2014 will see Celtic Connections really come of age as it celebrates its 21st year. The eclectic programme for next year’s festival is the biggest and most ambitious yet and includes some of the best-known musicians in traditional and roots music, world, indie, jazz, folk, soul and Americana. Over 2000 musicians from every corner of the globe will come to Glasgow between 16th January and 2nd February 2014.

Next summer Scotland will welcome the world in when the Commonwealth Games come to Glasgow. Celtic Connections has become the biggest celebration of the tunes and songs that connect Scotland’s musical legacy to the rest of the world and never will this be celebrated more than at next year’s festival. 

Already utilising venues right across the city Celtic Connections 2014 will also see the festival expand into Scotland’s leading arena, the brand new SSE Hydro.

Among the artists appearing at Celtic Connections 2014 are Del Amitri, Imelda May, Capercaillie, Bobby Womack, Mahotella Queens, Salsa Celtica, Amadou & Miriam, Lúnasa, AR Rahman & Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Mogwai, Peatbog Faeries, Julie Fowlis, Elephant Revival, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Manu Dibango, Treacherous Orchestra, Shawn Colvin, Nicola Benedetti, Stockton's Wing, The Gloaming, Lau, Suzanne Vega, Seth Lakeman, RANT, Boban Marković Orchestra, Alkinoos Ioannidis, The Olllam, Bill Callahan, De Temps Antan, RM Hubbert, Lloyd Cole & the Leopards, Kathleen MacInnes, Tim Finn, Dick Gaughan and The Stray Birds.

Tickets for Celtic Connections are available from here