Peter Cooke was born in Cardiff, Wales in 1930. He initially taught music in secondary schools and as a lecturer at Redland College of Education (Bristol) before moving to Uganda in 1964 to work as head of music at Makerere College School. A year later he moved to the newly founded National Teachers’ College at Kyambogo (now Kyambogo University) to establish a new music department. His work in … Read more
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Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Services to Community 2020 Inductees Announced
Hands Up for Trad are very happy to announce the first Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Inductees of 2020. The inductees in the Services to Community section … [Read More...]
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Will Starr
Will Starr was a virtuoso accordionist and consummate showman, regarded as “the king” by the likes of the great Jimmy Shand. A button-row player whose prowess is still venerated among today’s accordion fraternity, Starr took the sound of Scotland to international audiences while remaining firmly rooted in his native mining village of Croy, Lanarkshire. Willie […]
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Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame 2019 Perfomer Inductees Announced
Hands Up for Trad are very pleased to announce to the 2019 Performer Inductees to the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. Scotland has so many amazing performers and it is our pleasure to inductee these fabulous people. Read about them below. Wendy … [Read More...]
Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Services to Community 2019 Inductees Announced
Hands Up for Trad are very happy to announce the first Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Inductees of 2019. The inductees in the Services to Community section are individuals that work tirelessly to help their community and enrich the lives of others … [Read More...]
Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Services to Performance Inductees Announced
Hands Up for Trad are very happy to announce the 2018 Services to Performance Inductees to the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. All of the inductees (like the Services to Community inductees announced in May 2018) have made an amazing contribution to … [Read More...]
Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Services to Community 2018 Inductees Announced
We are very happy to announce our first Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Inductees of 2018. The inductees in the Services to Community section are individuals that work tirelessly to help their community and enrich the lives of others through selfless … [Read More...]
Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Dinner – The Photos And Video
We had a great time on Friday 27th October in the Oran Mor, Glasgow celebrating the inductees of the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame 2017. See Louis DeCarlo’s photos below. You can also watch the presentations on YouTube. Click to View Photos … [Read More...]