Our Big Gig returns with free music events in communities across Scotland from 11-13th July 2014 Grants and support available for event organisers who wish to programme community events in their areas Our Big Gig, the UK’s largest community music festival is to return in 2014 from 11th to 13th July, Superact has announced today. Community organisations will […]
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Flowers of Edinburgh Concert 2014
Saturday night’s Flowers of Edinburgh concert in Teviot House was a blast. It was great to hear so much brilliant music from Rona Wilkie and Morag Brown, Jamie Steele, Fiona Rutherford and Amy Duncan, Lucy Pringle and Chris Wright, Hugh MacDiamid’s Haircut, Mike Katz, Mark Maguire, Simon Thoumire, Amy MacDougall and Mary Macmaster, Steve Byrne […]
PRS for Music – May 2014 Business Limelight of the Month
PRS for Music are the fifteenth 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. PRS for Music are 100 years old […]
3D printing – bagpipe chanter
From email: I’m writing to let you know about a project, to develop a new Scottish Smallpipes chanter using 3D printing, with range extended to match that of the penny whistle, Uilleann pipes or wooden flute. The chanter’s conventional scale remains the same, so the instrument remains as accessible to all pipers as the standard […]
BBC Radio Scotland Appearance
Hands Up for Trad Creative Director Simon Thoumire recently spoke on BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland about traditional music. It was very positive and well received! Read the article here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-25468364