Celtic Music Radio closely with many of the music and arts festivals in the Glasgow area, providing live coverage of key events, interviews with performers, and detailed what's on. information. Celtic Music Radio is closely associated with the annual Celtic Connections music festival which takes place in Glasgow every January, broadcasting 8 hours of live music and interviews from the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall daily. Celtic Music Radio works closely with the Scottish International Piano Competition broadcasting live coverage of all of the performances. The station is working with the organisers of other festivals, including the World Pipe Band Championships, Piping Live and
Celtic Media Festival of 22 different categories. The festival also presents a Gold Torc to the winner of Spirit of the Festival Award - a film or television programme wholly or substantially in a Celtic language that encapsulates the spirit of the Celtic Media Festival. The Celtic Media Festival has been chaired by dedicated and respected individuals working in the broadcasting industry: Irish Chairs: Scottish Chairs: Welsh Chairs: Celtic Media Festival The Celtic Media Festival, formerly known as the Celtic Film and Television Festival, aims to promote the languages and cultures of the Celtic nations in film, on television, radio and new media.