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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BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award Finals – Sunday 2nd February 5pm
Next Sunday 2nd February at 5pm the finals of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award will be held in the City Halls, Glasgow as part of Celtic Connections festival. This is the 20th year of the event and as usual it will be a fantastic nights concert. If you would would like to attend you can buy tickets here and if you can't make it the event will be broadcast live on BBC Radio … [Read More...]
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Create:Inclusion
This post was originally published hereThis fund seeks to increase the diversity of people in the arts, screen and creative industries. Developmental funding available for individuals and organisations. Round 2 open for applications now! Creative Scotland’s reports ‘Understanding Diversity in the Arts’ and ‘Equality Matters’ highlighted numerous and complex barriers to access, progression and representation […]
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Scottish Women Inventing Music (SWIM)
This post was originally published hereScottish Women Inventing Music (SWIM) is a collection of female music creators and industry professionals, based in Scotland. Membership is comprised of those working in all areas and genres of music, who are committed to achieving a level playing field for women. SWIM exists to: BE A NETWORK FOR MEMBERS. […]
Traditional Music Forum Workshops Announced
This post was originally published hereThe Traditional Music Forum is delighted to be presenting workshops (supported by Creative Scotland) in response to some of the points that came out of our recent report ‘Working as A Traditional Musician in Scotland’. The topics covered are Rights and Publishing, with Stuart Fleming, Negotiating Skills with Chris Grady, […]
Hands Up for Trad Quiz – January 2020
This post was originally published hereJoin Amy Papiransky our two teams answering questions about Scottish trad music and culture. Can you answer all the questions and get more points than them? The answers are below. Round 1 quickfire Who was the long running host of Take The Floor who retired in 2016? (Robbie Shepherd) Which […]
BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of The Year 20th Celebration – 23rd January, Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow
Since 2001, when the final was first staged at Celtic Connections, the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year competition – initiated by Hands Up for Trad – has been a prestigious career launch-pad for winners and runners-up alike, showcased in the TMSA’s popular annual Young Trad tour. Among the honour-roll of victors […]
Battle of the Folk Bands 2018: Séamus Ó Baoighill & Kenny Rankin
Séamus Ó Baoighill & Kenny Rankin have reached the finals of Battle of The Folk Bands 2020. The competition will be held at Celtic Connections on January 25th in the Drygate Brewery at 1pm. Why not come along and join in the fun? You can buy tickets here. We asked Séamus of Séamus Ó Baoighill […]
Battle of The Folk Bands 2020 – the Finals
The finals of Battle of The Folk Bands 2020 will be held at Celtic Connections on January 25th in the Drygate Brewery at 1pm. Why not come along and join in the fun? Last year was brilliant! You can buy tickets here. The finalists are: (click on the links to find out more about them) […]