Red Hot Highland Fling

Hogmanay is all about tradition and bringing people together. That is exactly what our Inverness celebrations are all about. We’re going back to the traditional ceilidh where the dances are mixed with guest singers and musicians and we come together to reflect on the past year and look forward to the next.

Prior to the main event there will be a free parade through the town centre ending at Northern Meeting Park.

In a change to previous years the event will be more about participating than just listening to bands. We want people to really engage with what Hogmanay is all about. We’ve got one of Scotland’s Finest Ceilidh bands, Highland Fire who include local lads Calum MacPhail and Sean Cousins from the band Horo, to keep the dancers moving. Then in those moments when a rest is required we have the absolute best from Scotland’s traditional music scene.

Skipinnish’s very own Norrie MacIver will be joining for some songs in both English and Gaelic. We also have three-time winner of the Scots Trad Music Award and BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winner Siobhan Miller to lead us up to the bells. Our instrumental fireworks will be provided by multi- award winning duo Ali Hutton and Ross Ainslie who were the driving force behind The Treacherous Orchestra. They’ll be joined by Ewan Robertson from current winners of the “Scots Folk Band of the year” Breabach.

*PLEASE NOTE TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE*