LFFA AGM / EGM Update
Unfortunately, there were no new nominations to join the Linlithgow Folk Festival Association or the management committee. None of the existing committee members sought re-election. It was decided unanimously by those present (all but one of whom was a current or past committee member) that the LFFA be placed in a period of suspension. There are therefore no sessions or concerts in the offing and the September Festival will not go ahead.
Should enough volunteers come forward to take on the reins of the LFFA, this approach will ensure it is easier to re-commence the activities of the Linlithgow Folk Festival Association.
NOTICE OF IMPORTANT MEETINGS
The Annual General Meeting of the Linlithgow Folk Festival Association will be held on 18th January 2024 at 7:30 pm in the St John’s Church Meeting Room, 183 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EN. Parking can be found on-street and behind the Health Centre on the other side of the High Street.
A key element of the AGM is the election of a committee. The LFFA constitution requires that 5 LFFA members be elected.
Currently none of the existing Committee, including the Chair, Festival Director and Treasurer, will be seeking re-election.
To seek election to the committee, you must first be a member of the Association. Should you wish to become a member of the Association, please contact our secretary (
Nominations for election to the committee shall be made to the secretary via
If there are insufficient nominations, the AGM will be proceeded by an Extraordinary General Meeting. In accordance with the constitution the EGM will consider a resolution for the dissolution of the LFFA. Any vote for dissolution will require at least two thirds of those attending the meeting to vote in favour of the resolution.
Neil Macdonald
Chair, Linlithgow Folk Festival Association
Folk Festival 2023
Our festival flyer is available to view below. You'll see we have a lot planned for the three-day Linlithgow Folk Festival in September 2023. We hope to welcome you to our events between the 8th and 10th September!
Free LIVE Folk Music
Over the coming months, we have a number of sessions and events planned. All welcome to come along and enjoy!
Matt McGinn Night 2023
Linlithgow Honours Scotland's "King of Folk"
Keep Matt McGinn Singing!
Forty six years after his tragic death in 1977, Folk music fans will pay tribute to the memory of the late great Matt McGinn at an evening of songs and music in the Linlithgow Academy Theatre on Saturday 4th March 2023.
The Glasgow singer, songwriter, poet and raconteur was Scotland’s undisputed “King of Folk” in the 1960s and 70s. The rare talents of Matt McGinn made him a household name in Scotland and in Folk circles throughout the world. In 1962 he sang in a concert in New York's Carnegie Hall with Pete Seeger and a young Bob Dylan.
Matt went on to be regarded as one of Britain’s most powerful songwriters and became one of Scotland’s leading folksingers of his time. He died in 1977 at the age of only 49, but left some 500 songs, many of which, such as the Red Yo-Yo and Coorie Doon have become classics.
In recent years, Linlithgow Folk Festival Association has played a pivotal role in reviving Matt McGinn's work and presenting it in an innovative and entertaining way. Previous tribute nights in the town have played to packed houses. The 2020 event was bigger and better than ever, with singers and musicians of all ages from throughout central Scotland interpreting their favourite Matt McGinn material.
The Matt McGinn Night is a major fundraiser for the Linlithgow Folk Festival and all entertainers give their services free as a gesture of support. Proceeds from the show are used at the Festival to organise an outdoor music initiative - THE NORA DEVINE STAGE - which gives budding artistes the opportunity to perform at the very heart of the Festival.
For many years, the late Nora Devine ran the famous Linlithgow Folk Club and brought Matt McGinn to the town on several occasions.
Tickets are now SOLD OUT.