HEBCELT FESTIVAL WEEK at AN LANNTAIR
Some of the biggest names in trad music are coming together for a spectacular series of intimate shows hosted by Outer Hebrides’ arts hub An Lanntair as part of HebCelt 2026.
Our grateful thanks to all at An Lanntair for all their support of the festival.
The concerts and late night Cèilidh & Festival Club are in addition to the arena programme and therefore if you wish to attend you will need a separate ticket to enjoy them.
All tickets for these events are sold by An Lanntair. Links below.
ATLANTIC BLAST
WEDNESDAY 15th July 19:30pm:
Featuring Alasdair White (fiddle), Norrie Maciver (guitar/vocals) James Duncan Mackenzie (Pipes, flute), Calum Alex Macmillan (Vocals/pipes) and DC Macmillan (drums), this stellar line up of Island musicians first took to the stage as Atlantic Blast over a decade ago as part of An Lanntair's programme for HebCelt.
In the first stages of their respective music careers at that time, these individuals have gone on to be amongst the most well-known and respected in the traditional music world, both through solo work and as members of bands including Manran,The Battlefield Band, Face the West and Breabach. It is therefore especially rewarding to reunite this very special line up of talented artists from the Isle of Lewis a decade on!
Tickets £22.50 (ticket price includes admission to cèilidh 10.30pm - 1am)
Wednesday Cèilidh only - £5
WESTERN ISLES TRAD ORCHESTRA
THURSDAY 16TH JULY 3 - 4pm (Afternoon Concert)
The Western Isles Trad Orchestra is a newly formed ensemble of local musicians celebrating our rich musical heritage.
Rooted traditional music, the ‘orchestra’ brings together talented musicians of all ages and backgrounds; fiddles, melodeons, accordions, clàrsaichean, pipes, whistles and rhythm with brand new arrangements from Jane Hepburn MacMillan.
Tickets £10 / £6 (under 18)
BEINN LEE
THURSDAY 16TH JULY 11pm - 02.00am (Late Night Cèilidh ) 
Get ready for a cèilidh night not to be missed with Beinn Lee, a vibrant six-piece band from the island of Uist in the Outer Hebrides. Rooted in the rich west coast style of traditional music, Beinn Lee bring together driving dance tunes, powerful Gaelic song, and outstanding musicianship to create the perfect soundtrack for a lively night on the dancefloor.
The band features Micheal Steele, Pàdruig Morrison, Mairi Therese Gilfedder, James Stewart, Anna Black, and Seoras Lewis, whose shared inheritance of Gaelic song and west coast pipe music provides a strong traditional backbone to their sound. Alongside this, their contemporary arrangements and self-penned tunes and songs bring fresh energy and modern influences to the music.
Thursday Cèilidh £8
ÒRAN ÙR 
FRIDAY 17th JULY 19:30pm:
Gaelic songwriting has undergone a renaissance in recent years and many of the newly composed songs are now established as part of the repertoire, adding to and renewing the rich tradition of Gaelic song. Building on the Òran Ùr project showcased by BBC Radio nan Gàidheal, and at a concert at this year’s Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, ÒRAN ÙR is coming to An Lanntair as part of HebCelt!
It is led and curated by Gillebride MacMillan with Innes White as musical director. They are joined by a brilliant line up of guest musicians and singers - Ewen Henderson, Mairi Macmillan, Isobel Ann Martin, Alice Macmillan and Seonaidh MacIntyre.
Tha sgrìobhadh òrain sa Ghàidhlig air ath-bheòthachadh anns na beagan bhliadhnaichean mu dheireadh le òrain ùra a-nis stèidhte san dualchas, a' neartachadh agus ag ùrachadh dualchas seinn na Gàidhlig. A' togail air pròiseact Òran Ùr air BBC Radio nan Gàidheal agus air cuirm mhòr aig fèis Celtic Connections, tha ÒRAN ÙRa' tighinn gu An Lanntair agus Fèis Cheilteach Innse Gall.
Tha Gillebrìde Mac 'IlleMhaoil os cionn ghnothaichean le Innes White a' stiùireadh a' chiùil. Còmhla riutha tha sàr-bhuidheann de sheinneadairean agus luchd-ciùil - Eòghan MacEunraig, Màiri Nic 'IlleMhaoil, Isobel Ann Mhàrtainn, Alice Nic a' Mhaoilein agus Seonaidh Mac an t-Saoir.
Tickets £22.50
Friday Festival Club tickets £8 (11pm to 02.00am) Should be purchased separately.
MAGGIE MACINNES: The Kalokerinos Tapes
SATURDAY 18th JULY 19:30pm:
Internationally acclaimed singer, musician, and composer Maggie MacInnes performs original arrangements of songs from a previously unreleased private archive recorded by her mother, Flora MacNeil from Barra. Captured in the 1950s and 60s by Australian folklorist Dr James Kalokerinos, the source collection includes rare gems alongside traditional songs that Flora helped make popular during her lifetime.
Now, with the assistance of Creative Scotland, Maggie has developed this show as a tribute to her mother and those other tradition bearers who passed on songs to her as she grew up. She is accompanied by several of Scotland’s finest musicians - Calum Park, Conal McDonagh, Wendy Weatherby, Dan Brown and Alex Palmer.
Tickets £22.50
Saturday Festival Club tickets £8 (11pm to 01.45am) Should be purchased separately.