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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Càrn nan Druidhneach composed by Martainn Skene
The Càrn is on the moor behind the house where I grew up in Brae Lochaber. It's topped by iron age ruins that must have been the haunt of a druid, and the name has come to us through the millennia. Composer website: http://www.skeneband.com Publisher: PRS Tune type: Reel Listen: If you have a question […] … [Read More...]
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Beyond Borders fund (PRS Foundation
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Head of BMus (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland)
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Grants of up to £5,000 for community groups to create artistic and aesthetic improvements to the National Cycle Network in Scotland.
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