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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Hands Up for Trad Music Club present Breabach and Talisk – August 28 / 29th
Breabach and Talisk are performing LIVE for Hands Up for Trad Music Club! Talisk will perform on Friday 28th August and Breabach Saturday 29th August at 8pm and we would love to see you there! This is the first opportunity for you to hear them perform live since lockdown. You'll be able to ask questions to the band during the gig and we will interview them at the end of their performances. You … [Read More...]
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Mr Thoumire’s Fine Tunes – Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast No 194
Join Simon and Hands Up for Trad for the latest Foot Stompin’ Podcast. Loads of great music including our single of the week from Rachel Newton – To The Awe. If you enjoy these podcasts please support our Patreon on www.patreon.com/handsupfortrad Tree Bursts In Snow by Admiral Fallow Track – Isn’t This World Enough?? https://www.admiralfallow.com […]
Fèis Rois celebrates Cèilidh Trail’s 21st anniversary with bumper collection of Scotland’s best young musicians
Arts organisation to release double CD compilation album and host online concert to mark milestone of pioneering traditional music programme. 10th August 2020, This year marks the 21st anniversary of a pioneering traditional music programme, set up by an arts organisation based in Dingwall, and despite not being able to mark the occasion in the […]
New! Tinto Autumn School Online
This post was originally published hereWe’re very excited to announce our second on-line music weekend for participants aged 11-18. After the success our July event where everyone had a lovely time we’ve decided to do it again! During the weekend of 9th-11th October 2020 we will be offering on-line classes in: Song/songwriting (Josie Duncan) Fiddle/Mixes […]
Mr Thoumire’s Fine Tunes – Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast No 193
This post was originally published hereIt’s great to be back with some brilliant new Scottish music releases including Kris Drever, Lauren MacColl and Dave Milligan. Also loadz of not so new and classic releases! If you enjoy this podcast please support out Patreon on www.patreon.com/handsupfortrad Symbiosis 2 by Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton Track – […]
Hands Up For Trad announces ‘Gary Innes and Friends In Concert’, raising funds for Folk In Crisis on 1st August.
In the latest of a series of highly successful digital events and broadcasts during Lockdown, from Tinto Summer School to Stonehaven Folk Festival, Simon Thoumire of Hands Up For Trad, organisers of the annual MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards & Scots Language Awards, is proud to announce an online concert with Gary Innes and […]
Mr Thoumire’s Fine Tunes – Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast No 192
This post was originally published hereListen in to the latest Foot Stompin’ Podcast first broadcast on Tuesday 28th July on Mixlr.com/handsupfortrad. Loads of great music this week including new releases from Blue Rose Code and James Harper. If you enjoy these podcasts please consider supporting our Patreon at www.patreon.com/handsupfortrad Raw by Jarlath Henderson Track – […]
Children from Golspie to Ghana enjoy a summer of Gaelic music and song
Children from Golspie to Ghana have been enjoying a summer of free Gaelic music tuition, thanks to Gaelic arts organisation Fèisean nan Gàidheal. With ongoing support from Creative Scotland, HIE and Bòrd na Gàidhlig, Fèisean an t-Samhraidh (Summer Fèisean – Fèisean being the Gaelic word for festivals), organised by Fèisean nan Gàidheal in collaboration with […]
The Scottish Music Academy
SCOTLAND: Scotia Arts, in partnership with some of Scotland’s top trad and folk artists, has recently launched a new online platform allowing musicians of all levels to learn and improve their playing of traditional music on their favourite instruments, whilst supporting professional musicians in these challenging times. The new Scottish Music Academy allows players of […]
Fèisgoil gaelic tutors
This post was originally published hereFèisgoil gaelic tutors Are you passionate about Gaelic? Keen to grow your teaching portfolio? Or maybe you’re looking to gain more experience teaching nursery and primary school children. With exciting developments coming up and demand for our Blasad Gàidhlig programme increasing, we’re looking to recruit more freelance Gaelic tutors. Working […]