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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Arts Development & Marketing Officer (Birnam Arts)
This post was originally published hereJoin our ambitious team to help plan, promote and develop what is already rural Scotland’s most vibrant arts programme. 24 hours per week; salary £21,000 pro rata. Birnam and its beautiful surrounding landscape enjoys worldwide recognition as an inspiration to John Everett Millais, Niel Gow, Beatrix Potter and, most famously, […]
Early Career Residencies 2019 (Argyll and Bute)
This post was originally published hereFunded residencies for UK-based artists in the early stages of their careers. We are pleased to announce details of our Early Career Residencies for 2019. With support from The Fenton Arts Trust, Cove Park will award four residencies in September 2019 to four UK-based artists in the early stages of […]
i-Portunus – Creative Europe funding
This post was originally published hereGet in whilst you can… i-Portunus is a project, selected and funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union, to trial a mobility scheme for artists and culture professionals. It is managed by a consortium headed by the Goethe-Institut with Institut français, Izolyatsia and Nida Art Colony of […]
Dark Turn of Mind by Iona Fyfe
This post was originally published hereWritten by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings and released on Gillian’s 2011 album, The Harrow and The Harvest. It has since been performed and recorded by artists such as Chris Thile and Josienne Clark and Ben Walker. Dark Turn of Mind is the new release from MG ALBA Scots Singer […]
MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2019 Venue Announced
This post was originally published here We are very happy to announce that the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards will be held on 7th December in the Music Hall, Aberdeen. We had great night there back in 2013 and we can’t wait to get back to the newly refurbished hall this December. Tickets will […]
Hands Up for Trad TV 38
This post was originally published hereWatch the latest Hands Up for Trad TV with Simon Thoumire and Gary Innes featuring great trad music videos from Benedict Morris, Fourth Moon and Ainsley Hammill, Eddie Seaman, Figgins-Garden, Ron Jappy and Ross Couper and Mary Ann Kennedy. If enjoy this content and would like support Hands Up for […]
Trad Music Spotlight: Tina Jordan Rees
Hands Up for Trad’s Trad Music Spotlight is a monthly feature on a band or solo artist. It was first launched in February 2015 and features musicians who are working in the trad scene – both in Scotland and around the world. We asked Tina Jordan Rees a few questions. What’s happening? I have been […]
Hands Up for Trad March Quiz – Tide Lines vs Young Trad
This post was originally published hereJoin Alana MacInnes and our two teams for the April 2019 Hands Up for Trad Quiz featuring Seonaidh MacIntyre, Robert Robertson and David Foley vs Michael Bryan and Benedict Morris. Can you answer the questions? Here are the answers! Round 1 – quickfire Name the Gaelic singing trio that include […]