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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Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame 2019 Performer Inductees Announced
Hands Up for Trad are very pleased to announce to the 2019 Performer Inductees to the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. Scotland has so many amazing performers and it is our pleasure to inductee these fabulous people. Read about them below.Wendy Stewart John Wilson Mairi MacInnes Jimmy Hutchison John Ellis Gaberlunzie Mairi Campbell Hector MacAndrew Lizzie Higgins Services to Scots Sheena … [Read More...]
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Ryan Young Representing UK at WOMEX
Three years after releasing his debut CD, produced and engineered by triple Grammy award-winning Jesse Lewis, Scottish fiddler Ryan Young accompanied by guitarist Jenn Butterworth, will be playing WOMEX. in Tampere, Finland. Ryan, along with Jenn, is the only UK artist to have been selected to play at the prestigious World Music Exhibition on the […]
First Hands Up for Trad Meet Up 29th October
This post was originally published here Hi everybody, we are very happy to announce the very first Hands Up for Trad Meet Up on Tuesday 29th October at 1pm – 3pm. The venue will be Tinderbox Charing Cross – 24 Charing Cross Mansions, Glasgow G3 6UJ. The main reason behind these meet-ups is simple. They […]
Job opportunity: Clarsach Society Administrator
This post was originally published herePurpose: To support the Honorary Secretary and Office Manager in achieving the aims and objectives of The Clarsach Society and Edinburgh International Harp Festival. Location: Edinburgh Salary: £13,500 Hours: 22 hours per week – flexible working will be considered The Clarsach Society’s aim is to promote, encourage and develop the […]
Amang Freens composed by Colin Crombie
This post was originally published hereAmang Freens is short, sweet and simple. I find the longer I’ve been writing songs, the more I tend to try to work with the poetry of the lyrics to tell a story or express an emotion as concisely as I can. This song may have a touch of pauky, […]
Battle of The Folk Bands Finalists 2020
We are very happy to announce the finalists of Battle of The Folk Bands 2020. The finals will be happen on 25th January 2020 in Drygate Brewery at the prestigious Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow. Last years event was a great success and lots of fun! Join us at 1pm for another great concert. Buy […]
Call for new songs for the 13th edition of minority language song contest Liet International, in Apenrade/Aabenraa, Denmark
This post was originally published hereOn Friday and Saturday 3 and 4 April 2020 Apenrade/Aabenraa will host the 13th edition of European minority language song contest Liet International, the song contest for singers and bands who sing in a European regional or minority language, since 2002. After twelve previous editions in Friesland, Swedish Sápmi, Brittany/Breizh […]