Please find below scheduled events for NTFM 2025. Unless otherwise stated, all of the below is located in the village hall. Additionally, you can find tunes, food and company in The Grapes Hotel, The Liddesdale Hotel, Copshaw Kitchen and other venues throughout the village. Come and visit the festival office for further information.
Friday
12 noon | Campsite open | |
3 pm – 7 pm | Festival office open | |
7 pm | Opening Concert (Village Hall) | Jamie Anderson & Friend – Accordion – Jedburgh Kathy Hobkirk – Singer – Hawik Matt Seattle – Border Pipes – Jedburgh With – Alan Atkinson & Special Guests |
9.30 pm | Ceilidh Dance (Village Hall) | Band – Carol Dobson Neil MacMillan Iain Anderson Eric Goodfellow |
After the dance – Late | Sessions and Singaround (Vilage Hall) |
Saturday
10 am – 5 pm | Festival office open | |
10.30am – 12.30pm | Traditional Singing Workshop by Maggie Macrae (Village Hall) | Please send any questions you have about singing traditional song in advance by email to margaretmacrae@btinternet.com |
1 pm | Music Competitions in the Village Hall | |
1 pm | Singing, Poetry and Storytelling Competitions in the Church | |
7pm | Prize Winner’s Concert | |
10 pm / after the concert – Late | Sessions and Singaround |
Sunday
10 am – 2 pm | Festival office open | |
12 pm | Highland Bagpipe Competition (Main Square / Village Hall if the weather is bad) | |
2 pm | Chorus Cup (Legends) | |
4 pm | Festival AGM (Legends) | All Welcome |
9 pm – Late | Sessions and Singaround (Village Hall) |