Outer Hebrides beat Glasgow and Edinburgh in music award 19/9/11
The Western Isles
are looking to develop their international music event reputation further in 2012
after overtaking Glasgow and Edinburgh to be crowned as home of the country’s best
major public festival.
The Hebridean Celtic Festival emerged victorious as Best Large Festival at the industry-
Heb Celt Festival Director Caroline Maclennan said: “We will be looking forward to
next year’s event and beyond with increased confidence, in the knowledge that the
enthusiasm of our thousands of festival-
Held in Stornoway, the HebCelt is now an annual magnet for an audience that far outstrips the Lewis town’s own 10,000 population, injecting more then £1 million annually into the local economy. Over 16 years, it has grown to feature hundreds of local performers and international acts including Van Morrison, The Proclaimers, and KT Tunstall.
Caroline Maclennan added: “Like other successful festivals, there are clear economic benefits from the HebCelt, but its local and international cultural significance is huge too and our success is a testament to our many supporters, from Creative Scotland and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar to EventScotland, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Caledonian MacBrayne and others.”
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