With only a few days to go until the 25th edition of Celtic Connections there has been a flurry of new names added to the ambitious and eclectic line-up of musicians already announced. The festival will run from Thursday 18 January to Sunday 4 February 2018. The 18 days of entertainment will brighten up this […]
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Tracs Map of Scotland’s Songs
Ewan McVicar has put together this invaluable list of Scotland’s Songs across Scotland. The entries include book sources [see KEY below] and Web links [unchecked re other content] to recordings, lyrics and notes about traditional and new songs that belong to or that mention these places. Check it out here. SONG LISTING KEY: 101 – […]
The Aberdeen Collection: 250 Contemporary Scottish Tunes in Traditional Style is a collection of tunes written by tunesmiths who live in, or have a connection with, Aberdeen.
The book is published by Aberdeen University Press and received funding from Vibrant Aberdeen and Stonehaven Folk Festival public arts project. It has a Foreword by Alasdair Fraser and includes tunes from SC&T particpants and tutors past and present as well as a few other weel-kent musician-composers with Aberdeen connections, such as Carol Anderson, Jarlath […]
Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin places on sale now!
Registrations are now open for Hand’s Up for Trad’s Easter Gaitherin’ 2018 3-6th April! Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin’s long established event will be lead by some of Scotland’s finest folk musicians who will give lessons in your chosen instruments, as well helping you to create exciting arrangements for performance. Book your place! We are happy to […]
Online concert / workshop with Blazin’ Fiddles fiddler Jenna Reid
Don’t miss fiddle-online’s guest concert/workshop on Sunday Jan 14 (2pm ET, 7pm GMT) live from Scotland with Jenna Reid. To watch the concert which costs a very reasonable $9 visit http://www.fiddle-online.com.
MakerSpace” – write a new tune for new pipes!
Tune Writing Competition : deadline 25th January 2018 : £100 prize! During January 2018, funds are being raised via Kickstarter, for the recording of an album titled “MakerSpace”, focused on exploring the very recently developed “Lindsay System” Scottish smallpipes. The project can be found on Kickstarter by searching for “Makerspace” or “Donald WG Lindsay”. The […]
Happy Xmas (War is Over) by Josie Duncan and Innes White
Here is a great version of John Lennon’s Happy Xmas by Scottish musicians – Josie Duncan and Innes White. It is part of Josie Duncan’s twelve songs of Christmas series that you can find on Facebook here. Have a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!
Inspiration Award 2017: Grace Stewart Skinner
Grace Stewart-Skinner is a 5th year pupil at Dingwall Academy. Grace has cerebral palsy and is a determined and very good young harp player. She has been going to the Feis Rois residential courses in Ullapool since she was in primary school, and she is a regular attendee of the International Harp Festival in Edinburgh. […]
Inspiration Award 2017 – Mary Macmaster
Mary MacMaster has been an inspiration to aspiring harp players since she emerged on the Scottish music scene with the all-women ceilidh band Sprangeen in 1981, and as a self-taught musician, she has progressed from playing the cheapest harp she could find in Exchange and Mart magazine to working with state-of-the-art electroharps and performing with […]
Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin 2018
Hi everyone! You my have been wondering why there hasn’t been any info on the Easter Youth Gaitherin’ 2018. We had some issues with the venue, but we are very pleased to announce that The Music Box, Edinburgh College have stepped in and saved the day! Next years Gaitherin’ will be a jam packed three […]