Celtic Celebration Featuring Ryan Young and Alanna Jenish

Join us for an evening  of Celtic Music played by some of the best in the region. There will be a concert from 8pm to 10pm, with a jam to follow, so bring your instruments and get in on the fun. 

Ryan Young is an award-winning Scottish fiddle player celebrated for bringing striking emotional depth and contemporary energy to traditional music. Renowned for a style that is both deeply expressive and technically assured, he has become one of Scotland’s most compelling voices on the international folk stage.

Often described as “poetry without words,” Ryan revives old and sometimes forgotten Scottish melodies, breathing new life into them with inventive phrasing, rhythmic intensity, and fearless musical exploration. His performances are immersive and powerful, drawing audiences into a sound world that feels at once ancient and entirely new.

His debut album, produced by four-time GRAMMY winner Jesse Lewis (Béla Fleck, Yo-Yo Ma), launched his international profile and was unveiled at Ireland’s Feakle Traditional Music Festival alongside the late guitarist Dennis Cahill. His second album, Just a Second (2023), was acclaimed across the UK, North America, and Europe, with Tradfolk describing his technique as “jaw-dropping… frantic, dizzying, triumphant.” With over a million streams online, Ryan is now recognized as one of Scotland’s most exciting traditional musicians.

Accolades include Up and Coming Artist of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards, a BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Horizon Award nomination, and Musician of the Year at Folking.com. He has toured extensively across the UK, Europe, North America, and Australia and performed at international showcases including WOMEX.

In May 2026, Ryan will release his third studio album, produced by legendary Irish fiddler Martin Hayes. The project also features Stuart MacCallum (The Breath, Cinematic Orchestra) and Louis Campbell (Sam Lee, Sam Sweeney), promising a fresh, deeply expressive reimagining of Scottish traditions and a bold new chapter in Ryan’s career.

 

Alanna Jenish is a Canadian fiddler and guitarist. Based in Peterborough, Ontario, her musical background is diverse, beginning with roots in Canada’s Ottawa-Valley tradition, and expanding through a range of folk and fiddle-based genres. Alanna has performed across Canada, the United States and Europe with artists including The Fitzgeralds, Portage, Jane & Kyle and Ryan Young. She holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Media Studies from the University of Sussex. In 2025, Alanna received a Canadian Folk Music Award for her most recent album ‘Daleview’ as Instrumental Composer of the Year.