#WorldPlayAStrathspeyDay is back in 2023! It’s a day when people round the world – record, video and upload themselves playing a strathspey to social media with the hashtag #WorldPlayAStrathspeyDay! This year there is a theme! We have a royal theme this year and are asking people to record strathspeys written for Lords / Ladies / […]
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An Comunn Gàidhealach welcomes new President
An Comunn Gàidhealach has today announced they are welcoming a new President, as Allan Campbell steps down from the role after a remarkable six years as President and 14 years involved with the Board. Maggie Cunningham will take his place as the new President, taking over the association responsible for the preservation and promotion of […]
Full programme released for 40th Orkney Folk Festival
The full programme for the 40th anniversary Orkney Folk Festival has just been announced, with 48 acts from around the world set to converge upon Stromness, in Orkney’s west mainland, over May 25-28. FIND OUT MORE Leading artists from the USA, Canada, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, England, Wales and throughout Scotland will join 28 home-grown Orcadian […]
47th ST MAGNUS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Friday 16 June to Friday 23 June
Set in Orkney’s incredible landscape in the light nights of midsummer, the St Magnus Festival carves out a beautiful and distinct shape in the UK’s festivals landscape. FIND OUT MORE Under the directorship of Scottish composer Alasdair Nicolson, this year’s multi-artform programme spans the world premiere of David McNeish’s new play, Thora, directed by Gerda […]
Taste of Speyfest with Spring Concert in Fochabers: Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham return to Moray for special night
Festival fever has come early for Fochabers as the village gets set to welcome the return of a beloved musical twosome in the form of Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham, for a night of entertainment affectionately being dubbed Mayfest. From the organisers behind Moray folk festival Speyfest, the night will see Aly and Phil take to the stage […]
Fèis Rois nan Inbheach (Adult Fèis): Top traditional musicians descend on Ullapool for weekend of tuition and performances
Next month some of Scotland’s top traditional musicians will descend on Ullapool for a weekend of Gaelic and Scots music tuition and performances as part of this year’s Adult Fèis Rois. Fèis Rois nan Inbheach, (Adult Fèis) is run by Dingwall arts organisation, Fèis Rois, and celebrates Gaelic and Scots music with a weekend of […]
Dougie Mackenzie & Brian Miller Spring Gigs.
Don’t miss these great musicians performing at a venue near you! March 26th, Furness Tradition, Ulverston March 28th Dartford Folk Club March 29th Dorking Folk Club March 30th The Topic Folk Club, Shipley April 4th Ayr Phoenix Folk Club April 5th Dunfermline Folk Club April 25th Ardersier International Folk Club April 26th Aberdeen Folk Club […]
Young Scots Writer o the Year Award 2023
Scottish Book Trust’s Young Scots Writer o the Year Award 2023 is noo open. Send your stories by Wednesday 21 June 2023, midday. Are you someone with stories to share? Or a teacher working with young writers we should know about? We’re looking for our next Scots writer of the year. Stories, poems, spoken word pieces, […]
New Folk Tunes from 100 Women to be published by Faber Music in bumper collection
On International Women’s Day, Faber Music announced a tune book like no other. ‘Folk Tunes from the Women’, to be released on 5 May 2023, isa bumper book of over 150 contemporary tunes from 100 female composers from Britain and Ireland, brought together all from different areas, traditions and backgrounds. Available to pre-order now from Amazon.co.uk […]
Scots Hoose: Snawman
Watch musician Johnny Cunningham’s beautiful Scots poem about building a snawman and the magic of the changing seasons, animated for Scots Hoose by Gary Welsh. Find out more about the great work of Scots Hoose here.