KNOCKENGORROCH organisers have pushed back Carsphairn’s annual World Ceilidh to the end of summer in the hope it will be unaffected by coronavirus restrictions.
The weekend music festival, which usually takes place in May, will be held in September instead, it was recently announced.
In an email sent out to mailing list subscribers, festival bosses said: “Dear Knockengorrochers, the days are longer, the first snowdrops are out and Imbolc, representing the beginning of spring, is nearly upon us. We watch the tiny changes in the landscape as we inevitably move to lighter, brighter days.
“We have weighed the odds and realise that we must again move the Knockengorroch festival dates. We have checked our headliners and are looking to confirming all other acts on our bill for 16-19 September.”
They said that anyone who’s bought tickets already but cannot attend the renewed dates will be given a full refund.
And to the excitement of festival fans, they added that if guidelines eventually allow events to take place over their usual May dates, something will go ahead.
“Believe us, we will make it happen,” organisers said, “and festival ticket holders will be the first to hear!”
Meanwhile, Eaglesfield’s summer festival, Springkell Live, remains pencilled in for June 25-27. Organisers said last week that ticket sales “surged” following the announcements on lifting restrictions.
