Ellie McLaren is performing at Celtic Connections festival’s The New Tradition: Rejuvenation concert on Saturday 22nd January at 1pm in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall We asked Ellie about the music they will perform in the concert. I’ve been playing the fiddle since I was 8 years old, learning from various fiddlers across the country including […]
News
Favourite Scots Poems with Scots Hoose
Scots Hoose has teamed up with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland to bring you films of their Favourite Scots Poems like The Crocodile by JK Annand and Mrs Nae Offence by Gregor Steele. Not sure how to say the Scots words? Need some tips for reciting a Scots poem for a school concert or competition? […]
The New Tradition: Rejuvenation. 22nd January 1pm, Celtic Connections Festival
Lockdown has not been easy for musicians and younger musicians in particular have not had the opportunities to get out and play and try new ideas after finishing their various qualifications. Hands Up for Trad, Stonehaven Folk Club and Celtic Connections have come together to give an opportunity to seven young musicians to make a […]
The New Tradition: Rejuvenation – John Dew
John Dew is performing at Celtic Connections The New Tradition: Rejuvenation concert on Saturday 22nd January at 1pm in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. We asked John about the music they will perform in the concert. I’m John and I hail from Perthshire and learned the pipes in school from Anne Spalding. I then took an […]
The New Tradition: Rejuvenation – Evie Waddell
Evie Waddell is performing at Celtic Connections The New Tradition: Rejuvenation concert on Saturday 22nd January at 1pm in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. We asked Evie about the music they will perform in the concert. I am a Gaelic and Scots singer and step dancer from Stirlingshire, who recently graduated from the BMus Traditional Music […]
Fraya Thomsen new video. Footloose
Fraya Thomsen is excited to release a new film made to music on Friday 14th of January. Director Eleanor Mortimer was inspired by Phrenetikos to make an accompanying film. Fraya met Eleanor when studying at the National Film and Television School where they struck up a collaborative bond. In this textural exploration, Eleanor and Fraya […]
WIDE DAYS 2022 ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
In partnership with PRS Foundation the Wide Days 2022 Artist Development Programme will support six acts based in Scotland, to develop opportunities internationally (including the rest of the UK). Applications are now open to solo-artists and bands of any genre and are now extending the opportunity to studio-based creators – songwriters, composers, producers and DJs […]
Folk In Crisis Fund – Can you donate?
Stonehaven Folk Club teamed up with Hands Up for Trad in March 2020 and donated £5000 to launch Folk In Crisis Fund to provide grants of £250 to help towards living expenses of Folk artists and support personnel severely affected by the Covid-19 crisis. With donations from other clubs and the public the fund has […]
Lewis Piper, James Duncan Mackenzie, releases tune book of own compositions
Lewis piper James Duncan Mackenzie has released a tune book featuring 70 of his own compositions for pipes and other instruments, including tunes which have already become popular in both the pipe band and folk music scenes. The James Duncan Mackenzie Collection features 52 pipe tunes, including tunes such as Smelling Fresh and Willie Bucach […]
New book! Tales From The Early Scottish Folk Scene by Fraser Bruce
The book – Tales From The Early Scottish Folk Scene by Fraser Bruce – has taken nearly three years to write and during that time Fraser met and chatted with over 100 people who were part of the early folk club scene during the late 1950s and early 1960s. The book tells the true story […]