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GOT TO BE PERFECT: Eddi Reader, Skerryvore, Willie Campbell and Alex MacDonald to be inducted into HebCelt Festival’s Hall of Fame

29 May 2025

Triple Brit Award winner Eddi Reader, trad legends Skerryvore, singer songwriter Willie Campbell, and An Lanntair’s pioneering cultural leader Alex MacDonald are to be honoured for their outstanding contributions to arts and music.

They have been unveiled as the next inductees into the prestigious HebCelt Festival Hall of Fame in recognition of their exceptional impact on the award-winning festival, the Outer Hebrides, and the wider Celtic music scene.

In doing so they will join an illustrious group of past inductees, including Celtic and Gaelic music icons Runrig, Julie Fowlis and the Peatbog...

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Blog Takeover - Accessibility

02 Sep 2024

In the run up to HebCelt 2025, we are going to be running a series of Blog take-overs.

For the first blog in this series, you will hear from Michelle who will be talking all about what Accessibility at the festival means to her.

It’s October 2023 and the ticket lines open for Hebcelt 2024, the mad rush for weekend tickets had begun. I, as every year, being a last minute type of person didn’t quite get round to buying mine and soon we were heading towards Christmas. Like many others I spent the festive period with aches and pains from the rushing around, lifting and moving boxes and stretching...

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