Two music festivals are due to hit the right notes in April and May.
The Orkney Jazz Festival runs from 25-27 April 2008. Based at the Stromness Hotel, this is a weekend of mainly traditional jazz by visiting and local performers, which includes the now traditional Annual Jazz Festival Service of Praise at St Magnus Church, Birsay, led by Bill Salmond's Louisiana Ragtime Band.
For further information and to book tickets please call 01856 850298, fax 01856 850610 or email info@stromnesshotel.com
Meanwhile, the 26th Orkney Folk Festival kicks off on the 22 May and runs till 25 May. Celebrating 26 years of bringing the best in modern and traditional folk music to Orkney, the event now attracts artists from around the globe, and a healthy sprinkling of Orkney musicians fill island venues with live music. The Festival features mainly traditional music with visiting musicians and local talent in concerts, ceilidhs, stomps, festival clubs, workshops and informal sessions.
The event is based in Stromness with events also staged in the rural areas and smaller islands. For further information and to book tickets, call 01856 851331, visit www.orkneyfolkfestival.com or email info@orkneyfolkfestival.com.
