Hands Up for Trad Showcase
Hands Up for Trad Showcase 2021: The Canny Band
The Canny Band are performing at the Hands Up for Trad Showcase on Saturday 10th April between 1pm and 9.30pm. You can watch them live on Hands Up for Trad's Facebook and YouTube. We asked The Canny Band a few questions. Tell Us About Yourself A collaboration born from a love of traditional music and fuelled by student poverty, The Canny Band are an eclectic trad trio based in Glasgow. Sam … [Read More...]
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Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh & The Irish Chamber Orchestra – Róisín ReImagined
During lockdown, award-winning singer Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh’s renditions of classic sean nós songs such as An Chúilfhionn or Róisín Dubh introduced a new generation of listeners to these melodically complex and richly ornamented songs. Now she announces an exciting collaboration with The Irish Chamber Orchestra, producer Dónal O’Connor, and six Irish composer/arrangers; Cormac McCarthy, Paul … [Read More...]
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Hip Hop Bursary ∣ Information Session (Sunny G Radio)
This post was originally published hereSunny G Radio is pleased to be partnering with Creative Scotland, UP2STNDRD and 644 Studios to launch a multi art form small bursary programme for individuals and collectives working in Hip Hop. HIP HOP BURSARY ∣ Sunny G Radio Sunny G Radio is pleased to be partnering with Creative Scotland, […]
Year of Stories 2022 Open Events Fund (VisitScotland)
This post was originally published hereThe fund has been designed to support new, creative event proposals and programming that will provide high profile content created especially in response to the 2022 Themed Year opportunity. We are seeking event proposals that will capture the imagination and help us to tell and to celebrate Scotland’s wealth of […]
Head of Creative Engagement (Aberdeen Performing Arts)
This post was originally published hereWe are looking for a Head of Creative Engagement to join our leadership team on a permanent basis. Are you experienced in leading creative engagement and learning with diverse communities? • Can you inspire and build teams to follow your lead? • Can you independently come up with ideas and […]
Open Call: Residency/Project (Room to Grow)
This post was originally published hereWe’re (Deveron Projects) looking for artists based in Scotland to work with us to explore the relationship between art and ecology in the context of shared resources, history and pleasure. As part of the Culture Collective programme, Deveron Projects are inviting artists based in Scotland to work with us from […]
Kenmure by Iona Fyfe & Max Thomson
This post was originally published hereKenmure is a one-off collaboration between folksinger Iona Fyfe and producer Max Thomson, from indie-band FRANKY’s EVIL PARTY. A recontextualisation of Woody Guthrie’s ‘Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)’ inspired by the events which took place on 13th May when the UK Home Office sent a dawn raid to Kenmure […]
Full programme for Piping Live! unveiled as tickets for in-person shows go on sale
The full suite of programmed activity for Glasgow’s Piping Live! festival has been unveiled, with a number of exciting in-person shows confirmed to go ahead as part of the nine-day event. The world’s biggest piping festival will take a hybrid approach for 2021, combining performances at The National Piping Centre alongside a rich programme of online concerts. Now in its 18th year and […]
Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Services to Community Inductees 2021 Announced
Hands Up for Trad are very happy to announce the first Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Inductees of 2021. 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 Hall of […]
NATIONWIDE SURVEY LAUNCHED TO MAP AND MEASURE THE VALUE OF SCOTLAND’S MUSIC INDUSTRY
This post was originally published hereRESEARCH WILL UNCOVER THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL VALUE OF SCOTTISH MUSIC BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS ASSESS THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE SECTOR TAKE THE SURVEY NOW Left to right – Dr Matt Brennan, a Reader in Popular Music at the University of Glasgow; Glasgow PhD student Robert […]
Arctic Connections Fund
This post was originally published hereThe Arctic Connections Fund has been established to help Scottish organisations and communities collaborate with partners in the Arctic. It promotes exchange of expertise on shared issues and aims to raise awareness of common ambitions. The fund will support initiatives including (but not limited to) seminars and conferences, hackathons and […]
The National Library of Scotland has announced the appointment of Alison Miller in the role of Orkney Scriever.
The one-year Scriever residency was created to celebrate the richness of the Orcadian dialect, acknowledging the islands as a stronghold for the Scots language. It is based at the National Library of Scotland and Orkney Library & Archive, supported by funding from the National Lottery through Creative Scotland. Alison Miller, Orkney Scriever, said: “A’m ferly […]