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16th Haal – Programme Announced

🎶 The 16th HAAL – Folk at the Salmon Bothy, Portsoy 🎶 5th – 7th June 2026

The programme for the 16th Haal has been announced!

A full weekend of music, stories, workshops and traditional talent – and you’re invited! From singarounds and seaside shanties to headline concerts and heartfelt tributes, the 16th HAAL is set to be something truly special.

Our headline act, returning to Portsoy once again, is the recipient of the 2025 Scots Trad Music Awards Musician of the Year – Siobhan Miller

✨ Featuring:

Siobhan Miller • Eileen Ordish • Thomas McCarthy • Natalie Chalmers • Kimber’s Men • Margaret Bennett with RCS Students

✨ Supported by:

Malcolm Reavell, Lucy Beth, Bob Knight, Bob Sharp, Danny Couper, A Wheen o’ Wimmin (Aileen Carr, Chris Miles, Barbara Dymock, Amy Lord & Elspeth Cowie) and many more.