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Trad Music Spotlight: Chris Stout & Catriona McKay
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 Chris Stout & Catriona McKay a few questions. What’s happening? We […]
New Celtic Music Radio App
Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Celtic Music Radio have some great news to share. The Celtic Radio Network App is now available in all of the major App stores. Tune into one of the four Celtic music channels for the day. Be sure to download the App for your favorite mobile device. Apple […]
Scots Radio Podcast nominated for a top international award
An online Radio programme, fit celebrates the Scots Language, his been nominated for a top international award amongst the warls biggest Radio Stations in the Celtic Media Festival. ‘Scots Radio’ is produced bi weel kent broadcaster Frieda Morrison and taks in Scots ‘fae Shetland tae the Borders an athin in atween.’ The programme, that wis […]
G&T Workshops & Concert, Sat 21st May 2016 Glasgow
Gráinne Brady & Tina Jordan Rees are hosting a day of workshops in St Peter’s Hall in Partick, Glasgow followed by an evening concert. As G&T are both avid composers of tunes influenced by traditional Scottish & Irish music, there will be workshops offered in tune composition. Both girls also have vast tune repertoires, and […]
Potential opportunity to get involved with delivery of a new resource – Gifting Every Child
Traditional Music Forum are getting in touch to highlight the opportunity to get listed as an individual or organisation who could assist with the delivery of traditional arts in schools and community settings. Read on and if interested please fill in the form attached at the end of this message. TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland) has created […]
Wide Days – Scotland’s Music Convention
Scotland’s award-winning music convention, Wide Days, returns to Edinburgh on 22-23 April 2016. Following the success of the new format trialed in 2015, the conference will take place in the Pleasance venue on Friday. The Saturday – open to all professional ticket holders – will focus on networking activities, including a guided coach tour, a […]
Scots Fiddle Concerto
In 2007 Simon Thoumire was commissioned by Creative Scotland to compose a Scots Fiddle Concerto which would be debuted at the Scots Fiddle Festival in November 2007. The concept was to write virtuosic music that showed of the skills of the Scottish fiddler to the world. The musician also uses their own ornamentation throughout the piece which makes the […]
The Composers Fund – PRS for Music Foundation
Deadline: 12 April 2016 at 17:00 ABOUT THE COMPOSERS’ FUND The Composers’ Fund is a new opportunity which recognises the need for composers to have direct access to funding at pivotal stages in their career. It invites composers to make the case for support of any activity that would enable them to make a significant […]
The Edinburgh International Harp Festival announces a glittering array of harping talent.
1st – 6th April 2016 Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh From Friday the 1st to Wednesday 6th April, harpists from throughout the world will gather to celebrate all aspects of the harp with a host of concerts, courses and workshops in a welcoming and inclusive environment at what is regarded the friendliest harp festival in the […]