Executive Producer

Graham Main

Graham oversees the company and leads on our landmark projects as well managing the team that deliver our projects. He is a known figure on the arts scene, with a strong track record in cultural projects spanning nearly twenty years. He is the founder of the company and has worked with a diverse range of organisations in a variety of cultural producing roles; including Dublin Fringe, Dublin Opera, St Patricks Day, British Council, Communidad Madrid, Dublin City Council and Dundee Rep. most recently as General Manager of Harold Pinter Theatre and Interim Exec Director of Summerhall. He loves river swimming with his dog Layla.

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Choir Director

Gary Cameron

Gary is our Director of Community Music, leading the vibrant Dumfries Community Choir. He is highly skilled and experienced composer and sound designer with over ten years experience creating worlds of sound for Games, Theatre and Television.

Previous employers include BBC, National Theatre, Scottish Parliament, Commonwealth Games and Edinburgh International Festival.

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Activation Manager

Myra Smith

Myra is our Activation Manager supporting our community and enterprise for Dumfries Carnival and our Northern Lights project.

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Communications Manager

Kirsty Adamson

Kirsty runs a brand new communications agency in Dumfries & Galloway called Kirsty Adamson Collective. She started working with us in 2024 ahead of the relaunched 2025 Festival. She leads our MARCOMMS with a focus on helping us develop new audiences on socials.

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Carnival Designer

Ryan Watson

Award Winning Community Artist Ryan has been part of our organisation leading the creative and artistic builds for several projects including our inaugural production Read or Dead (2012), We can be heroes (2013), Blood Orange (2014), Homecoming Carnival (2014), Burns Night Carnival (2015), (2016), (2017) and Dumfries Carnival (2025).

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Digital Producer

Bartosz Madejski

Bartosz has been working with the organisation since 2019, producing our digital content including Janey Godley's Big Burns Supper in 2021, and Eddi Reader's Big Burns Supper in 2022 as well as many of our other digital output.

Lead Volunteer

Angie Briggs

Angie is one of our lead volunteers, supporting a variety of different people to have a positive experience through the festival. She is a really amazing role model and helps us to deliver our mission of being a true social co-operative owned and operated by our community.

Choir Programme Manager

Anne Wyllie

Anne has been an active member of Dumfries Community Choir for over ten years. Previously working at Dumfries & Galloway College co-ordinating construction programmes she is a member of the Cairn Chorus and keeps everybody in the right place for the Choir.

Site Manager

James Duffy

James is responsible for the festival site and looks after all of our traders and suppliers, including our technical teams, staff and artists who are part of the festival.

Lantern Artist

Jonathan Ben-Shaul

Jonny takes charge of our community lantern making which includes over 2,500 different lanterns being made alongside our team of 45 volunteer lantern makers in 35 different community settings.

Designer

Russell Milligan

Russell is Bright Eye Design which boasts an incredible roster of cultural clients across the South of Scotland. He manages the brand and all of our visual communications, as well as leading the design of the festival brochures for Carlisle Fringe and Big Burns Supper.

Community Producer

Cara McNaught

Cara works freelance with us leading some of our community transformation programmes like Transform Dumfries and the Burns Night Carnival. She is a powerful advocate for inclusion and works with our volunteer teams to deliver some of our venue designs. She is better known as the small axe and convenor of all things caffeine.

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