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 about Battle of The Folk Bands 2019
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Scotland in Australia
Showcase Scotland Expo has released some grant funding carried over from the Year of Scotland Australia 2020 to assist artists returning to tour there. There are finite funds and not all costs will be able to be met, but we hope this will assist with the recovery of artists through supporting touring in Australia. Due […]
Hands Up for Trad TV No 37 feat Siobhan Miller, Kim Carnie, Andrew Waite, Sam Mabbot and Valtos
Watch the latest Hands Up for Trad TV No 37 feat Siobhan Miller, Kim Carnie, Andrew Waite, Sam Mabbot and Valtos!
Entries are open for Battle of The Folk Bands 2023
Hands Up for Trad are inviting bands to send in a demo to take part in The Battle of the Folk Bands 2023 competition to be held at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections Festival on Saturday January 21st 2023 at 2pm. ENTER HERE. If you are in a band or have an idea for a band that you haven’t […]
Tinto Autumn Day October 22nd 2022
Tinto is back for a one day (online) on Saturday October 22nd. It’s a chance to catch up with old friends and make music with the brilliant Innes Watson. The event will be on Zoom and we will learn tunes, songs and have fun! There will also be the legendary Tinto online pictionary and other […]
The Unheard Academy – Introduction To Ableton – 29th September 2022
The Unheard Academy is a fully funded online programme for female and non binary identifying musicians, focused on engineering and production skills, and led by award winning producer, Eve Horne. Find out more about this course here https://wearetheunheard.com/the-programme This post was originally published on our Distil website.
Trad Talk – Traditional Music Forum
This year’s Trad Talk focuses on the work that the Traditional Music Forum does behind the scenes in music education, mentoring, Europe, community development and cultural advocacy. Short talks will give an insight into the networks that the TMF contributes to and which support the work of a wider Scottish network of trad music organisations […]
Watch the Scots Language Awards in Dundee and online
The Scots Language Awards will be live in the Gardyne Theatre, Dundee on Saturday 24th September at 7pm. We would love to see you there alongside all the nominees. It will be a great night of Scots language and music. You can buy a ticket for the theatre here. If you can’t make it and […]
Breabach celebrate the natural world in new album Fàs
Acclaimed contemporary Scottish folk band Breabach are back with their first full-length album in four years, set for release on Friday 14th October 2022. The album entitled Fàs – a Gaelic word meaning ‘growth’, ‘developing’ and ‘sprouting’ – is heavily inspired by the natural environment of Scotland and sees the band showcase more progressive elements in their music than ever […]
Folk Singer Jimmy McBeath To Be Commemorated Fifty Years On
Portsoy based Folk at the Salmon Bothy are set to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the passing of renowned Scots folk singer Jimmy McBeath. A celebration of the stalwart’s life and works will take place on Saturday 1st October. McBeath is one of Scotland’s most memorable and talented personalities, bequeathing a priceless treasury of songs […]
Enter the MusicHub 2022 Collection
Do you write tunes in a Scottish traditional style? Hands Up for Trad are looking for the top 20 tunes of 2022 for their 2022 Collection. They can be anything from reels, jigs, airs, waltzes and anything in between! All you have to do is to upload them to MusicHub! All the tunes will be listened to […]