SCOTLAND’S BEST AWAY FIXTURE THIS JULY! 😊

Gate To Southwell Festival tickets are selling at record levels but travelling Scottish music fans can still catch some of the best Celtic and Canadian artists performing in rural Nottinghamshire next month. The headliners on Friday July 3rd will be Scotland’s most famous and much-loved duo The Proclaimers, while on Saturday night (4th) GTSF welcomes those highly-entertaining “Hebridean Pogues” Peat & Diesel from Stornaway, and Sunday the 5th’s highlights include multi award-winning dance outfit Elephant Sessions.

In addition to top Irish act Ranagri, also on the Sunday, Gate To Southwell 2026 will hosting a special ‘Celtic-infused’ East Coast of Canada showcase on Saturday and Sunday starring Campbell & Johnston from Nova Scotia, Toronto-born banjo/guitar man Old Man Luedecke, Rum Rugged from Newfoundland, acclaimed folk songstress Emilea May from Prince Edward Island, Matthew Byrne & Sherman Downey from Labrador & Newfoundland, Cape Breton duo Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen, and Aboiteau from New Brunswick. Plus another brilliant, award-winning Canadian live act The Fugitives will be returning to Southwell following their memorable performances back in 2024.

The festival organisers recently announced that the ultimate “musician’s musicians” Kris Drever & Calahen Morrison, from Orkney and the USA respectively, will also be appearing on Saturday July 4th. Seven-time BBC Folk Award winner Kris played Southwell in 2023 and is well known for his great work with the trio Lau, and with Eddie Reader and Mark Knopfler.

GTSF is a four-day event set in beautiful, rural Nottinghamshire that runs from Thursday July 2nd to Sunday July 5th and welcomes more than 60 UK & international music artists across five stages, plus great family and kids entertainment, workshops, dance sides, market traders and excellent food and drink. Increasingly regarded as one of the best small music festivals in the UK. We hope you can join us...

See you in a few weeks!

The GTSF Team