When I was young and letting my dad listen to new music, he usually said ‘there’s nothing new in that – I’ve heard it all before!’ Now I’m older I’m starting to agree with him. I say this not in a bad way, I’m not trying to demean others musical output. I think it’s a consequence of […]
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David Roberts Memorial Prize 2015: Emma Dickson
The David Roberts Memorial Plate is awarded to a promising young traditional musician in Lanarkshire. It is presented annually at the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician semi-finals concert in Coulter, South Lanarkshire. In 2015 it was awarded to Emma Dickson from Dolphinton. We asked Emma a few questions. What age were you when you […]
Trad Music Spotlight: Shooglenifty
Hands Up for Trad’s Trad Music Spotlight is a monthly feature on a band or solo artist. It was first launched in February 2015 and features musicians who are working in the trad scene – both in Scotland and around the world. We asked Shooglenifty a few questions. What’s happening? We’re planning a big tour […]
Trad Music Spotlight: Malinky
Hands Up for Trad’s Trad Music Spotlight is a monthly feature on a band or solo artist. It was first launched in February 2015 and features musicians who are working in the trad scene – both in Scotland and around the world. We asked Malinky a few questions. What’s happening? Our new album “Far Better […]
Trad Music Spotlight: SKERRYVORE
Hands Up for Trad’s Trad Music Spotlight is a monthly feature on a band or solo artist. It was first launched in February 2015 and features musicians who are working in the trad scene – both in Scotland and around the world. We asked SKERRYVORE a few questions. What’s happening? This is our 10th year […]
Trad Music Spotlight: The Poozies
Hands Up for Trad’s Trad Music Spotlight is a monthly feature on a band or solo artist. It was first launched in February 2015 and features musicians who are working in the trad scene – both in Scotland and around the world. We asked The Poozies a few questions. What’s happening? We are just about […]
My thoughts on sustaining a career in traditional music
I was asked to contribute to the “Sustaining a career in traditional music” panel at the Traditional Music Forum’s TradTalk at the weekend and I decided to write down my thoughts on the subject. By the time I arrived at the workshop the panel had changed name to “Sustaining a life in traditional music” and […]
Trad Music Spotlight: Findlay Napier
Hands Up for Trad’s Trad Music Spotlight is a monthly feature on a band or solo artist. It was first launched in February 2015 and features musicians who are working in the trad scene – both in Scotland and around the world. We asked Findlay Napier a few questions. What’s happening? On the 16th March […]
Trad Music Spotlight: Treacherous Orchestra
Hands Up for Trad’s Trad Music Spotlight is a monthly feature on a band or solo artist. It was first launched in February 2015 and features musicians who are working in the trad scene – both in Scotland and around the world. We asked Treacherous Orchestra a few questions. What’s happening? Treacherous Orchestra are just […]
Looking ahead at 2015
I love January! We’ve had our Christmas holidays and 2015 is a clean slate. At Hands Up for Trad we are always looking for new ideas and luckily we have plenty of them! They’re not all ours – we always request that people send us their ideas. Usually we just help them achieve them but […]