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Musician Iain Spanish MacKay explores the 50-year history of Scotland’s music festivals and visits some of this year’s events - meeting the performers, organisers and fans who brave all kinds of weather that make up the festival experience.

Featuring the new Celtic music festival The Reeling with bands like Valtos and Skerryvore and Scotland’s biggest festival TRNSMT, where he met up with Irish band The Mary Wallopers and dance outfit LF System. Iain finished at The Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival with Eurovision star Sam Ryder and Norwegian pop sensation Sigrid. He also drops in at The Mela Asian Festival, Rewind for fans of 80s music, a wet EDF on Benbecula where he performed and the Kelburn Garden Party in Ayshire.

Iain also looks back at some festivals that made an impact, including the Loch Lomond Rock Festival, Rock Ness, T In The Park and The Wickerman in Dumfries and Galloway.

Tha Iain Spanish MacAoidh a’ rannsachadh eachdraidh 50 bliadhna de fhèisean ciùil ann an Alba, a’ tadhal air cuid de thachartasan na bliadhna seo agus a’ coinneachadh ris an fheadhainn a tha a’ tighinn còmhla airson fèis a thoirt gu buil.

Bhon fhèis chiùil Cheilteach ùr, The Reeling, agus còmhlain mar Bhaltos agus Skerryvore chun an fhèis as motha ann an Alba, TRNSMT, far na choinnich e ris a’ chòmhlan Èireannach, The Mary Wallopers, agus am buidheann dannsa LF System, mus crìochnaich e aig Fèis Thartain Belladrum leis an rionnag Eurovision Sam Ryder agus Sigrid, an seinneadair pop à Nirribhigh. Tha e a’ tadhal air Fèis Àisianach Mela, Rewind do luchd-leantainn ceòl nan 80an, EDF glè fhliuch ann am Beinn na Faoghla far na ghnìomhaich e air àrd-ùrlar agus Pàrtaidh Gàrraidh Kelburn ann an Siorrachd Àir.

Tha e cuideachd a’ coimhead air ais air cuid de fhèisean a thug buaidh, a’ gabhail a-steach Fèis Roc Loch Laomainn, Roc Nis, T sa Phàirc, agus an Wickerman ann an Dùn Phris is Ghall-ghàidhealaibh.

In Gaelic with English subtitles