Traditional Arts on the bill at the EIF
As part of our commitment to traditional arts within our charitable giving and support, we’re backing four events on this year's Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) line up.
This year, we’ve collaborated with the EIF again to allow them to curate an incredible line up of Scottish traditional music in their iconic venue at The Hub. For two of the biggest festivals in the Edinburgh summer calendar to give Scottish music a stage is a fantastic honour and one we hope audiences are excited for.
Full line up and details below.
GNOSS
Wed 26 Aug 8pm
Livewire instrumental skills, evocative songwriting, and the joyful warmth of their live shows have made Gnoss one of Scotland’s fastest-rising contemporary folk bands. Their sound is a rich tapestry of guitar, fiddle, flute, bodhran and vocals, ‘mixing outstanding musicianship with captivating original songs’ (Irish News). As their skyrocketing reputation takes them increasingly further afield, this is a great opportunity to catch them close to home.
CATRIONA PRICE: ROUTES TO ROOTS
Thu 27 Aug 8pm
Catriona Price sold out The Hub in 2023 with a performance of her album Hert. She’s back with her newest project, bringing together musicians from different cultures in genre defying collaborations. In Routes to Roots, musicians from Latin America join Price for a celebration of the boundless possibilities of making music together, performing a selection of brand-new pieces and arrangements.
RÓIS
Fri 28 Aug 10pm
Róis (pronounced RAW-sh) is the solo project of experimental folk composer, vocalist and electronic artist Rose Connolly from Northern Ireland. Her 2024 album Mo Léan explored death, life and grieving; in particular, the pre-Christian Irish tradition of keening, where women wailed laments beside the coffin after a death.
LAST NIGHT AT THE HUB WITH DONALD SHAW
Sun 30 Aug 10pm
Let your hair down with the award-winning Donald Shaw, founder of trailblazing modern Scottish folk band Capercaillie, joined by and an elite troupe of folk musicians. Whistle and pipes join bouzouki, bodhran, accordion and step dance to bring a wealth of Scottish folk music to life. Expect a toe-tapping, barnstorming Festival finale.
To buy tickets visit eif.co.uk/whats-on.
Nicola Benedetti, Festival Director, Edinburgh International Festival said:
Our 2026 Edinburgh International Festival is an invitation to All Rise. It’s a rallying cry to artists and audiences to stand with us, in our belief that through artistic endeavour we will see each other more truthfully and more tolerantly.
This year’s programme brings together over 2,000 artists across opera, music, theatre and dance and through their voices we will confront complexity with curiosity and openness. At moments of uncertainty, the arts offer a space to gather, to question and to imagine differently. Join us this August as we rise together – through the dark, the dazzling, the challenging and the transformative. In doing so, we celebrate not only artistic excellence, but the resilience and flourishing of the human spirit.
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24 April 2026