Speyfest is gearing up to repeat its record-breaking 2024 edition as it unveils the first acts on the 2025 bill and launches early bird tickets. Outstanding Scottish and local talent will top the line up when the long-standing contemporary and traditional Celtic music festival returns from 25th – 27th July 2025. Located in the village of […]
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Musical week for young people is back in Ullapool next month
Ullapool will host Fèis Rois’ five-day residential traditional music event for young people once again next month, with a tutor team featuring some of Scotland’s top traditional musicians from bands including Mànran, RANT, Treacherous Orchestra and FARA. Taking place in the October holidays, the Youth Fèis (Gaelic word for festival) will run from Monday 21st – Friday 25th October, and young people from P4 […]
£750 AWARD TO SUPPORT GAELIC EDUCATION OR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
An award of £750 is being made available by a Trust which aims to promote all aspects of Gaelic culture as well as education in and through the Gaelic language. Urras Foghlam Dhòmhnaill Iain MhicAidh – The Donald John MacKay Educational Trust – offers an award to mark the outstanding contribution Donald John made to […]
Inverness to host star-studded Scots Trad Music Awards on St. Andrew’s Day
The MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards will return to the city of Inverness on Saturday 30th November for the first time in a decade, with the ceremony set to celebrate and showcase Scotland’s flourishing traditional music scene. The single most important awards ceremony for folk and trad musicians, bands and artists, the MG ALBA […]
April Song by Josie Duncan, Willie Campbell, Scott C. Park and Alastair Caplin
Next to You is a collection of original songs written by Josie Duncan, Willie Campbell, Scott C. Park and Alastair Caplin, four Hebridean artists who have come together to collaborate on an album informed by their varied experiences of the pandemic and the effects it had on their communities. This record is part of Remembering […]
Highland Art Prize 2024
The third edition of this annual competition (organised by the Highland Society of London) is taking place at the Rockfield Centre, Oban from Friday 11th October to Saturday 19th October (10am-3pm every day), and includes 60 artworks submitted by 14 art organisations from across the Highlands and Islands. There is an “opening night” from 5.30pm-7pm […]
All go for Seachdain na Gàidhlig (World Gaelic Week) 2025
Dates, theme and funding opportunities take off for Gaelic celebration Seachdain na Gàidhlig (World Gaelic Week) has unveiled dates for its fourth edition and will return from 24th February – 2nd March 2025 under the theme Ceanglaichean gun Chrìch (pronounced kyeh-leech-un gun chreech), which signifies Building Connections in English. With funding support from Bòrd na Gàidhlig, Seachdain na Gàidhlig 2025 will continue to promote and preserve […]
Glory for Scots speakers at national awards
The winners of the Scots Language Awards 2024 were crowned last night at a celebratory ceremony in Ayrshire. Held at Cumnock Town Hall, in partnership with East Ayrshire Council, thesixth annual awards ceremony saw 13 individuals, projects and organisations celebrated for their contributions. First hosted in 2019, the Scots Language Awards showcase the Scots leid – one of the […]
Semi-finalists Announced for the 2025 BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award
Congratulations to the 12 semi-finalists in the 2025 BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award. They are: The semi-finals will be held on 13th October in the BBC Pacific Quay and each of the semi-finalists will perform for 10 minutes. 6 musicians will go through to the finals at Celtic Connections festival on 2nd February 2025. […]
Supportin the grand fowk wirkin tae keep oor braw Scots leid in guid hert. Nominees announcit for ‘Scots Language Awards 2024’
The nominees hae bin annooncit for the 2024 Scots Leid Awards wi 50 byordinar ootfits, individual fowk an initiatives in the rinnin tae be gied ae o 12 awards at the ceremony nixt month. VOTE NOO Ilka year, the Awards gie richtfu cognizance tae the mony dedicatit fowk an organizations wha ower years lang syne […]