Are you new to song leading or an experienced leader looking to sharpen your skills and share your knowledge? Mary McCann and Rachel Milne are running a fantastic workshop in Edinburgh for those leading any kind of singing. As well as warm-ups, rounds and short songs, they will also share practical tips on finding the […]
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New Song Leaders’ Workshop 2015
Are you new to song leading or an experienced leader looking to sharpen your skills and share your knowledge? Mary McCann and Rachel Milne are running a fantastic workshop in Edinburgh for those leading any kind of singing. As well as warm-ups, rounds and short songs, they will also share practical tips on finding the […]
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 […]
BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2016 Finalists Announced
We had a fabulous weekend at the semi-finals of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2016 Award. All twelve musicians performed brilliantly however only six musicians can go through to the final on the 31st January 2016 at Celtic Connections Festival. They are: Hannah Macrae – fiddle (Lochaber) Mohsen Amini – concertina (Glasgow) Jessica Burton – clarsach (Orkney) […]
The Clarsach Society – October 2015 Business Limelight of the Month
The Clarsach Society are the twentieth recipients of Hands Up for Trad’s Business Limelight Award. The “Limelight’s” are a monthly initiative (launched in October 2012) that recognises the outstanding contributions made by businesses and organisations who contribute, shape and influence the arts and cultural sector in Scotland today. The Clarsach Society were formed in 1931 […]
BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2016 semi-finalists this weekend!
The BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award semi-finals are this weekend! This is our sixteenth year and all in South Lanarkshire. If you want to come along to the semi-finals concert in Coulter Hall, Coulter on Saturday 3rd October (start time 7.30pm) you can buy tickets online. Read about the semi-finalists performing below. The […]
Do you want to learn the English Concertina?
Have you ever wanted to learn the English concertina? Simon Thoumire has made this quick 6 part tutorial. You can watch it below!
Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Dinner 2015 – The Photos!
We had a brilliant night on Friday 11th September at our annual Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Dinner. We were hosted by Blas Festival and Inverness Airport and a great time was had by all. The food was brill and it was lovely to meet all of the inductees from 2015 and their families. […]
Hands Up for Trad’s Ignition Award awarded to Robert McFall
Hands Up for Trad’s Ignition Award is an award for musicians and bands who put the charge into the tradition. At Hands Up for Trad we like to celebrate innovation so we have brought forward this award to celebrate those musicians who take chances and in doing so make Scottish trad music an exciting place […]
Surprise in store for National Lottery Players
A new video from The National Lottery sees unsuspecting players getting more than they bargained for as they buy a ticket in a busy supermarket in Cumbernauld. The humorous video sees TV and radio broadcaster, Alan Dedicoat, best known as the ‘Voice of the Balls’ on the BBC’s National Lottery programmes, ‘break’ into the store’s […]