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 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. The festival is an annual three-day celebration of broadcasting and film from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Isle of Man, Cornwall and Brittany. The festival has existed for nearly forty years. The festival was first held in 1980, on the Scottish islands of South Uist and Benbecula. The 30th festival was held in March 2009 in Caernarfon, Wales. The festival presents the Torc Awards to the winners