FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR ▪ Cara Dillon ▪ Julie Fowlis ▪ Siobhan Miller ▪ Karine Polwart BEST DUO ▪ Chris Stout & Catriona McKay ▪ Edgelarks ▪ O’Hooley & Tidow ▪ Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton Best Group ▪ Elephant Sessions ▪ Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band ▪ Lankum ▪ Sam Kelly & […]
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Biggest Audience Figures Yet at Celtic Connections 2018
The 25th Celtic Connections festival draws to a close tonight (Sunday 4th February 2018) and the festival is delighted to announce that audience figures are the highest they have ever been. Over the past 18 days a whopping 130,000 attendances have been recorded in venues across the city. Celtic Connections has brought Glasgow to life […]
Harp Bazaar – For Everything Harp
Spotted this article on Traditional Music Forum website. Harp Bazaar was founded in 2014 by harpists Heather Downie and Pippa Reid-Foster. They met whilst Heather was teaching at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Pippa was a student studying for a Masters. Harp Bazaar is all things harp related; courses, workshops, competitions, music books, CDs […]
Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin out for ilk ither By Elizabeth Thoumire
The TV news the nou is stappit fou wi hert brakkin sichts. Puir sowels wi naewhaur tae bide nor lay their heids left tae chitter in the cauld; fowk wha uissless, shilpit Offícialdom hae cast sae far doun they’v nae fecht left; fowk no able tae feed their bairns, niver mind theirsels. I think o […]
Trad Music Spotlight: HEISK
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 HEISK a few questions. What’s happening? We have recently launched our […]
Celtic Connections Reviews
Hands Up for Trad have been attending gigs at Celtic Connections festival (Glasgow) and writing reviews in Scots and Gaelic. Have a read of them at the link below! If you’ve been to any events why not submit a review yourself – it’s easy! https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotpodcast/huft-review-item/
Shetland Folk Festival 2018 Line-Up
The provisional line-up for the 38th Shetland Folk Festival has been announced by its hard-working volunteer committee. In May this year, twelve confirmed acts will take to festival stages the length and breadth of the isles to demonstrate their musical prowess. The four-day feast of music will present visiting musicians from USA, Canada, Holland, Denmark, […]
Plockton Music School – Open Days and Auditions
The National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music has gained a reputation as the number one place for young people to develop their skills as traditional musicians. At this time of year, the Centre opens its doors to young musicians who want to find out about the quality tuition and wide range of traditional music […]
New Award for Fiona Ritchie!
Fiona Ritchie’s ThistleRadio, the 24/7 music channel on SomaFM, has been named “Best Online Music Show: Country/Folk/Blues” in the 2017 Online Radio Awards. Curated by award-winning broadcaster Fiona Ritchie, ThistleRadio explores new and classic sounds from Celtic roots and branches with rising and well-established artists. It is one of 30 unique channels of listener-supported, commercial-free, […]
Janet Paisley – Services to Scots Award 2018
Janet Paisley is a poet, author, playwright, and radio and television scriptwriter who has championed the Scots language through her belief that ‘literature comes from your own doorstep and in voices that you know’ and in her work in education and her local community and as a member of the ministerial advisory working group for […]