown, STAGE UNKNOWN

Thu 19th, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Blazin' Fiddles Sat 28th, o2 ABC Glasgow

Bonnie Prince Billy Sun 29th, Old Fruitmarket

Breabach Sat 21st, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Breabach Sat 28th, Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite

Bruce Hornsby Mon 30th, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Carolina Chocolate Drops Fri 20th, o2 ABC Glasgow

Catford Sun 29th, City Halls: Grand Hall

Cathy Jordan and Damien O'Kane Fri 20th, Tron Theatre

Chapelier Fou Thu 2nd, Oran Mor

Chasing Owls Fri 27th, o2 ABC Glasgow

Cherish The Ladies Fri 20th, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Cornershop Fri 20th, Platform

Corquieu Sat 28th, Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite

CW Stoneking Thu 26th, Oran Mor

Damien Dempsey Wed 1st, o2 ABC Glasgow

Dervish Sat 21st, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Dick Gaughan Thu 26th, City Halls: Grand Hall

Donal Lunny, Liam O'Flynn, Andy Irvine & Paddy Glackin with 'Outlands' featuring Fred Morrison Tue 31st, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Dry The River Fri 27th, o2 ABC Glasgow

Eilidh Grant Sun 29th, City Halls: Grand Hall

Eliza Carthy Sun 5th, o2 ABC Glasgow

Elspeth Cowie Tue 24th, Glasgow Art Club

Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra Sun 29th, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Emma Pollock Sun 22nd, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Emma Pollock Mon 23rd, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Empreintes Day Unknown, St Andrew's in the Square

Fatoumata Diawara Fri 27th, Old Fruitmarket

Fernhill Fri 27th, The Mitchell Library

Finbar Furey Thu 26th, City Halls: Grand Hall

Foy Vance Sat 28th, Oran Mor

Francois & The Atlas Mountains Sun 22nd, Oran Mor

Gabby Young and Other Animals Sat 4th, o2 ABC Glasgow

Gordeanna McCulloch Tue 24th, Glasgow Art Club

Hidden Orchestra Thu 2nd, Oran Mor

Howe Gelb Sun 5th, o2 ABC Glasgow

Iona Marshall Sat 21st, o2 ABC Glasgow

Jaadu Mon 23rd, City Halls: Grand Hall

Jack Bruce Sun 22nd, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Jack Bruce Mon 23rd, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Jack Bruce Tue 24th, Old Fruitmarket

James Vincent McMorrow Sat 21st, The Mitchell Library

James Vincent McMorrow Sun 22nd, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

James Vincent McMorrow Mon 23rd, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

John McSherry's 'At First Light' Mon 23rd, City Halls: Grand Hall

Jon Hopkins Thu 26th, o2 ABC Glasgow

Josh Rouse Tue 24th, The Mitchell Library

Julie Fowlis Fri 27th, The Mitchell Library

June Tabor Thu 26th, City Halls: Grand Hall

Justin Currie Wed 25th, The Mitchell Library

King Creosote Thu 26th, o2 ABC Glasgow

Kris Drever Thu 26th, Old Fruitmarket

KT Tunstall Sun 5th, o2 ABC Glasgow

La Carrau Sun 29th, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Larkin Poe Fri 27th, Oran Mor

Las Migas Fri 27th, Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite

Lau Tue 24th, Old Fruitmarket

Lau Sat 4th, City Halls: Grand Hall

Laura Veirs Fri 3rd, The Arches

Laura-Beth Salter Sun 29th, Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite

Le Vent du Nord Sat 21st, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Luka Bloom Wed 25th, o2 ABC Glasgow

Madison Violet Tue 31st, o2 ABC Glasgow

Manran Sun 29th, Oran Mor

Martha Reeves and The Vandellas Sun 29th, The Arches

Martin Carthy Sun 5th, o2 ABC Glasgow

Martin Simpson Thu 26th, City Halls: Grand Hall

Mull Historical Society Fri 3rd, o2 ABC Glasgow

Naomi Bedford Wed 25th, The Mitchell Library

New Country Rehab Thu 26th, Oran Mor

Niteworks Sat 21st, Oran Mor

Nuala Kennedy Fri 27th, Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite

Omar Sosa Fri 3rd, Old Fruitmarket

Orchestra Baobab Sat 28th, Old Fruitmarket

Paul Kelly Wed 1st, Oran Mor

Paul McKenna Band Thu 26th, Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite

Peatbog Faeries Sun 29th, o2 ABC Glasgow

Punch Brothers Fri 20th, o2 ABC Glasgow

Quebe Sisters Band Thu 26th, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Quebe Sisters Band Fri 27th, Tron Theatre

Rachel Sermanni Sun 22nd, The Mitchell Library

Robyn Hitchcock Sun 5th, o2 ABC Glasgow

Ron Sexsmith Sun 22nd, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Ron Sexsmith Mon 23rd, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Rua MacMillan Sun 29th, Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite

Russian Red Sun 22nd, The Mitchell Library

Salsa Celtica Fri 27th, Old Fruitmarket

Savourna Stevenson Tue 31st, City Halls: Grand Hall

Session A9 Thu 26th, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Sheena Wellington Day Unknown, STAGE UNKNOWN

Shooglenifty Sun 22nd, o2 ABC Glasgow

Skipinnish Thu 2nd, Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite

Smoove & Turrell Sat 4th, The Arches

Sol i Serena Sat 28th, o2 ABC Glasgow

Stanley Odd Sun 29th, o2 ABC Glasgow

State of the Union (Boo Hewerdine & Brooks Williams) Tue 24th, The Mitchell Library

Sultans of String Thu 26th, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Sultans of String Day Unknown, St Andrew's in the Square

Tarras Sun 29th, Oran Mor

Tensheds Wed 1st, Oran Mor

The Alan Kelly Gang Sat 4th, Oran Mor

The Bevvy Sisters Tue 24th, Old Fruitmarket

The Big Dish Sat 21st, o2 ABC Glasgow

The Long Notes Wed 25th, o2 ABC Glasgow

The Outside Track Day Unknown, St Andrew's in the Square

The Proclaimers Sun 22nd, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

The Proclaimers Mon 23rd, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

The Simon Bradley Trio Fri 27th, Tron Theatre

The Sweetback Sisters Sat 28th, The Arches

The Unthanks Tue 24th, Old Fruitmarket

The Whisky Riverboat Band Tue 31st, o2 ABC Glasgow

Thea Gilmore Thu 26th, Old Fruitmarket

To Kill A King Sun 22nd, Oran Mor

Tom Russell Sun 22nd, Tron Theatre

Treacherous Orchestra Sat 4th, o2 ABC Glasgow

Turtle Dhuks Sat 21st, The Arches

Vasen Sat 21st, Concert Hall: Main Auditorium

Vasen Sun 22nd, Old Fruitmarket

Vieux Farka Toure Sun 5th, The Arches

Washington Irvine Fri 3rd, o2 ABC Glasgow

Wrigley Sisters Day Unknown, St Andrew's in the Square

Yuptae Sat 4th, Oran Mor

Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers Sat 21st, The Arches