Early entries by email to margaretmacrae@btinternet.com are invited as early as possible before the festival giving the following details;

Name of Competition
Your name
Address
Age if under 16
Email/phone number

Entries will also be accepted on the weekend. Every competitor will be required to fill in an entry form in the Village Hall from 11am on Saturday.

Parish Church (Saturday 5th July)

1.00 pm	Men’s Traditional Singing	Any traditional song from the British Isles or the entrant’s own tradition. Entrants who have never won any folk festival traditional singing competition will be eligible for a Best Novice Award within both competitions.
1.30 pm	Women’s Traditional Singing
2.00 pm	Children’s Singing (U16)	Any traditional song from the British Isles or the entrant’s own tradition.
2.30 pm	Border Ballad	Any Ballad which refers to an area either side of the Scottish/ English border or is in Scott’s Minstrelsy of the Borders.
3.00 pm	Poetry Recitation (Open)
3.15 pm	Original Poetry (Open)
3.30 pm	Storytelling (Open)
4.00 pm	Original Song (Open)

All competitions are open to all ages but there will be an award for best entrants aged under 16 in each.

Original Songs must be performed by the composer and composed recently enough to not yet be in the public domain.

Village Hall (Saturday 5th July)

1.00 pm	Accordion Solo (Open)	This is open to Piano or Button Accordions. Players will play 3 tunes of varied tempo.
1.20 pm	Fiddle Solo (Open)	3 traditional tunes of varied tempo.
1.40 pm	Border/Northumbrian Pipes Solo (Open)	3 traditional tunes of varied tempo.
2.00 pm	Original Tune (Open)	Entrants may submit more than one entry but each on a separate entry form. Tunes must be performed by the composer and composed recently enough to not yet be in the public domain.
2.20 pm	Miscellaneous Instrument	3 traditional tunes of varied tempo played on any acoustic instrument not classified in any other competition.
2.40 pm	Traditional Instrumental Pairs (Open)	3 traditional tunes of varied tempo. Each performer must alternate between playing melody or accompaniment.
3.00 pm	Ceilidh Band (Open)	2 sets of tunes, each with a medley of either waltz, jig, march, hornpipe or reel tempo.
3.20 pm	Country Dance Band (Open)	2 sets of tunes each with a medley of either waltz, jig march, hornpipe or reel tempo.

In every competition there will be an award for the best entrants aged under 16.

Any entrant aged under 16 has the option of playing only 2 tunes in their performance.

Village Square / Hall (Sunday 6th July)

12.00 pm

Highland Bagpipe (Novice and Non-previous winners)