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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Jobs: ‘Amy Rowan Casting’ looking for Trad Musicians with €8k salary each
This post was originally published hereAmy Rowan Casting is looking for musicians and have provided the following brief. “We are looking for trad/folk musicians who can sing and play banjo, fiddle and/or bodhran. These musicians will play together and pretend to be friendly singing butchers in the ad! These characters are a mix of a friendly […]
Music Development Coordinator (Aberdeen Performing Arts)
This post was originally published hereAberdeen Performing Arts Creative Learning team provide outstanding community and youth music programmes for all ages across Aberdeen city and shire. With the creation of our new studio in the redeveloped and reimagined Music Hall, we are planning to grow our creative engagement and participation opportunities. Looking forward to 2019, […]
GAIRM AIRSON IARRTASAN SGRÌOBHAIDH – Pod-chraoladh Geàrr-fhicsean Gàidhlig.
This post was originally published hereOutboard GAIRM AIRSON IARRTASAN SGRÌOBHAIDH – Pod-chraoladh Geàrr-fhicsean Gàidhlig. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS for a new podcast featuring short fiction in Gaelic, or multilingual work including Gaelic. GAIRM AIRSON IARRTASAN SGRÌOBHAIDH Pod-chraoladh Geàrr-fhicsean Gàidhlig ‘S e pod-chraoladh ùr Gàidhlig a th’ anns “A’ Chrannag” a bhios a’ taisbeanadh cuid den fhicsean […]
Senior Clarsach competition open for entries
This post was originally published hereThe prestigious Scottish Harp competition, the Princess Margaret of the Isles Memorial Prize for Senior Clàrsach (UK), is now open for entries. The competition is open to all adults aged 19 and over. The competition recital will take place at Armadale Castle, Isle of Skye, on Saturday 8 June 2019 […]
Hands Up for Trad TV 34
This post was originally published hereWatch the Christmas edition of Hands Up for Trad TV with Simon Thoumire and Alana MacInnes featuring great music videos from Paul McKenna Band, Karine Polwart, Killin Folk Festival, Laoise Kelly, Gillebride Macmillan and Project Smok. Thanks for watching. Do you know where we are? If you enjoyed this video […]
Tiree Music Festival Early Bird Tickets Sell Out in Record Time
TMF is celebrating the fastest ever ticket sales for the annual festival, with 750 early bird tickets selling out in just 52 minutes and all Glamping and Campervan tickets selling out in just 10 minutes, an unprecedented record for the festival that will help mark its 10th edition. 2019 will see the 2000 capacity festival […]