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The FluteFling Collection

With 133 original and traditional tunes from Scotland and Ireland from 13 contributors, the A4 format book represents a landmark in the revival of the flute in Scotland. Sharon Creasey | John Gahagan | Munro Gauld | Kenny Hadden | Niall Kenny | Rebecca Knorr Dougie Pincock | Davy Maguire (Ireland) | Claire Mann | Órlaith McAuliffe (Ireland) | Cathal McConnell (Ireland) […]

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Tiree Music Festival Returns for 2022

Tiree Music Festival, the magical inner Hebridean summer festival, is set to return for its 11th edition this July. It will be the first time the festival has been able to take place since its epic 10th birthday celebrations in 2019. Get more information https://tireemusicfestival.co.uk/mailing-list/. This year’s exciting line-up of local, Scottish and international talent […]

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The Silver Chanter returns to Skye

The prestigious Silver Chanter competition will make a welcome return to the Isle of Skye as part of this year’s Piping Live! festival. Buy tickets here www.pipinglive.co.uk The pioneering piping event, now in its 56th year, is the annual invitational Piobaireachd competition that was established by Dame Flora MacLeod, the 28th Chief of MacLeod, alongside John […]

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BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2023 Open for Entries!

Today BBC Scotland launches their search for the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2023. If you are a singer or instrumentalist aged between 16 and 27 with a passion for traditional music, you can apply now and you could win this prestigious title, an additional recording session with BBC Radio Scotland, a performance at the […]

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Folk Band Eabhal Create A Geocaching Treasure Hunt of Scotland and England

Neo-Trad band Eabhal has announced a treasure hunt of iconic places of Scotland and Northern England to show how some of the most breathtaking scenery has inspired the music on their new album ‘Aisling’. The band have worked with The Bothy Society on this exciting campaign which, even pre-launch, has already seen people from all […]

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This Friday! Gies A Scots Phrase Day 2022

The 10th June 2022 is ‘Gies A Scots Phrase Day’ an we need ye aa tae tak pairt! Its no haurd tae dae. Jist mak a wee video or audio o yersel saying yer favourite Scots phrase an pit it up on social media yaisin the hashtag #GiesAScotsPhraseDay. It micht be a sayin or turn […]

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The Piper & The Maker II – Celebrating C Pipes

It’s now two decades since we released The Piper & The Maker which recorded the special connection between craftsmanship and musicians. We would love to make The Piper and the Maker II and with your help, we hope to make this a reality!   Dad and I have been making smallpipes for over 30 years and thanks to players like Allan MacDonald and […]

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Fèis Rois launches second Lullaby Project in partnership with Carnegie Hall aimed at Highland mums

A Highland arts organisation has partnered with Carnegie Hall once again to run its second instalment of Tàlaidhean Ura: The Lullaby Project, a music and well-being initiative aimed at mothers and carers of babies and toddlers across Ross-Shire and Inverness. Tàlaidhean Ura: The Lullaby Project, in collaboration with New York’s prestigious Carnegie Hall’s Weill Institute and funded by Youth […]

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ButeFest gears up for epic return for all the family this summer

ButeFest, the much-loved boutique west coast music festival, returns this summer after a two-year pause, bringing live pop and folk music to the island from Friday 29th – Sunday 31st July 2022. Held in the beautiful scenic setting of Ettrick Bay on the west side of the island, ButeFest offers the perfect island festival experience – without the […]

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Piping Live! celebrates a return to in-person events with jam-packed festival

Piping Live! will return this summer with a calendar of in-person and virtual events from Saturday 6th – Sunday 14th August. The world’s biggest piping festival celebrates its return to the full in-person programme for the first time since 2019, offering a blended showcase of in-person gigs and online events, so both local and international audiences […]

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