Glasgow is getting a new music festival, “The Reeling,” at Rouken Glen Park, Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th June 2023. The festival will feature Scottish traditional and roots music from top artists and promises to be the biggest single weekend of traditional music in the Central Belt.
Michael Pellegrotti, a Glasgow-based music promoter behind the Skye Live Festival, is the creator of The Reeling. The festival is committed to sustainability, a fair working environment for staff, and a gender-balanced lineup. “The Reeling” is named after Scottish dances and tunes and will feature performances from Scottish favorites like Skerryvore and Peatbog Faeries. Other talented Scottish acts like Breabach, Dàimh, Fras, RURA, Sian, Talisk, and Valtos will also perform.
On Sunday, Skerryvore will be accompanied by other popular acts, including Blazin’ Fiddles, Eabhal, Face The West, Heron Valley, Hò-Rò, Iona Fyfe, and Siobhan Miller.
The Reeling Festival Director Michael Pellegrotti stated: “Despite being home to so many fantastic roots musicians, Glasgow has been longing for a summertime celebration of Scottish traditional and folk music. We believe it’s time to change that – The Reeling is just the event that the city has been crying out for.
“Our aim with The Reeling is to foster a feeling of community and creativity in everything we do. We want to create a unique wee escape in the heart of Glasgow and deliver an event that allows everyone to get together, have a great time outdoors in the summer and soak up music from some of our favorite Scottish artists. It’s also incredibly important to us that we support Scotland’s indigenous languages, with a strong presence of Scots and Gaelic.
“I’m proud to have an incredibly talented and experienced team behind the scenes who will help make this the very best festival to attend. We can’t wait to welcome trad and Scottish music fans from across Glasgow and beyond for a right good reel at Rouken Glen this June.”
Ellen MacDonald of Sian and Dàimh said: “It’s a joy to be joining such an incredible group of musicians on the line-up for this exciting new festival. To see such a strong representation of females on the Scottish music scene is particularly heartening. The Reeling is definitely a festival that both musicians and audiences can get excited about, and we can’t wait to be a part of it.”
Martin Gillespie of Skerryvore commented: “We couldn’t be happier to be a part of the first ever The Reeling. That there is such demand for a festival like this in Glasgow shows the strength of the Scottish folk music scene at the moment — it’s a joy to see, and we can’t wait to bring the party to Rouken Glen Park this summer!“
The Reeling will take place at Rouken Glen Park on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th June.
More information at thereeling.com
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