Hailed by critics and fans alike as a one of the finest singer-songwriters of his generation, Dean Friedman has achieved legendary, pop-icon status for chart-topping hits, Ariel, Lucky Stars, Lydia, Woman of Mine, McDonald’s Girl, “Well, Well,” Said the Rocking Chair and more. Friedman performs songs from throughout his four decade career, including familiar hits and fan favourites. Invite family and friends for an evening of powerful, poignant and hilarious songs about the ordinary and extraordinary lives we share.

Following on from the success of 2024’s “Any Port in a Storm” tour, King Creosote’s 2025’s follow-up “Any Storm in a Teacup” promises a night of modular synth, I DES tracks and KC classics.

An Dannsa Dub (The Dub Dance in Gaelic) is the brainchild of dub vocalist and producer Tom Spirals and Scottish traditional musician Euan McLaughlin, formed in 2020. The project fuses the mystical energy and instruments of traditional Scottish music and Gaelic song with the heavy, meditative, driving basslines digital dub music. Music is one big conversation, and few projects live at the heart of it like An Dannsa Dub. Born from a love of traditional Scottish folk, dub reggae and dance music, together they summon the joyous, communal energy of a cèilidh and a sound system session. Nominated for Live Act of the Year at MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards in both 2023 and 2024, An Dannsa Dub are making waves everywhere they go. Having spent 2024 touring extensively, with venue and festival headline shows across the UK and Europe, including appearances at Glastonbury, Festival Interceltique de Lorient and Celtic Connections, An Dannsa Dub are back with their brand-new album, produced by Grammy Award Winning producer GAUDI and featuring stacks of new collaborations. The band will be joined on stage by special guest, award winning Gaelic singer Josie Duncan. This show will run for 90 minutes straight through with no interval so the Phoenix Café will not be open. £20 General Admission | £18 Concessions | £10 Under 16s We are offering a free carer/companion ticket for any disabled or wheelchair-user audience members throughout our shows this season. Please note that it is helpful if this is booked in advance via the WeGotTickets website, so that we can ensure that there is adequate accessible seating reserved on the day/night of the event. Wheelchair access, or entry for people with a disability is available from the side entrance, by the Phoenix Café. Tickets for our Spring/Summer 2025 events can also be purchased in person at the Phoenix Shop, Findhorn.

Together Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham have established themselves as the epitome of excellence in the world of traditional music. With their musical magic and quick-witted humour they will pull your emotional strings one moment and have you falling off the seat with laughter the next. Mike Russell has described them as "probably the best traditional musicians you are ever likely to hear”.

Kris Drever originally comes from Hrossey in the Orkney Islands. Over the years, he has taught himself to be a songwriter, guitarist and singer of note (and sometimes many notes). As well as creating award-winning original songs and instrumental pieces with the trio Lau, he has had a fruitful solo career exploring the cracks between classic and modern songwriting and the traditional music that he comes from. Drever’s sound is rooted in the earthy and hypnotic rhythms of much older music, but there’s a sophistication to both the lyricism and the instrumentalism which places him skilfully in the present. He has an extensive collection of BBC R2 Folk awards, plus a fistful of Scottish NaTrads awards for everything from best album, best singer and best live act to best original song. He has worked with many excellent musicians, including Jack Bruce, Eddi Reader, Mark Knopfler, Jerry Douglas and Roddy Woomble, and is a member of the beautiful multi-media project Spell Songs: The Lost Words. Currently, Kris is preparing for a series of Lau events around the UK, writing music for a new solo album and learning some old tunes for reasons he can’t quite explain. “Utterly stunning” – fROOTS “Kris Drever is a serious talent” – MOJO £16 General Admission | £14 Concessions | £10 Under 16s We are offering a free carer/companion ticket for any disabled or wheelchair-user audience members throughout our shows this season. Please note that it is helpful if this is booked in advance via the WeGotTickets website, so that we can ensure that there is adequate accessible seating reserved on the day/night of the event. Wheelchair access, or entry for people with a disability is available from the side entrance, by the Phoenix Café. Tickets for our Spring/Summer 2025 events can also be purchased in person at the Phoenix Shop, Findhorn. These will be available for purchase from February 2025. Please note that this is a seated event.

Highland fiddler and composer Graham Mackenzie is an innovative musician originally from Inverness. A graduate from the Royal Northern College of Music and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he was twice a finalist in the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, as well as being a finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year. His debut album, 'Crossing Borders, was released in 2016 and in the same year, Graham was nominated as Composer of the Year at the Scots Trad Awards. Graham's second studio album, The Dawning co-produced with Mike McGoldrick, launched at Celtic Connections 2023. Influenced by Scottish, Irish and Cape Breton styles of fiddle playing, Graham's work, which has featured across the BBC, combines self-penned tunes alongside repertoire which has shaped him as a musician, drawing on his experience of performing with cross genre group, The Grit Orchestra. Graham will release a new album in 2025 recorded with pianist, Rory Matheson. Graham is a founder member of award-winning instrumental folk trio Assynt who were the 2018 'Up and Coming Artist of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards. Their album, Where From Here released in February 2023 has been described as breathtakingly wonderful by FolkWorld. With Assynt, Graham has toured extensively in Europe, China and Australia performing at festivals including Cambridge Folk Festival, Woodford Folk Festival and Celtic Colours. He is a highly sought after musician in both classical and folk genres and having started playing the fiddle at the age of six, Graham remains the youngest ever winner of a Danny Kyle Open Stage award at Celtic Connections. Graham Mackenzie - Fiddle Rory Matheson - Piano Innes Watson - Guitar exceptional musical talent - Folk Radio UK The Dawning is an effortlessly atmospheric and beautifully produced album - Songlines £16 General Admission | £14 Concessions | £10 Under 16's We are offering a free carer/companion ticket for any disabled or wheelchair-user audience members throughout our shows this season. Please note that it is helpful if this is booked in advance via the WeGotTickets website, so that we can ensure that there is adequate accessible seating reserved on the day/night of the event. Wheelchair access, or entry for people with a disability is available from the side entrance, by the Phoenix Café.

Duncan Chisholm is one of Scotland's most recognised and accomplished fiddle players and composers. Duncan's music contains the rarest of chemistries, a glorious combination of invention, tenderness and passion. He creates music that requires no introductions or programme notes to carry you on its journey, sumptuously layered and awash with dazzling colours, textures and rhythms. The sound may be traditional, but this is 21st Century traditional music which is sophisticated, exhilarating and meltingly beautiful. The indisputable eminent fiddle composer of his generation. Penguin Eggs Hamish Napier is a Scottish folk multi-instrumentalist, educator and composer inspired by the heritage and nature of his native landscape. His music is beautifully constructed, evocative and distinctive. Hamish always strives for a balance between tradition and innovation, celebrating and respecting Scotland's rich musical heritage while transcending boundaries, with jazz, electronic and classical techniques and has an incredible gift of painting pictures with sound. There's stunning craft to Hamish's music making Robert MacFarlane £18 General Admission | £16 Concessions | £10 Under 16's We are offering a free carer/companion ticket for any disabled or wheelchair-user audience members throughout our shows this season. Please note that it is helpful if this is booked in advance via the WeGotTickets website, so that we can ensure that there is adequate accessible seating reserved on the day/night of the event. Wheelchair access, or entry for people with a disability is available from the side entrance, by the Phoenix Café.

Cara Dillon, an extraordinary, multiple award-winning Irish folk singer, and acclaimed musician and producer Sam Lakeman, will captivate listeners once again with their exquisite and enthralling live performance. Every note and word sung with a passion and confidence earned through a life of experience singing traditional songs. Throughout an enviable career which has seen them explore opportunities to tread many different paths from releasing folk crossover albums on indie label Rough Trade, recording on Disney soundtracks to collaborations with orchestras and even leading dance DJs Cara has continuously chosen to firmly plant herself within the landscape of her Irish cultural heritage and that's something to celebrate. Their enduring partnership has ensured they have remained at the very pinnacle of the folk genre for well over two decades and this performance will feature a selection of acoustic songs from previous releases and may also include material from her highly anticipated 2024 release, Coming Home, her first in over six years. Within it, Cara effortlessly blurs the lines between spoken word and song to stunning effect, exploring profoundly personal memories, her native Co. Derry and the people, places and customs she holds closest to her heart, revealing a newly found freedom to express herself within the tiniest of details and life's larger mysteries. Join Cara and Sam for an intimate evening full of exceptional music and the genuine warmth they bring to the stage. We are offering a free carer/companion ticket for any disabled or wheelchair-user audience members throughout our shows this season. Please note that it is helpful if this is booked in advance via the WeGotTickets website, so that we can ensure that there is adequate accessible seating reserved on the day/night of the event. Wheelchair access, or entry for people with a disability is available from the side entrance, by the Phoenix Café.

After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.

An innovative programme of contemporary dance and performance, featuring work from a host of choreographers and groups both international and local, plus talks, films and special events.

Fiona Soe Paing’s innovative brew of electro alt-folk melds her Scottish/Burmese heritage, electronic music background and fascination with the darker side of North-East Scotland’s balladry tradition with a delicately blended palette of silvery electronic textures and traditional Scottish sounds. Otherworldly vocals, grainy synths, haunted strings, archival material and sounds from nature create a mesmerising and evocative soundtrack for the accompanying visuals by collaborator Isla Goldie. Described by Songlines Magazine as “a sublimely powerful and lingering experience”, re-imaginings of traditional ballads and ancient stories conjure a compelling blend of tradition and innovation. Ages 12+ “Wow, that’s advanced, and beautiful!” – Iggy Pop, BBC 6 Music “Avant-garde folk doesn’t get much better than this…” – Billy Rough, Songlines Magazine “Dark, extraordinary versions of traditional songs… I am already a big fan.” – Elizabeth Alker, BBC Radio 3, Unclassified £16 General Admission | £14 Concessions | £10 Under 16s We are offering a free carer/companion ticket for any disabled or wheelchair-user audience members throughout our shows this season. Please note that it is helpful if this is booked in advance via the WeGotTickets website, so that we can ensure that there is adequate accessible seating reserved on the day/night of the event. Wheelchair access, or entry for people with a disability is available from the side entrance, by the Phoenix Café. Tickets for our Spring/Summer 2025 events can also be purchased in person at the Phoenix Shop, Findhorn. These will be available for purchase from February 2025. Please note that this is a seated event. It will run straight through for 60 minutes with no intermission so the Phoenix Café will not be open.

Immerse yourself in a dazzling evening of orchestral brilliance as conductor Adam Hickox and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra present a trio of timeless masterpieces. Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin opens the programme with its exquisite homage to French Baroque traditions, blending elegance and emotional depth. Ibert’s playful and expressive Flute Concerto follows - a virtuosic showpiece brought to life by Principal Flute André Cebrián, whose artistry captures both its impish charm and tender lyricism. The evening concludes with Schubert’s radiant Symphony No 5, a work of youthful grace and vitality in which he pays tribute to his beloved Mozart. Programme Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin Ibert: Flute Concerto Schubert: Symphony No 5 Adam Hickox conductor André Cebrián flute Part of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Summer Tour 2025 Kindly supported by Eriadne & George Mackintosh, Claire & Anthony Tait and The Jones Family Charitable Trust. In Association with Universal Hall Promotions and Eden Court.

The refreshingly unconventional and snappily attired boutique orchestra BCO play Romani and folk-flavoured music in their unique and surprising way. From Balkan and Russian traditional music to their artful distillations of Romantic masterworks to soaring Gaelic folk anthems, BCO is an infectious musical experience like none other. Fifteen albums to their name, Budapest Café Orchestra was established by British composer and violinist Christian Garrick in 2009. A diminutive ensemble of just four players, the BCO creates an astonishing soundscape and aural alchemy characteristic of larger ensembles, combining violin, guitar, accordion, double bass, saz, balalaika, domra and percussion to dazzling effect. Two of the country's celebrated international soloists revel at the heart of proceedings. Eddie Hession is a supreme accordion champion of Great Britain. In his illustrious career he has accompanied Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras and Chris Rea. Christian himself is one of the world's most celebrated jazz violinists, having played with Dame Cleo Laine, Sir John Dankworth, Wynton Marsalis, Nigel Kennedy, Bireli Lagrene, Tim Minchin, Caro Emerald and John Etheridge. Joining them is one of Russia's most enigmatic musical exports, The Sultan (sic Adrian Zolotuhin) who is a master of the strummed strings of domra, balalaika, guitar and saz. Last, but not least, veteran bass-man Kelly Cantlon has been in the business of laying down the low notes for many-a-moon. Kelly first found fame as a Vagabond with Northern Soul sensations, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds. Evoking vivid images of Tzigane fiddle maestros and Budapest café life plus a few surprises along the way they bring to the stage immense skill and profound musicianship, whilst also being hugely entertaining. A show by the BCO is enough to make you want to book that holiday down the Danube! The music is magic in their hands BBC Radio 3 Acoustically Electrifying NME Brain placebo Times £18 General Admission | £16 Concessions | £10 Under 16's We are offering a free carer/companion ticket for any disabled or wheelchair-user audience members throughout our shows this season. Please note that it is helpful if this is booked in advance via the WeGotTickets website, so that we can ensure that there is adequate accessible seating reserved on the day/night of the event. Wheelchair access, or entry for people with a disability is available from the side entrance, by the Phoenix Café. Please note that there is likely to be dancing at this event.

For over 30 years Boo Hewerdine has been considered one of the UK’s finest singer-songwriters. As lead singer of seminal band, The Bible, through his subsequent solo work and his long-time collaboration with the incredible Eddi Reader he has become something of a national treasure. Since Swimming in Mercury was released in 2017, Boo has been writing, recording and touring with Eddi Reader, Chris Difford, Kris Drever and Emily Barker among others. He is in demand as a writer, producer and performer. This Autumn he will be undertaking an extensive tour, singing songs from his new album ‘Before’ and his extensive back catalogue. A naturally gifted raconteur his gigs are always a total joy.

Described as ‘one of the best Scottish traditional singers on the planet’ (fRoots), Siobhan Miller is a richly celebrated folk singer and songwriter, whose soulful and stirring renewal of traditional song has won her the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Traditional Track and the BBC Alba Scots Trad Music Awards’ Scots Singer of the Year an unprecedented four times. She appears at the Granary with Innes White, guitar, Charlie Stewart, fiddle and Euan Burton, double bass.

At the forefront of the UK’s world and roots music scene matching fiery intensity with exquisite finesse.

Zodiac Performing Arts present their 2025 summer show "WONDERLAND". Follow Alice down the rabbit hole, to a magical world full of crazy characters and whimsical adventures!

A decade on from their first performance - and with 3 acclaimed albums under their belt - RANT remain at the forefront of the Scottish fiddle scene. The meeting of four of the country's finest players, the quartet use just their fiddles to weave a tapestry of melodies, textures, layers and sounds. Bethany Reid from Shetland, Anna Massie and Lauren MacColl from the Highland peninsula of the Black Isle, and latest member Gillian Frame from Arran join forces to showcase the combined resonance of their instruments with repertoire unearthed from both old collections and their own contemporary writing. RANT create a sound which is both spacious and lush, yet retaining all the earthy bite and spark synonymous with a Scottish fiddle player. Their latest album - 'The Portage' - was recorded over 4 days in the renowned Mackintosh Queen's Cross, the only church in the world to be designed by architect, artist and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The recording - a stark and honest reflection of their live sound - was awarded Top of the World status from Songlines Magazine. Since the release of their debut album 'RANT' in 2013 which won them critical acclaim in the form of a Herald Angel Award for outstanding performance across all the Edinburgh Festivals , the band have made major festival and concert appearances across the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia. They provided strings for Julie Fowlis Gach Sguel album, and their music has been used for both BBC and ITV national television programmes. Their live set reflects their years of honing their sound together and their love for the music of their respective home regions through their writing, repertoire and stories. Now is your chance to see them in Moray's Universal Hall. Chamber-folk of the highest order - Scotsman An irresistible journey through reels, strathspeys and jigs - Songlines

"A powerful, life-affirming weekend of performance and participation" - The List. Dance North Scotland's annual festival of contemporary dance and performance returns to Findhorn on the weekend of 23-25 May 2025. Over the last few years, RISE has brought some truly compelling, moving, fascinating and joyful performances to Scotland and the 2025 programme will take us to new heights yet again. Performances include: Richard Layzell - The Perfect Number Fri 23 May I 3.30pm–4.30pm | Universal Hall In live performance and on film, at the same time, we explore dreams, other living beings, brutality and survival, trees fighting back, how to pose, wearing the wrong clothes, undisciplined golfers, the Centre of the World and finding the Perfect Number. Rakesh Sukesh - because i love the diversity (this micro-attitude we all have it) Fri 23 May I 8pm–9pm I Universal Hall A random encounter in Estonia made Rakesh Sukesh a momentary poster boy for a right wing campaign against immigration. In this show, Rakesh tells his story through the powerful semi-improvisational, trance-like movement technique that has made him such an in-demand choreographer and dancer across the world. Seke Chimutengwende - Long Solo 4 Sat 24 May I 3.30pm–4.30pm I Universal Hall Seke Chimutengwende embarks on a one-hour performance without a plan. As he faces the empty space, alone, he draws on memory, sensation and imagination to conjure worlds out of nothing. A fusion of dance, poetry, stand-up, storytelling, philosophy and politics: a riotous exploration of the present moment. Ashtar Muallem - Cosmos Sat 24 May I 8pm–9pm | Universal Hall A Palestinian born in Jerusalem, Ashtar Muallem tells her story, her relationship to her country, to her body and spirituality in this funny and moving show developed in collaboration with Clément Dazin. Charlotte Mclean - And Sun 25 May I 2.30pm–3.30pm | Universal Hall A dance poem about wonder, worries and being alive. A homage to the mothers and grandmothers who have danced before us and the children we are yet to meet, And invites us to consider our view of the world, to relate, debate and dance. Plus acro workshops for families, an opening Festival Party and Sunday Picnic with reggae vibes.

Dare to join Magic Gareth on a spooky-fun adventure in his brand-new Halloween Special! Packed with mind-boggling magic, hilarious ghost-busting antics, and plenty of audience participation, Magic Gareth needs the help of some brave kids to catch a mischievous ghost causing some trouble this spooky season. Dont be afraid! This family-friendly show is perfect for kids who love a good Halloween scare with a twist of comedy. Youll be on the edge of your seatlaughing all the way through. 50 Mins | Suitable for ages 5 + Optional Plus The BALOONATIC Balloon Twisting Workshop (Ages 6+) Youve seen the show, now become a BALLOONATIC! Magic Gareth is offering an exclusive workshop after his show where he invites you to discover the secrets behind creating some of the most famous balloon models in the WORLD! You'll master the classic balloon dog, a swashbuckling sword, and a surprise mystery object, in this hands-on class for ages 6+. With very limited tickets, this is a unique chance to play, create, and take home your very own balloon art. Make a magical day of it! Book both the show and workshop for the FULL BALLOONATIC experience! Running Order: Show 2pm-3pm Workshop 4pm-5pm Please note that is a maximum capacity of 30 for the workshop which follows the show, so pre-booking online is advised to avoid disappointment! £7 General Admission | £6 Concessions | £5 Show Only Under 16s | £6 Show + Workshop Under 16s We are offering a free carer/companion ticket for any disabled or wheelchair-user audience members throughout our shows this season. Please note that it is helpful if this is booked in advance via the WeGotTickets website, so that we can ensure that there is adequate accessible seating reserved on the day/night of the event. Wheelchair access, or entry for people with a disability is available from the side entrance, by the Phoenix Café.