I’ve been watching the very first Hands Up for Trad Quiz and it’s fun! Have a watch and I’ll post the answers below. Answers 1. Which famous folk festival started in 1992? (Celtic Connections) 2. What is Scotland’s official animal? The wolf, Roe Deer, Unicorn (It is thought the mythical beast was chosen, as its […]
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Piping Live Brings The Stars Of Piping To Glasgow!
The world’s biggest week of piping is set to bring 40,000 music fans to Glasgow this summer. Glasgow’s Buchanan Street was today transformed into the Piping Walk of Fame, with Hollywood-style stars revealing the headliners of this year’s Piping Live! Glasgow International Piping Festival, which returns to the city 10 – 18 August 2019. The […]
Spending a moment with Shetland Fiddler Jenna Reid
I really enjoyed this chat with virtuoso Shetland fiddler Jenna Reid about her new album Working Hands and her life so far. In the chat we talk about Jenna’s move from Shetland – nearly going home again, finally settling in Glasgow, nearly becoming a teacher and succeeding in her chosen career! Read more about Jenna […]
Pierre Schryer and Adam Dobres play Glasgow
One of the world’s finest fiddlers Pierre Schryer and guitarist Adam Dobres are coming to Glasgow on Friday 7th June in The Language Hub, Glasgow at 7.30pm. If you are free this is an opportunity to hear one of the world’s finest fiddlers in an acoustic setting – no microphones in sight! This duo is […]
Lau Land at Aberdeen Music Hall 7/8th June
This is always a fabulous weekend with Lau – one of our most innovative bands. Find out more and buy a ticket. Fri 7 June: Main event: Lau, Landless and Lankum – Music Hall – Starts 7.30pm Afterparty: Lau-Land Late with Amaraterra and DJ Giles Walker – Lemon Tree – Starts 10.45pm (Entry with Lau-Land […]
Looking for William Wallace
Simon headed to down to Lanark at the weekend to visit his parents and find out more about William Wallace’s haunts! Join him in a fun day with his folks around Lanark and two great tunes! Download the tunes https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TPZR3L_ELLGDovxhf7k9cZPcV9hQHa9c
Dr John MacInnes RIP
Scotland’s leading authority on Gaelic language, tradition and culture has died aged 89. Academic and author Dr John MacInnes (Iain MacAonghuis) spent his life studying and championing Gaelic history, folklore, music and spoken word, and was considered “the last of the native scholars”. He was born in Uig on Lewis, but grew up on Raasay. […]
Raising the Roof at the Glad Cafe! Can you help them fund a new roof?
For the past seven years the Glad Cafe has been running a packed programme of live music as well as art exhibitions, films, talks, comedy and theatre in our premises on the southside of Glasgow. We are a not for profit social enterprise with a brilliant staff team of 16 who make sure that our […]
New single Tairm released by Gaelic electronica duo Whyte
‘Tairm’ is the new single release by Gaelic Electronica duo WHɎTE from their forthcoming second album release. ‘Tairm’ and its accompanying music video was officially released on Thursday 14 March. Buy it here. Tairm from WHYTE on Vimeo. WHYTE’s unique blend of Gaelic song and electronica has been winning them plaudits at home and abroad […]
Anne Neilson RIP
It was very sad to hear last week of the passing of great singer and educator Anne Neilson. Anne was introduced to traditional music in 1957 at the second meeting of the late Norman Buchan’s ‘Ballads Club’ in Rutherglen Academy, one of the most vital of the crucibles in which the Scottish Folk revival was forged. […]