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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Nettie’s Tree composed by Claire Gullan
This post was originally published hereI was delighted to be commissioned to write a tune to commemorate the only tree on the Hebridean island of Eriskay winning the prestigious “Tree of the Year, 2018” Award. The brief was a two-part pipe jig. Composer website: https://www.clairegullanmusic.co.uk/ Publisher: prs Tune type: Jig Listen: If you have a […]
Claire’s march for Donald Black of the Harmonica composed by Claire Gullan
This post was originally published hereWritten for the fabulous West Coast harmonica player, Donald Black, who is know for his love of a swingy 6/8 pipe march. Composer website: http://clairegullanmusic.co.uk Publisher: prs Tune type: March Listen: https://www.clairegullanmusic.co.uk If you have a question for Claire Gullan you can contact them here. If there is no link […]
Tinto Summer School 2019
This post was originally published hereHappy New Year from Tinto Towers (is it too late now to say that?). We’re very excited to announce the dates and line-up for Tinto 2019. Tinto Summer School 2019 Wiston LodgeMonday 1st-Saturday 6th July 2019 Tutors: Adam Sutherland: fiddle, composition Laura Wilkie: fiddle Ali Levak: flute, whistle Pablo Lafuente: […]
Hands Up for Trad TV 35
This post was originally published hereWatch the latest Hands Up for Trad TV with Simon Thoumire and Claire Hastings live from Claire’s barge in Glasgow! Sponsored by Oban Live Festival and featuring great music from Ross Ainslie and Malcolm Jones, Claire Hastings, Sally Simpson, Rachel Hair and Ron Jappy, Breabach. If you would like to […]
Alasdair Gillies MBE composed by Kenneth I MacKenzie
This post was originally published hereThis tune was composed for the legendary Gaelic singer Alasdair Gilles after receiving his MBE in 2018. Composer website: Publisher: PRS Registered Tune type: Bagpipes Listen: https://soundcloud.com/kenny-mackenzie/alasdair-gillies-mbe If you have a question for Kenneth I MacKenzie you can contact them here. If there is no link there is no contact […]
Battle of the Folk Bands 2019: The Canny Band
The Canny Band have reached the finals of Battle of The Folk Bands 2019. The competition will be held at Celtic Connections on January 19th in the Drygate Brewary at 1pm. Why not come along and join in the fun? You can buy tickets here. We asked Sam of The Canny Band a few questions […]
John Byrne Award 2019 – £250 prize a month
This post was originally published hereI love this! https://www.johnbyrneaward.org.uk/enter-now-1 2018/2019 THEME: CREATIVE WORK – CRITICAL QUESTIONS “We are looking for thought-provoking, creative work that asks a critical question about something that is important to you” INSTRUCTIONS: • Entries should be submitted using the form below. • An entry should include: (1) A single piece of […]