Balter have reached the finals of Battle of The Folk Bands 2018. The competition will be held at TradFest on May 6th 2018 in Edinburgh. Why not come along and join in the fun? You can buy tickets here. Read about all the finalists here. We asked Imogen of Balter a few questions about the […]
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Learn clarsach and fiddle on Hands Up for Trad’s Youtube channel
We have uploaded 3 great music courses onto YouTube. Why not take a minute and improve your skills! Courses uploaded so far are: Corrina Hewat’s Scottish Harp (clarsach) intermediate course Jenna Reid Shetland Fiddle Intermediate Course Alasdair White West Highland Fiddle Teaching Course
A Life In Trad Music – A new series about musicians
Scotland is very fortunate in the depth and strength of its traditional musicians. At any given time, there are several generations working in the music sector and as the workforce naturally changes through time, older musicians have different priorities to their younger colleagues. In a new feature for Hands Up for Trad and in order […]
Winners of the 2018 Scottish Awards for New Music (SAFNM) have been announced
Winners of the 2018 Scottish Awards for New Music (SAFNM) have been announced following an event hosted by music writer and broadcaster, Kate Molleson, at the Drygate Brewery in Glasgow on Wednesday 7 March 2018. The event was attended by performers, creators and the movers and shakers in the vibrant music scene in Scotland and […]
Hands Up for Trad #womenintrad Twitter Chat
We had a great Twitter chat last Thursday on International Women’s Day. Below is a quick summary of some of the chat but please visit Twitter and the hashtag #womenintrad for the complete discussion. Rachel Newton @rachel_newton_ It’s not just #womenintrad that need to address these issues it’s #menintrad too 🙂 equality is good for […]
Tickets for Blazin’ in Beauly fiddle event are on sale NOW!
Since 2001, Blazin’ Fiddles have hosted a wonderful week of tuition, concerts, ceilidhs and craic, welcoming thousands of folk to the little town of Beauly in the Highlands of Scotland. https://blazininbeauly.com/ A short drive from Inverness, Beauly is a gem of a place, a truly welcoming town where everyone is part of the community. The […]
A Life in Trad Music: Laura-Beth Salter
Scotland is very fortunate in the depth and strength of its traditional musicians. At any given time, there are several generations working in the music sector and as the workforce naturally changes through time, older musicians have different priorities to their younger colleagues. In order to better appreciate these differences, Hands Up for Trad are […]
A Life in Trad Music: Gillian Fleetwood
Scotland is very fortunate in the depth and strength of its traditional musicians. At any given time, there are several generations working in the music sector and as the workforce naturally changes through time, older musicians have different priorities to their younger colleagues. In order to better appreciate these differences, Hands Up for Trad are […]
Announcement: National Piping Centre and College of Piping to join forces
The Boards of The College of Piping and The National Piping are pleased to announce that they have agreed, in principle, that The College of Piping will transfer its charitable and commercial activities to The National Piping Centre. This will create one single national centre of excellence for the study and performance of Scotland’s national […]
International Women’s Day Twitter Chat – 8th March
In 2017 Hands Up for Trad hosted our first Twitter chat using the hashtag #womenintrad. This was a public discussion to chat about the issues for women working in traditional music and our special guest was Rachel Newton. To mark International Women’s Day 2018 we are hosting another discussion to look at where we are […]