Saturday 25th October 2025
St Columba's Catholic Church, Upper Gray Street, Edinburgh.
7:30pm, Entry on the door
Upcoming Events
Friday 28th November 2025
St Michael's Parish Church, Slateford Road, Edinburgh.
7:30pm, Ticket Price TBC
Saturday 17th January 2026
Family and Friends Ceilidh, Bainfield Bowling Club, Edinburgh.
Time and Ticket Price TBC.
Sunday 1st February 2026
Annual Concert in the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh.
2:30pm, Ticket Price TBC
Saturday 23rd May 2026
Blackford, Perthshire.
Time and Ticket Price TBC
We can provide smaller groups to play at a reception, ceilidh, or other similar event. Please get in touch if you would like to hire us for an event.
Who are we?
The Society was founded in 1881 - the first of any such group dedicated to traditional Scottish fiddle music. Our aim is to continue the tradition of playing fiddle music and we perform several concerts each year, including our annual concert in the Queens Hall. Our repertoire is varied from slow airs, waltzes, pipe and fiddle marches to faster reels and jigs. The strathspey, unique to Scotland, is a cornerstone to the music we perform. Members range in age from mid teens to 80+. Feel free to come and join us on a Monday 19:30-21:30 (during school term-time, and with a tea break in the middle) at Bainfield Bowling Club (Google Maps).
Musical Director - Yla Steven BEM
Yla lives in Perthshire and began playing aged 7 in Edinburgh. She graduated from RSAMD in Glasgow and has taught music in Edinburgh schools for almost 40 years. Yla has won many fiddle competitions most notably the Daily Record Golden Fiddle competition in 1976. She performs regularly as soloist for the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra.
Yla was awarded the BEM for services to music in 2015, and inducted into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame in 2024.
Some samples of our music
Coming Soon!