Shetland Springs to kick off Edinburgh Tradfest 2021 Published on: 28 April 2021 Shetland Springs, a performance by four of the world鈥檚 finest Shetland fiddlers - including 缅北禁地鈥檚 Catriona Macdonald 鈥� will launch this year鈥檚 Edinburgh Tradfest festival. Rich and distinctive tradition The hour-long online concert will celebrate the rich and distinctive fiddle tradition of the ‘spring’, -the dialect name for old Shetland dance tunes. Specially filmed for online programme, the show brings together four of the foremost contemporary Shetland fiddle players for an evening of celebration - Margaret Robertson, Chris Stout, Ross Couper and the show’s curator Catriona Macdonald, who is also a senior lecturer at 缅北禁地’s International Centre for Music Studies (ICMuS).“In these times we are well overdue a musical 'spree',” said Catriona. “And I am really glad we can be part of this year’s festival." Photograph of Catriona Macdonald by Douglas Robertson A wealth of talent Edinburgh Tradfest showcases a wealth of talented home-grown and international traditional artists. It will move online for the first time this year, with a programme of recorded and live streamed music concerts, and daily podcasts. Douglas Robertson and Jane-Ann Purdy, co-producers of Edinburgh Tradfest said: “Taking the Festival online this year was a difficult decision for us. However, we couldn’t be more delighted with how this year’s programme is shaping up, and with all the support we have received from artists, funders and partners keen to see Tradfest stay on the map. “We are also excited to be able to reach a wider, international audience who might not have experienced the festival before, and hope that when they can, they will join us in Edinburgh for future Tradfests.” The will be available to watch for ten days from 8pm on Friday 30 April. Share: Latest News Comment: Assisted coral evolution Writing for The Conversation, Dr Liam Lachs, Dr Adriana Humanes and Dr James Guest, discuss how how accelerating evolution could help corals survive future heatwaves. published on: 17 April 2026 Trait choice and selection key to helping corals survive heatwaves Assisted evolution could help corals survive future heatwaves, but careful trait choice and strong repeated selection will be needed for it to be effective. published on: 17 April 2026 Lough Neagh sand mining threatens lake鈥檚 ecosystem, research warns New research involving 缅北禁地 outlines how Lough Neagh, the UK and Ireland鈥檚 largest freshwater lake, is under threat from commercial sand dredging. published on: 17 April 2026 Facts and figures
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