Congratulations to the 5 bands who have made it through to Battle of The Folk Bands 2019 which take place at Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow this coming January 19th. The bands are: Canny Ceilidh Band Madeleine Stewart Trio 5 Strings DLÙ Dougal’s Jumper Hands Up for Trad picked the 5 bands from a number […]
Hamish Matters – Call from locals to show film about Blairgowrie-born Hamish Henderson in his home toon leads to the organising of a Festival in his honour.
Hamish Henderson was a Scottish poet, songwriter, soldier and intellectual who was born in Blairgowrie, on 11th November, 1919. Through his work in the fields of folk song and poetry, he has been referred to as the founding father of Scotland’s 20th century folk renaissance. In 2016, a documentary was produced in Scotland by film-maker Robbie Fraser […]
Clarsach Society Annual Scholarship Award and The Young Composer Award
The Young Composer Award The Young Composer Award is an annual competition based award issued by The Clarsach Society. This year the award name has been updated in memory of John Macleod. The Award is now called The Iain Macleòid Young Composer Award. Composers aged between 16 & 25 years of age are invited to […]
Read about the Trad Albums of the Year Longlist
The longlist for the Trad Albums of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards have been announced. The albums are Air Fàir an Là by Niteworks alterum by Julie Fowlis Bare Knuckle by Chris Stout and Catriona McKay Ellipsis by Fourth Moon EVO by SKERRYVORE Glasgow by Findlay Napier In Praise of […]
A Life in Trad Music: Peter Morrison
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 […]
Nominations are open for the 2018 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. Tell us who you think should be nominated!
Hands Up for Trad have opened nominations for this year’s MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. The much-anticipated MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards celebrates excellence in traditional music. Honouring artists, instrumentalists, composers and singer-songwriters plus phenomenal performances from some of the biggest names in traditional music, the ceremony recognises outstanding musical talent from all […]
Hands Up for Trad September Quiz – fiddlers vs clarsachs
Watch the latest Hands Up for Trad Quiz featuring our teams of fiddles vs clarsachs! Can you answer all the questions? Can you beat the teams? Please Share! Here are the answers! Teams – fiddlers: Catriona Price, Kristan Harvey and Anna Massie. Kristan and Catriona are members of Fara who are just about to release […]
Can you help support Hands Up for Trad on Patreon?
Hands Up for Trad exists to promote Scottish traditional music through Education, Information and Advocacy to Artists, Audiences and Participants both Nationally and Internationally. To strategically plan and grow the work of Hands Up For Trad we are starting this Patreon to ask if you can help support us in our work with a subscription. We […]
Hands Up for Trad TV 32
Watch the latest Hands Up for Trad TV with Simon Thoumire and Andrew Waite featuring great music videos from Rura, The Poozies, Dowally, Northern Flyway, Amy Papiransky and Ímar. This video is sponsored by Cafe Rhubarb. Please Share! Catriona’s by Rura https://www.rura.co.uk Soaking in The Bathtub by The Poozies http://www.poozies.co.uk Interview with Andrew Waite https://andrewwaitemusic.co.uk/ […]
Live Music Now Scotland/St Margaret’s Braemar project | 12 – 18 October 2018 | FREE for Aberdeenshire school children
As some of you may be aware, St Margaret’s Braemar and Live Music Now Scotland are running a project during the October holidays (12 – 18 October) for young Scottish traditional musicians aged living in Aberdeenshire. The project shall combine participatory group and one-to-one tuition, and composition workshops, led by award-winning Scottish traditional band Barluath […]