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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Winners Announced for MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2019
The winners of the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards emerged last night (7th December) at Aberdeen Music Hall in a live-broadcast ceremony honouring the year’s most exceptional traditional musical talent. Produced by Hands Up for Trad, the evening celebrated Scotland’s rich cultural heritage and flourishing folk scene. Hosted by world-renowned Gaelic singer, Mary Ann Kennedy and award-winning … [Read More...]
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MG ALBA Scots Trad Music INDUSTRY Awards – The Results
This post was originally published hereCongratulations to all the winners in the very first MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Industry Awards – a technical awards that celebrate all the people who work behind the scene in Scottish trad music. There were 9 categories and the results were decided by public vote. The results are below. […]
Easy bagpipe tablature – Deck the Halls
Have you ever tried the bagpipes but don’t understand how to get started? Bagpiper Lorne MacDougall has come up with a brand new way to help you! He has devised a new tablature that will make it easy for you to get going. View it below or download the pdf here. Find our more about […]
MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2019 is sold out!
We are very happy to tell you that the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards is sold out. The event on Saturday 7th December in Aberdeen Music Hall will be packed full of people, brilliant music and awards. You can watch the second half of the event live on BBC ALBA from 9pm and listen […]
LumaFusion – a great app for making videos on mobile devices
This post was originally published here I’ve been using this great app on my iPhone / iPad for making short social media videos. I really like it and find it very useful. It is great also for Instagram videos. It does most of the things that you would need that you get in the bigger […]
New Voices: Fresh Perspectives – A Recruitment Programme for Young People on Arts & Heritage Boards
This post was originally published hereIf you are a Board of Trustees of an arts or heritage organisation or charity in Scotland that recognises the need to bring more diverse voices to your decision making processes, then read on! The Challenge One of the main concerns for board diversity is the lack of young trustees, […]
Riverside Music College HND Traditional Music Performance Open Day
This post was originally published hereThe HND Traditional Music Performance Open day takes place on Monday 9th December! Get in touch via the buttons below, or give us a call on 0141 644 5571, to find out more and book your place. This is a great opportunity to visit the creative campus, meet the lecturers […]
The Moscow Haggis Smugglers composed by David Morrison, Bishopbriggs
This post was originally published hereOur band, The Big Shoogle, have played for the St. Andrew Society of Russia for many years for their St. Andrew’s night balls. For many years they couldn’t buy or make haggis in Russia so we were asked to take over a large number of catering sized haggises (haggii ? […]
The Moscow Haggis Smugglers composed by David Morrison, Bishopbriggs
This post was originally published hereOur band, The Big Shoogle, have played for the St. Andrew Society of Russia for many years for their St. Andrew’s night balls. For many years they couldn’t buy or make haggis in Russia so we were asked to take over a large number of catering sized haggises (haggii ? […]
Hands Up for Trad Quiz November 2019
This post was originally published hereJoin us for the latest Hands Up for Trad Quiz featuring nominees in the upcoming MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. Can you answer all the questions? if you enjoy this content please consider supporting our Patreon http://www.patreon.com/handsupfortrad Round1 – quickfire Where are the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards […]