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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Back Row Johnny composed by Tony Davis
This post was originally published hereA recent trip to the Windward Islands revealed the term “Back Row Johnny”. It was the name given to the slaves who were eventually allowed into the church to sit at the back while their very “decent and Christian ” masters sat in the front. This wistful jig reflects the […]
Grin and Bear It composed by Tony Davis
This post was originally published hereWhatever life throws at you just grin and bear it that’s my attitude Composer website: http://banshee.org.uk Publisher: Tune type: Reel Listen: If you have a question for Tony Davis you can contact them here. If there is no link there is no contact address. If you would like to view […]
The Lady of the Lake composed by Tony Davis
This post was originally published hereThis is one of a set of tunes I composed for a dance I wrote called “The Posh Folks Waltz”. We perform it regularly at our ceilidh it is popular with the more “mature” audience . It is the second tune in the set after the original “Posh Folks Waltz” […]
Discord on the Border composed by Tony Davis
This post was originally published hereThere has often been discord on the border between Scotland and England. This tune has a slight discord on the border between the A part and the B Part Composer website: http://www.banshee.org.uk Publisher: Tune type: Reel Listen: If you have a question for Tony Davis you can contact them here. […]
Talking Turkish composed by Tony Davis
This post was originally published hereI discovered a directory of old Scottish words and “talking Turkish” meant talking a load of rubbish. I am often accused of “talking Turkish “………wonder why Composer website: http://www.banshee.org.uk Publisher: Tune type: Strathspey Listen: If you have a question for Tony Davis you can contact them here. If there is […]
Going Home composed by Tony Davis
This post was originally published hereI wrote this strathspey after some research around WW1 and the effect the end of the war had on some soldiers. Many had little to go home to and after their experiences on the battlefield the prospect of no job and hardship after all they had endured was quite daunting […]
The Orkney Cog composed by Tony Davis
This post was originally published hereA wedding party of island folk introduced me to the Orkney Cog a traditional home made cocktail of all sorts of alcoholic beverages. It would appear each member of the family has their own mixture and it is served up in a wooden bowl with two or three handles. Certainly […]
The Feral Goat composed by Tony Davis
This post was originally published hereI was driving through Scotland and I spotted a herd of different looking goats further investigation revealed that they were Feral Goats. Hence this jig. Composer website: http://www.banshee.org.uk Publisher: Tune type: Jig Listen: If you have a question for Tony Davis you can contact them here. If there is no […]
The Feral Goat composed by Tony Davis
This post was originally published hereI was driving through Scotland and I spotted a herd of different looking goats further investigation revealed that they were Feral Goats. Hence this jig. Composer website: http://www.banshee.org.uk Publisher: Tune type: Jig Listen: If you have a question for Tony Davis you can contact them here. If there is no […]
New support for creative sector during COVID-19 outbreak from Creative Scotland
This post was originally published hereCreative Scotland has launched three funding programmes designed to provide further support to sustain the country’s creative community during the COVID-19 outbreak: A Creative Scotland Bridging Bursary Fund will help sustain creative practice by freelance creative professionals who have lost earnings due to the cancelation of work as a result of COVID-19. A parallel Screen Scotland Bridging Bursary Fund will provide similar one-off bursary support to self-employed screen sector workers The Open Fund: Sustaining Creative Development will provide […]