O.F.F. receives volunteering award
We’re delighted to report that the festival has become the first in the county to receive the Quality Volunteering Award from Voluntary Action Orkney, highlighting the organisation’s commitment to...
View Article2017 Patronage now available
Patronage for the 2017 festival is now available. For just £20, Festival Patrons benefit from advanced access to tickets (in April), 30% discounted travel from the Scottish mainland to Orkney with...
View ArticleOrcadian connections centre-stage at the festival
A further six artists have been added to the line-up of this year’s festival, including a few Orcadian artists making their way home for the festival, as well as one of Norway’s most celebrated...
View ArticleEnter the 2017 Open Stage
Entry to this year’s Open Stage competition is now open, until April 30th. The Open Stage is a friendly competition, open to all – soloists, bands, musicians and singers (in any combination) – taking...
View ArticleFestival Programme now available!
We are pleased to now be able to share this year’s festival programme – comprising 36 ticketed events, across 20 venues in 14 different towns, villages and parishes. Have a browse through our digital...
View ArticleTicket Sales
Tickets go on sale to Festival Patrons at 10am on Saturday 22 April. As with recent years, all sales are online – there are no over-the-counter sales until the week of the festival itself, in May. All...
View ArticlePer Mare – Venue Change
Following exceptional early demand, we are pleased to have been able to find a bigger space in Stromness to host the very popular ‘Per Mare – Haven inside the Bay’ event taking place on the festival’s...
View ArticleTicket Availability – May 3
Now that the initial opening rush on tickets has passed, and with just over three weeks to go, we still have a good spread of availability over the weekend – but if you’re thinking of coming, we advise...
View ArticleTicket Availability – May 15
With just ten days to go, tickets are getting quite thin on the ground – out of 36 events, 24 have sold out, totalling in excess of 6,000 tickets! Here’s a condensed rundown of the 12 gigs still with...
View ArticleSee you next year!
There we go, folks – that was the 35th Orkney Folk Festival! Thank you to each and every person that helped make the festival, yet again, such a huge success – from each one of the 7,000 ticket...
View ArticleDuncan Chisholm heading to Orkney Folk Festival 2018
Our first artist announced for the 2018 festival is the incomparable Duncan Chisholm. One of the most accomplished and authentic interpreters of traditional Highland music, Duncan’s music is elegant,...
View ArticleNewfoundland’s The Once to appear in 2018
Multi-award winning indie folk trio, The Once, from Newfoundland, will appear at the 2018 Orkney Folk Festival Renowned for haunting interpretations of traditional music and a thoughtful, playful...
View ArticleSix of the world’s finest fiddlers, String Sisters heading to O.F.F. 2018
Featuring six of the world’s top fiddlers, from Shetland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden and the USA, the phenomenal String Sisters will appear at the 2018 Orkney Folk Festival. Joined by a peerless quartet...
View ArticleCaledonia’s Dougie MacLean to perform at 2018 festival
“Scotland’s pre-eminent singer-songwriter and a national musical treasure” (SingOut USA), Dougie MacLean will return to the Orkney Folk Festival in May 2018. Originally famed for writing the much-loved...
View ArticleTwelve more artists announced for Orkney Folk Festival 2018
A further twelve artists have been announced for this year’s Orkney Folk Festival. Joining the four first names, announced in December – Duncan Chisholm, The Once, String Sisters and Dougie MacLean –...
View Article2018 Festival Patronage now available
We’re pleased to report that Patronage for the 2018 festival is now available to purchase. For more information on the benefits, and to buy: http://www.orkneyfolkfestival.com/patronage/ We are aware...
View ArticleLe Vent du Nord returning to Orkney Folk Festival
We are delighted to present a surprise late addition to the festival programme – the return of the phenomenal Québécois group, Le Vent du Nord! Renowned the world over, the multi award winning and...
View ArticleProgramme complete… check out our Spotify for a taster!
That’s the 2018 programme away to the printers: 49 artists, more than 200 musicians, 35 ticketed events (plus countless pub sessions)… one unforgettable weekend, heading our way in just seven...
View ArticleFestival Programme now available
The 2018 festival programme is now available – view here. The 36th Orkney Folk Festival comprises 35 ticketed concerts, as well as a few free events, workshops and innumerable pub sessions, across May...
View ArticleTickets on sale to Festival Patrons
Tickets for the 36th Orkney Folk Festival are currently on sale to Festival Patrons. General booking will open from 10am on Saturday 28th April. If you are registered as a Patron, head to the tickets...
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