A Celebration of the Life & Legacy of Hamish Henderson ONCE AGAIN, regulations around COVID about social distancing mean we have to cut our cloth accordingly. It’s not as bad as last year when we did the lecture using Zoom, this year we can use the Scottish Storytelling Centre’s theatre but not all 99 seats; […]
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Blas Festival returns to the stage for live concerts & cèilidhs across the Highlands & Islands
Highland festival launches programme of live events after last year’s festival went online Gaelic music will be celebrated with live audiences once again across the Highlands and Islands as the Blas Festival returns to the stage next month, with an impressive line-up of traditional musicians and singers, most of whom weren’t able to perform for over […]
Back to Beò concert series of folk/trad artists, Eastwood Park Theatre, Giffnock.
I would like to draw your attention to our Back to Beò concert series of folk/trad artists happening over the next few weeks here at Eastwood Park Theatre in Giffnock. The Back to Beò concerts have been supported by Creative Scotland to help us relaunch live music at our venue and provide support performance opportunities […]
Golden result for singers at Royal National Mòd’s Highland homecoming
Traditional Gold Medalists announced and choirs, duets and quartets return to the stage It was a golden result for men’s and women’s Gaelic singing last night as the prestigious Traditional Gold Medal made its welcome return to the Royal National Mòd in Inverness. Calum MacColl of Fort William came out on top in the men’s […]
Dee and Don Ceilidh Collective FREE online workshops
After a difficult 18 months for so many, the Dee and Don Ceilidh Collective are delighted to launch a series of workshops encouraging people to not only connect with their local landscape and each other online but to work with some of Scotland’s most revered traditional musicians to learn specially composed music and song. The […]
Tinto Halloween School
We’re very excited to announce our fourth on-line music weekend for participants aged 11-18. After the success our last three online events where everyone had a lovely time we’ve decided to do it again! During the weekend of 29th-31th October 2021 (Halloween Weekend) we will be offering on-line classes in: Song / Song arranging and […]
Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira Debut Duo Album Crowdfunding Campaign
From Canada and the US, Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira are a dynamic fiddle & cello duo. First meeting in Scotland, they joined their musical forces, and have since been gracing stages and captivating audiences in both North America and the UK. They are very excited to be working on a debut album together! They […]
NOW ON SALE…Apple Weekender at the Barn 22-24 October
Apple Weekender at the Barn – a musical coming together. Over the weekend of 22-24 October, the Barn’s outdoor and indoor spaces will become a creative playground of music, imagination and apple harvesting. Partnering with trailblazing musical eco-warriors the Nest Collective we’ll present some of the finest folk and roots music, storytelling, apple pressing, crafts […]
Filmmakers invited to enter Gaelic short film competition FilmG 2022
Scotland’s prestigious Gaelic short film competition, FilmG, launches this week in a bid to find the next generation of talented Gaelic filmmakers. FilmG is funded by Gaelic media organisation MG ALBA, and delivered by Cànan Graphic Studio (CGS) based in Skye. The competition offers young filmmakers an alternative route into working in Gaelic media and […]
Celtic Connections Returns for 2022
Celtic Connections, the UK’s premiere celebration of roots music, will return in full force for 2022 with an exciting and eclectic programme of events taking place in Glasgow from Thursday 20 January to Sunday 6 February 2022. Breathing life and soul into much-loved venues across the city, the 18-day programme of events spanning traditional folk, […]