scotland's premier winter music festival

Celtic Connections features artists from around the globe alongside the very best Scottish talent.

Taking place in Glasgow every January, Celtic Connections returns for a 16th year and welcomes back Artistic Director Donald Shaw.

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View a list of all the artists appearing at Celtic 2009.

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The Celtic Connections brochure is available to browse online.

Take a look at festivals past with our retrospectives.

See Glasgow takes a look at the festival so far.

Become a Celtic Friend and help our Education Programme inspire the great folk musicians of tomorrow!

Glasgow offers a wide range of hotels to suit all budgets, book your accommodation online now.

The GRA is delighted to offer visitors a superb offer at over 40 of Glasgow's best restaurants, find out more.