NAAFC Festival
2026 FESTIVAL
COMPETITION CLASSES
PLEASE NOTE the rules and performance requirements have been updated since the 2025 Festival,
so please ensure you have read the updated info before entering.
Entries close on 8th February 2026.
01. UNDER 10 TRADITIONAL ACCORDION SOLO
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Aged Under 10 Years
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Own Choice (4 mins max)
02. UNDER 12 TRADITIONAL ACCORDION SOLO
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Aged Under 12 Years
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Own Choice (4 mins max)
03. UNDER 12 & U16 TRADITIONAL ACCORDION SOLO
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Aged a minimum of 12 Years and Under 16 Years
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
March, Strathspey & Reel
04. JUNIOR ACCORDION SOLO - Pipe Music
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Aged Under 16 Years
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
Pipe March, Strathspey & Reel
05. SENIOR TRADITIONAL ACCORDION SOLO
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Aged 16 Years and Over
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
March, Strathspey & Reel
06. SENIOR ACCORDION SOLO - Pipe Music
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Aged 16 Years and Over
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
Pipe March, Strathspey & Reel
07. OPEN BUTTON KEY ACCORDION SOLO
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Any Age - See Rule 6
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
Own Choice (6 mins max)
08. 40 & OVER TRADITIONAL ACCORDION SOLO
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Aged 40 and Over
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
March, Strathspey & Reel
09. 60 & OVER TRADITIONAL ACCORDION SOLO
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Aged 60 and Over
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
Own Choice - Traditional, Continental or Classical music.
10. UNDER 12 CLASSICAL ACCORDION SOLO
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Aged Under 12 Years
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
Own Choice (4 mins max) - See Rule 19
11. UNDER 14 CLASSICAL ACCORDION SOLO
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Aged Under 14 Years
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
Own Choice (5 mins max) - See Rule 19
12. UNDER 16 CLASSICAL ACCORDION SOLO
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Aged Under 16 Years
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
Own Choice (5 mins max) - See Rule 19
13. SENIOR CLASSICAL ACCORDION SOLO
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Aged 16 Years and Over
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
Own Choice (6 mins max) - See Rule 19
14. UNDER 16 CLASSICAL ACCORDION DUET
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Aged Under 16 Years
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
Own Choice (6 mins max)
15. OPEN CLASSICAL ACCORDION DUET
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Any Age
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
Own Choice (6 mins max)
16. UNDER 12 FIDDLE SOLO
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Aged under 12 years
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Own Choice (4 mins max)
17. JUNIOR FIDDLE SOLO
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Aged under 16 years
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:
March, Strathspey & Reel
18. JUNIOR FIDDLE SOLO - Slow Air
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Aged under 16 years
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Slow Air
19. SENIOR FIDDLE SOLO
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Aged 16 Years and Over
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Slow Strathspey, March, Strathspey & Reel
(Tunes to be played in order listed.)
20. SENIOR FIDDLE SOLO - Slow Air
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Aged 16 Years and Over
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Slow Air
21. OPEN FIDDLE SOLO - Hornpipe & Jig
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Any Age
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Hornpipe and Jig played in any Scottish style
(Max 64 bars for each tempo)
22. UNDER 12 GAELIC WALTZ SOLO
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Aged 12 Years or Under - Accordion or Fiddle
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
Own Choice (4 mins max) - See Rule 16
23. OPEN GAELIC WALTZ SOLO
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Any Age - Accordion or Fiddle
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
Own Choice (4 mins max) - See Rule 16
24. JUNIOR 6/8 MARCH SOLO
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Aged Under 16 - Accordion or Fiddle
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
2 x 6/8 Marches - See Rule 17
25. OPEN 6/8 MARCH SOLO
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Any Age - Accordion or Fiddle
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
2 x 6/8 Marches - See Rule 17
26. JUNIOR 4/4 MARCH SOLO
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Aged Under 16 - Accordion or Fiddle
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
2 x 4/4 Marches
27. OPEN CONTEMPORARY
TRADITIONAL MUSIC SOLO
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Any Age - Accordion or Fiddle
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Own Choice (4 mins max) - See Rule 20
28. SCOTTISH JUNIOR DUET
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Aged Under 16 Years - See Rule 13
Accordion and/or Fiddle
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
Own Choice (4 mins max)
29. OWN COMPOSITION
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Any Age - See Rule 8
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
One unpublished tune in traditional style
30. OPEN RSCDS
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Any Age - See Rule 14
Accordion and/or Fiddle
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
31. OPEN ACCORDION & FIDDLE CLUB
REPRESENTATIVE
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Any Age - See Rule 15
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
Own Choice (6 mins max)
32. OPEN FIDDLE GROUP
ENTRY CRITERIA:
4 to 9 Fiddles - See Rules 2 & 5
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Own Choice (6 mins max)
33. TRIOS
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Any Age - See Rules 3 & 18
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
Own Choice (6 mins max)
34. BANDS
(Incorparating Junior Band)
ENTRY CRITERIA:
Any Age - See Rules 2, 4, 7 & 18
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT:
Own Choice (6 Mins Max)
OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES
The overall championship trophies awarded to the Junior and Senior Fiddle Champions and the
Junior and Senior Accordion Champions will be based on the following rules:
Overall Junior Fiddle Champion
To the player aggregating the highest total marks in the Junior Fiddle Solo
& the Junior Fiddle Solo (Slow Air) - classes 2 and 3.
Overall Senior Fiddle Champion
To the player aggregating the highest total marks in the Senior Fiddle Solo
& the Senior Fiddle Solo (Slow Air) - classes 4 and 5.
Overall Junior Accordion Champion
To the player aggregating the highest total marks in the 12 & Under 16 Traditional
Accordion Solo & Junior Accordion Solo (Pipe Music) - classes 9 and 11.
Overall Senior Accordion Champion
To the player aggregating the highest total marks in Senior Traditional
Accordion Solo & Senior Accordion Solo (Pipe Music) - classes 10 and 12.