Hands Up for Trad

Scottish traditional music for all

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2019 Venue Announced

Hands Up for Trad TV 38

Hands Up for Trad’s Ignition Award awarded to Mike Vass

Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast No 175 feat Dosca, Gnoss, Siobhan Miller, Karen Matheson, Eddi Reader and many more

Featured Project

Battle of The Folk Bands 2019

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

Latest News

Musician/Teacher Upper or Lower Strings or Gen Musicianship (Sistema Scotland)

Big Noise Torry (Aberdeen) are looking for a Musician/Teacher (Upper or Lower strings or General Musicianship) Are you passionate about music and teaching? Do you love to inspire and support children and their families? Do you have extensive experience of group teaching and orchestral playing? This pioneering programme drew its initial inspiration from El Sistema in Venezuela and our vision is to … [Read More...]

More News and Opportunities

FREE Sound Production (Advanced) Short Course (Academy of Music and Sound)

This post was originally published hereFREE Sound Production (Advanced level) course will help you to explore the fundamentals of recording theory and best practice. Do you want to build your skills and knowledge from our first Sound Production course? This course will help you to explore the fundamentals of recording theory and best practice. The […]

New Schools Pipes and Drums Tuition Elgin and Moray Schools

This post was originally published hereOpportunity to teach pipes or snare drum in Elgin and/ or Moray Schools and to develop a schools pipe band in each location supported by the schools and community groups, on a self-employed basis Elgin and/or Forres Schools – Bagpipe/ Chanter and Snare Drum Tutors Vacancy An opportunity has arisen […]

Renfrewshire Choir Coordinator (NYCOS)

This post was originally published hereWe are recruiting for a Renfrewshire Choir Coordinator. The local coordinator should have enthusiasm for, and commitment to the aims of NYCOS, promoting and enhancing choral singing in Scotland. The local coordinator of a NYCOS Regional Choir is responsible to the Choir Director and NYCOS Regional Choirs Manager for ensuring […]

Looking for William Wallace

Simon headed to down to Lanark at the weekend to visit his parents and find out more about William Wallace’s haunts! Join him in a fun day with his folks around Lanark and two great tunes! Download the tunes https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TPZR3L_ELLGDovxhf7k9cZPcV9hQHa9c

Dr John MacInnes RIP

Scotland’s leading authority on Gaelic language, tradition and culture has died aged 89. Academic and author Dr John MacInnes (Iain MacAonghuis) spent his life studying and championing Gaelic history, folklore, music and spoken word, and was considered “the last of the native scholars”. He was born in Uig on Lewis, but grew up on Raasay. […]

Raising the Roof at the Glad Cafe! Can you help them fund a new roof?

For the past seven years the Glad Cafe has been running a packed programme of live music as well as art exhibitions, films, talks, comedy and theatre in our premises on the southside of Glasgow. We are a not for profit social enterprise with a brilliant staff team of 16 who make sure  that our […]

33rd Shetland Folk Festival’s Welcome to Hamish McLeman composed by Steven Spence

This post was originally published hereThis tune was composed by Steven Spence for the birth of Hamish McLeman who decided it was time to make an appearance to join the party on the Saturday night on the Folk Festival in 2013. The tune was commissioned by his grandparents in Burra. Try and play it here […]

Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast No 175 feat Dosca, Gnoss, Siobhan Miller, Karen Matheson, Eddi Reader and many more

This post was originally published hereHave a nice day with the latest Foot Stompin’ podcast featuring some great Scottish trad music from Dosca, Gnoss, Tannahill Weavers, Siobhan Miller, Ryan Young, Karen Matheson, Eddi Reader, Paddy Callaghan and many more. If you enjoy these podcasts please consider supporting our Patreon www.patreon.com/handsupfortrad Playlist: Meridian by Dosca Track […]

Fèisean nan Gàidheal Training Opportunities

This post was originally published hereA FREE day to inspire tutors working with Fèisean nan Gàidheal (FnG) in community or school events. If you are not yet involved as a tutor but would like to be, you are also welcome to attend. Although emphasis will be on support for music and Gaelic language tutors, most […]

Jerwood New Work Fund (deadline 3rd June)

This post was originally published hereThe Jerwood New Work Fund provides funding for the research, development, creation, production and dissemination of new work, with a focus on developing artistic practice. This fund is focused on the initial creation process, but can support the full artistic cycle from the initial idea through to presentation. As with […]

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