I recently spotted this interesting Guide To The Highland Games from VisitScotland. Here’s the opening paragraph. “The Highland games have a story that is as old and richly varied as that of Scotland’s landscape and its people. It’s a rare chance to reconnect with your roots and community, as well as an opportunity to get […]
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Great opportunity! Highland Young Musicians
HIGHLAND YOUNG MUSICIANS groups are the north of Scotlands PREMIER youth music activities, promoting excellence and access through supported music activities. They lie at the top of the ‘pyramid’ of progressive activities run by High Life Highland music staff – but are not restricted to those who get lessons through HLH Instrumental Service – anyone […]
Ginealach Ùr – New Generation Concert 16th June, Glasgow
Featuring some of the biggest names in contemporary Gaelic music, celebrates the inspirational mentors and teachers who provide encouragement and inspiration for the next generation of performers. Presented in association with An Lòchran. New Tradition: Iain ‘Costello’ MacIver and John Murray formed New Tradition 25 years ago, and the band is celebrating the anniversary with […]
BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award 2019 is open for entries!
Could you be the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2019? This is now the premier award for young traditional musicians in Scotland and many of our past winners have gone on to have success in the world of traditional music. The final of this annual event takes place during the Celtic Connections Festival in […]
Mairi Campbell Inspiration Award 2018
WHETHER interpreting traditional or Burns songs, or voicing thoughtful new compositions by herself and her husband, Dave Francis, Mairi Campbell’s poised vocals – described by one reviewer as “a voice to stop the clock” – have been a familiar strand within the Scottish folk scene for the past couple of decades. Her fiddle playing and […]
Opportunity! Mountain Melodies 2018
St Margaret’s Braemar, in partnership with Live Music Now Scotland, will host a week-long music and composition project during the 2018 October holidays called Mountain Melodies, for talented young musicians from the local area, combining composition workshops, one-to-one tuition, talks, seminars and performances. Up to 20 places for available for the project, running from Friday […]
Killin Music Festival 15-17th June
The Perthshire village of Killin will come alive with music on the 15th, 16th and 17th of June with the third Killin Music Festival! Acts this year include Blazin’ Fiddles and Niteworks on the Friday, Peatbog Faeries, MecLir and HoRo on the Saturday and a seated concert with Phil Cunningham & Aly Bain on the […]
Adam Sutherland’s Interesting People Podcast – Aonghas Grant
Here is a new podcast from Adam Sutherland. Check it out below! For this episode of ‘Adam Sutherland’s Interesting People’ I have the pleasure of the company of the famous left-handed fiddler of Lochaber, Aonghas Grant. Also joining me this time is my father, Alex Sutherland. Aonghas is very well known across the world as […]
Trad Music Spotlight: Kim Carnie
Hands Up for Trad’s Trad Music Spotlight is a monthly feature on a band or solo artist. It was first launched in February 2015 and features musicians who are working in the trad scene – both in Scotland and around the world. We asked Kim Carnie a few questions. What’s happening? Well, I’m just home […]
Liet International 2018 – The results
Congratulations to Gerda Stevenson & Kyrre Slind who came third in the Liet International 2018 competition. Jury Award: 1. The Rowan Tree (Cornish) 2. Nastasia Zürcher (Galician) 3. Gerda Stevenson & Kyrre Slind (Scots) Besides, Nastasia Zürcher also won the Musicians’ Award, for which all the bands voted. https://liet-international.com/and-the-results-are/