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Motion · S6M-04433 · 16 May 2022

Orkney Folk Festival 2022

Lodged by Liam McArthur (Scottish Liberal Democrats) Standard Motion 27 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the Orkney Folk Festival 2022, which will run from 26 to 29 May 2022; understands that the Orkney Folk Festival was first held in 1983 and has since grown to become one of the most popular and special in the world; further understands that the 2022 festival is the first to be held in-person since 2019 after two highly successful virtual festivals helped bring a worldwide online audience to Orkney during the COVID-19 pandemic; understands that over 50 acts from across Scotland will join artists from England, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Canada, USA and India in appearing alongside scores of home-grown Orcadian artists; further understands that the festival is again set to attract a global audience for an unmissable event in the folk music calendar, nationally and internationally; believes that the festival has contributed enormously to the promotion of the Orcadian folk music and paved the way for many home-grown artists to make their mark in the world of folk music; commends Orkney Folk Festival's voluntary committee for all their hard work in bringing the much-loved festival back to a full-scale, live in-person event in 2022, and wishes everyone involved, a successful festival, which is full of great entertainment and the creation of more wonderful memories.

Supporters (27)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.