We had an absolutely wonderful time at our September fundraiser, Shawfest. The festivities began on Saturday 24th in St Peter’s hall, Partick. From 2pm there was a craft and activities fair, with pottery & knitting demonstrations, face painting, and a kids corner which included lots of fun games for our young attendees. After the success […]
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Phil Cunningham And Aly Bain Landmark Award Presentation 1st October 2016
Hands Up for Trad were very pleased to present Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain with our Landmark Award celebrating 30 years as a touring act. Both Phil and Aly have worked tirelessly for Scottish music and have promoted our music successively across the world with various band (Boys of the Lough, Silly Wizard) for many […]
Launch of MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2016
We are very excited to announce that we will be announcing the top 20 Scots Trad Albums of the Year and opening nominations for the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards this Monday 3rd October live on Facebook! If you would like to join us for the announcement in English and Gaelic visit Hands Up […]
Maryhill Burgh Halls (Glasgow) Gaelic workshops
Maryhill Burgh Halls Trust is delighted to host a new art programme this Autumn 2016, full of exciting workshops and classes for all ages and abilities. A wonderful range of artists offer a variety of workshops for children, young adults and adults to try out their crafty side, discover their voice, meet new friends and […]
Thousands of kids to receive Gaelic lessons after Government grant
Taken from The Scotsman newspaper. Thousands of schoolchildren could receive their Gaelic language lessons thanks to a Scottish Government funding award. Feisean nan Gaidheal, the organisation which supports the development of community based Gaelic arts tuition festivals, is to be given £33,000 by ministers. The funding will allow the body to offer Gaelic language lessons […]
Bessie Watson – first female piper?
I found this on Facebook last week and found it very interesting! Bessie Watson was born in 1900 in Edinburgh’s Old Town. At the age of seven, her parents encouraged her to take up the pipes in order to strengthen her lungs as a precaution against tuberculosis. Her first set of pipes were a specially […]
Hands Up for Trad’s Ignition Award awarded to Rachel Newton
Hands Up for Trad’s Ignition Award is an award for musicians and bands who put the charge into the tradition. At Hands Up for Trad we like to celebrate innovation so we have brought forward this award to celebrate those musicians who take chances and in doing so make Scottish trad music an exciting place […]
A fantastic opportunity for young fiddlers in Edinburgh!
The Scots Fiddle Festival are looking for talented young fiddlers/violinists aged 12-18 to be part of the Scots Fiddle Festival Outreach Project & perform at the Scots Fiddle Festival at The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh on the 19th of November. The concert will be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the festival and the outreach project […]
Live Music Now Auditions
Live Music Now is one of the best performance opportunities for musicians. The closing date for applications is Wednesday 5th October 2016. To get an application form email auditions@livemusicnow.org or call 02920554298. Musicians joining LMN have generally finished their advanced musical training and are beginning to establish themselves are professional performers. They are usually between […]
Tasgadh – Small Grants for Traditional Arts
Don’t miss this opportunity. Tasgadh is a fund devolved from Creative Scotland, managed by Fèisean nan Gàidheal and open to organisations and individuals. Tasgadh is designed to provide support for traditional artists and organisations to create, perform, tour and showcase work. The fund can also support professional development and learning projects. Tasgadh cannot support the […]