The holiday season is a magical time filled with joy, togetherness, and good cheer. To spread even more Christmas spirit this year, talented singer Josie Duncan has a heartwarming plan – to create and record 12 new Christmas songs and videos to brighten the season for families across the country. Josie’s uplifting voice and spirited […]
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Opportunity for young Gaelic speakers to work with top broadcasters and musicians
Young Gaelic speakers from across the Highlands are invited to a music, drama and fun-filled weekend in Cromarty as Fèis Rois holds a Gaelic immersion ‘pay what you can’ event, with some of Gaeldom’s finest broadcasters and musicians. Dingwall-based traditional arts organisation, Fèis Rois, is holding a Gaelic immersion weekend for young Gaelic speakers in […]
Tayside Young Fiddlers 30th Anniversary Concert
Tayside Young Fiddlers was formed by local musician Bob Edwards, and this year marks the anniversary of their founding. To mark this important milestone, they are celebrating with a Concert in the Gardyne Theatre, Dundee, with guests Patsy Reid, Sheena Wellington, Barbara Dymock, and Chris Marra, along with the 6th/8th Boys’ Brigade Pipe Band. Recently, […]
The winner of the prestigious Glenfiddich Piping Championship 2023 has been named as Callum Beaumont
The overall winner of the prestigious Glenfiddich Piping Championship 2023 has been named as Callum Beaumont, as the event celebrates five decades of sensational piping. The prestigious Championship, which was first held in 1974, was founded by Sandy Grant Gordon of William Grant and Sons, and Seumas MacNeill who was Principal of the College of Piping at the […]
Battle of The Folk Bands 2024 – Closing date 29th October
Hands Up for Trad are inviting bands to send in a demo to take part in The Battle of the Folk Bands 2024 competition to be held at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections Festival on Saturday January 20th 2024 at 1pm. ENTER HERE. If you are in a band or have an idea for a band that you […]
Finalists Announced – BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award 2024
Congratulations to Calum McIlroy, Ella Munro, Evie Waddell, John Dew, Matt Tighe and Ruairidh Iain Gray who have made it through to the finals of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award 2024. It was a brilliant afternoon of music and all the 12 semi-finalists performed brilliantly. Read about them here. Each semi-finalist performed for […]
Apple introduces Tap to Pay on iPhone in the U.K.
I thought this was interesting. Merchants can now accept Apple Pay and other contactless payments simply by using iPhone and a partner-enabled iOS app. Basically you don’t need a card reader. Apple today announced businesses across the United Kingdom can now accept in-person contactless payments through Tap to Pay on iPhone. The new capability will […]
Skipinnish to play Edinburgh Castle on Friday 12th July 2024
Castle Concerts is delighted to announce that Scotland’s celebrated Celtic rock band Skipinnish will play at Edinburgh Castle next summer to celebrate their 25thanniversary. This promises to be a very special evening and surely a career highlight. Skipinnish co-Founder, Angus MacPhail said, “Since Skipinnish started in 1999, we have never been so excited about a gig. Little did we think back then […]
Disathairne Ghabh Mi Mulad by Katie Macfarlane
Emerging Scottish artist Katie Macfarlane is set to enchant listeners worldwide with her debut album An Nighean Sheunta (Gaelic for The Enchanted Girl) due for release on Friday 20 October 2023. The captivating body of work masterfully intertwines the languages of Gaelic, Catalan, Scots and English, inspired by Airdrie-based Katie’s cherished visits to the Scottish Hebrides and Catalonia. Drawing inspiration from esteemed […]
Celtic Connections 2024 set for expansive programme of unmissable music
World-renowned Glasgow festival Celtic Connections will once again light up stages, venues and dark winter nights from Thursday 18 January to Sunday 4 February 2024, for what will be one of its biggest-ever capacity festivals. Proudly known as Europe’s premier folk, roots and world music festival, and the home of spectacular musical showcases and one-off collaborations, Celtic Connections has continued […]