I’ve been meaning to share this website with you for a while! If you love Scottish fiddle music and its history this is a great website. It features a growing number of posts on the music, history, and culture of the violin in Scotland. There is lots of content on historical, contemporary fiddle music and […]
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Dunoon Scottish Music Workshop 2018
The Dunoon Burgh Hall provided a great venue for last weekend’s inaugural Scottish music workshop. Organised by the Cowal Fiddle Workshop, players came from far and wide to learn from three masters of their crafts – Alistair McCulloch (fiddle), Mark Duff ( whistles) and Aaron Jones (guitar). The days were spent learning to improve play […]
Blazin’ Fiddles Celebrate Their 20th Year With Summer Tour And Special Guest Vocalist Karen Matheson
Scotland’s most celebrated fiddle band Blazin’ Fiddles will join together with the remarkable vocalist Karen Matheson for a special one-off Scottish tour. Blazin’ Fiddles celebrate 20 years of touring and recording and are delighted to honour this birthday with a string of special performances throughout Scotland with special guest singer Karen Matheson. Having performed their […]
Tinto Summer School daily vlogs
We had a fantastic week at our annual Tinto Summer School. It’s a brilliant week of tutors and young people learning Scottish music and song. We posted a daily vlog of our activities on Facebook and YouTube to keep people keep up todate. You can also see them below. Last week we posted a link […]
Renewing the Tradition final report
Renewing the Tradition, devised by Hands Up For Trad as part of their ongoing Scotland Sings activities began in 2015 with a vision to remember and celebrate Robert Burns’ work within the context of Scotland’s choral and harmony singing network. Over the next four years some of Scotland’s most prominent traditional songwriters were commissioned to […]
Dumfries & Galloway dancers prepare to compete at Minnigaff this weekend – 5th annual traditional music and dance festival set to welcome Highland dancers from all over the UK.
Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival gets under way this weekend, over the 6th-8th July 2018 and, with a new title, is hosting its first ever Scottish Highland dancing competitions; part of another packed festival programme of music and events. The festival kicks off on Friday 6th July with a guitar workshop […]
Tinto Summer School is next week! Watch last years vlogs!
It’s always an exciting time of year when Tinto Summer School comes round and loads of young people head to Wiston Lodge, Wiston, South Lanarkshire to learn music for the first week of July. Last year we made a daily vlog and they’re all below for you to get a feel the fun of the […]
Congratulations to Dr Karine Polwart and Christine Primrose MBE
Congratulations to Dr Karine Polwart who has just been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Glasgow. Read more about the award winning Karine Polwart and her songs at www.karinepolwart.com. You should also sign up for her newsletter – it’s great! Congratulations to Gaelic singer Christine Primrose MBE, who has been awarded an MBE […]
Fiddler Alasdair Fraser and cellist Natalie Haas to perform at Ayrshire’s Craigie Folk Club this July
The organisers of Ayrshire’s Craigie Folk Club are hugely delighted to announce a very special summer concert this July with the world famous master Scots fiddle player and composer Alasdair Fraser, in the intimate setting of Craigie Village Hall, Craigie by Kilmarnock. The sat nav code is KA1 5LY. The concert, on Tuesday 17th July […]
Hands Up for Trad Community Music Awards 2018 – Vote Now!
Hands Up for Trad announce the nominees in the Scottish Community Music Awards. The nominations celebrate music teachers, projects, young musicians, organisations and composers who make a musical difference to your community. Please click on the links to read about the nominees below and spread the word about these amazing people and projects. Our communitees […]