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The
Festival started at a public
meeting of local musicians,
hotel owners, publicans and a
mixture of interested music
enthusiasts in 1992. Our first
festival took place in 1993 and
was headlined by Capercaillie.
The festival committee were
overwhelmed with the response
and people in Campbeltown
quickly took the festival to
their hearts and co-ordinated by
the committee, locals set about
organising various outdoor
events including ‘Harbour Splash
Day’, ‘The Grand Parade’ of
fancy dress on a theme, ‘The
Burnside Bash’ and various other
events.
With a strong background of
successful ceilidh bands, Gaelic
choirs, Pipe Bands, Brass Bands
and Modern & Highland dancers
the Festival committee
complimented this by introducing
international folk/traditional
acts from all over the world.
These include: Altan, Davy
Spillane, Four Men and a Dog,
the Tannahill Weavers, Jerry
Holland & Dave McIsaac, Dougie
McLean, the Michael McGoldrick
Band, the Full Moon Ensemble,
Arty McGlynn & Nollaig Casey and
many more.
The demand to attend and
participate in this vibrant
festival which is also in an
idyllic setting always astounds
this hard working voluntary
committee but we are determined
to make visitors welcome to
Campbeltown for the Mull of
Kintyre Music Festival. |
