The Creagh Dhu Mountaineering Club - a bit of a history, presented by John MacLean
The Creagh Dhu Mountaineering Club - a bit of a history, presented by John MacLean
The Creagh Dhu is a legendary, historically significant and tough working-class Glasgow-based club formed around the 1930s. Known for raising post-war Scottish climbing standards, the club is revered for its hard-nosed, gritty approach to mountaineering, having produced renowned climbers like John Cunningham and a famous, exclusive, and sometimes "feared" reputation.
Come and hear some of the tales, with big John, one of Aviemore's best story tellers.
Folk Session
OBI Folk Session
Aviemore has always had a strong tradition of tunes by the fire, and the Old Bridge Inn has been part of that story for decades. Our folk sessions keep that heritage alive – stripped-back, acoustic, and rooted in the music that’s been played in Highland pubs long before any of us were here.
Fiddles, pipes, guitars, songs passed down, and new ones shared on the night. No stage, no spotlight – just proper session culture the way it’s meant to be.
Free to listen, and open to anyone who respects the craft. Bring an instrument, bring a pal, or just bring yourself and enjoy a night of real Highland music where it belongs.
Folk Session
OBI Folk Session
Aviemore has always had a strong tradition of tunes by the fire, and the Old Bridge Inn has been part of that story for decades. Our folk sessions keep that heritage alive – stripped-back, acoustic, and rooted in the music that’s been played in Highland pubs long before any of us were here.
Fiddles, pipes, guitars, songs passed down, and new ones shared on the night. No stage, no spotlight – just proper session culture the way it’s meant to be.
Free to listen, and open to anyone who respects the craft. Bring an instrument, bring a pal, or just bring yourself and enjoy a night of real Highland music where it belongs.
Folk Session
OBI Folk Session
Aviemore has always had a strong tradition of tunes by the fire, and the Old Bridge Inn has been part of that story for decades. Our folk sessions keep that heritage alive – stripped-back, acoustic, and rooted in the music that’s been played in Highland pubs long before any of us were here.
Fiddles, pipes, guitars, songs passed down, and new ones shared on the night. No stage, no spotlight – just proper session culture the way it’s meant to be.
Free to listen, and open to anyone who respects the craft. Bring an instrument, bring a pal, or just bring yourself and enjoy a night of real Highland music where it belongs.
Folk Session
OBI Folk Session
Aviemore has always had a strong tradition of tunes by the fire, and the Old Bridge Inn has been part of that story for decades. Our folk sessions keep that heritage alive – stripped-back, acoustic, and rooted in the music that’s been played in Highland pubs long before any of us were here.
Fiddles, pipes, guitars, songs passed down, and new ones shared on the night. No stage, no spotlight – just proper session culture the way it’s meant to be.
Free to listen, and open to anyone who respects the craft. Bring an instrument, bring a pal, or just bring yourself and enjoy a night of real Highland music where it belongs.
Damn Tall Buildings (USA)
Hailing from Brooklyn, Damn Tall Buildings are a band rooted in bluegrass but pulling confidently from swing, ragtime, jazz, and contemporary songwriting. The result is a sound that feels both timeless and completely their own.
Known for their relentless energy, tight musicianship, and sharp, intelligent songs, their live shows are full of momentum and warmth — the kind of performance that pulls you in from the first note and doesn’t let go.
As Saving Country Music puts it:
“Bluegrass at heart, but pulling from a wide range of influences including swing, ragtime, jazz, and even a hint of contemporary perspective in the songwriting, they offer virtually unmatched energy and enthusiasm, underpinned by intelligent songs that don’t skimp on the infectiousness.”
Expect driving rhythms, close harmonies, and a room buzzing by the end of the night.
Good Guy Hank
From the harmonious Heartlands of Scotland and the musical metropolis of Melbourne, Australia, Good Guy Hank bring heartbreak, joy and everything in-between with soulful songs, blistering musicianship and three part harmonies galore!
Dallahan
Forged in Scotland and Ireland's traditional music scene, but drawing on the music of the Balkans and North America, Dallahan take their listeners on a journey. Traversing styles and countries of the world in a dazzling live show, they create their own unique brand of World-folk delivered with stunning virtuosity. The lineup consists of Jack Badcock on guitar and vocals, Ciaran Ryan on banjo, mandolin and fiddle, Andrew Waite on accordion and Benedict Morris on fiddle.They have appeared at some of the world's most prestigious international folk music events such as Milwaukee Irish Fest (USA), Celtic Connections (SCO),Tonder Festival (DK), Festival Dranouter (BE), Woodford Folk Festival (AUS) among countless others.To date, they have brought their live show to 25 countries, earned three nominations for ‘Folk Band of The Year’ in 2016, 2019, 2022 and 2023 and enjoyed collaborations such as with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, songwriting legend Dougie MacLean and Nepal's folk exponents Kutumba. Approaching a decade together as a band, Dallahan have become a veteran touring outfit and with each album they continue to evolve their sound -which they call their own brand of World-Folk - as is evident on their latest fourth studio album, ‘Speak of the Devil’ released in 2023.
70 capacity, all seated. Lush.
Folk Session
OBI Folk Session
Aviemore has always had a strong tradition of tunes by the fire, and the Old Bridge Inn has been part of that story for decades. Our folk sessions keep that heritage alive – stripped-back, acoustic, and rooted in the music that’s been played in Highland pubs long before any of us were here.
Fiddles, pipes, guitars, songs passed down, and new ones shared on the night. No stage, no spotlight – just proper session culture the way it’s meant to be.
Free to listen, and open to anyone who respects the craft. Bring an instrument, bring a pal, or just bring yourself and enjoy a night of real Highland music where it belongs.
Folk Session
OBI Folk Session
Aviemore has always had a strong tradition of tunes by the fire, and the Old Bridge Inn has been part of that story for decades. Our folk sessions keep that heritage alive – stripped-back, acoustic, and rooted in the music that’s been played in Highland pubs long before any of us were here.
Fiddles, pipes, guitars, songs passed down, and new ones shared on the night. No stage, no spotlight – just proper session culture the way it’s meant to be.
Free to listen, and open to anyone who respects the craft. Bring an instrument, bring a pal, or just bring yourself and enjoy a night of real Highland music where it belongs.
Folk Session
OBI Folk Session
Aviemore has always had a strong tradition of tunes by the fire, and the Old Bridge Inn has been part of that story for decades. Our folk sessions keep that heritage alive – stripped-back, acoustic, and rooted in the music that’s been played in Highland pubs long before any of us were here.
Fiddles, pipes, guitars, songs passed down, and new ones shared on the night. No stage, no spotlight – just proper session culture the way it’s meant to be.
Free to listen, and open to anyone who respects the craft. Bring an instrument, bring a pal, or just bring yourself and enjoy a night of real Highland music where it belongs.
Folk Sessions
OBI Folk Sessions
Aviemore has always had a strong tradition of tunes by the fire, and the Old Bridge Inn has been part of that story for decades. Our folk sessions keep that heritage alive – stripped-back, acoustic, and rooted in the music that’s been played in Highland pubs long before any of us were here.
Fiddles, pipes, guitars, songs passed down, and new ones shared on the night. No stage, no spotlight – just proper session culture the way it’s meant to be.
Free to listen, and open to anyone who respects the craft. Bring an instrument, bring a pal, or just bring yourself and enjoy a night of real Highland music where it belongs.
SOLD OUT - Rachel Sermanni, with support from Dylan James Tierney
Add yourself to STANDBY LIST for tickets ……right here!
Rachel Sermanni is a Scottish based singer/songwriter that makes the mundane moments mystical: shock-positive pregnancy tests in train-station toilets, coffee machine breakages, cold river swims, the regret of not saying ‘I love You', the moon & how it pulls, bare feet on wood floors, the soft glow of a house plant, ‘what even is consciousness?’, strange dreams lingering in quiet mornings…
She brims with dreamy indie-folk pop that speaks of the struggle and desire to Flow, to love, to live, to feel. Sometimes, her songs speak of the rare moments of quiet-still, found in the midst of this struggle & desire.
Rachel’s most recent offering is her 4th studio album : Dreamer Awake. An in depth assortment of playful and candid vignettes, peeping into life: after birth, after separation and in the wake of recognising the internalised conditionings of patriarchy. She seeks to be honest with herself and her environment. She seeks to express from this raw place. She seeks to speak from the descent, the plateaus, the dream-catchings and contemplations of womanhood. There are no conclusions to be drawn. It is a call to arms, of sorts, to wake up and dream the future, to dismiss the external for a minute and tend to the inner landscape of heart and mind. To not be distracted. To focus on the light and the shadow in equal measure.
Since the release of Dreamer Awake, Rachel has become a mother for the second time and continues to explore this experience while offering her songs and also her insights into creativity.
Swallow Me (official video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7PjRMACaBI
Support from the excellent Inverness singer songwriter Dylan James Tierney - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDsfAKsyooE
Wayward Jane
Wayward Jane’s music is a modern interpretation of American folk and Old Time traditions, blending roots music with fresh, nuanced arrangements and original songs. Their rich sound features fiddle, clawhammer banjo, double bass, guitar, wooden flute and close vocal harmonies. Wayward’s live shows have a joyful energy, expressing the fine musicianship and playful chemistry of the four long-time friends. Ranging in mood from bouncing, energetic tunes to tender and soulful songs, Wayward Jane tend to leave audiences with a glow in their hearts.
Wayward Jane have appeared together at folk clubs and festivals across the land, touring extensively in the UK and Ireland. They were recently featured live in session on BBC Radio Scotland’s Travelling Folk where Bruce MacGregor remarked “they’re just that bit different from anything else happening in Scotland!” The band are busy members of the Edinburgh traditional music scene, playing in bands such as Brothers Gillespie, Dowally and Michael Starkey & Hannah Read, as well as collaborating with artists such as Rachel Baiman, Phil Alexander (Moishe’s Bagel) and Hog-Eyed Man. They have released three albums - “Wayward Jane”, “Old Train”, and “The Flood”. The latter has led to rave reviews, plays in Radio 6Music, a live performance on BBC Radio 4’s “Loose Ends”, and a slot in Celtic Connections 2025.
They are frequently on tour and will be playing throughout the UK + France in Spring ‘25. Full list of tour dates:
https://www.waywardjane.com/tour-dates
“Wayward Jane demonstrate folk’s willingness to comment on current issues, in this case the multitude of issues prompting global crises. Timeless in its sound, yet palpably current in its narrative, this is a potently contemporary and soulful listen” - Songlines
“Their music glows with authenticity in sound and spirit as it traverses different genres while never losing sight of their own roots” - Folk Radio UK
“This is music to relish” - Americana UK
"Wayward Jane weaves a gorgeous tapestry of heart wrenching vocals and tasteful, informed instrumentation. I could listen to these guys all day!" - Rachel Baiman
The Poozies & support from Scott Cook & Pamela Mae
They’re back! ;-) Click here: for tickets!
In 2007, Albertan songwriter Scott Cook quit his job teaching kindergarten in Taiwan and moved into a minivan. He’s made his living as a troubadour ever since, touring almost incessantly across Canada, the US, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere, averaging over a hundred shows and a dozen summer festivals every year, and releasing seven albums of plainspoken, keenly observant verse along the way. His 2020 collection Tangle of Souls came packaged in a cloth-bound, 240-page hardcover book of road stories and politico-philosophical musings. The album spent two weeks at #1 on Alberta's province-wide community radio network CKUA, and earned Scott his third Canadian Folk Music Award nomination, for English Songwriter of the Year. Its second single "Say Can You See" was the second most-played song of 2020 on Folk Alliance International's folk radio charts, and took top honours for the folk category in both the 2020 UK Songwriting Competition and the 2020 Great American Song Contest. Since early 2022 he's been touring steadily with his sweetheart Pamela Mae on upright bass, banjo and vocals, visiting 45 States, 8 Canadian provinces and a big chunk of Australia while broadcasting livestreams from their campervan. In 2025 they're releasing a new album called Troubadourly Yours with tours of North America, Europe and Australia to follow. Fresh from the open road, these are sturdy, straight-talking songs that see the good in you.
"He sings his heart and soul, and in doing so lets light flood into your own... He has a good eye for imagery, a gentle human touch, a wry sense of humour, a whole lot of integrity, a warm, rugged voice and a bunch of memorable lines... Truly one of Woody Guthrie's children." –RnR Magazine
screen printing pop-up
Come along and give screen printing a try with Colleen from Timber + Stitch.
You can hand screen print your own T-shirt -£20 or tote bag-£15.
Create your own design (perfect to keep the kids entertained) or use a pre-made design.
Just ‘pop up’ to the table in the outdoor seating area and give screen printing a go.
Everyone that screen prints will be entered into a raffle to win a £50 Old Bridge Inn voucher - Yay!
Suitable for kids age 5+ and adults too.
Any questions check out timber and stitch website: https://timberandstitch.co.uk/classes-events/
Or give Colleen a shout - studio@timberandstitch.co.uk
See you there
Fidra + Raveloe - outdoor acoustic show
A post Belladrum, afternoon, outdoor gig. Free of charge, in the shelter. No tickets, just rock up.
Screen printing pop-up
Come along and give screen printing a try with Colleen from Timber + Stitch.
You can hand screen print your own T-shirt -£20 or tote bag-£15.
Create your own design (perfect to keep the kids entertained) or use a pre-made design.
Just ‘pop up’ to the table in the outdoor seating area and give screen printing a go.
Everyone that screen prints will be entered into a raffle to win a £50 Old Bridge Inn voucher - Yay!
Suitable for kids age 5+ and adults too.
Any questions check out timber and stitch website: https://timberandstitch.co.uk/classes-events/
Or give Colleen a shout - studio@timberandstitch.co.uk
See you there!
Summer Solstice Party, with Shaka Loves You, DopeSickFly, Catriona Price, El Guapo, Baaz
Our annual mid summer bash. The longest day, the most fun.
Glasgow based duo Shaka Loves You return with one of their firebrand sets of all things twisted disco and live percussion. Chopping up their own edits of classic disco with deeper grooves of the planet and beyond.
DopeSickFly are here once again, US / Scottish six piece funk band. Absolute machines.
Catriona Price is a violinist / composer from Orkney, touring with El Guapo, an Argentinian three piece. Funky world music with some clear Scottish vibes running throughout. An OBI debut for these great talents.
Baaz is an outstanding DJ, raised in the Glasgow culture, half a life spreading his musical message in Canada. He’s back on UK shores and making his OBI debut too. Eclectic beats getting the party started,
Outside bar, food from Highland Slice and The Burger Box.
Free party, kids (accompanied by an over 21 year old) welcome. Dogs on leads welcome.
3-11pm.
Kindly supported by our sponsors Cairngorm Brewery and Fyne Ales.
Blair Davie, plus support from Lewis Wiles & Anne Gair
Blair is set for big things. Scottish singer songwriter, with an incredible voice, fine guitar skills and immense lyrical skills.
Support from Lewis Wiles, playing as a duo with sister Daisy on the keys. Born and bred in Moray, Lewis is an acoustic singer-songwriter, taking inspiration from the likes of Jake Bugg , Radiohead and David Keenan to create a unique speyside blend of indie folk-pop which features frank lyricism, quirky anthemic choruses and intricate harmonies.
Completing the bill is Anne Gair, Indie folk singer songwriter from Scotland. Endorsed by Cole Clark Guitars and G7th Capos.
Lewis Wiles
Screen printing pop-up
Come along and give screen printing a try with Colleen from Timber + Stitch.
You can hand screen print your own T-shirt -£20 or tote bag-£15.
Create your own design (perfect to keep the kids entertained) or use a pre-made design.
Just ‘pop up’ to the table in the outdoor seating area and give screen printing a go.
Everyone that screen prints will be entered into a raffle to win a £50 Old Bridge Inn voucher - Yay!
Suitable for kids age 5+ and adults too.
Any questions check out timber and stitch website: https://timberandstitch.co.uk/classes-events/
Or give Colleen a shout - studio@timberandstitch.co.uk
See you there!
Folk Session (and Highland Slice Pizzas)
A session of traditional Scottish music, every second Wednesday, 7.30pm.
If you can play, bring an instrument and join in! Or feel free to sing…clap….hum…stamp those feet….or just come have a drink.
All welcome. Come down, grab a seat, squeeze up, chat to your neighbour, make nice.
Pizza truck Highland Slice serving from 5pm every Wednesday. Feel free to bring your pizza in and enjoy it with a pint.
Folk Session (and Highland Slice Pizzas)
A session of traditional Scottish music, every second Wednesday, 7.30pm.
If you can play, bring an instrument and join in! Or feel free to sing…clap….hum…stamp those feet….or just come have a drink.
All welcome. Come down, grab a seat, squeeze up, chat to your neighbour, make nice.
Pizza truck Highland Slice serving from 5pm every Wednesday. Feel free to bring your pizza in and enjoy it with a pint.
Folk Session (and Highland Slice Pizzas)
A session of traditional Scottish music, every second Wednesday, 7.30pm.
If you can play, bring an instrument and join in! Or feel free to sing…clap….hum…stamp those feet….or just come have a drink.
All welcome. Come down, grab a seat, squeeze up, chat to your neighbour, make nice.
Pizza truck Highland Slice serving from 5pm every Wednesday. Feel free to bring your pizza in and enjoy it with a pint.
Finlday Napier, with support from Greenshanks
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FINDLAY NAPIER: From the Main Stage of Cambridge Folk Festival with folk rock supergroup The Magpie Arc to an intimate acoustic show in the back room of a pub Findlay Napier is widely regarded as one of the finest performers on the UK music scene. This fact was further highlighted when Napier was the first solo act ever to be nominated for Live Act of the Year at the Scot’s Trad Music awards in 2018. Tirelessly creative he has been touring and releasing music since the early naughties. First with groundbreaking trad folk band Back of the Moon, then with Nu-Folk pioneers Findlay Napier and the Bar Room Mountaineers and most recently as a solo act working under the guidance of legendary songwriter Boo Hewerdine.
His breakthrough solo album VIP: Very Interesting Persons, produced by Boo Hewerdine, was number 2 in The Telegraph’s top folk albums of 2014. He followed it with 2017’s Glasgow described by The Scotsman as “a paean to his adopted home town” which led to a number of high profile gigs including a couple of seasons as opening act on Eddi Reader’s UK tour. In 2021 he released It Is What It Is a collaboration album in all but name with producer and multi instrumentalist Angus Lyon which Folk Radio UK called, ”A captivating, indispensable work; it is what it is and what it is, is magnificent.”
Described as a “miracle lyricist’ by the Sunday Herald and “an original and engaging treat” by The Telegraph his skills as a songwriter and collaborator have led him to work on some surprising and interesting projects. In 2017 he was invited to take part in Greg Russell’s ‘Shake the Chains’ project with Nancy Kerr and Hannah Martin where they toured, recorded and released a double live album. After meeting award winning songwriter Megan Henwood at an EFDSS songwriting retreat he formed the duo The Story Song Scientists writing songs about science releasing two EPs and touring the UK. In late 2021 he joined folk rock supergroup The Magpie Arc with Martin Simpson, Tom A Wright, Alex Hunter and Nancy Kerr performing on festival main stages and arts centres across the UK. Their debut album “Glamour in the Grey”, featuring three of Napier’s original songs including a co-write with Max O’Conner was released in October 2022.
He is often commissioned to write songs including one for The 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, two songs for Morgan Fisher’s Miniatures 2020 and more recently penning an anthem for the 125th anniversary of the Scottish TUC.
As a teaching artist he regularly runs songwriting workshops. He set up Glasgow Songwriting Festival in 2016 and consults on various other songwriting events and festivals around the UK. He has hosted many songwriting retreats at Moniack Mhor (Scotland’s Creative Writing Centre) alongside Boo Hewerdine, Karine Polwart and Bella Hardy and works with Vox Liminus and Feis Rois delivering music and songwriting workshops in Scottish prisons.
Findlay lives on the Isle of Arran with his family. His latest solo album “Outsider” will be released in winter 2024.
Folk Session (and Highland Slice Pizzas)
A session of traditional Scottish music, every second Wednesday, 7.30pm.
If you can play, bring an instrument and join in! Or feel free to sing…clap….hum…stamp those feet….or just come have a drink.
All welcome. Come down, grab a seat, squeeze up, chat to your neighbour, make nice.
Pizza truck Highland Slice serving from 5pm every Wednesday. Feel free to bring your pizza in and enjoy it with a pint.
Folk Session (and Highland Slice Pizzas)
A session of traditional Scottish music, every second Wednesday, 7.30pm.
If you can play, bring an instrument and join in! Or feel free to sing…clap….hum…stamp those feet….or just come have a drink.
All welcome. Come down, grab a seat, squeeze up, chat to your neighbour, make nice.
Pizza truck Highland Slice serving from 5pm every Wednesday. Feel free to bring your pizza in and enjoy it with a pint.
FRAS, with support from Ace & All The Animals
Up beat Scottish traditional 4 piece from the West. Top dancing tunes!
FRAS have stormed their way through the West coast of Scotland and beyond with their iconic pipe heavy sound. A thundering four piece from na Garbh Chrìochan of box, flute, pipes and guitar. FRAS blend old melodies and original tunes to create a crashing wave of highland music. Tearing up dancefloors in their wake and leaving audiences captivated. Their debut album, Dìle, is a forecast of what’s to come. More than just a shower, a heavy downpour: FRAS
Tha fìor dheagh ruitheaman air dheagh phuirt agus spiorad aig astar a tha cho taitneach ’s a tha a’ toirt ort a bhith ’son èisteachd ris a-rithist agus a-rithist… Frasan fuarain ciùil o na Garbh Chrìochan! Ailean Dòmhnullach.
Ace & All The Other Animals is the solo project of Ace Duncan; an 18 year old singer-songwriter from Edinburgh. Wise beyond their years with a lyrical prowess matching that of Conor Oberst and Elliott Smith - and with an octave clambering voice that calls to mind Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell, and Wesley Schultz - they will stop you before you even start making tracks. Capable of playing solo or usually backed by all the "Other Animals" - an ever rotating cast of friends and musicians, designed to keep the creative process fresh - no two shows are ever the same, but they are always mesmerising.
Already boasting an impressive catalogue of original songs, they took to the road in the Autumn of 2024, playing all across Scotland. This run included a captivating set at Dundee’s iconic Caird Hall, a packed show at Drummonds in
Aberdeen, and sell outs at both Glasgow’s Hug and pint and Edinburgh’s Sneaky Pete’s.
With further releases and shows planned in 2025 - it won’t be long before you too are boasting about when you first heard of them.
For fans of: The Lumineers, Bright Eyes, Jason Isbell.