Welcome to the place to keep up with all the latest goings on with your favourite wee festival. Here you’ll find up to the minute information regarding artists, tickets, accommodation etc., as well as the occasional raving and/or ranting that your festival organisers need to get off their respective chests. Feel free to comment on any post and let us know what you think!!
Early bird tickets on sale now!!!
Hi folks So we’ve officially put this off as long as we can and we are just popping in to say hello, how are you, [...]
2024 Dates!!!!
We are delighted to tell you that the dates for 2024 will be 19th-22nd of September. We look forward to seeing you there! Keep [...]
THURSDAY ANNOUNCEMENT – ADAM HOLMES & DALLAHAN
Hi everyone! Hope you are all well. I hope by now you have all seen our our lineup announcement by now. We are all very [...]
Ceòl Cholasa 2022: Everything You Need To Know
COLONSAY? WHERE'S THAT THEN? Colonsay is a small island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, located north of Islay and south of Mull. It is [...]
2021 Running Order
It's been a long, long time coming… but finally it's here. Ladies and Gentleman, may we present the 2021 Ceòl Cholasa Running Order!
The Teuchtars Do….
We weren't sure if we would be able to bring you this much loved Ceòl Cholasa staple this year, so we're quite late in announcing [...]
Ceòl agus Covid: Staying Safe at Ceòl Cholasa 2021
There will be a number of changes to the way the festival is run this year in order to keep everyone as safe as possible [...]
Ceòl Cholasa 2021: An Update
Hello everyone. And may we please start with an apology... Updates have been few and far between with regards to the music festival this year. [...]
Ceòl Cholasa 2020 and 2021
Hi everyone, I'm afraid this is the news you have all been dreading.... Despite indications that live indoor events can take place from 14th September, [...]
Early Bird Ticket Extension
Great news everyone!! Your very generous festival organisers have seen fit to extend the early bird deadline for Full Weekend Passes. That's 20% off the [...]
Ceòl Cholasa 2020: Everything You Need To Know
COLONSAY? WHERE'S THAT THEN? Colonsay is a small island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, located north of Islay and south of Mull. It is home [...]
Ceòl Cholasa 2019: Everything You Need To Know
COLONSAY? WHERE'S THAT THEN? Colonsay is a small island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, located north of Islay and south of Mull. It is home [...]
Ceòl Cholasa 2019: The Stompin’ Late Night Ceòl Ceilidh
featuring THE MURRAY WILLIS EXPERIENCE The legendary Stompin' Late Night Cèol Ceilidh returns for a 12th outing in 2019 and will be just as stomping', [...]
A Wee Look At Our Sponsors
We thought it was about time we did a piece on the people and organisations without whom Ceòl Cholasa would not exist, namely our beloved [...]
Ceòl Cholasa 2019: The Teuchtars Do…
THE TEUCHTARS DO.... Last year we revived an old Ceòl Cholasa favourite, namely 'The Teuchtars Do....' session in the hotel. This concert is like no [...]
Calling All Regulars!
Hello Everyone! How are you all doing? We have a special request for all our deeply beloved regular festival goers... The advent announcements have surprisingly [...]
The Bar Gigs
Last year we tried something a little different and set up a new venue in the hotel bar. The plan was to establish a bona [...]
Ceòl Cholasa Original Clothing Company Wows Yet Again….
Reporting from the catwalks of Scalasaig, we look at the 2018 line from Ceòl Cholasa Originals and we reckon it's sure to be a hit [...]
Hello to Hecla!
We have some good news and some bad news for you. So let's get the bad news out of the way first: Due to unforeseen circumstances [...]
IN BED WITH TIDE LINES!
SPECIAL TICKET ALERT!! Really fancy coming to Ceòl Cholasa but can't manage the whole weekend? Would you love to see Tide Lines bring the house [...]
Everything You Need To Know – Ceòl Cholasa 2018
COLONSAY? WHERE'S THAT THEN? Colonsay is a small island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, located north of Islay and south of Mull. It is home [...]
Ceòl Christmas Countdown Week 11: The Ghost of Festivals Past
Well, here it is, Merry Christmas! When we started this countdown it was mid October and we looked quite mad. Now it's December and we're [...]
Ceòl Christmas Countdown Week 10: Tide Lines
TIDE LINES Who are these guys? Well we reckon most of you will know Tide Lines. After all, they were the first band to sell [...]
Ceòl Christmas Countdown Week 9: The Stompin’ Late Night Ceòl Ceilidh
featuring THE CAITLIN MCNEILL CEILIDH BAND Cèilidhean that start in the early evening are so passé - everyone knows that the best time for a wee [...]
Ceòl Christmas Countdown Week 8: The Teuchtars Do…
THE TEUCHTARS DO.... In the halcyon days of early Ceòl Cholasa there was to be found a concert like no other. A concert featuring a [...]
Ceòl Christmas Countdown Week 7: Hamish Napier & Innes Watson
HAMISH NAPIER & INNES WATSON Who are these guys? Kudos to all our super keen Christmas Countdown followers who recognise Innes and Hamish from Jarlath's band. [...]
Ceòl Christmas Countdown Week 6: The Jarlath Henderson Band
THE JARLATH HENDERSON BAND Who are these guys? Well, let's start with Jarlath will we? It's his name up in lights after all... Jarlath hails from County [...]
Ceòl Christmas Countdown Week 5: Beira
BEIRA Who are these guys? Local girl, Caitlin McNeill, is no stranger to the Ceòl Cholasa stage having played at the festival with various groups [...]
Calling All Regulars!
Hello Everyone! How are you all doing? We have a special request for all our deeply beloved regular festival goers... Tickets are selling faster this [...]
Ceòl Christmas Countdown Week 4: The Young’uns
THE YOUNG'UNS Who are these guys? You mean you don't know?! Well you've been missing out. These guys are seriously hot property at the moment and [...]
Ceòl Christmas Countdown Week 3: Cara
CARA Who are these guys? Cara are a truly international band. International in the sense that they regularly play all over the world and international in [...]
Ceòl Christmas Countdown Week 2: WHɎTE
WHɎTE Who are these guys? WHɎTE are an emerging duo, comprising Gaelic singer-songwriter Alasdair Whyte and electronic composer Ross Whyte (see what they've done there?). They perform [...]
Ceòl Christmas Countdown Week 1: FARA
FARA Who are these guys? Fara brings together four musicians at the forefront of today’s Scottish folk scene, Jennifer Austin, Kristan Harvey, Jeana Leslie and [...]
The Ceòl Christmas Countdown
also known as... Now That's What I Ceòl Christmas What?! Talk of Christmas already?! But it's only October, have you lost your minds?! We hear you. [...]
Ceòl Cholasa 2018 – All You Need To Know
Well, wasn't Ceòl Cholasa 10 one of the best ever?! Cracking concert after cracking concert, sublime sessions in the bar and one of the all [...]
Running Order
With only 42 hours until our first event it's about time we published a running order. So here it is: Ceòl Cholasa 2017 - 10 [...]
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRINGES…
YES, WE KNOW. IT HAS INDEED BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE ANYTHING FRESH WAS POSTED HERE. AND SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN QUICK TO LET [...]
2017…
So here it is, the line-up for 2017. Only 5 months to go; tickets selling like hot burgers and accommodation vanishing as I write. Karine [...]
FINAL EDITION
FINAL EDITION Well, in truth, that headline should perhaps read “FINAL ADDITION”. Yes, despite the stellar line-up already announced, we have been able to [...]
Ceòl Cholasa 2017 (13-17 Sept)
Where Does 10 Years Go? This time in 2007 Keith and I were boldly going where no ‘eejit’ had gone before in an attempt [...]
GET YOUR PROZAC HERE!
Well here we are in the midst of the annual January gloom, and I guess you all need cheering up a wee bit, and hopefully [...]
Karine Polwart for Ceòl Cholasa 2017 makes for a A Happy New Year…
A HAPPY NEW YEAR to festival goers, friends of festival goers, potential festival goers and, in general all goers. And a massive thank you from [...]
Ceòl Cholasa 2017…11th to 17th September. A festival within a festival
2017 will be the tenth Ceòl Cholasa and to celebrate we are adding a few events to show visitors a little bit more of [...]
Running Order
Want to know what's on and when? Well, that seems reasonable. Here then is the running order for Ceòl Cholas 2016: Running Order 2016 (click the [...]
KEEP THE HEID!
Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000167 EndHTML:0000001585 StartFragment:0000000541 EndFragment:0000001569 We know it's only just over a week to go now, but keep the heid! Reports are coming in hourly [...]
2016 Here we come. (Be aware of possible ferry changes)
Normally Keith and I would be in hibernation at this time of year however the possibility of ferry timetable changes by Calmac are forcing us [...]
2015 FESTIVAL REVIEW – ALREADY!!
Well, that's it all over again for another year. But what a feast it was! Many people have said to me, myself included, that it [...]
WORKSHOPSWORKSHOPSWORKSHOPSWORKSHOPSWORKSHOPS
Well only two actually! We’re delighted that Laura-Beth Salter has agreed to do a mandolin workshop, probably Saturday 19th 11am ish. For those of [...]
IT’S TEE TIME!
Tempus Fugit. That was the name of my pet tortoise when I was knee high to a grasshopper. And if Tempus Fugit was still alive [...]
A Bed For The Night….
There are still tickets left for this year's extravaganza, where we will be welcoming back some very popular faces and introducing lots of great acts [...]
Back on the Information Super Highway!!
Hello! Yes, at long last Ceòl Cholasa has a working website again. PHENOMENAL!! Keith.
Welcome to Ceòl Cholasa 2015
17th to 20th September 2015 will see Colonsay celebrating it’s 8th Music Festival. Over the past 7 years, thanks to the hard work of the [...]