Combining a benignly hedonistic version of Viking berserker spirit with formidable breadth of musicianship, Orkney eight-piece The Chair are one of Scotland’s supreme live acts. With their turbocharged yet über-tight mash-up of folk, blues, rock, reggae, klezmer and more, they return to Celtic Connections for another jubilant bout of musical mayhem.  “Joyously uproarious” (Scotsman)

Released exactly 20 years after their debut gig, the seventh album from West Highland champions Dàimh, 2018’s The Rough Bounds, delivered their richest mix yet of finely-wrought instrumental firepower and delectable Gaelic singing, imbued with their full wealth of history. “Gaelic music has never been more enjoyable” (Fatea)