17 year old Brìghde Chaimbeul is from Skye has won BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award Award 2016. She was brought up in Sleat but has lived with her family in Kyle for the past few years. She is a native Gaelic speaker and comes from a family of musicians and artists. Her mother Liondsaidh […]
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Scottish Folk Music Documentaries at Glasgow Film Theatre
Here are a few films coming up at the Glasgow Film Theatre that sound great! Hamish (N/C 15+) Friday 3 – Sunday 5 June Running time: 1h15m Hamish Henderson (1919-2002) was a colossal figure in Scottish culture, a man of boundless passion and curiosity whose poems continue to elevate and inspire a nation. Robbie Fraser’s highly […]
Slow Sessions in Dundee
There are plans afoot for slow sessions in Dundee which will take place after concerts organised by Dundee Acoustic Music Club (DAMC). The session leader will be Helen Forbes (whistle teacher at the Wighton Heritage Centre). The dates are future DAMC concerts are: May 29th (Bruce Molsky); June 19th (Corn Potato String Band); September 18th […]
Trad Session at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow 8th May
Change of plan for this Sun, 8th 2-4.15pm, we know some folk will be studying for their exams & we wish them the very best of luck☘ but others not involved in exams were still keen for a session- so the very talented fiddler Louise Hunter will lead this weeks session, please spread the word, […]
Nos Ùr – Scots and Gaelic song competition – closing date Monday 1st May
Hands Up for Trad’s 2016 Gaelic and Scots songwriting competition: Nòs Ùr (New Style), in partnership with Creative Scotland closes on Monday 1st May. Have you entered a song yet? Gaelic and Scot’s Song writers, Singers and groups are invited to submit a new and original song in either language which will then be considered by […]
The Great Scottish Flute Night!
The first ever ‘Great Scottish Flute Night’ featuring some of Scotlands top traditional flute players in aid of the Scottish Association for Mental Health. Scotland’s top traditional flute players are set to perform at a special charity concert on Friday 6th May. The concert, arranged in conjunction with the 3rd FluteFling Scottish Flute Day, will […]
The 15th Moniaive Folk Festival kicks off on Thursday 5th May
The 15th Moniaive Folk Festival is set to be another packed weekend this year and kicks off on Thursday 5th May with a concert from the young, dynamic group, Talisk featuring the amazing Mohsen Amini, winner of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year. Our welcoming ceilidh on Friday 6th will feature […]
Tinto Adult weekend – October 2016
The 2nd adult Tinto Summer School will take place from Friday 14th – Saturday 16th October 2016. Everyone age 18+ is welcome for a weekend of great music, sessions, great food and the opportunity to learn from some of Scotland’s finest musicians. The weekend will involve learning tunes as well as learning from each other and […]
New book on Scottish traditional music
Piper and academic Simon McKerrell has published a book on Scottish Traditional Music aimed at a wide audience. Focus: Scottish Traditional Music engages methods from ethnomusicology, popular music studies, cultural studies, and media studies to explain how complex Scottish identities and culture are constructed in the traditional music and culture of Scotland. This book examines […]
Hands Up for Trad’s Ignition Award awarded to Aidan O’Rourke
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 […]