﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:36:02 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>LET HEBCELT MUSIC BANISH THE WINTER BLUES</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/let-hebcelt-music-banish-the-winter-blues,c9698534</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1778630</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Year of Homecoming 2014

  · HebCelt 2014 revisited in BBC Alba programmes
  · Series of shows to feature successful festival concerts
  · Island event prepares to mark landmark 20thyear
Music fans can replace the winter blues with the sounds of the summer over the New Year period by revisiting the Hebridean Celtic Festival in a series of television specials.

The award-winning festival, which will mark its 20th anniversary next year, enjoyed another hugely successful year in 2014 with a 14,000-strong audience attending the biggest ever]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2014 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MUSIC FANS URGED TO BOOK EARLY AS HEBCELT HITS 20</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/music-fans-urged-to-book-early-as-hebcelt-hits-20,c9687116</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1760922</guid><description><![CDATA[News Release
Hebridean Celtic Festival

  · Limited number of HebCelt early bird tickets released before Christmas
  · Ideal presents with tickets held at 2014 prices
  · 2015 will mark two decades of showcasing Celtic music and Gaelic culture
A limited number of early bird tickets will go on sale next week for the award-winning Hebridean Celtic Festival which is gearing up to mark its 20th anniversary in 2015.

The tickets for the internationally-acclaimed festival, which was voted Best Event or Festival at the Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards earlier this month, will be]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2014 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HEBCELT TAKES CENTRE STAGE AT EDINBURGH NEW YEAR PARTY</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/hebcelt-takes-centre-stage-at-edinburgh-new-year-party,c9682660</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1753547</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Year of Homecoming 2014

• HebCelt to feature at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations
• January 1 capital gig for island festival
• Main stage artists to perform in closing ceilidh at Scot:Lands
Musicians from the multi award-winning Hebridean Celtic Festival will be among Edinburgh’s first foot guests during the capital’s Hogmanay celebrations.

Artists representing the internationally-renowned HebCelt in the island of Lewis will perform at a special ceilidh being held as part of a series of free live gigs ‘hidden’ in 11 buildings and outdoor]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 16:18:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TOURISM AWARD IS MUSIC TO THE EARS OF FESTIVAL ORGANISERS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/tourism-award-is-music-to-the-ears-of-festival-organisers,c9676555</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1744724</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Year of Homecoming 2014

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  · HebCelt scoops Highlands and Islands Tourism award
  · Festival receives new honour to cap another successful year
  · Acclaimed event has major impact on islands
The internationally acclaimed Hebridean Celtic Festival has capped another successful year by winning a prestigious tourism award.

The festival has won the Best Event or Festival category at the annual Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards held (Friday 7 November).

HebCelt, an annual four-day event which was held from 16-19 July in]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2014 10:47:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HEBCELT FANS BOOST MACMILLAN FUNDS TO TUNE OF £3,500</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/hebcelt-fans-boost-macmillan-funds-to-tune-of--3-500,c9661173</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1721725</guid><description><![CDATA[News release 
Hebridean Celtic Festival 
Year of Homecoming 2014

  · HebCelt supporters help Macmillan Cancer Support funds
  · Music fans donate £3,500 to charity in three years
  · Boost to festival’s nominated charity
The generosity of music fans at the award-winning Hebridean Celtic Festival has given a substantial financial boost to an island charity.

The Lewis committee of Macmillan Cancer Support is HebCelt’s nominated charity and festival goers donated cash and tokens during the annual event, which this year was held from 16-19 July in Stornoway.

Over the last three]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2014 08:34:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HEBCELT HOPING FOR FINAL SAY IN TOURISM AWARDS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/hebcelt-hoping-for-final-say-in-tourism-awards,c9642125</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1693073</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Year of Homecoming 2014

  · HebCelt a finalist in Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards
  · Festival shortlisted for fresh honour after another successful year
  · Acclaimed event has major impact on islands
The internationally acclaimed Hebridean Celtic Festival is in line for another accolade after being named as a finalist in the Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards.

The four-day festival, which was held from 16-19 July in Stornoway, has been shortlisted in the Best Event or Festival section of the awards. The winner will be announced at a]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2014 08:55:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HEBCELT MAKING BIG STRIDES WITH A SMALLER FOOTPRINT</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/hebcelt-making-big-strides-with-a-smaller-footprint,c9624606</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1666979</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Year of Homecoming 2014

  · Recycling projects a success at HebCelt
  · Music fans help efforts to keep event green
  · Money back on cups return rewards youngsters
The award-winning Hebridean Celtic Festival has again shown it is one of the greenest events in the world by improving its recycling record.

The four-day event, which was held from 16-19 July in Stornoway and attracted an audience of around 14,000, has put in place a series of measures to protect its spectacular setting in the grounds of Lews Castle.

Almost all materials used by]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2014 23:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>VISITORS HELP HEBCELT TO ANOTHER SUCCESS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/visitors-help-hebcelt-to-another-success,c9619958</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1660225</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Year of Homecoming 2014

  · Overseas visitors help HebCelt enjoy another successful year
  · Fans of all ages attend event’s biggest ever programme
  · Organisers already looking forward to milestone 20thyear in 2015
Visitors from nearly 30 countries helped make this year’s Hebridean Celtic Festival one of its most successful and provided a massive economic boost to the islands.

The award-winning event was held from 16-19 July in Stornoway with Big Country, Levellers and Donnie Munro headlining its biggest ever programme of 40 acts.

A huge]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2014 11:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HEBCELT BAND FLYING HIGH WITH HELP OF LOGANAIR</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/hebcelt-band-flying-high-with-help-of-loganair,c9619917</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1660061</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Year of Homecoming 2014

  · Loganair flies talent show winners to HebCelt
  · Inverness band arrive for Island Stage gig
  · Airline also helps other acts get to festival
A young band on cloud nine after winning a talent contest arrived in style to play their gig at the Hebridean Celtic Festival

Members of the Inverness-based band Hò-rò were flown to Stornoway courtesy of Flybe franchise partner Loganair in honour of them winning the One Step Further contest at HebCelt which guaranteed them a coveted stage slot at the award-winning event.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2014 09:33:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ERIC CROSSES THE WORLD FOR FOLK’S SAKE</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/eric-crosses-the-world-for-folk-s-sake,c9618887</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1658387</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Year of Homecoming 2014

  · Aussie DJ crosses the world to visit HebCelt
  · Scot still has a love of traditional folk music
  · Star interviews will feature in show Down Under
He may have left his homeland 40 years ago, but the sounds of Scotland still play a daily part of Eric Ford’s life Down Under.

Eric, originally from Edinburgh, hosts regular folk music shows with a strong Scottish flavour on Radio Adelaide in South Australia where he has lived for the last four decades.

This week he is combing work with pleasure by becoming the]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2014 12:36:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE FOR FOLK FAN RUTH</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/all-the-world-s-a-stage-for-folk-fan-ruth,c9618882</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1658384</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Year of Homecoming 2014

  · Volunteer Ruth on a festival quest
  · Folk fan visiting events across Britain
  · HebCelt is latest stop on her travels
Ruth Salter is going to great lengths – several thousand miles actually – to tune into the culture surrounding the numerous and varied folk festivals across Britain.

Over the summer months she is travelling almost the entire length of the country – from Orkney to Devon – soaking up the atmosphere at a number of events and finding out how they fit into each community.

This week she is one of the]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2014 12:06:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>BIGGER STAGE BECKONS FOR AWARD-WINNING TRIO</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/bigger-stage-beckons-for-award-winning-trio,c9617614</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1656870</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Year of Homecoming 2014

  · HebCelt date awaits Mischa MacPherson Trio
  · Double award winners will be big attraction at island festival
  · International dates and CD plans for group
Success for Mischa MacPherson is being able to combine her twin passions of music and travel, and sharing the experience with two of her closest friends makes it even more special.

If there was a masterplan, it’s been surpassed already.  This year Mischa and band mates Innes White and Conal McDonagh became a major force in the traditional music world, winning a]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2014 23:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CULTURAL TIES MARKED AT STORNOWAY RECEPTION</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/cultural-ties-marked-at-stornoway-reception,c9617493</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1656531</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Year of Homecoming 2014

  · Cross-culture artists receive civic reception in Stornoway
  · Event marked Scotland, Australia and New Zealand links
  · Stage spectacle at HebCelt before Commonwealth Games date
The historical links between Scottish, Aboriginal and Maori cultures were celebrated in Stornoway this week ahead of an international artistic spectacle that will be a highlight of this year’s Hebridean Celtic Festival.

Civic leaders joined organisers of HebCelt and representatives of the Hebrides’ artistic community in welcoming]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:22:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>BBC ALBA BRINGS HEBCELT LIVE TO A SCREEN NEAR YOU</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/bbc-alba-brings-hebcelt-live-to-a-screen-near-you,c9617472</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1656513</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Year of Homecoming 2014

  · HebCelt to be screened live on BBC ALBA
  · Fans to see two hours of music on Friday and Saturday nights
  · Festival also to feature in future programmes
Music fans around the country can tune into the sights and sounds of the biggest ever Hebridean Celtic Festival when it features in two nights of live TV broadcasts.

BBC ALBA will exclusively show two hours of live music from the award-winning festival in Stornoway between 10p.m. and midnight on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 July, with additional programmes featuring]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:05:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HO-RO TAKING ONE STEP FURTHER ON LADDER TO SUCCESS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/ho-ro-taking-one-step-further-on-ladder-to-success,c9616812</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1655412</guid><description><![CDATA[Interview release
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Year of Homecoming 2014

• HebCelt talent contest winners ready to take the stage

• Ho-ro to play at festival which opens today

• Newly-formed band are double award winners this year
It is just over a year since Sean Cousins hastily put together a band for a one-off show in the hotel where he was working.

Since then, Hò-rò has hardly stopped playing, won two major awards, recorded an EP, been recognised overseas and seen its line-up as well as its fan base expand.

According to Cousins, the then trio was formed in March 2013 almost]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2014 08:52:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HEBCELT PUTS STRONGER ACCENT ON USE OF GAELIC</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/hebcelt-puts-stronger-accent-on-use-of-gaelic,c9616587</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1655089</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Year of Homecoming 2014

  · Gaelic takes centre stage at award-winning festival
  · HebCelt volunteers will help music fans with useful phrases
  · Part of wider campaign to promote indigenous culture
Volunteers at this year’s Hebridean Celtic Festival will be minding their language as they mingle with locals and visitors to promote the native tongue.

The award-winning festival is a strong supporter of the Gaelic culture and is stepping up efforts to ensure it will be seen and heard regularly during the four-day event , which opens tomorrow (]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2014 23:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>BIG COUNTRY MAKING ‘THE CROSSING’ TO ISLAND FESTIVAL</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/big-country-making--the-crossing--to-island-festival,c9614641</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1652674</guid><description><![CDATA[Interview release
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Year of Homecoming 2014

  · Big Country to make HebCelt debut
  · Legendary band to headline island festival
  · New generation of fans enjoying classic hits
It may be more than three decades since legendary Scottish rock band Big Country first struck a chord, but the music is still finding new audiences.

The band who are touring this year with a revised line-up and a new frontman, also return to the big screen with one of their biggest tracks featuring in the new film Land Ho..

Set in Iceland, the film tells the story of a]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2014 23:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FREE CONCERTS BROADCAST LIVE FROM HEBCELT</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/free-concerts-broadcast-live-from-hebcelt,c9614553</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1652306</guid><description><![CDATA[News Release
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Year of Homecoming 2014

  · Radio nan Gaidheal to air live broadcasts from HebCelt
  · Programmes will showcase festival performers  
  · Stornoway audiences to enjoy free concerts in town centre
A series of live concerts showcasing some of the leading performers at this year’s Hebridean Celtic Festival will be broadcast live on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal.

The award-winning HebCelt will be held from 16-19 July in Stornoway and the station is airing live shows on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between 2p.m. and 4p.m. to highlight the event’s]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2014 11:07:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MARK ENJOYS A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND A CURIOUS LIFE</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/mark-enjoys-a-beautiful-day-and-a-curious-life,c9611394</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1647822</guid><description><![CDATA[Interview release
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Year of Homecoming 2014

  · Levellers set for HebCelt headlining gig
  · Group back at festival after eight years
  · Lead singer returns to band after solo album project
The summer music festival season is a busy time for any artist, but for Mark Chadwick the experience is multiplied three-fold.

He will be performing as frontman of the folk rock band Levellers and as a solo artist at Beautiful Days, the successful festival the group have run annually in Devon since 2003. As hands-on organisers of the event, the band members are also]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2014 23:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HEBCELT TASTER SESSIONS GIVE A FLAVOUR OF THE FESTIVAL</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/hebcelt-taster-sessions-give-a-flavour-of-the-festival,c9610951</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1646522</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Year of Homecoming 2014

  · Criomagan start in town centre office
  · Eleanor Nicolson first to play in taster session gigs
  · Work gets underway early at HebCelt site
Teenager singing sensation Eleanor Nicolson is to launch a series of HebCelt ‘taster sessions’ this week, giving music fans the chance to sample the festival’s biggest-ever programme.

On Saturday at 2p.m. the 16-year-old singer songwriter from Lewis will perform a number of songs in the festival office in Cromwell Street, marking the start of HebCelt’s Criomagan series.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2014 13:09:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LUCKY CO-OPERATIVE SHOPPERS BAG HEBCELT TICKETS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/lucky-co-operative-shoppers-bag-hebcelt-tickets,c9610911</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1646475</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Year of Homecoming 2014

• Co-operative shoppers scoop HebCelt tickets

• Stornoway and Eriskay winners secure places at festival

• Competition part of company’s support package
Jeanne Mackay got more than she bargained for during a shopping trip to the Co-operative food store in Stornoway after winning tickets to the award-winning Hebridean Celtic Festival.

Jeanne, from Stornoway, won a family weekend ticket for this month’s festival in a competition run by the food retailer as part of its support for the event.

She is seen collecting]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:51:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MUNRO SINGS THE PRAISES OF ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/munro-sings-the-praises-of-island-music-festival,c9607506</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1642096</guid><description><![CDATA[Interview release
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Year of Homecoming 2014

  · Donnie Munro to headline 19th HebCelt
  · Former Runrig frontman brings eight-piece band to festival
  · Appearance continues singer’s long connection to Lewis
He may have extra people behind him these days, but Donnie Munro still feels more on his own when he takes the stage.

For 23 years Munro was frontman of the all-conquering Runrig, the band he joined in 1974 and remained with until 1997 when he pursued a political career.

Next month he will headline the award-winning Hebridean Celtic Festival as a solo]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2014 23:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME FOR SONGWRITER CAMPBELL</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/charity-begins-at-home-for-songwriter-campbell,c9604155</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1637598</guid><description><![CDATA[News release
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Year of Homecoming 2014

  · Lewis singer pens new song devoted to his home island
  · Welcome Home written specifically for HebCelt
  · Proceeds from sales in aid of Macmillan Cancer Care
A Lewis singer songwriter’s love of his native island has inspired a new single that will be unveiled today (Thursday 19 June) and aims to raise money for a local charity.

Welcome Home by Willie Campbell is inspired by the Year of Homecoming and his own decision to return to his native Lewis after a decade living in Glasgow. It will be performed for the first]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2014 23:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DUNCAN NOW AMONG THE HEBCELT ELITE</title><link>http://news.cision.com/hebridean-celtic-festival/r/duncan-now-among-the-hebcelt-elite,c9604171</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1637600</guid><description><![CDATA[Interview release
Hebridean Celtic Festival
Year of Homecoming 2014

  · Duncan Chisholm thrives in HebCelt ambassador’s role
  · Hall of Fame honour for internationally-renowned fiddler
  · Musician played at first ever island festival
Internationally acclaimed fiddler Duncan Chisholm has added a new string to his bow this year by picking up another accolade and a new title.

To the many job descriptions Chisholm can apply to his work – band member, solo artist, accompanist and composer – he can now add that of ambassador.

This year the renowned and popular musician was invited]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2014 23:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>