About Celtic Connections
Celtic Connections is Glasgow's annual folk, roots and world music festival, celebrating Celtic music and its connections to cultures across the globe. This premiere winter festival took place across Glasgow from Thursday 16 January to Sunday 2 February 2025, eclipsing dark winter nights with a kaleidoscope of internationally-renowned music, exciting new performances and unique showcases.
Celtic Connections programmes more than 300 events across multiple genres of music and the festival is renowned for its ability to bring together one-off line-ups for special collaborative shows.
About Showcase Scotland
Showcase Scotland is an industry event, part of the Celtic Connections Festival, which promotes and facilitates export and showcasing opportunities for Scotland-based artists working in the genres of folk, traditional, world and acoustic. Over 180 delegates travel to Glasgow from around the world to experience live performances as part of the festival with the opportunity to attend a Trade Fair and various networking receptions, which have led to many important partnerships and deals for Scottish musicians in the past.
In 2025 Showcase Scotland partnered with Ireland to showcase Irish talent. Selected Irish artists performed as part of the Showcase Scotland event (Fri 24 January 2025) in front of an invited audience made up of industry professionals, agents, and festival and venue programmers.
About the Ireland Delegation
British Council Ireland supported Juno King to attend this year's Showcase Scotland as part of Celtic Connections from the 22-26 January 2025. This opportunity was created to explore music heritage and traditional music across the UK, while also offering delegates the chance to deep dive into the Scottish music sector. Showcase Scotland at Celtic Connections programme included access to over 40 festival concerts in a range of venues where delegates can experience Scottish and Welsh bands. There were also be opportunities for delegates to meet the artists and take part in daily networking events.
Click here to read more about Ireland's delegates and Celtic Connections 2025.
