Children and young people across the Highlands will have the opportunity to learn about traditional music from Scotland and around the world in a new series of after school music clubs.Dingwall-based arts organisation, Fèis Rois, is running four brand new after school music clubs in Alness Academy, Craighill Primary School, Park Primary School and Ullapool […]
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Tiree Music Festival Returns this year!
Tiree Music Festival (TMF), known for its beautiful scenery, iconic beachfront and world-class line-ups, will return for its 12th edition between Friday 7 – Sunday 9 July 2023. This year’s roster of local, Scottish and international talent will see the legendary Scottish rock group Wet Wet Wet headline the multi-award winning festival, thrilling Tiree crowds for the first […]
Countdown to Glasgow’s newest festival is on as family and foodie activity unveiledLid lifted on final details for Scottish music celebration The Reeling
The countdown to Glasgow’s newest summertime festival is on, as final preparations for The Reeling get underway and a raft of activity for families and foodies is unveiled. Thousands of Scottish music fans have snapped up tickets for what will be the biggest single weekend of traditional music in the Central Belt, set at Glasgow’s Rouken Glen […]
Piping Live! 2023 Set to Celebrate 20th Year
Piping Live! will return for its 20th edition this summer with an eclectic calendar of events from Saturday 12th – Sunday 20th August2023. The world’s biggest piping festival annually attracts over 30,000 attendees to Glasgow and this year the Piping Live! team hopes to bring in even more visitors, as it celebrates two decades as a cornerstone on the Scottish cultural calendar. […]
Stirling’s Albert Halls named among UK’s top music venues
The stunning 140-year-old venue, located in the heart of Stirling, was named on the ‘best of’ list alongside the likes of The Barrowlands in Glasgow and London’s Palladium and 02 Brixton Academy. The magazine asked some of Britain’s top musical artists who have been playing live for over a decade to choose their best venue to help […]
Call for Scots to get involved in inaugural Scottish Folk Day
The first ever Scottish Folk Day will take place on Saturday 23 September, celebrating the country’s vibrant and varied folk scene, and offering a networking platform for musicians and artists at all levels to showcase their talents. The pilot project is calling for people of all backgrounds and abilities to stage live performances and workshops, giving folk fans […]
WorldPlayAStrathspeyDay 2023 Full concert
We had a brilliant concert at Edinburgh TradFest last week celebrating the glorious strathspey! Below you can watch the whole concert beautifully filmed by Martin Forry featuring Rory Matheson on piano and fiddlers Graham Mackenzie, Madeleine Stewart and Seamus O’Baoighill.
Traditional Music Census
The Traditional Music Forum are looking to update their census of Traditional Music Learning in Community Settings. With the last census being in 2016, we would like to look at the results from 2021-2022. They would appreciate it if you could take the time to fill out this survey, which will help to understand the current traditional music learning in communities across Scotland. […]
The Piper and the Maker II ~ Celebrating C
A Compilation of fine Scottish Pipers, playing ‘C’ Scottish Small pipes made by Hamish & Fin MooreSome 20 years on from the release of The Piper and the Maker, an album which featured notable players performing on instruments made by Perthshire pipemakers Hamish and Fin Moore, a follow-up album, The Piper and the Maker II […]
New National Piping Centre study to tackle underrepresentation of women in Scottish piping and drumming
A study into the underrepresentation of women in Scotland’s piping and drumming scene has been launched by The National Piping Centre, in collaboration with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Entitled Women in Piping and Drumming: Equality, Inclusivity, and Diversity, the six-month study is launching an online survey, designed to gain a better understanding of women’s perspectives and experiences […]