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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Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Youth Talent Development Fund is Now Open
This post was originally published hereREMT Youth Talent Development Fund is now open with a deadline of 3rd February 2020. Arts and cultural organisations are eligible to apply for funds from the £150,000 budget which is donated by the charitable arm of The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The fund aims to nurture the ambition and […]
Winners Announced for MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2019
The winners of the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards emerged last night (7th December) at Aberdeen Music Hall in a live-broadcast ceremony honouring the year’s most exceptional traditional musical talent. Produced by Hands Up for Trad, the evening celebrated Scotland’s rich cultural heritage and flourishing folk scene. Hosted by world-renowned Gaelic singer, Mary Ann […]
Landmark Award 2019 – Sandy Broon and The Blue Lamp
I was very lucky to visit The Blue Lamp in Aberdeen last Friday to present Sandy Broon with a Landmark Award celebrating 70 years of this amazing music pub that gives so much to the Aberdeen community. Below is my speech! It is my pleasure to present Sandy Broon and The Blue Lamp with a […]
MG ALBA Scots Trad Music INDUSTRY Awards – The Results
This post was originally published hereCongratulations to all the winners in the very first MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Industry Awards – a technical awards that celebrate all the people who work behind the scene in Scottish trad music. There were 9 categories and the results were decided by public vote. The results are below. […]
Easy bagpipe tablature – Deck the Halls
Have you ever tried the bagpipes but don’t understand how to get started? Bagpiper Lorne MacDougall has come up with a brand new way to help you! He has devised a new tablature that will make it easy for you to get going. View it below or download the pdf here. Find our more about […]
MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2019 is sold out!
We are very happy to tell you that the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards is sold out. The event on Saturday 7th December in Aberdeen Music Hall will be packed full of people, brilliant music and awards. You can watch the second half of the event live on BBC ALBA from 9pm and listen […]
LumaFusion – a great app for making videos on mobile devices
This post was originally published here I’ve been using this great app on my iPhone / iPad for making short social media videos. I really like it and find it very useful. It is great also for Instagram videos. It does most of the things that you would need that you get in the bigger […]
New Voices: Fresh Perspectives – A Recruitment Programme for Young People on Arts & Heritage Boards
This post was originally published hereIf you are a Board of Trustees of an arts or heritage organisation or charity in Scotland that recognises the need to bring more diverse voices to your decision making processes, then read on! The Challenge One of the main concerns for board diversity is the lack of young trustees, […]