Evening entertainment for the 2006 festival has yet to be confirmed. Below are details of the entertainments at the last festival to give you a wee taster!

Saturday 4th June 2005: Ceilidh with Freeland Barbour & The Occasionals. (19.30 - 23.00)

Freeland Barbour & The Occasionals: The Occasionals are widely regarded as one of the foremost Scottish ceilidh dance bands, and have been playing for dancing the length and breadth of Europe since 1986. Accordionist Freeland Barbour initially joined forces with fellow ex-Wallochmor Ceilidh Band drummer Gus Millar, to “occasionally” play for dances at festivals, and when Freeland invited banjo/mandolin player Kevin Macleod to join that year, the basis of the current band line up was secured.

However, since then, many fine musicians such as fiddlers Mairi Campbell, Jim Barrie, Angie Smith, Charlie Soane, Iain Fraser, Rebecca Hunter, pianists Neil MacMillan and Gill Simpson, guitarist Brian Millar, Runrig guitarist Malcolm Jones, and drummer Ally MacIntyre have “occasionally” performed with the band. The current line up comprises Freeland on accordion and midi bass, Gus on drums, Kevin on electric tenor banjo, fiddler Ian Hardie, and dance caller Sheila McCutcheon. Over the past 16 years, the band have performed at many large and prestigious events, including the Cambridge Folk Festival, Glasgow’s Mayfest and Celtic Connections, BBC TVs “Talla Bhaille”, Tonder Festival Denmark, Jakarta Highland Society, Orkney Folk Festival, Feis Tiree, Deutsche Bank Conferences, RSNO Viennese Balls, Aberdeen’s Millennium celebrations, The Mod, Shetland Accordion Festival, even an International Conference on Prosthetics, and a thousand other public and private functions all over Scotland. Their 3 popular cd recordings, “Footnotes”, “Back In Step” and “Live From Aberdeen”, have been augmented by BBC Radio Scotland “Take The Floor” Live broadcasts, and other radio and TV work. The band members have many other recordings, interests and projects on the go.