Great news! The Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme is in the running to win a National Lottery Award, the annual search for the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects. (http://tinyurl.com/pmvawhl) Beating off stiff competition from 620 organisations to reach the public voting stage, the Programme is now competing against the six shortlisted organisations to be crowned the winner […]
Big Song Relay
Here’s To All Our Common Wealth on video
Thanks to the Big Big Sing we have some splendid videos teaching Here’s To All Our Common Wealth. Here you can learn the warm ups, teaching the song and how to sign the song including a signed version. Check them out here! http://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/handsupfortrad/heres-to-all-our-common-wealth-the-videos/
Big Song Relay – the photos!
What a great time we had on the Big Song Relay. Here are some photos of your trips around Scotland. The Big Song Relay is produced by Hands Up For Trad as part of the Big Big Sing, produced by Glasgow UNESCO City of Culture.
The BIG Big Sing – July 27th
Don’t miss The BIG Big Sing day on July 27th! It will be amazing. Please see the information below about The BIG Big Sing day on July 27th: Glasgow Green Live Zone will come alive with the sound of music and fun for all with Big Big BIG Sing on 27 July, from 8am – […]
Follow the Big Song Relay
Want to see where the Big Song Relay is heading? Follow our dedicated performance page here. http://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/handsupfortrad/big-song-relay/follow-the-big-song-relay/
Have you taken any photos from the Big Song Relay?
Have you taken any photos on your performances? Can you send us them? Click here to upload them! http://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/handsupfortrad/send-us-your-big-song-relay-photos/
It’s nearly time for the Big Big BIG Sing!
It’s nearly time for the Big Big BIG Sing! We really hope you can join us at Glasgow Green Live Zone on Sunday 27th July. Here’s what we have in store for singing fun all day! From 8am to 9pm, there’s a packed schedule of entertainment, pop-up choirs, ‘Come and Try’ sessions, performances and, of […]
BBC Scotland – On The Road Episode 1 – Big Song Relay
The BBC have made a programme about our Big Song Relay! Did you see it? If not you can catch it here http://bit.ly/big-song-relay Here’s what they say about it. Martel Maxwell joins choirs in Langholm, near Dumfries as they learn the song that will be accompanying the journey of the Queen’s Baton on its route through […]
A Grand Day Out in Dunblane
We had a great day on Saturday at the Victoria Halls in Dunblane. Choir Leaders from all round Scotland came to learn our new Big Song Relay song Here’s to All Our Common Wealth from choir leader Alison Burns. We started off the day with some vocal warmups – a favourite of mine was Tarzan […]
Here’s to All Our Common Wealth download page
Here’s to All Our Common Wealth is new song commissioned by Hands Up for Trad and written by Phil Cunningham, Findlay Napier and Alison Burns for the Big Song Relay as part of the Commonwealth Games. This song will be sung all over the country – passed like a baton between choirs in different areas and […]