The Shetland Folk Festival committee has announced an eclectic line-up for their 37th festival in April this year. Fifteen acts have so far been confirmed for the four-day feast of superb music, sessions and sleepless nights! An exciting variety of bands from USA, Canada, Italy, Estonia, Belgium and Ireland will be featured alongside an array […]
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Hands Up For Trad Promotes New Opportunities For Trad Stars – TourDirectory.scot
Hands Up for Trad are continuing to champion new and established trad music talent by creating the Tour Directory – a free online service point for artists, venues and promoters to access new collaborative working opportunities. The Tour Directory is a Hands Up for Trad project offers free information to artists who are looking to […]
Scots Fiddle Festival Appoint New Artistic Director
Introducing Rosie Munro! Rosie has been attending the Scots Fiddle Festival since 2009 (and performed a recital with her band ‘ Chloe’s passion’ in 2013) After being a member of the Midlothian Ceilidh Trail under Mike Vass’ tuition, Rosie was inspired to study music and gained a place on the BMus Folk and Traditional Music […]
Marymass Folk Festival’s team who are filming for BBC’s Eggheads
Good Luck to the Marymass Folk Festival’s team who are filming for BBC programme Eggheads tomorrow! Hope they do well and raise the profile of the Festival which celebrates 50 years in August. The team is; Captain John Weatherby Kris Koren Stewart Durham Fraser Bruce Rab Noakes If they get through i’ll let you know […]
Battle of the Folk Bands 2017: Tradosaurus
Tradosaurus have reached the finals of Battle of The Folk Bands 2017. The competition will be held at TradFest on May 7th 2017 in Edinburgh. Why not come along and join in the fun? You can buy tickets here. Read about all the finalists here. We asked Tina of Tradosaurus a few questions about the […]
Bonhoga Gallery begins year with ‘Sixties’ Exposure,’ an exhibition by Dennis Coutts
Shetland Arts is delighted to announce that the work of eminent local photographer Dennis Coutts will be showcased at Bonhoga Gallery for the first exhibition of 2012 on Friday 20th January. Dennis has been photographing Shetland’s society for over 60 years and his work is a fascinating catalogue of life throughout the islands. For this […]
Great Compositions From The Late Ian Hardie Compositions Online
Ian Hardie was one of Scottish traditional music’s most talented and prolific composers, a master of all tune styles from slow airs to strathspeys and reels and a fiddler and multi-instrumentalist who has made a major contribution to the preservation and evolution of traditional music though his playing with both folk groups and dance bands. […]
Strathspey And Surreal Society Returns To Celtic Connections
On Saturday 4th February Aidan O’Rourke, Mhairi Mackinnon, Chris Stout and Simon Thoumire have written new music for Aidan and Simon’s project Strathspey and Surreal Society. The orchestra debuted at last years Celtic Connections with 21 fiddlers. This year 2 accordions, piano and double bass have been added to make an orchestra of 25 and […]
A Bicentennial Celebration to honour Nathaniel Gow’s Introduction of Quadrilles to Edinburgh
On Friday 20th January, at 7.30pm, there is a special concert at the Assembly Rooms on George Street, Edinburgh. A Bicentennial Celebration to honour Nathaniel Gow’s Introduction of Quadrilles to Edinburgh, with Scottish and French music from 1761-1817 by members of Concerto Caledonia (led by Baroque violinist Aaron McGregor) and Simon Chadwick on 18th century […]
Write An Original Story In Gaelic For Children For A Chance To Win £500
Acair Books, an Lanntair and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar have created a new award to encourage original writing in Gaelic for children. The aim of the award is to: Actively support original writing in Gaelic for children Encourage and nurture new writers in Gaelic A prize of £500, as well as the option for the […]