Hands Up for Trad are inviting bands to send in a demo to take part in The Battle of the Folk Bands 2021 competition to be held at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections Festival in January 2021. If you are in a band or have an idea for a band that you haven’t tried out yet this could […]
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Scots Story Competition 2020 – A’ The Seas
Haw! Want tae be Young Scots Writer o the Year 2020? Enter Scottish Book Trust’s braw competition for young folk aged 11 – 18 tae scrieve a poem, a story, a play or a sang in the Scots leid. The oweraw winner will be invitit tae receive their prize at the fantoosh Scots Language Awards […]
Announcing the Scottish Awards for New Music 2020 Shortlist!
The Scottish Awards for New Music are delighted to announce the 2020 shortlist of nominees selected by a panel of key figures in the music world from over 300 nominations submitted across twelve categories. The winners will be announced at an event at V&A Dundee on Tuesday 14 April 2020. A limited number of early […]
Blazin’ in Biggar
Blazin’ Fiddles launch Blazin’ in Biggar – 6th & 7th of June A sister fiddle school to the well established Blazin’ in Beauly. The Scottish fiddle super group are at the forefront of Scottish fiddle tuition as they continue to deliver sell-out workshops, masterclasses and concerts in the heart of the Highlands every winter during […]
Listen to Scots Radio – March 2020
There’s something afa magical aboot this episode. We welcomed actor, poet, writer an singer – Gerda Stevenson – intae oor studio – alang wi musician, entrepreneur, mannie in charge o Hands Up for Trad, Simon Thoumire – and jist let it furl. Simon gave us aff the press, news o the new competition in the […]
Mairi Campbell is coming to Canada!
Mairi Campbell is heading to Canada for some gigs and I know there are some of you here who will want to see her. Here is Mairi’s dates! Read about Mairi here. 6 and 7 March: Mairi Campbell: Pulse, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. BUY TICKETS 18 March: “Celtic Colours” with Mairi Campbell, Brockville, Lower Hall, St […]
Edinburgh International Harp Festival 3rd-8th April 2020, Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh
In it’s 39th year, the Edinburgh International Harp Festival announces a magical line-up of harping talent. With Scotland’s clarsach at its heart, the festival showcases all aspects of the harp with a host of concerts, courses and workshops in a welcoming and inclusive environment, cementing its reputation as the friendliest harp festival in the world. […]
Irish Traditional Music Awards to broadcast live on BBC ALBA this Sunday
TG4 is pleased to collaborate with BBC ALBA, to bring the annual awards ceremony and showcase of Traditional Irish Music, GRADAM CEOIL TG4, live to homes across Scotland and the UK for the first time. TG4’s Gradam Ceoil will be televised live on both on TG4 and BBC ALBA at 9:30pm on Sunday evening, from […]
Beginning To Understand Performance Anxiety by Ellie McLaren
At the humble age of 9, I didn’t once bat an eyelid at the thought of taking to the stage in Banchory Town Hall to play two (relatively simple) tunes in the ’12 and Under’ section at the Banchory Accordion and Fiddle Festival. I did this year in and year out, gradually venturing to more […]
GAELICTRONICA 14 March 2020, CCA, Glasgow
Gaelictronica has evolved into one of our most popular and most experimental events. Indeed the term ‘Gaelictronica’ is becoming widely adopted to describe traditional Gaelic/electronic crossover music. Barbara Morgenstern is a Berlin-based electronica artist who performs internationally, works in theatre and film soundtracks and collaborates with leading figures in the worlds of jazz and indie […]