Finlay Johnston took home the overall prize at the 2019 Glenfiddich Piping Championship, held as ever in a crowded Ballroom of Blair Castle in Perthshire today. It was the second time that Finlay Johnston won the award, successfully defending the title he first won in 2018. He gained this year’s win by placing 2nd in […]
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Ryan Young Representing UK at WOMEX
Three years after releasing his debut CD, produced and engineered by triple Grammy award-winning Jesse Lewis, Scottish fiddler Ryan Young accompanied by guitarist Jenn Butterworth, will be playing WOMEX. in Tampere, Finland. Ryan, along with Jenn, is the only UK artist to have been selected to play at the prestigious World Music Exhibition on the […]
Battle of The Folk Bands Finalists 2020
We are very happy to announce the finalists of Battle of The Folk Bands 2020. The finals will be happen on 25th January 2020 in Drygate Brewery at the prestigious Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow. Last years event was a great success and lots of fun! Join us at 1pm for another great concert. Buy […]
Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!
Excerpt from Bella Caledonia. ‘Tae popular acclamation!’ Noo there’s a thocht tae quicken the hert. A roarin croud isnae jist for Hampden when we’re takkin oot a guddle o P.E. teachers an pairt-time posties; but the second tae last place ye’d expect yin (coontin the Mitchell Library an New Douglas Park on a Setturday) is […]
Vote for Glasgow music teacher Frank McArdle in the Evening Times Community Champion Awards 2019
Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame inductee and music teacher Frank McArdle have been nominated in the Community Champion Awards. Frank has never stopped supporting young people to learn music in Glasgow. For nearly 50 years he has taught 1000s of young people at St Roch’s Secondary in Glasgow. The Irish Minstrels have travelled all […]
New Project Launches Today To Attract More People To Learn Gaelic
Take a fresh look at learning Gaelic Ahead of an ambitious project to attract more people to Gaelic, LearnGaelic has today launched a redesigned website at the University of Glasgow as part of the Embracing change: The Future of Gaelic in a Global & Digital Age seminar for the Royal National Mod. Created in […]
Gaelic arts organisation to launch new digital resource
Kate Forbes MSP supports online tool to help make Gaelic music tuition accessible to all 29th September 2019, The Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy, Kate Forbes MSP, attended the Annual Conference of Gaelic arts organisation, Fèisean nan Gàidheal, on Friday 27th September, where she congratulated it on one of its busiest and most […]
Celtic Connections 2020 Programme Announced
From Thursday 16 January to Sunday 2 February 2020, musicians from across the world will take part in over 300 events in venues throughout Glasgow for the UK’s premier celebration of celtic music. The 18 days of entertainment will brighten up the dark, wet January nights with a mixture of concerts that include a host of one-off […]
How can we get a million people to hear a Gaelic song live?’
How can we get a million people to hear a Gaelic song live?’ – that was the question posed in a meeting at the BBC Alba offices that started the journey that finished with Alba Choir performing on the Eurovision stage. Eurovision Choir had 10 of Europe’s best choirs performing a live song to impress a […]
Young Gaelic singers and researchers to showcase their work in Canada
Talented singers to participate in internationally renowned Celtic Colours Festival Six young Gaelic singers from across Scotland have been invited to perform at the renowned Celtic music festival, Celtic Colours, in Canada next month, showcasing the second phase of the Fuaran project, which aims to inspire young Gaelic speakers to engage with the wealth of […]