Celtic Connections In February 2004, Celtic Connections was presented with The Good Tradition Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in recognition of its exceptional contribution to traditional music and culture. The festival also recently picked up a Nordoff Robbins Tartan Clef Award. In its 13th year (2006), over 100,000 people filled 10 venues seeing hundreds of artists brought to Glasgow from every part of the globe. In 2008, Celtic Connections celebrated its 15th birthday, with festival attendances reaching 120,000 and events taking place across 14 venues throughout Glasgow over 19 days. Celtic Connections brings in visitors from throughout the world
Evolve Festival and Luther Wright and the Wrongs. Elizabeth May of Green Party of Canada spoke at the 2007 event. In addition to its main stage, the festival also features several smaller stages genres such as electronic, bass, and indie rock. There are smaller yurt stages highlighting smaller acts from around the world. Canadian music video channel MuchMusic has covered the Evolve Festival on "Going Coastal". In 2010, over 115 acts performed. Evolve Festival Evolve Festival is an annual music and cultural festival which until 2016 took place near Antigonish, Nova Scotia. In 2016, the festival was moved to Jailletville, New Brunswick.