Don't be left speechless when the bells chime and everyone crosses arms to sing in the new year. These are the words to Auld Lang Syne, with glossary for those less obvious Scots words at the end.

Gigs, sessions, worskshops, ceilidhs, talks, stramashes, and a good crack over the course of 3-days in this annual stringed instrumental festival.

A week of gigs from Leith Folk Club. All performances are at The Village, except Benny Gallagher (check times with venues above)

The World Ceilidh, is the smaller of two music fests, held at a remote West Coast spot on Knockengorroch farm each year (the other is the Wor

Edinburgh's Ceilidh Culture 2008, a three-week long bash of Celtic music and arts, kicks off today with a photo-call on the Glasgow to Edinburgh train shortly after 10am.