The Edinburgh International Harp Festival (EIHF) returns for its 42nd year. After two years online and a fully hybrid event in 2022, they are excited to announce to be back in person (with a few Zoom events) to new home, George Watson’s College. With Scotland’s clarsach at its heart, the festival showcases all aspects of […]
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Award-winning music group, The Kiltearn Fiddlers, return with new leader
Lauren MacColl to lead monthly sessions in Dingwall for young musicians in S1-6
An award-winning music group, which started more than 30 years ago in Kiltearn Primary School, has been relaunched after a break due to Covid, with a former member now leading the group. The Kiltearn Fiddlers was established by Alpha Munro as part of Fèis Rois’ weekly music classes. Alpha Munro worked tirelessly to provide young […]
Margaret Bennett Receives 2022 Iona and Peter Opie Prize
Margaret Bennett (Professor, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) received the 2022 Iona and Peter Opie Prize. This prize, awarded by the Children’s Folklore section, is awarded approximately every two years to the author of the best recently published scholarly book on children’s folklore. Margaret Bennett is author of Dundee Street Songs, Rhymes and Games: The William Montgomerie Collection, 1952 (Grace Note […]
The Scots Language Publication Grant is open for applications.
Funded by the Scottish Government and administered by Scottish Book Trust, the Scots Language Publication Grant was created by the Scots Language Resource Network to support Scottish and UK publishers to publish and promote work written in Scots. The grant is designed to cover publishing costs such as editing, advances, illustrations and cover design, typesetting, […]
Hands Up for Trad’s Women in Music and Culture 2023: Joy Dunlop
Hands Up for Trad’s Women in Music and Culture 2023 list has been announced to celebrate just some of the women working in Scotland. Launched as part of International Women’s Day 2023, we shine the spotlight on 15 women who all contribute towards Scotland’s cultural landscape through their work. Read the list here. We asked […]
Hands Up for Trad’s Women in Music and Culture 2023: Jane-Ann Purdy
Hands Up for Trad’s Women in Music and Culture 2023 list has been announced to celebrate just some of the women working in Scotland. Launched as part of International Women’s Day 2023, we shine the spotlight on 15 women who all contribute towards Scotland’s cultural landscape through their work. Read the list here. We […]
Hands Up for Trad’s Women in Music and Culture 2023: Sheila Sapkota
Hands Up for Trad’s Women in Music and Culture 2023 list has been announced to celebrate just some of the women working in Scotland. Launched as part of International Women’s Day 2023, we shine the spotlight on 15 women who all contribute towards Scotland’s cultural landscape through their work. Read the list here. We […]
Hands Up for Trad’s Women in Music and Culture 2023: Shona MacLennan
Hands Up for Trad’s Women in Music and Culture 2023 list has been announced to celebrate just some of the women working in Scotland. Launched as part of International Women’s Day 2023, we shine the spotlight on 15 women who all contribute towards Scotland’s cultural landscape through their work. Read the list here. We […]
Hands Up for Trad’s Women in Music and Culture 2023: Ashley Douglas
Hands Up for Trad’s Women in Music and Culture 2023 list has been announced to celebrate just some of the women working in Scotland. Launched as part of International Women’s Day 2023, we shine the spotlight on 15 women who all contribute towards Scotland’s cultural landscape through their work. Read the list here. We […]
Hands Up for Trad’s Women in Music and Culture 2023: Margaret Bennett
Hands Up for Trad’s Women in Music and Culture 2023 list has been announced to celebrate just some of the women working in Scotland. Launched as part of International Women’s Day 2023, we shine the spotlight on 15 women who all contribute towards Scotland’s cultural landscape through their work. Read the list here. We […]