the garden marquee Lineup 2024
Welcome to the 21st Moniaive Folk Festival!
Following the success of last year’s festival, we are really pleased to be able to welcome you back to enjoy some top quality music in our open sided marquee in the beer garden of The Craigdarroch Arms.
There will be covered seating areas available plus open air standing space to allow you to shake your stuff should the mood come upon you!
Evening concerts run as follows: 8 - 9 pm & 10 - 11 pm.
FRIDAY MAY 10TH 8-9PM
Àirdan
Àirdan are an exciting trad band born from the pubs of Edinburgh. Their high energy grooves and dynamic arrangements see melodies and riffs juggled between fiddle (Paul Sinclair), accordion (Coll Williamson), guitar (David Lennon) and drums (Ewa Adamiec). A small madhouse of cultures and influences, this multinational group of musicians first met in 2017 through their shared thirst for Scottish trad music, and have now joined forces to captivate listeners with their fresh and exciting take on their unique musical heritage.
Formed in 2021, the band have already performed at events and festivals in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Finland, and were chosen as a "Highly Recommended" act at the Danny Kyle Open Stage at Celtic Connections 2022.
"Raw energy and a modern young twist" - Celtic Music Radio
FRIDAY MAY 10TH 10 -11PM
YOKO PWNO
Yoko Pwno create a storm on the dancefloor with their accessible and irreverant take on the music of Scotland. With band members based in Scotland’s capital Edinburgh, and the seaside town of Dunbar, their music is a high-energy fusion of Celtic and electronic styles.
Madcap eclecticism, showstopping vocals, big basslines and solid grooves, all mashed up in a vibrant, high energy live show which takes their tunes far from tartan-shortbread-tin territory.
Highlights from the past 2 years include the release of 2nd album ‘Part Machine’, opening for Hot Chip at Glasgow's Junction 1, a rammed 10th anniversary gig at Edinburgh’s prestigious Liquid Rooms in April 2023 and festival sets the length and breadth of the UK.
“Yoko Pwno are doing something really fascinating and enjoyable. Entwined into the traditions of Scottish folk music, are the synths and percussion that bring Scottish folk-music to a new route. To repeat …. if you have any interest in the lineage of folk music give this listen.”
— folking.com
SATURDAY MAY 11TH 8-9PM
samba sene & diwan
Led by charismatic Senegalese singer Samba Sene, Diwan is a diverse international collection of musicians, who share a global outlook and love of West African rhythms. Exuberant fusion of funky mbalax/Afrobeat grooves, with undercurrents of ska and reggae; original songs with impassioned vocals, infectious guitar licks and irresistible dance grooves.
The current core lineup is Samba Sene with Akin Fatunmbi (elec guitar, mandolin), Ramcise Modi (elec guitar) Chatonda “Chats” Ridley (bass guitar), Moustapha Gadiaga (percussion) and Mike Cameron (drums, percussion), with various guest percussionists, singers and musicians joining the family from time to time.
(Diwan is a Wolof word, meaning the whole world: pronounced Dee-wan)
exuberant, richly layered… ★★★★ The Scotsman
an asset to the Scottish scene… catch them live if you can… ★★★★ The List (Jan Fairley)
saturday MAY 11tH 10-11PM
the brizz
Formerly known as ‘The Bristol Branch’, and featuring former members of the much loved ‘Orkestra del Sol’, The Brizz are Scotland's no.1 (and only!) Forró band playing music from NorthEast Brazil with a touch of Cajun and Ceilidh thrown in for good measure. Expect lots of up-country Brazilian forró dance numbers with a healthy dose of baião, samba, cajun and even some Scottish ceilidh dances if you ask nicely.
They are a heady mix of fiddles, accordións, cavaco, bass, vocals, and percussion: zabumba, pandeiro, and not forgetting the guy on triangle. You keep dancing and they’ll keep playing!
“...well I’ll be damned if I didn’t see the whole tent nearly fall apart from people shaking their butts”- Michael Eavis