TIONAL is Hands Up for Trad's first Gaelic Music Festival weekend and will feature a whole host of stars from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th September 2020, broadcasting online with funding support from Bòrd na Gàidhlig’s COVID-19 Support Fund. (See the lineup below) VIEW THE COMPLETE PROGRAMME TIONAL translates as a Gathering, act of gathering or collecting. Presented by Joy … Read more
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Celtic Connections 2021 Announces Initial Line-Up and Early Bird Tickets
Celtic Connections has announced the first list of artists who will perform as part of their digital-first festival this January. Across 19 days, the festival will present online performances every night between Friday 15th January - Tuesday 2nd February 2021. World class performances will be available to view online with some of the biggest names on the Scottish music scene and … [Read More...]
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Free Songwriting Workshops
I wanted to let you know about a series of new songwriting workshops available to musicians who have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Songwriting virtuosos Boo Hewerdine and Findlay Napier have today announced the launch of ‘Bird on a Wire’ masterclasses that will take place in 2021 and will be free to attend […]
Make Music Day Scotland Meet-Up 7th December 2020
Calling anyone and everyone interested in music in Scotland. Join us to find out how you can get involved in Make Music Day 2021. Mon, 7 December 2020 16:30 – 18:00 GMT Online event hosted on Zoom https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/130164181571/ Make Music Day is a celebration of music that happens on 21 June every year and it […]
Gary Innes Releases First Tunebook
To celebrate his 40th birthday this December, Highland born accordionist Gary Innes has announced the release of his first ever tunebook. Packed full of over 80 self-penned tunes and songs, The First Forty Years spans from the first tune Gary ever wrote at just 13 years old to the newest compositions written as recently as the first lockdown of 2020. […]
Stonehaven Folk Club’s Stoney-Sing-A-Thon – Watch again!
At the weekend Stonehaven Folk Club and Hands Up for Trad partnered for a STONEY SONG-A-THON concert in aid of Folk In Crisis Fund fund. It was a great night of singing with performances from Fiona Hunter, Paul McKenna, Speirs Family, Claire Hastings, Cameron Nixon, Tripple, Kenny Spiers, Ellie Beaton and Ellie Beaton. If you […]
An Tobar on the Isle of Mull launches a new film studio to record music for broadcast on its digital channels entitled Music For Winter Solitude
As a result of the current pandemic, a film studio for recording music performances has been set up in An Tobar, with the cameras being remotely controlled, recorded, and edited by operators in Perth and Linlithgow, without having to step foot in the venue. Over the winter, Music For Winter Solitude, a series of music performances are […]
Rura and Ìmar play Hands Up for Trad Music Club 27/28th November. Get your ticket now!
On the 27th and 28th November we are celebrating St Andrew’s Day with two fabulous concerts at Hands Up for Trad Music Club. Friday night features Rura and Saturday Ìmar. It would be great to see you there! None of these bands have performed since the start of lockdown so this will be two one […]