Live Music Now Scotland is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking creative learning initiative in partnership with South Ayrshire Council’s Creative Learning Network, thanks to generous funding from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Teacher Development Fund. One of only six projects to be chosen from across the UK, LMNS has placed four musicians in five additional support needs schools and […]
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HANDS UP FOR TRAD ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MG ALBA SCOTS TRAD MUSIC AWARDS
MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards returned to Dundee’s Caird Hall, live & on screens, for its celebratory 20th anniversary on Sunday 4th December 2022. The popular annual MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards, which recently won a Royal Society of Television Award with MG ALBA & production company BEEZR TV, held a spectacular once-in-a-generation night to remember, including live performances […]
Watch the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards
It’s hard to believe that the 20th MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards is nearly here. It has been brilliant to get back to a ‘normal’ Trad Awards after two years of lockdown. If you can’t make it along on Sunday 4th December in Dundee – there are still tickets left – there are a […]
MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2022 Sponsor Broadcasts
We’ve been making videos of all our sponsors at this years MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards and it has been great fun chatting to them. Click on the playlist below to watch them.
The Scottish Gaelic Awards are open for nominations!
The Scottish Gaelic Awards reward all aspects of the Gaelic language and culture across the length and breadth of the country. The Daily Record, alongside headline sponsor Bòrd na Gàidhlig are proud to host the most prestigious night of the year within the Gaelic community calendar. Celebrating Gaelic culture, education and language highlighting the excellent […]
Gies A Scots Sang Day – 30th November 2022
On St Andrew’s Day 2022, Hands Up for Trad will host with Iona Fyfe #GiesAScotsSangDay. Simply put #GiesAScotsSangDay is a day of Scots song on social media. We would love you take part! All you have to do is record a wee video or audio file of yourself singing (or someone else) and upload it […]
Oban Gaelic Choir celebrating 130 years of singing in the community of Oban & Lorn
Oban Gaelic Choir are about to embark on the final part of their length to length tour of Scotland celebrating 130 years of singing in the community of Oban & Lorn. The tour started with a special concert at Iona Abbey to a packed audience in September, before we took a break to get ready […]
Scottish Fiddle Orchestra return to Edinburgh’s Usher Hall with their much-loved festive concert
The much loved Scottish Fiddle Orchestra will showcase their Hogmanay Celebration at Usher Hall, Edinburgh on Friday 30th December, with hundreds of guests expected to flock to the special gig. The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra will perform at Scotland’s only five-star concert hall with conductor Blair Parham at the helm. Gary Innes, from Scottish supergroup Mànran and host of BBC’s Take the Floor, has the job of compere and ringmaster with […]
Kinross pupils pipe up for new music tuition programme
Pupils in Kinross High School and it’s six associated primary schools are being given the chance to learn the pipes and drums in schools, thanks to a new tuition programme co-funded by the Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust and Perth and Kinross Council. The tuition programme was launched last month, with tutors running demonstration […]
Listen to the music from Distil Showcase 2022
We had a brilliant night in the Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh for the first Distil Showcase since lockdown on Saturday 12th November. 8 musicians wrote new music for McFall’s Chamber – our regular string quintet at Distil Showcase and it was a fabulous night. Below is the new music for you to listen to! Hands Up […]