Donnie Munro to headline HebCelt Festival

HebCelt Fest 2014

Wednesday 16th to Saturday 19th July 2014
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS1 2BW, Scotland MAP
£79 for a weekend ticket, £61 concessions, £19 for under 14s

Daily capacity: 16,000

Donnie Munro, Gordie MacKeeman and his Rhythm Boys, and Willie Campbell and The Open Day Rotation are the first acts confirmed for next year's Hebridean Celtic Festival.

Donnie Munro said, "I have watched with enormous interest the fantastic success of HebCelt as it has grown year on year and I am absolutely thrilled to have been invited to perform at next year’s festival.

"I have a very deep affinity with Lewis going back over many years now, from my earliest performances with Runrig in places like Ness Hall, Back Community Centre, the Hanger at Stornoway Airport and of course the Stornoway Town Hall itself and more recently at An Lanntair.

"Lewis is a great island with a real passion for music and a huge musical heritage, producing many fine musicians and performers over the years. Performing in Lewis was always an exciting prospect and I am really looking forward to sharing in that experience at HebCelt."

The former Runrig frontman has been confirmed for Thursday, 17 July when he will make his debut at HebCelt next year with a specially commissioned eight-piece band. Further headliners will be announced soon. as the leading acts at the event held at Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland from Wednesday 16th to Saturday 19th of July 2014.

Festival director Caroline Maclennan, said "We are delighted to announce Donnie Munro for HebCelt 2014. Donnie is internationally renowned for his writing and singing, both with Runrig and as a solo artist, as well as being a tireless champion of the Gaelic language and culture.

"This year’s festival was a resounding success but we are now looking forward to 2014 with the aim of making it even better and having someone of Donnie’s calibre on stage can help us achieve that.

"The other acts we are announcing are outstanding live performers in their own right and will bring something special to the festival."

Just over half the 16,000 festival-goers came from outside the Hebrides and the huge influx of visitors from across Europe, the US, Australia and New Zealand, helped generate around £1 million for the local economy.

Many complementary events are also hosted by community groups around Stornaway and the islands of Lewis and Harris catering for a variety of tastes both musical and otherwise. There are also workshops often given by many of the festival's performers, which includes masterclass sessions. Also included are the ever popular Gaelic language tasters, lectures and children's entertainment plus numerous pub sessions in Stornoway and the surrounding area. As well as the music there's also a full programme of family entertainment, as well as a street arts programme with walkabout, workshops and fire shows.

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Early bird tickets are on sale at 2013 prices for a limited time:
Advance Arena Weekend £75
Advance Arena Weekend Concession £57
Advance Arena Weekend Child Ticket (6 - 14) £18
Advance Arena Weekend Infant Ticket (0 - 5) FREE

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