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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Celtic Connections 2022 – Festival Update – 18 January 2022 – Live performances from Monday 24 January and digital passes on sale Friday 21 January
We warmly welcome confirmation that live indoor performances can proceed without the capacity limits in Scotland from Monday 24 January. We have more than 50 shows still programmed between then and Sunday 6 February which we cannot wait to stage for you. These exciting and eclectic performances are going to be truly unforgettable and are made all the more special given the recent … [Read More...]
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The Fastest Zebra by Tom Oakes
A waltz composed for my daughters first birthday and the lightest and brightest interlude on the album. This track (and indeed the album) was recorded in different rooms in the 16c merchants house ‘Lambs House’ in Leith Edinburgh. All acoustic sounds are the rooms themselves and the different acoustic spaces chosen to compliment the instruments […]
Power Up fund. PRS for Music Foundation.
Power Up is an ambitious, long-term initiative which supports Black music creators and industry professionals and executives, as well as addressing anti-Black racism and racial disparities in the music sector. Next deadline: 17th February 2022. Power Up – PRS for Music Foundation (prsfoundation.com) This post was originally published on our Distil website.
Bord na Gaidhlig’s Gaelic Officers Scheme
Bord na Gaidhlig’s Gaelic Officers Scheme is a new fund to support organisations to employ an officer to undertake Gaelic development work. Applications are welcomed from third-sector organisations looking to create a new post, or to extend an existing Gaelic development post. They are particularly looking to support officer posts in communities or sectors which […]
The New Tradition: Rejuvenation – Cameron Nixon
Cameron Nixon is performing at Celtic Connection festival’s The New Tradition: Rejuvenation concert on Saturday 22nd January at 1pm in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall We asked Cameron about the music they will perform in the concert. I am a twenty three year old Scots singer and fiddle player born in Aberdeen. I started singing and […]
The New Tradition: Rejuvenation – Ailis Sutherland
Ailis Sutherland is performing at Celtic Connections festival’s The New Tradition: Rejuvenation concert on Saturday 22nd January at 1pm in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall We asked Ailis about the music they will perform in the concert. I’m Ailis Sutherland, a piper and flute player from Kirriemuir, Angus. I started learning the pipes at the age […]
The New Tradition: Rejuvenation – Chloë Bryce
Chloë Bryce is performing at Celtic Connections festival’s The New Tradition: Rejuvenation concert on Saturday 22nd January at 1pm in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall We asked Chloë about the music they will perform in the concert. I am a fiddle player from the North Highlands. Gaelic language and song were a central part of my […]
The New Tradition: Rejuvenation – Ellie McLaren
Ellie McLaren is performing at Celtic Connections festival’s The New Tradition: Rejuvenation concert on Saturday 22nd January at 1pm in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall We asked Ellie about the music they will perform in the concert. I’ve been playing the fiddle since I was 8 years old, learning from various fiddlers across the country including […]
Favourite Scots Poems with Scots Hoose
Scots Hoose has teamed up with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland to bring you films of their Favourite Scots Poems like The Crocodile by JK Annand and Mrs Nae Offence by Gregor Steele. Not sure how to say the Scots words? Need some tips for reciting a Scots poem for a school concert or competition? […]
St Valery by Alex MacDonald
This is the tragic story of the 51st Highland Division’s encirclement and capture at St Valery en Caux in Northern France in June 1940. I grew up in Kildonan Strath, Sutherland, where I loved the psalms and hymns and the old folk songs my father had learned from his drover grand uncle.Went on to Cash, […]
The New Tradition: Rejuvenation. 22nd January 1pm, Celtic Connections Festival
Lockdown has not been easy for musicians and younger musicians in particular have not had the opportunities to get out and play and try new ideas after finishing their various qualifications. Hands Up for Trad, Stonehaven Folk Club and Celtic Connections have come together to give an opportunity to seven young musicians to make a […]