Celtic Connections 2024

Documenting the 2024 Celtic Connections Festival

Well, this January flew by for a change, thanks to Celtic Connections, the world-renowned folk, roots and world music festival. Glasgow Life approached me late last year asking if I’d be interested in documenting the 2024 outing of the annual winter event and I was, like, hmm, I need to think about it. I’m kidding, obviously, I jumped at the opportunity!

This year’s festival run from January 18th to February 4th, with over 300 events involving 1,200 artists across 25 of the city’s venues. I’m not superhuman and was able to photograph only a portion of that, but hopefully what you see below is a good representation of the 2024 Celtic Connections. I had a blast and am looking forward to the 2025 edition if they have me back. Enjoy a selection of my favourite shots from the past 3 weeks:

Dreamers' Circus, The Royal Concert Hall

Talisk, Barrowland Ballroom

Saint Luke's

Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro), The Royal Concert Hall

Heidi Talbot, The Old Fruitmarket

Behind The Scenes

Chris Thile, The Royal Concert Hall

Hamish Hawk, The Royal Concert Hall

The Royal Concert Hall

Allison Russell, Òran Mór

Lankum, The Barrowland Ballroom

Behind The Scenes

Roddy Hart, The Royal Concert Hall

Skerryvore, The Royal Concert Hall

Fatoumata Diawara, The Old Fruitmarket

SWG3

Valtos, SWG3

Adwaith, CCA

Rachel Sermanni, The Royal Concert Hall

Justin Currie (Del Amitri), The Royal Concert Hall

Behind The Scenes

Eddi Reader, The Royal Concert Hall

King Creosote, The Old Fruitmarket

The Bothy Band, The Royal Concert Hall

Talisk, The Barrowland Ballroom

Mec Lir, Saint Luke's

Ceilidh, The Old Fruitmarket

Behind The Scenes

Su-a Lee, City Halls

Dougie MacLean, The Royal Concert Hall

Heisk, Tramway

Behind The Scenes

The Royal Concert Hall

Josie Duncan, Tramway

Skipinnish, The Royal Concert Hall

The Royal Concert Hall

GEAR
Nikon D850 x 2
Nikkor 85mm f1.4
Nikkor 35mm f1.8
Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8
Tiffen Black Pro-mist 1/4 Filters

Ceol's Craic

Established in 2004, Ceòl's Craic is a year-round programme of the best in contemporary Gaelic culture. I've had the pleasure of working with them for a few years now, photographing various events, from plays and book launches to music showcases at CCA. It's fun, sometimes challenging and often educational (who knew there was so much brilliant electronica in Gaelic?). Here's a collection of some of my favourite images for Ceòl's Craic: