Hands Up for Trad are inviting bands to send in a demo to take part in The Battle of the Folk Bands 2019 competition to be held at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections Festival on Saturday January 19th 2019. If you are in a band or have an idea for a band that you haven’t tried out yet this could be for you! We want musicians to take a chance and make a band that you might never have thought of! Your … Read more
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The Gormet Haggis composed by Tony Davis
This post was originally published hereWe played at a Burns Night in a Gormet pub and were served with what I can only describe as a Gormet Haggis neaps and tatties. It was so tasty and probably the best Burns meal I have ever tasted. The experience is honoured with this tune. Composer website: http://www.banshee.org.uk […]
Hands Up for Trad’s Ignition Award awarded to Mhairi Hall
Hands Up for Trad’s Ignition Award is an award for musicians and bands who put the charge into the tradition. At Hands Up for Trad we like to celebrate innovation so we have brought forward this award to celebrate those musicians who take chances and in doing so make Scottish trad music an exciting place […]
Want to join our Hands Up for Trad Strathspey & Reel Society? It’s happening online on the 15th April! Find out more below.
Join the Hands Up for Trad Strathspey and Reel Society led by fiddler Claire Gullan to play some arrangements of great Scottish tunes on Wednesday 15th April at 7.30pm. All the tunes are below. Should be fun! We will play for 45 minutes! There are 7 great sets of music and Claire will take you […]
The VIRTUAL Edinburgh International Harp Festival 3rd – 8th April 2020
This year the 39th Edinburgh International Harp Festival was planned for the 3-8th of April to take place at Merchiston Castle School. On March 5th,the festival received the news that the school was cancelling bookings due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Festival was one of the first high profile events in Scotland to be cancelled due to the pandemic. Despite their disappointment, the Edinburgh […]
Back Row Johnny composed by Tony Davis
This post was originally published hereA recent trip to the Windward Islands revealed the term “Back Row Johnny”. It was the name given to the slaves who were eventually allowed into the church to sit at the back while their very “decent and Christian ” masters sat in the front. This wistful jig reflects the […]
Back Row Johnny composed by Tony Davis
This post was originally published hereA recent trip to the Windward Islands revealed the term “Back Row Johnny”. It was the name given to the slaves who were eventually allowed into the church to sit at the back while their very “decent and Christian ” masters sat in the front. This wistful jig reflects the […]
Grin and Bear It composed by Tony Davis
This post was originally published hereWhatever life throws at you just grin and bear it that’s my attitude Composer website: http://banshee.org.uk Publisher: Tune type: Reel Listen: If you have a question for Tony Davis you can contact them here. If there is no link there is no contact address. If you would like to view […]
The Lady of the Lake composed by Tony Davis
This post was originally published hereThis is one of a set of tunes I composed for a dance I wrote called “The Posh Folks Waltz”. We perform it regularly at our ceilidh it is popular with the more “mature” audience . It is the second tune in the set after the original “Posh Folks Waltz” […]
Discord on the Border composed by Tony Davis
This post was originally published hereThere has often been discord on the border between Scotland and England. This tune has a slight discord on the border between the A part and the B Part Composer website: http://www.banshee.org.uk Publisher: Tune type: Reel Listen: If you have a question for Tony Davis you can contact them here. […]