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Countdown to Glasgow’s newest festival is on as family and foodie activity unveiledLid lifted on final details for Scottish music celebration The Reeling
The countdown to Glasgow’s newest summertime festival is on, as final preparations for The Reeling get underway and a raft of activity for families and foodies is unveiled. Thousands of Scottish music fans have snapped up tickets for what will be the biggest single weekend of traditional music in the Central Belt, set at Glasgow’s Rouken Glen Park on Saturday … [Read More...] about Countdown to Glasgow’s newest festival is on as family and foodie activity unveiledLid lifted on final details for Scottish music celebration The Reeling
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Fractured by Lucie Hendry
Scottish lever harpist Lucie Hendry is set to release her debut album Land of Eden on Friday 16th June. A refreshing interpretation of Scottish folk music with Nordic jazz influences, the record sheds a new light on the impressive versatility of the lever harp, with up-beat tempos, unexpected rhythms and layers of musical texture. Lucie […]
Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast No. 253
Hi there, Ciamar a tha sibh? What’s happening? Thanks again for continuing to listen to our podcast packed full of great Scottish trad music! I’ve loved making this yet again. I feel so lucky to be in the middle of a music scene that is so exciting and prolific. Please tell your friends about this […]
BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award 2024 Open for Entries
Today BBC Scotland launches their search for the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2024. If you are a singer or instrumentalist aged between 16 and 27 with a passion for traditional music, you can apply now and you could win this prestigious title, an additional recording session with BBC Radio Scotland, a performance at the […]
Piping Live! 2023 Set to Celebrate 20th Year
Piping Live! will return for its 20th edition this summer with an eclectic calendar of events from Saturday 12th – Sunday 20th August2023. The world’s biggest piping festival annually attracts over 30,000 attendees to Glasgow and this year the Piping Live! team hopes to bring in even more visitors, as it celebrates two decades as a cornerstone on the Scottish cultural calendar. […]
Nordic Music Days Open Call
Nordic Music Days is a festival presenting Nordic contemporary music and sound. The next edition of Nordic Music Days takes place in Glasgow from 30 October to 3 November 2024. The festival is a collaboration between Scotland and the Nordics, with the ambition to build long-lasting, sustainable partnerships between musical organisations, communities and creative individuals. […]
Stirling’s Albert Halls named among UK’s top music venues
The stunning 140-year-old venue, located in the heart of Stirling, was named on the ‘best of’ list alongside the likes of The Barrowlands in Glasgow and London’s Palladium and 02 Brixton Academy. The magazine asked some of Britain’s top musical artists who have been playing live for over a decade to choose their best venue to help […]
Call for Scots to get involved in inaugural Scottish Folk Day
The first ever Scottish Folk Day will take place on Saturday 23 September, celebrating the country’s vibrant and varied folk scene, and offering a networking platform for musicians and artists at all levels to showcase their talents. The pilot project is calling for people of all backgrounds and abilities to stage live performances and workshops, giving folk fans […]
Development opportunity for composers
This development opportunity for emerging Scottish-based composers is a collaboration between sound and Con Anima. sound is a new music incubator based in North East Scotland, initially set up to give local audiences access to new music. It is now renowned in and beyond Scotland for producing and promoting high-quality work, for its support to […]
Thirteen North Mentorship Scheme: Womxn in Live Acoustic Sound
Work alongside an experienced live sound engineer for Thirteen North’s first live performance June 20232 days including Thurs 29th June Glasgow [Open to applicants in Scotland] The Thirteen North Womxn in Live Acoustic Sound mentorship scheme aims to challenge the vast gender imbalance among sound engineers in our industry. Recent stats indicate that women or non-binary people make up […]
The Transatlantic Proposal (The Transatlantic Proposal / The Maiden’s) by Rachel Hair and Ron Jappy
Two of Scotland’s most in-demand traditional musicians Rachel Hair and Ron Jappy have joined forces once again for their second duo album Élan, set for release on Friday 19th May 2023. LISTEN TO A TRACK The instrumental album combines Rachel’s skilled playing of the Scottish harp (clarsach) with Ron’s talents on acoustic guitar, making them the only duo at present to […]