Introduction to Colour Keys – a 5 day course giving an overview of the Colour Keys method of piano teaching for young children. Training in Edinburgh 31st July to 5th August. Location: Edinburgh City For further information, please contact kindergarten@colourstrings.co.uk or visit http://www.colourstrings.co.uk/Teacher%20Training.htm The deadline is Friday 29 July 2016 at 12:30. From Creative Scotland Opportunities
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Introduction to Sponsorship
Wednesday 12 October 2016 Arts & Business Scotland, 1st Floor Rosebery House, 9 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 5EZ Registration: 10.45am | Event: 11am-4.30pm This seminar is aimed primarily at those who have no or very little sponsorship experience. It is also a great refresher for those who need reminding of the basic principles and practice […]
Nurturing Talent Fund
Better be quick – if you are between 14 and 20 you may get some money towards a music demo. Deadline: 08 May 2016 at 23:55 The Nurturing Talent Fund provides the money needed to help grow your talent in a number ways – from recording a demo with your band, to putting on an […]
Fèis Rois 1986 – 2016 Landmark Award Presentation
I headed up to beautiful Ullapool last weekend to teach at Fèis Rois’s Adult Feis and present the organisation with one of our Landmark Awards. I hadn’t been before but what an event! 265 adults in Ullapool learning traditional music – how amazing is that?! I was working with the groupwork classes and had a […]
Trad Music Spotlight: RURA
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 RURA a few questions. What’s happening? We’re touring the UK in […]
Congratulations to Brìghde Chaimbeul, BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award Award Winner 2016
17 year old Brìghde Chaimbeul is from Skye has won BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award Award 2016. She was brought up in Sleat but has lived with her family in Kyle for the past few years. She is a native Gaelic speaker and comes from a family of musicians and artists. Her mother Liondsaidh […]
Scottish Folk Music Documentaries at Glasgow Film Theatre
Here are a few films coming up at the Glasgow Film Theatre that sound great! Hamish (N/C 15+) Friday 3 – Sunday 5 June Running time: 1h15m Hamish Henderson (1919-2002) was a colossal figure in Scottish culture, a man of boundless passion and curiosity whose poems continue to elevate and inspire a nation. Robbie Fraser’s highly […]
Slow Sessions in Dundee
There are plans afoot for slow sessions in Dundee which will take place after concerts organised by Dundee Acoustic Music Club (DAMC). The session leader will be Helen Forbes (whistle teacher at the Wighton Heritage Centre). The dates are future DAMC concerts are: May 29th (Bruce Molsky); June 19th (Corn Potato String Band); September 18th […]
Trad Session at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow 8th May
Change of plan for this Sun, 8th 2-4.15pm, we know some folk will be studying for their exams & we wish them the very best of luck☘ but others not involved in exams were still keen for a session- so the very talented fiddler Louise Hunter will lead this weeks session, please spread the word, […]
Nos Ùr – Scots and Gaelic song competition – closing date Monday 1st May
Hands Up for Trad’s 2016 Gaelic and Scots songwriting competition: Nòs Ùr (New Style), in partnership with Creative Scotland closes on Monday 1st May. Have you entered a song yet? Gaelic and Scot’s Song writers, Singers and groups are invited to submit a new and original song in either language which will then be considered by […]