Hands Up for Musicians

Publishing advice

One of the questions I get asked alot is “How do I find a good publisher?” I never really have a good answer so I asked publishing guru Duncan McCrone of MCPS. Here is the conversation. Me: Many folks ask me how to find a publisher that will push their music to the right agencies. Do […]

Distil Scratch Day No 2

Last Wednesday 6th May was our second Distil Scratch Band day. Four composers were getting the chance to try out ideas writing for drums, piano, double bass and fiddle. The day wasn’t about writing a complete piece of music but more about learning how to notate the music so it could be performed by any […]

Distil Showcase 2015 – The Photos!

Here are Martin Forry’s great collection of photos from Distil Showcase 2015 in Stirling Tolbooth. If you haven’t heard the music yet you can do so here! Default Gallery Type Template This is the default gallery type template, located in: /home/projects/public_html/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/nextgen_gallery_display/templates/index.php. If you’re seeing this, it’s because the gallery type you selected has not provided […]

Distil Scratch Band May 2015

Our second Distil Scratch band day is coming up on the 6th May! Again we will all head to Lo-Fi Rehearsal Studios in George Square, Glasgow for a day of experimenting with different sounds and techniques. Our composers are: Tina Rees Steven Blake Emma Tomlinson Grainne Brady Tina, Emma and Grainne took part in the […]

Distil Showcase 2015

Well what a night we had on Friday 10th April in Stirling Tolbooth! As usual the music was standout and the musicianship was outstanding. Mr McFall’s Chamber did their usual excellent job of putting the musicians at ease whilst performing their works with aplomb! The running order was: Guttersnipe (Laura Wilkie) Borderline (Callum Armstrong) A […]

Radiophrenia

If you like your music / culture experimental then check out this radio station. Radiophrenia will be broadcasting from midnight on the 12th April to midnight on the 19th April, 24-hours a day.In Glasgow you can listen on 87.9fm or to listen to the live webstream see the ‘Listen’ page on our new website:www.radiophrenia.scotHere you will also find […]

Distil Showcase this week!

The first week of April is always an exciting week for Distil. The showcase commissions muscians who attended our residential week in October to write music for Mr McFall’s Chamber which is performed in a concert at Stirling Tolbooth. This is the 9th year of Distil Showcase and in 9 years we have commissioned nearly […]

Distil Showcase 2014: Talisker Bay by Emma Tomlinson

The Distil Showcase is on Friday 10th April 2015 in Stirling Tolbooth, 8pm. The concert will feature 10 new pieces of music written by composers who have taken part in the Distil Residential. The music will be performed by the fabulous Mr McFall’s Chamber. You can buy a ticket here. Read more about the Showcase […]

Don’t miss Distil Showcase 2015 – 9 brand new pieces of music

Hands Up for Trad started in 2002 to host two projects – BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award and Distil. It’s hard to believe that we’ve been running Distil for 13 years now. The Distil Showcase started sometime in the mid 2000s to give composers the opportunity to use the skills they had learnt […]