Soundhouse: Shooglenifty

Prepare for a spectacular night of genre-bending music as Shooglenifty, the iconic pioneers of 'Acid Croft', come to Traverse Theatre on Saturday 11th April!

About Soundhouse: Shooglenifty

	11th April 2026
	8pm
	Traverse Theatre 10 Cambridge Street, Edinburgh West EH1 2ED
	£20 - £25
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Shooglenifty was formed in 1990 by musicians from the Scottish Highlands, Orkney and Edinburgh. Its bright spark was the idea of fusing traditional and traditional-sounding melodies with the beats and basslines of a mixed bag of more contemporary influences.

As happy playing a small highland village hall as they are on an outdoor festival stage playing to tens of thousands, the Shoogles (as they’re known to their fans) have promoted Scottish music all over the world for three decades.

In a career spanning many firsts – the first band to incite a stage invasion at the Sydney Opera House, the first UK band to play in Cuba, and the first Scots to perform in the Borneo Rainforest – Shooglenifty blazed a trail that many other top Scottish traditional bands have followed. But they are still the original and best. They will get you on your feet with their electric new tunes (from their tenth studio album no less!) and a full-on set of old favourites.

Shooglenifty reached the ripe old age of 30 in 2020. Hopes that they would finally settle down to the quiet life were dashed when they accepted an invitation to start the year in style by performing at midnight for Edinburgh’s Hogmanay. The band played gigs in the north of Scotland in February 2020 before all dates for the rest of the year were cancelled, postponed or put on hold due to the covid pandemic.

Since emerging from the pandemic in 2022, the band have consolidated their amazing new lineup over a headline Scottish tour, two tours of Canada, and dozens of festival and concert appearances across the UK and Europe.

Joining the funky percussion and emotive Gaelic and English vocals of Kaela Rowan, Shooglenifty’s #10 frontline features the virtuosic skills of Eilidh Shaw (The Poozies) on fiddle and Ciarán Ryan (Dallahan) on banjo and mandolin.

Adding to this heady mix is the phenomenal bass and hair of Euan McLaughlin (Valtos/An Dansa Dub), who joins founding members James Mackintosh (drums) and the inimitable Malcolm Crosbie (guitar) in the rhythm section. What could possibly go wrong?

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Soundhouse: Shooglenifty

Prepare for a spectacular night of genre-bending music as Shooglenifty, the iconic pioneers of 'Acid Croft', come to Traverse Theatre on Saturday 11th April!

About Soundhouse: Shooglenifty

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