Next Sunday 2nd February at 5pm the finals of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award will be held in the City Halls, Glasgow as part of Celtic Connections festival. This is the 20th year of the event and as usual it will be a fantastic nights concert. If you would would like to […]
Shetland Folk Festival 30th April – 3rd May 2020
The Shetland Folk festival will turn 40 in style this spring with a visiting artist line-up showcasing some of the many festival favourites from the last four decades as well as a host of brand new acts from across eleven different countries. With a range of artists from Oscar nominee Julie Fowlis to a South […]
Celtic Connections 2020 reviews
Hands Up for Trad have been about reviewing some shows at Celtic Connections festival this January. If you would like read about what we’ve seen check them out here! https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotpodcast/huft-review-item/
Hands Up for Trad Quiz – January 2020
Join Amy Papiransky our two teams answering questions about Scottish trad music and culture. Can you answer all the questions and get more points than them? The answers are below. Round 1 quickfire Who was the long running host of Take The Floor who retired in 2016? (Robbie Shepherd) Which Scottish new years tradition first […]
BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of The Year 20th Celebration – 23rd January, Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow
Since 2001, when the final was first staged at Celtic Connections, the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year competition – initiated by Hands Up for Trad – has been a prestigious career launch-pad for winners and runners-up alike, showcased in the TMSA’s popular annual Young Trad tour. Among the honour-roll of victors […]
Battle of The Folk Bands 2020 – the Finals
The finals of Battle of The Folk Bands 2020 will be held at Celtic Connections on January 25th in the Drygate Brewery at 1pm. Why not come along and join in the fun? Last year was brilliant! You can buy tickets here. The finalists are: (click on the links to find out more about them) […]
Opportunity: Freedom Of Mind Community Choir Co-ordinator Wanted
JOB POSTING Choir Co-ordinator JOB DESCRIPTION / OVERVIEW Freedom Of Mind Community Choir is seeking a person for the role of Choir Co- ordinator. This is a temporary position, 4-6 hours a week on Wednesdays, with a rate of pay of £15 per hour on a freelance basis. JOB SUMMARY Freedom of Mind Community Choir […]
Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast No 180 featuring Karine Polwart, Session A9, Iona Fyfe, Kinnaris Quintet and many more
The Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast is back in 2020 with our new year podcast featuring fabulous Scottish trad music. Podcast 180 includes Karine Polwart, Kinnaris Quintet, Session A9, Iona Fyfe and many more! If you enjoy this podcast please consider supporting our Patreon www.patreon.com/handsupfortrad Scribbled in Chalk by Karine Polwart Track – I’m […]
365: Stories + Music – James Roberson and Aidan O’Rourke
How to tell a story without saying too much? How to tap the oldest wisdoms, hardest truths, most tender glances and cracked wit and political rage – how to distill all of that into humble miniatures? Listen here Our slightly mad and epic project began back in 2013, when James Robertson set himself the challenge […]
New Album by Maggie MacInnes
Scottish singer and harp player, Maggie MacInnes, is about to release her sixth solo album mid-January 2020, called Port Bàn (MARCD06) on the Marram Music record label. This album is dedicated to Maggie’s mother, the internationally acclaimed traditional singer, Flora MacNeil from the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, who passed away […]