Tiree Music Festival is more than a music festival…
It’s an island gathering shaped by music, landscape and community, a place where people come together in one of the most beautiful and remote settings in the UK. Set on the white sands of Tiree, with wide skies, Atlantic air and a slower rhythm of life, TMF offers something rare: a festival experience that feels open, human and deeply connected to its surroundings. The island isn’t just the backdrop; it’s part of the story.
Rooted, Not Replicated
TMF was created by islanders, for the island and for everyone who believes that great culture can live in small places. From the outset, the festival has been shaped by a simple principle: grow carefully, stay intimate, and protect what makes this place special. TMF is deliberately small, welcoming and unhurried, designed so conversations matter, music feels close, and everyone belongs.
Music at the Heart
Music is the pulse of TMF. The programme brings together established artists and emerging voices, traditional and contemporary sounds, discovery and celebration. Stages are close, crowds are kind, and the music spills beyond the schedule into late-night sessions, shared moments and unexpected connections.
More than a weekend
TMF is about more than what happens on stage. Alongside the music, the festival weaves in family-friendly spaces, creative workshops, wellness and movement, fringe events, local makers and food. These experiences reflect island life slower, richer, and rooted in community.
Rooted, Not Replicated
TMF was created by islanders, for the island and for everyone who believes that great culture can live in small places. From the outset, the festival has been shaped by a simple principle: grow carefully, stay intimate, and protect what makes this place special. TMF is deliberately small, welcoming and unhurried, designed so conversations matter, music feels close, and everyone belongs.
Music at the Heart
Music is the pulse of TMF. The programme brings together established artists and emerging voices, traditional and contemporary sounds, discovery and celebration. Stages are close, crowds are kind, and the music spills beyond the schedule into late-night sessions, shared moments and unexpected connections.
More than a weekend
TMF is about more than what happens on stage. Alongside the music, the festival weaves in family-friendly spaces, creative workshops, wellness and movement, fringe events, local makers and food. These experiences reflect island life slower, richer, and rooted in community.
INDEPENDENT, COMMUNITY-LED, SUSTAINABLE
Tiree Music Festival is proudly run as an independent Community Interest Company (CIC), with an asset lock to the Tiree Trust. Everything we do is driven by care for people, place and culture, not profit. Sustainability isn’t an add-on; it’s part of how we think, plan and deliver. From site design and welfare to transport, waste and environmental care, TMF is committed to protecting the island that hosts it and the community that makes it possible.
INDEPENDENT, COMMUNITY-LED, SUSTAINABLE
Tiree Music Festival is proudly run as an independent Community Interest Company (CIC), with an asset lock to the Tiree Trust. Everything we do is driven by care for people, place and culture, not profit. Sustainability isn’t an add-on; it’s part of how we think, plan and deliver. From site design and welfare to transport, waste and environmental care, TMF is committed to protecting the island that hosts it and the community that makes it possible.
WHY TMF FEELS DIFFERENT
People often say TMF feels unlike any other festival… that’s because it is.
It’s smaller by choice.
Rooted by design.
Guided by values, not volume.
TMF is a place to gather, to listen, to breathe and to feel part of something real. Whether you’re arriving by ferry, returning year after year, or calling Tiree home, you’re welcome here.
WHY TMF FEELS DIFFERENT
People often say TMF feels unlike any other festival… that’s because it is.
It’s smaller by choice.
Rooted by design.
Guided by values, not volume.
TMF is a place to gather, to listen, to breathe and to feel part of something real. Whether you’re arriving by ferry, returning year after year, or calling Tiree home, you’re welcome here.
OUR JOURNEY
TMF began with a simple idea. While touring festivals around the world, Tiree local and award-winning musician Daniel Gillespie (Skerryvore) often found himself thinking how special it would be to have something similar back home. Together with fellow Tiree local Stewart MacLennan, that idea became a reality.
Their vision was to create an award-winning music festival that could share the magic of Tiree with visitors from far and wide, while delivering real benefit to the island’s economy and community. The first event sold out at 600 people, powered by local support, volunteers and a growing word-of-mouth following.
Since then, TMF has continued to grow carefully and intentionally, shaped by the people who built it, return to it, and care for it, while remaining rooted in the island, the community and the spirit it was founded on.
OUR JOURNEY
TMF began with a simple idea. While touring festivals around the world, Tiree local and award-winning musician Daniel Gillespie (Skerryvore) often found himself thinking how special it would be to have something similar back home. Together with fellow Tiree local Stewart MacLennan, that idea became a reality.
Their vision was to create an award-winning music festival that could share the magic of Tiree with visitors from far and wide, while delivering real benefit to the island’s economy and community. The first event sold out at 600 people, powered by local support, volunteers and a growing word-of-mouth following.
Since then, TMF has continued to grow carefully and intentionally, shaped by the people who built it, return to it, and care for it, while remaining rooted in the island, the community and the spirit it was founded on.
SUSTAINABILITY
Care for Tiree and its environment is woven into how we plan and deliver TMF. Hosting a festival on a small island bringing people, equipment and infrastructure together for a short period of time inevitably has an impact. Being open about that impact, and working continuously to reduce it, is central to how we operate.
Sustainability at TMF isn’t about perfection; it’s about responsibility, learning and making better choices each year. Below are some of the key ways we work to minimise our environmental footprint and protect the island that hosts us.
