Watch the latest Hands Up for Trad TV featuring great videos from Rura, Tide Lines, Sophie Stevenson, Dowally and Doris Day! We also unveil our new trad news section! Presented by Simon Thoumire and Alana MacInnes. If you enjoy this content please consider supporting the Hands Up for Trad Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/handsupfortrad Day One by […]
Pierre Schryer and Adam Dobres play Glasgow
One of the world’s finest fiddlers Pierre Schryer and guitarist Adam Dobres are coming to Glasgow on Friday 7th June in The Language Hub, Glasgow at 7.30pm. If you are free this is an opportunity to hear one of the world’s finest fiddlers in an acoustic setting – no microphones in sight! This duo is […]
Lau Land at Aberdeen Music Hall 7/8th June
This is always a fabulous weekend with Lau – one of our most innovative bands. Find out more and buy a ticket. Fri 7 June: Main event: Lau, Landless and Lankum – Music Hall – Starts 7.30pm Afterparty: Lau-Land Late with Amaraterra and DJ Giles Walker – Lemon Tree – Starts 10.45pm (Entry with Lau-Land […]
The Mist Coming into the Hills composed by Tony Davis
Tony David wrote this 6/8 march which he was inspired to write by watching mist coming into the hills. You can check it out here. Tell us how you get on! http://musichub.scot/wp-content/uploads/gravity_forms/5-82670318d4cdee8280558b2f108f8074/2019/05/The-Mist-Coming-into-the-Hills.pdf If you would like to view or download The Mist Coming into the Hills composed by Tony Davis click here. Get lots of tunes […]
Looking for William Wallace
Simon headed to down to Lanark at the weekend to visit his parents and find out more about William Wallace’s haunts! Join him in a fun day with his folks around Lanark and two great tunes! Download the tunes https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TPZR3L_ELLGDovxhf7k9cZPcV9hQHa9c
Dr John MacInnes RIP
Scotland’s leading authority on Gaelic language, tradition and culture has died aged 89. Academic and author Dr John MacInnes (Iain MacAonghuis) spent his life studying and championing Gaelic history, folklore, music and spoken word, and was considered “the last of the native scholars”. He was born in Uig on Lewis, but grew up on Raasay. […]
Raising the Roof at the Glad Cafe! Can you help them fund a new roof?
For the past seven years the Glad Cafe has been running a packed programme of live music as well as art exhibitions, films, talks, comedy and theatre in our premises on the southside of Glasgow. We are a not for profit social enterprise with a brilliant staff team of 16 who make sure that our […]
33rd Shetland Folk Festival’s Welcome to Hamish McLeman composed by Steven Spence
This tune was composed by Steven Spence for the birth of Hamish McLeman who decided it was time to make an appearance to join the party on the Saturday night on the Folk Festival in 2013. The tune was commissioned by his grandparents in Burra. Try and play it here Publisher: Spencie’s Tunes Tune type: […]
Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast No 175 feat Dosca, Gnoss, Siobhan Miller, Karen Matheson, Eddi Reader and many more
Have a nice day with the latest Foot Stompin’ podcast featuring some great Scottish trad music from Dosca, Gnoss, Tannahill Weavers, Siobhan Miller, Ryan Young, Karen Matheson, Eddi Reader, Paddy Callaghan and many more. If you enjoy these podcasts please consider supporting our Patreon www.patreon.com/handsupfortrad Playlist: Meridian by Dosca Track – Oblique https://www.doscamusic.com Drawn From […]
New single Tairm released by Gaelic electronica duo Whyte
‘Tairm’ is the new single release by Gaelic Electronica duo WHɎTE from their forthcoming second album release. ‘Tairm’ and its accompanying music video was officially released on Thursday 14 March. Buy it here. Tairm from WHYTE on Vimeo. WHYTE’s unique blend of Gaelic song and electronica has been winning them plaudits at home and abroad […]