Heather Cartwright is a Glasgow based folk guitarist and singer from Cumbria. Her virtuosic fingerstyle and flat-picked guitar playing provides a vibrant backdrop to her well-crafted self-penned songs and interpretations of traditional material. Her song writing draws upon old stories, her own life experiences growing up in the Lake District, and poetry, old and new. Her budding solo career has lead to her supporting Kris Drever in his Autumn tour (2024) and performing at the likes of the prestigious Ullapool guitar festival. Heather is also regularly seen performing with her duo partners; Scots Singer of the Year (2022), Beth Malcolm; Young Traditional Musician of the year finalist (2022), Sam Mabbett; and has also toured and performed with Hannah Rarity, Josie Duncan and Ainsley Hamill. These ensembles have taken her playing all over Scotland, such as at Orkney and Shetland Folk Festival, Edinburgh Tradfest, The Reeling, and Celtic Connections, as well as internationally, including festivals such as Rudolstadt, FÁILTE Scottish and Irish weekend. Heather is a proud member of Live Music Now Scotland, delivering a range of interactive and formal performances in community settings.
Sam Mabett is a button box player who was raised in the south of Oxfordshire but moved to Scotland to study music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow. Sam is one of Glasgow’s most avid session musicians and he is also part of “up and coming artist of the year”-award winner; The Canny Band. Performances will commence at 1pm, 2:10pm & 3:20pm and will last for around 30-40mins.
