In pictures: Hebridean Celtic Festival
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Organisers of last weekend's Hebridean Celtic Festival have reported it being the most successful in the event's 18-year history. Photographs by Leila Angus, Brighter Still.
Ticket sales for the festival in Stornoway on Lewis were 34% up on 2012. An estimated 15,000 people attended performances in the event's two main tents.
Numbers of people travelling to Lewis from the mainland were up 18% on last year, visits to Stornoway's tourism information centre rose by 50% and the festival has also been credited with bringing a £900,000 boost to the local economy.
Veteran singer-songwriter Dougie MacLean was among the headline acts.
Celtic rockers Face the West also performed.
Capercaillie appeared at HebCelt as part of the Gaelic band's 30th anniversary celebrations. The band formed in 1983, when the original members were still at Oban High School, and went on to have UK chart success.
Musician Alasdair White was another of the acts. Next year's festival will be held on 16-19 July.
- Published17 July 2013