A unique one-night-only event to mark the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine and its heroic defence. Outstanding Scottish and Ukrainian musicians, writers and poets come together in an act of remembrance and solidarity, paying respect to Ukraine’s sacrifices and celebrating the extraordinary courage and defiance of Ukraine and its people.
SALUTE UKRAINE! will also feature video messages from the frontline and from displaced Ukrainians currently living in Scotland.
Confirmed artists for SALUTE UKRAINE!:
LAU, KARINE POLWART, ELZARA BATALOVA (Crimean singing sensation), KATHLEEN JAMIE (Scotland’s Makar), OKSANA MAVRODII ( Ukrainian Opera star), JAMES ROBERTSON - (with AIDAN O’ROURKE & JONNY HARDIE), TOMA BUTKO (Ukrainian Indy singer-songwriter), JIM MACKINTOSH (the Perthshire Bard), ROSS AINSLIE, SU-A LEE & HAMISH NAPIER, IONA ZAJAC, And EDINBURGH UKRAINIAN CHOIR