It’s with a heavy heart we announce the death of our 2015 Services to Broadcasting Inductee Stewart Cruickshank. Stewart was inducted into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame in early 2015 when we hosted a great fun dinner in Glasgow where Stewart invited all Stewart’s pals. Fellow broadcaster Iain Anderson gave a great introduction and […]
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Tinto Ensemble November 2015 – The Photos!
After our great weekend making music Martin Forry came down to Wiston Lodge and took some photos! Click on the photo below to look at the photos. If you haven’t heard the music yet here it is!
Only a few more days to vote in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2015
There are only a few more days to cast your vote in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards! Voting ends on Friday 20th November so if you haven’t voted yet you should do it now! If you have already voted and still don’t have plans for Saturday 5th December why not come to Dundee […]
Top composers collaborate with The Shee to celebrate ten years
Multi instrumentalists and festival favourites, The Shee, have reached the ten-year milestone in their action-packed career, and intend to celebrate by creating a brand new body of original work. Following three albums and a hectic touring schedule, the six members of the band have each approached a composer hero to write an original piece of […]
Please help Andy M Stewart (Silly Wizard)
ANDY M STEWART is my brother. Mainly though, he will be known to many the world over as a singer/songwriter, a more public figure. In that professional role he has delighted and moved the hearts of many, has brought tears of laughter and joy, as well as evoking tears of sadness in those who have […]
The Musical Mile: Sport Relief 18th – 20th March 2016
From 18th – 20th March 2016 Sport Relief (A UK fundraising drive) will be back to raise money for charitable causes. 50% funding projects goes to the world’s poorest communities, and the other 50% is used to transform lives in the UK. Hands Up for Trad are looking at ways for the traditional music scene to come together […]
What famous monster bagpiper did Mary Shelley write about whilst living in Dundee?
What famous monster bagpiper did Mary Shelley write about whilst living in Dundee? — Simon Thoumire (@simonthoumire) November 10, 2015
MG ALBA SCOTS TRAD MUSIC AWARDS SHORTLIST UNVEILED
Shortlisted nominations have been unveiled for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2015. The winners will be announced at the event on Sunday 5th December, at the Caird Hall Dundee. Tickets are available from 01382 434 940 or www.dundeebox.co.uk. The ceremony is organised by Hands up for Trad and will see sixteen awards handed […]
Great new Tinto Summer School new video!
Thanks to Martin Forry who has made this great video of Tinto Summer School. It was filmed the first week of July 2015 at our week long summer school in Wiston Lodge, Wiston, South Lanarkshire and features the young people having a great time with Scottish music. It also features interviews from Simon Thoumire, Paul […]
Listen to this! Trad music made at Irish World Academy of Music and Dance
In the last week of October Simon Thoumire set out for the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance to work with students on the music BA course. Itt was going to be fun as he had worked with them before and they are all great musicians. There were about 50 in the orchestra and he arranged tunes and a […]