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Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Services to Community 2018 Inductees Announced

Hands Up for Trad Quiz episode 5 – Glasgow Highlanders vs Glasgow Irish

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Battle of the Folk Bands 2018: Eriska

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Battle of the Folk Bands

If you are in a band or have an idea for a band that you haven’t tried out yet Battle of The Folk Bands could be for you! This project started in 2017 and the concept behind the competition is to promote and encourage more folk bands to get together and perform. It takes part at Edinburgh's TradFest festival. In 2018 the event will be held in the Pleasance Theatre. The prizes include: … Read more

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Landmark presentation: Glenfarg Folk Club: 1978 – 2018 (40 years old)

Simon and Martin Forry headed up to Glenfarg Folk Feast to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Glenfarg Folk Club. Read about the club below and check the photos of the celebration here. Glenfarg Folk CLub folk club first met on Monday 3rd April 1978 in the Glenfarg Hotel. Happily someone at that first club night produced a cassette tape recorder and recorded the proceedings, including the … [Read More...]

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Dunoon Scottish Music Workshop 13-15th July 2018

Since 1988 the Cowal Fiddle Workshop has been committed to promoting and preserving Traditional Scottish Music in its many forms. It tutors the fiddle from the age of seven, gives countless concerts and recitals and many accomplished musicians have passed through its portals. Our not-for–profit organisation sponsors and promotes traditional fiddle playing in the West […]

Make Music Day UK

Make Music Day is an annual set of free music events taking place in venues and public spaces – from town squares to libraries, bandstands to school halls and arts centres. It takes place on the longest day of the year – on 21 June. You can organise or attend an event near you while […]

Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Services to Community 2018 Inductees Announced

This post was originally published hereWe are very happy to announce our first Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Inductees of 2018. The inductees in the Services to Community section are individuals that work tirelessly to help their community and enrich the lives of others through selfless service or charitable work. This section of the […]

Singing to Learn, Learning to Sing – a new resource for Scottish schools

Singing to Learn, Learning to Sing, the new singing resource has been launched by the Music Education Partnership Group. Featuring teaching videos and resources from publishers the resource is designed to increase opportunities for children in ELCC and primary settings to experience music every day in the classroom. The resource is available on Glow, a […]

Director of Marketing and Communications (Aberdeen Performing Arts)

This post was originally published hereAberdeen Performing Arts have an opening for a go-ahead Director of Marketing and Communications who will bring vision, creativity and expertise to this leadership role at Aberdeen Performing Arts. You will work across all three venues – His Majesty’s Theatre, The Music Hall and The Lemon Tree, responsible for marketing […]

PRS for Music Foundation announce their Momentum fund to be available to Scottish musicians for this first time

This post was originally published hereToday at Wide Days conference Vanessa Reed (chief executive, PRS Foundation), Alan Morrison (head of music, Creative Scotland) and former Wide Days showcase artiste, Charlotte Brimner (Be Charlotte) will announce the Scottish launch of the Momentum Music Fund, set up to help acts break through to the next level of […]

Hands Up for Trad Quiz episode 5 – Glasgow Highlanders vs Glasgow Irish

This post was originally published hereWatch the latest Hands Up for Trad quiz featuring our team of Glasgow Highlanders vs Glasgow Irish. It was great fun! Can YOU answer the questions? Please Share! The answers are below! Our two teams. For the Highlanders we have: Seonaidh Macintyre, Blair Teska and Ewen White. and the Glasgow […]

New album from Winners Hò-rò in the ‘Up and Coming Artist of the Year’ category at 2017’s MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards

HEX is the much-anticipated new album from Scottish outfit Hò-rò. Winners in the ‘Up and Coming Artist of the Year’ category at 2017’s MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards, the young band from the Scottish Highlands & Islands are releasing their second album HEX on Friday 25th May. Two years on from the release of their first album, Hò-rò […]

New Scottish Tune Book Bridges the Gap – Fife composer Gordon Shand launches a second collection of new tunes

Bridge the Gap, a sheet music book which contains thirty-nine recently composed tunes by Scottish musician and composer Gordon Shand, is released this month. New compositions, which include reels, jigs, marches, strathspeys and waltzes, “Bridge the Gap” between Traditional Scottish Dance Music and Contemporary Folk Music, with several of the melodies being ideal for use by […]

Stonehaven Folk Festival 1988 – 2018 (30 years old)

On 23rd March Simon and Martin Forry headed up to Stonehaven to celebrate the folk festival’s 30th Anniversary. Stonehaven Folk Festival began in 1988 after a successful Stonehaven Folk Club was started in the wine bar in Allardice Street, Stonehaven. The original idea for the Festival came from Sandy Johnston and Bill McEwen after they […]