Queensferry Folk Music

QUEENSFERRY MUSIC SOCIETY HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS AND MEETS ONCE A MONTH FOR IN INFORMAL MUSIC SESSION OPEN TO ALL LEVELS AND ABILITIES PLAYING SCOTTISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC. WE MEET ON THE SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH.

SOLD OUT

This year – September Saturday 19th 2026, at the Priory Church, South Queensferry, Hopetoun Road, EH30 9RB, Queensferry Music Festival will be hosting:

Findlay Napier – info for Findlay Napier. Amazing musician and composer (WINNER Composer of the Year MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards 2025)

Wave of the Flood – Wave Of The Flood and here (4) Facebook

Magnus Turpie and Friends – About – MAGNUS TURPIE – 2025 ‘Na Trads’ Nominee ‘Magnus Turpie and Friends’ present a selection of Scottish Traditional tunes and songs, including material from their debut album ‘Hold On Tight‘ – “a lively mixture of dance sets and classic songs. **** “(Jim Gilchrist, The Scotsman, 16.08.25)

BOOK HERE: South Queensferry Folk Festival – Evening Concert 2026 Tickets, The Priory, South Queensferry | TryBooking United Kingdom

Doors open at 5.30pm – concerts begin around 6pm

SOLD OUT – for those attending music can be found here:

Nigel Gatherer’s Mixed Instrument Workshops

Nigel Gatherer Mixed Instrument Workshop: We are very excited that we can offer a mixed instrument workshop on Saturday 19th September with Nigel Gatherer from 10am to 12pm. Nigel Gatherer is an extremely well known name in traditional Scottish music circles with numerous music books and years of teaching experience. This is an amazing opportunity to join Nigel in a mixed instrument workshop. the two hour session is only £15 and can be bought here: South Queensferry Folk Festival – Nigel Gatherer workshop Tickets, The Priory, South Queensferry | TryBooking United Kingdom

ALSO: at about 4.30pm there is a session for those who wish to come along with instruments and this will run for about an hour . Once the concert ends (around 10pm) the session will start again (the session is only open to those with valid tickets for the concert).

A raffle will also be held. There is a bar.

Raffle is £1 per strip. Many thanks from QMS to those who have donated to the raffle – Thirty Knots (Buzzworks), Ferrytap, musicians with their merch, local artists and many others.