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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BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award 2019 semi-finalists announced
BBC Radio Scotland are very pleased to announced the 2019 semi-finalists of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award. 12 young musicians were chosen from all the entrants to perform at the concert on Saturday 13th October in Coulter Hall, Coulter, South Lanarkshire. The semi-finalists are: Anna Garvin, piano Benedict Morris, fiddle Cameron Ross, fiddle Catherine Tinney, … [Read More...]
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Hands Up for Trad TV 30
This post was originally published hereWatch the latest Hands Up for Trad TV with Simon Thoumire and Iona Fyfe featuring the latest music videos from Madeleine Stewart Trio, Farrland, Iona Fyfe, Martin O’Neill, Ryan Young and Steve Byrnes and Eriska. Please Share! Tripping by Madeleine Stewart Trio https://www.soundcloud.com/madeleine-stewart Tim’s Set by Farrland https://www.facebook.com/farrland/ Iona Fyfe […]
A Life in Trad Music: Gillian Frame
Scotland is very fortunate in the depth and strength of its traditional musicians. At any given time, there are several generations working in the music sector and as the workforce naturally changes through time, older musicians have different priorities to their younger colleagues. In order to better appreciate these differences, Hands Up for Trad are […]
Moira MacDiarmid of Ormsaigbeg composed by Kenneth Ian MacKenzie
This post was originally published hereThis tune was written as a request from the family of Moira who hails from Kilchoan Ardnamurchan to celebrate a ‘big’ birthday. Composer website: Publisher: PRS Tune type: Hornpipe Listen: https://soundcloud.com/kenny-mackenzie/moira-macdiarmid-of-ormsaigbeg If you have a question for Kenneth Ian MacKenzie you can contact them here. If there is no link […]
Calling all young fiddle players!
This is your chance to open the Saturday night concert of the Scots Fiddle Festibal 2018 which features Saltfishforty and the Kinnaris Quintet. Scots Fiddle Festival are looking for talented young fiddlers / violinists aged 12-18 to be part of the Scots Fiddle Festival Youth Engagement Project (YEP) and perform at the Pleasance, Edinburgh, opening […]
Laura Sinclair’s 29th Birthday composed by Alexander Davidson
This post was originally published hereA pal of mine took up the fiddle last year in an attempt to keep her mind young… so I wrote her a tune! Composer website: Publisher: Tune type: Jig Listen: If you have a question for Alexander Davidson you can contact them here. If there is no link there […]
Laura Sinclair’s 29th Birthday composed by Alexander Davidson
This post was originally published hereA pal of mine took up the fiddle last year in an attempt to keep her mind young… so I wrote her a tune! Composer website: Publisher: Tune type: Jig Listen: If you have a question for Alexander Davidson you can contact them here. If there is no link there […]
The Mash Tun composed by Alexander Davidson
This post was originally published hereThe Mash Tun is a great wee whisky bar in the heart of Speyside, Aberlour. Composer website: Publisher: Tune type: Jig Listen: If you have a question for Alexander Davidson you can contact them here. If there is no link there is no contact address. Love this tune? Why not […]