Congratulations to Tarran who won Battle of The Folk Bands on Saturday 21st January at Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow. In a packed out Drygate in the East End of Glasgow 4 bands competed to win this prestigious prize. All the bands performed brilliantly but in the end there had to be one winner. The […]
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This Saturday 21st January! Battle of The Folk Bands 2023 Finalists Announced
Hands Up for Trad are very happy to announced The Battle of the Folk Bands 2023 Finalists! We can’t wait to hear the bands compete at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections Festival on Saturday January 21st 2023 at 2pm. Buy your ticket here!! The finalists are: FalasgairGlasturTarranThe Paddy Buchanan Band
Seachdain na Gàidhlig (World Gaelic Week) announces major events programme for Monday 20th to Sunday 26th February 2023
Thanks to support from Bord Na Gàidhlig, and huge interest from Gaelic speakers across Scotland and around the world, February 2023 sees the second official global Scottish Gaelic language week; Seachdain na Gàidhlig (World Gaelic Week), pronounced “Shach-keen na Gaaah-lik” (ch like loch), taking place through a series of in-person and online events. With the overarching […]
Irish Minstrels Winter School 20-22nd January, Glasgow
Don’t miss this brilliant series of workshops with loads of amazing tutors. WINTER SCHOOL: 20-22nd January. Concert is on Friday 20th at 7pm in Hutchesons’ Grammar School, Beaton Road G41 4NW. We have a star-studded lineup which will include our tutors and all our own young musicians, in three separate bands: beginners, intermediate and advanced. […]
Bellows & Whistle Workshops and Sessions during Celtic Connections
The National Piping Centre have launched a new series of workshops and sessions for bellows and whistles, coming this January during Celtic Connections. From 26th – 29th January, The Pipers’ Tryst Sessions will run. These days are four days of workshops, group lessons and sessions, taught by world class bellows and whistle teachers, Finlay MacDonald, […]
Burns Song Workshop with Claire Hastings, Sat 21st Jan, 2pm Scottish Storytelling Centre.
Presented by the Traditional Music Forum Join award-winning Scots singer Claire Hastings for an exploration of the songs of Robert Burns. The workshop will be suitable for all abilities and cover a range of Burns songs as well as some harmony work. BUY A TICKET Folksinger, songwriter and ukulele player Claire Hastings has made a name for […]
Folksongs Sung in Ulster Collected by Robin Morton
A unique and groundbreaking collection of songs which focuses on the singers, their background and the place of the songs in Ulster history and society. BUY IT HERE The collection was originally published in 1970, but was recently re-edited and updated by Robin Morton, just before his death in 2021. The new edition contains a […]
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Hi there, We would like to thank you all for continuing to read and sign up for the Hands Up for Trad newsletter! It has been another interesting year and brilliant to start getting back to in person events culminating in our MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards in Dundee’s Caird Hall. I’ll give a […]
Battle of The Folk Bands 2023: Tarran
Tarran are finalists in Battle of The Folk Bands 2023. The Finals will be held at Celtic Connections Festival on January 21st 2023 in Glasgow’s Belhaven Brewery. Buy a ticket here. T A Я R A N are an exciting four-piece contemporary traditional band currently based in Glasgow, with roots in both the western isles […]
Orkney Folk Festival announces 40th anniversary line-up
The first wave of artists set to appear at the 2023 Orkney Folk Festival has just been announced, with 24 acts from around the world revealed for the event’s fortieth anniversary. Leading artists from the USA, Canada, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, England, Wales and throughout Scotland will join home-grown Orcadian musicians – including a number heading […]