Have you ever wanted to learn the English concertina? Simon Thoumire has made this quick 6 part tutorial. You can watch it below!
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Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Dinner 2015 – The Photos!
We had a brilliant night on Friday 11th September at our annual Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Dinner. We were hosted by Blas Festival and Inverness Airport and a great time was had by all. The food was brill and it was lovely to meet all of the inductees from 2015 and their families. […]
Hands Up for Trad’s Ignition Award awarded to Robert McFall
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 […]
Surprise in store for National Lottery Players
A new video from The National Lottery sees unsuspecting players getting more than they bargained for as they buy a ticket in a busy supermarket in Cumbernauld. The humorous video sees TV and radio broadcaster, Alan Dedicoat, best known as the ‘Voice of the Balls’ on the BBC’s National Lottery programmes, ‘break’ into the store’s […]
Seeking Artistic Director for new English National Youth Folk Ensemble
The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) is seeking an inaugural Artistic Director for the new National Youth Folk Ensemble. The Artistic Director will lead on the artistic vision of the Ensemble and work with EFDSS’ Education department to shape the programme in its first year. Click here to download the recruitment pack and […]
Sign up for Survey PRAEG and win prizes!
Do you have Gaelic? Or are you learning Gaelic? Simply join Survey PRAEG and fill in a quick weekly survey for a chance to win. Survey PRAEG measures use of Gaelic-language TV and radio (BBC Alba and Radio nan Gàidheal), finding out what you’re enjoying and what you really think on what’s on offer. We […]
Button Boxes and Moothies Festival
The Fourth Button Boxes & Moothies Festival of Free Reed Instruments will be taking place in Aberdeen on 6-8th November 2015. It’s an exciting time at the Elphinstone Institute at the University of Aberdeen. On 6-8th November 2015, the fourth Button Boxes and Moothies festival will again be held there, attracting musicians and enthusiasts from […]
Blazin in Beauly
Blazin in Beauly was started with a very specific principal and philosophy. “We wanted it to be the best music school in Scotland,” boldly states Bruce MacGregor, founder member of the Blazers and the music school. It’s easy to say “we want to be the “best”” but just what does that mean? Bruce takes us […]
Listen to our latest Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast no 143
It’s great to be back with another Foot Stompin’ Scottish music podcast. We start of the show with Hounds from top Scottish band The Treacherous Orchestra. Next up is Cathy-Ann MacPhee singing a beautiful Gaelic song – An Ataireachd Ard (Eternal Surge Of The Sea). We follow this with a brand new release from Aberdeenshire band Clype […]
Harmony Singing Workshops, September 2015 – Ardrossan, Arrochar, Muir of Ord, Dunblane & Lauder
Join in with our next series of Renewing the Tradition workshops. We’ll be hosting workshops every September and January in five regions across Scotland over the next four years. We’d be delighted to have you come along. The workshops are open to choirs and individual singers alike. The cost for the day is £12.50 per […]