Graham MacKenzie plays his piece 'The Legend of Loch Maree' with Ailis Sutherland on fiddle, plus Kathleen MacInnes, Rory Matheson, Innes Watson and Conal McDonagh, at Celtic Connections.
Graham MacKenzie brings The Legend of Loch Maree to The Barony Hall on Sunday 24 January, as part of Celtic Connections. It's a setting of Faoinsgeul Loch Maruibhe, an ancient Highland lovers' tale about Olaf, a Norse prince, and a Highland maiden — a tragic story that's often described as a Highland echo of Romeo and Juliet.
The work was commissioned by the Blas Festival 2026 and takes its inspiration from the artwork of the late Inverness printmaker and art teacher Margaret Robertson, whose illustrations of the legend hang in the MacKenzie family home. On the night, MacKenzie is joined by Ailis Sutherland, who learned to play at her father's kitchen table and has since performed across the UK, Europe, Asia, North America and Australia, most recently with the Finlay MacDonald Band and a summer as Musician in Residence with the Celtic Arts Foundation in the Pacific Northwest. The rest of the line-up brings in Kathleen MacInnes on Gaelic song, Rory Matheson on piano, Innes Watson on guitar, and Conal McDonagh on whistle and pipes.
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The concert is one of many across the city during Celtic Connections, Glasgow's annual folk, roots and world music festival. It starts at 7:30pm at The Barony Hall on Rottenrow, G4 0RA, and tickets are £22.40, which includes the booking fee.
