Here are young musicians from Feis Ros playing in the Oak Room of the Cross Keys, one of our regular session venues, in 2024 for their annual visit to the town. The Oak Room will host the closing Sunday afternoon session on September 7th and may be used for other events.

For updates on the festival and our year-round weekly Thursday (tune session) and Friday (singaround followed by pub session) nights please send an email to the club requesting addition to our mailing list [email protected]

Kelso Old Parish Church is the main venue for the festival concerts. It’s an octagonal kirk where the seating wraps round to face the stage from left, right and centre and it has superb acoustics. This is actually the stage door – the audience entrance is at the opposite side – but with northern lights behind it, a good view!

The artists for 2025 have now been booked so agents and artists should only contact the club for future years or possible bookings on our Friday nights. These are most likely to be either local, or additions to tour schedules which can include Kelso, either promotionally or for a small professional fee – we welcome up and coming musicians and singers to showcase a short acoustic set as a highlight of our one song/tune in turn running order, by arrangement.

Contact club chair and 2025 festival lead David Kilpatrick – [email protected]

Kelso also has a highly regarded Music Society with monthly classical to contemporary concerts and recitals, and a lively Box & Fiddle Club also meeting monthly. From Spring to Autumn – or even winter when weather welcomes us – outdoor seating is popular with performers and customers alike at Rutherfords Micro Pub in the square.