BBC ALBA is set to bring together some of trad music’s biggest names to celebrate Hogmanay 2024 for the annual live event, Cèilidh na Bliadhn’ Ùire.
Scottish supergroup, Mànran, along with other well-known trad music acts including Royal National Mòd 2024 gold-medallist, Alice MacMillan, have been announced in the line-up at this year’s event, broadcasting from Nairn Community and Arts Centre in the Highlands.
The iconic Hogmanay show will be broadcast live on BBC ALBA and worldwide on Radio nan Gàidheal, with Cathy MacDonald and Niall Iain Macdonald hosting the cèilidh.
A limited number of tickets for those looking to join the Hogmanay fun are now available on the BBC’s Shows and Tours site.
Iain Macleod, executive producer, said: “BBC ALBA’s biggest event of the year is back with an incredible line-up of Scottish traditional musicians and local talent to count us down to 2025. We will be bringing viewers live performances from all of the night’s acts, and of course, Hogmanay craic from our hosts, Cathy and Niall Iain.
“As keen supporters of Gaelic song and traditional music, BBC ALBA can’t wait to showcase emerging talent like Alice MacMillan, the acclaimed South Uist singer Mairi MacMillan and established stars like the fantastic Mànran in an upbeat evening of celebrations for audiences across the country this Hogmanay.”
Following the success of their new single Standing Still, and a string of live performances across the UK and Europe, Mànran are joining the Cèilidh na Bliadhn’ Ùire line-up as the main act of the evening to play some of their best-loved hits and classic traditional songs.
The band are accompanied by the MacMillan family, Gaelic singers from the Isle of Lewis: Seonaidh Beag MacMillan, Calum Alex MacMillan and Alice MacMillan, representing three generations of the family. The youngest member, Alice, recently won the women’s gold medal for Gaelic song at the Royal National Mòd in Oban.
The Cèilidh’s musical director, Ingrid Henderson, will take the helm of the incredible house band featuring Anna Massie, Sileas Sinclair, Angus Nicolson and Megan Henderson, alongside a live performance from the Nairn Gaelic Choir.
Gaelic singer, Alice MacMillan, said: “It’s such an honour to be part of Cèilidh na Bliadhn’ Ùire. I am really looking forward to taking in the New Year in Nairn, singing alongside the two people who have influenced my singing journey most – my Shen and my Uncle Calum.”
Cèilidh na Bliadhn’ Ùire will be available live on BBC ALBA and BBC iPlayer and on a worldwide stream on Tuesday 31 December from 11.30pm. A limited number of tickets are now available at
https://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/ceilidh-na-bliadhn-uire
