The 6th Annual Merlin Academy Summer School has moved to the fabulous new location of Abbotsford the home of Sir Walter Scott. The Summer school runs from Tuesday 8th to Friday 11th August inclusive and classes will be taught in the beautiful house and grounds of Abbotsford House, the Historic House where Walter Scott wrote […]
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House Concerts At Watercolour Music, Ardgour
Original Gaelic songwriting and masterful American storytelling are at the heart of the matter as one of Scotland’s finest residential recording studios Watercolour Music open their doors once more in 2017 for the first two events in this year’s House Concert series. Watercolour Music co-director Mary Ann Kennedy will be marking the forthcoming release […]
Scottish Music Brand
A couple of years ago Hands Up for Trad launched a Scottish Music brand that is freely available to all Scottish musicians and bands. The objective is to promote our music as Scottish across the world and be seen and heard with one voice. The brand can be inserted on CDs, printed materials, websites and […]
New Hands Up for Trad Galleries Website
At Hands Up for Trad we take loads of fab photos of our many events and presentations. We are very lucky to work with some great photographers as well. We always upload the photos to our various websites but they are easily lost so we have decided to make a dedicated website so you can […]
Battle Of The Folk Bands Finalists Announced
The finalists of Battle of the Folk Bands 2017 have been announced. They are: HECLA Iona Fyfe Band Tradosaurus TRIP DOSCA This is the first Battle of The Folk Bands ran by Hands Up for Trad based on the similar folk band competitions of the 1970-90s in Edinburgh and elsewhere. Each band will perform for […]
Fochabers Fiddle Week 2017
This will be a great week of teaching! April 12th – April 15th 2016 ALL tickets allow 4 tickets to concert/ceilidh evening in Fochabers Institute (Saturday 15th) Tutors Adam Sutherland (Treacherous Orchestra & Session A9) www.treacherousorchestra.com Lauren MacColl www.laurenmaccoll.co.uk Mhairi Marwick (Fat-Suit) www.fatsuit.com Jack Smedley (RURA) www.rura.co.uk Ewan Macpherson (Shooglenifty) www.shooglenifty.com Buy your ticket here […]
CHARLIE STEWART wins BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2017
TALENTED fiddle player Charlie Stewart was named BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2017 last night (Sunday Feb 5) after a rousing winning performance at Glasgow’s City Halls. Judges were unanimous in awarding the 21-year-old the title, now seen as the premier accolade for young musicians in their field. Each of the six finalists gave a […]
TwentyTwo Promotions – February 2017 Business Limelight of the Month
TwentyTwo Promotions are the twentieth recipients of Hands Up for Trad’s Business Limelight Award. The “Limelight’s” are a monthly initiative (launched in October 2012) that recognises the outstanding contributions made by businesses and organisations who contribute, shape and influence the arts and cultural sector in Scotland today. TwentyTwo Promotions are a music agency who are […]
Trad Music Spotlight: The Poozies
Hands Up for Trad’s Trad Music Spotlight is a monthly feature on a band or solo artist. It was first launched in February 2015 and features musicians who are working in the trad scene – both in Scotland and around the world. We asked The Poozies a few questions. What’s happening? We have a new […]
Fairport Convention Landmark Presentation
Last Tuesday we visited Celtic Connections festival to present the legendary Fairport Convention with a Landmark Award to celebrate their 50 years in the business. David Francis made the presentation while at the same time got to me some of his heroes! Read about the band below! Dave Pegg has likened Fairport Convention’s personnel changes […]