Hands Up for Trad Showcase
Hands Up for Trad Showcase 2021: Madderam
Madderam are performing at the Hands Up for Trad Showcase on Saturday 10th April between 1pm and 9.30pm. You can watch them live on Hands Up for Trad's Facebook and YouTube. We asked Madderam a few questions. Tell Us About Yourself Madderam are a fresh, new Folk Band based in Central Scotland. Comprising of a mix of Guitar, Fiddles, Whistle, Clarsach and Vocals, the band has built a totally … [Read More...]
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Award-winning trad music star plays specially commissioned song to whisky to help enhance flavour
A young piper has turned whisky maker after being enlisted to play to casks of whisky prior to bottling to enhance its flavour. Ali Levack, frontman of Scottish trad band Project Smok, has joined forces with Wee Smoky, a whisky brand on a mission to attract a new audience to Scotland’s most famous drink, to release a single and bottle in perfect harmony. The piper and whistleman from … [Read More...]
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Don’t miss this! Tinto Summer School (online) 5-8th July 2021
Tinto Summer School 2021 is back online this year. While we all wish we are in Wiston Lodge it is still not to be so Zoom it is! From 5th-8th July 2021 we will be offering on-line classes for high school age participants in: Song/songwriting (Josie Duncan, Innes Watson) Guitar (Mike Bryan) Tune writing Fiddle […]
New Traditional Music Forum Blog: THE GREAT STARISKI – by Seán Gray
Have a read of this great blog from flautist, singer and guitarist Seán Gray. I first contacted poet, Rab Wilson in 2016 looking for poems relating to industry in and around Ayrshire, in particular in my native Lallans Scots. I had been commissioned by Glasgow’s Celtic Connections festival to write a 50 min piece of […]
New website! Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches
The website for Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches has been totally revamped and it’s brilliant! If you have an interest in Scottish traditional music and song and you haven’t visited yet you are really missing out. Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches is Scotland’s online resource dedicated to the presentation and promotion of audio recordings of […]
Fèis Phàislig Job Opportunities
This post was originally published hereWith support from Creative Scotland and other funders, Fèisean nan Gàidheal have recently announced ‘Treòir’ a new and exciting project for 2021 and Fèis Phàislig are delighted to be a part of it. Treòir, a Gaelic word meaning “Guide; Direction; Energy”, will allow Fèisean to host two new paid posts […]
Imogen Bose-Ward (Scotland)
Imogen Bose-Ward is performing at Hands Up for Trad’s International Make Music Day on Monday 21st June 2-6pm (BST). Read about Imogen below and check out the event running order here. Imogen is a singer/songwriter and fiddle player based in Newcastle. After completing a degree in Folk and Traditional Music, she has been gigging and […]
Michael Biggins (Scotland)
Michael Biggins is performing at Hands Up for Trad’s International Make Music Day on Monday 21st June 2-6pm (BST). Read about Michael below and check out the event running order here. Michael is a multi-instrumentalist originally from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne but now residing in Glasgow. He currently plays and tours with TRIP, The Canny Band, Tom McConville, […]
Ellie McLaren and Ciar Milne (Scotland)
Ellie McLaren and Ciar Milne are performing at Hands Up for Trad’s International Make Music Day on Monday 21st June 2-6pm (BST). Read about them below and check out the event running order here. Ellie and Ciar have been playing together since November 2019, but given the pandemic, this is only their second public performance […]
Ellie Beaton Trio (Scotland)
Ellie Beaton Trio is performing at Hands Up for Trad’s International Make Music Day on Monday 21st June 2-6pm (BST). Read about Ellie below and check out the event running order here. Vocalist Ellie Beaton is from Rothienorman in Aberdeenshire (Scotland). She became interested in traditional music from a young age. Ellie studied Classical Voice […]
Trio Alda (Finland)
Trio Alda are performing at Hands Up for Trad’s International Make Music Day on Monday 21st June 2-6pm (BST). Read about them below and check out the event running order here. ALDA is a combination of furious Nordic groove, divine harmonies and top-notch melodies. Trio plays original compositions and traditional melodies and presents them with […]
WÖR (Belgium)
WÖR are performing at Hands Up for Trad’s International Make Music Day on Monday 21st June 2-6pm (BST). Read about them below and check out the event running order here. Back to the 1780’s! If it sounded good back then, why not today? WÖR (pronounced ‘were’) is a band of five musicians whose curiosity, passion […]