Northern Streams 2026

Celebrating Nordic & Scottish Music, Song & Dance

Artists – 2026

CHRISTINE KAMMERER is a Danish-born, award-nominated artist celebrated for her fusion of Nordic & Celtic folk music, blending symphonic elements with ancient songs and cross-cultural storytelling. Specializing in early music/Viking Age music, Kammerer has for the past 7 years collaborated with choirs, national museums, festivals and universities across Europe; including a performance for Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. Using her background in Musicology and Comparative Cultural Studies, and skills as a Music Producer, her forte is developing concepts focusing on curating cultural heritage and strengthening intercultural connections through music and performance. Her work includes 2 albums, EP´s, and music videos, and she is currently embarking on another Nordic/Scottish project.

Read more, listen to her music and watch performances on www.ckammerer-music.com

Link to her music: https://christinekammerer.bandcamp.com/

 

CUAN A TUATH with CHRIS AMER

Cuan a Tuath is a Glasgow-based band drawing influence from the Nordic and Scottish Highland traditional styles. The band’s repertoire mixes old traditional Swedish songs & polska’s, with Highland Strathspeys and Reels. The trio won a Danny Kyle award at Celtic Connections 2025. 

Brought up on the Isle of Skye, SÉAMUS Ó’BAOIGHILL was introduced to Scottish Traditional Music through the many sessions around the Highlands. He was the youngest person to enrol in the National Centre of Excellence for Traditional Music at Plockton and furthered his music at Queens University Belfast. Séamus most recently completed his masters degree at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He was a finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year award 2015. 

KRISTINA LEESIK is a Swedish riksspelman, singer, teacher and composer from Stockholm, based in Glasgow. Kristina studied at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm during 2015-2020 where she completed her Bachelor and pedagogical studies in fiddle and traditional Swedish Music. Her love for Irish and Scottish music, which began after a trip to Ireland in 2013, has led her to studying and completing a master in Scottish traditional music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow in 2023. Kristina performs solo and in bands such as: Woodlands, Cuan a Tuath, Tern and Slängpolskekompaniet. She has performed at festivals in Sweden and internationally: Celtic Connections, Urkult, Saltofolk, Umefolk, Lugo Festival and the Jerash Festival.

https://cuanatuath.com/;https://www.instagram.com/kristinaleesikmusic/

Scottish guitar player CHRIS AMER has slowly but surely established a reputation for his tasteful, distinctive, musically intelligent playing style. As a guitarist and composer, Chris has developed an original sound characterised by space, texture and carefully chosen notes. Primarily playing electric guitar and a unique 7-string theorbed tenor guitar, Chris’s playing comfortably sits on the ever-blurring boundaries between jazz and traditional Scottish music.

Chris has performed and recorded with musicians such as Matt Carmichael, Fergus McCreadie, Mike Vass, Juliette Lemoine, Ryan Young, Charlie Stewart and Dan Brown. At a sold-out show at Celtic Connections in January 2026, Chris launched his debut album, ‘Making Peace With What Is’, a collection of original multi-tracked guitar works inspired by time spent in an extensive library of historic photographs taken by his Orcadian Grandfather.

Chris is also the resident tenor guitar tutor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and has publicly stated that he is happy to ‘nerd’ about guitars with others!

http://www.chrisamer.com/

 

Outi Karhu & Glasgow’n Laulu Finnish Women’s Choir

OUTI KARHU is a Finnish singer and pianist, whose restless feet and a curious heart led her to Scotland. Hopping between styles and genre, her songs relay stories of sisterhood and freedom intermingling with fables and fairytales. Her debut album, Let the Light In, was released in late 2025 and appeared as Album of the Week on Celtic Music Radio. Outi’s single ‘Shiver’ had also featured on BBC Radio Scotland’s Travelling Folk.

She leads the GLASGOW’N LAULU Finnish Women’s Choir who will also perform at the concert with her.

https://www.outikarhu.com; https://www.facebook.com/GlasgownLaulu

 

     

JOSS CAMERON is a traditional Scots singer from Leith, with a first-class (Hons) Degree in Music Performance and is an award-winning songwriter. Known for her deep connection to her traveller cultural roots and authentic musical expression. Beginning her career in 1988, Joss has performed internationally sharing her rich heritage of traditional music with audiences around the world. Her repertoire often includes folk songs, ballads – always delivered with a passion that honours the past while resonating with contemporary audiences. Whether performing at festivals, teaching or cultural events, Joss’s music is a testimony to the enduring power of tradition in a rapidly changing world. Joss also teaches sea shanties and runs ‘The Tally Toor Shanty Crew’ choir, as well as penning her first book ‘The Caul Bearers’, honouring Scotland’s maritime heritage and superstitions.  Joss produces and performs in stage shows such as ‘Where the Feather Falls (2022), ‘Tales from the Witches’ Sabbath’ 2023, The Whales’ Tale, Herring & Sail (2024), The Bonnie Bunch O’ Roses ( 2025).  Joss excels at ‘catching the past’ before it’s gone.

https://www.josscameronmusic.com/

AMY DUDLEY, a versatile composer and performer from Galloway, now residing in Edinburgh, specialising in piano, harp, and harmonium. With a First-Class BA (Hons) in Music Composition and Performance from the University of West London, she excels in neoclassical and Scottish folk music, as well as media production. Her acclaimed projects include Creative Scotland-funded works such as “Tales of the Witches Sabbath” and the upcoming “The Whale’s Tale, Herring, and Sail,” alongside original compositions for animation and media. Amy also offers bespoke performances and compositions for weddings and is dedicated to mentoring students and leading workshops, passing on her creative legacy. Her expertise spans composition, arrangement, recording, and performance, enriching both traditional and contemporary music. Follow her journey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amy_dudley_music/.

 

 

 

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