Today BBC Scotland launches their search for the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2023. If you are a singer or instrumentalist aged between 16 and 27 with a passion for traditional music, you can apply now and you could win this prestigious title, an additional recording session with BBC Radio Scotland, a performance at the […]
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This Friday! Gies A Scots Phrase Day 2022
The 10th June 2022 is ‘Gies A Scots Phrase Day’ an we need ye aa tae tak pairt! Its no haurd tae dae. Jist mak a wee video or audio o yersel saying yer favourite Scots phrase an pit it up on social media yaisin the hashtag #GiesAScotsPhraseDay. It micht be a sayin or turn […]
The Piper & The Maker II – Celebrating C Pipes
It’s now two decades since we released The Piper & The Maker which recorded the special connection between craftsmanship and musicians. We would love to make The Piper and the Maker II and with your help, we hope to make this a reality! Dad and I have been making smallpipes for over 30 years and thanks to players like Allan MacDonald and […]
Fèis Rois launches second Lullaby Project in partnership with Carnegie Hall aimed at Highland mums
A Highland arts organisation has partnered with Carnegie Hall once again to run its second instalment of Tàlaidhean Ura: The Lullaby Project, a music and well-being initiative aimed at mothers and carers of babies and toddlers across Ross-Shire and Inverness. Tàlaidhean Ura: The Lullaby Project, in collaboration with New York’s prestigious Carnegie Hall’s Weill Institute and funded by Youth […]
ButeFest gears up for epic return for all the family this summer
ButeFest, the much-loved boutique west coast music festival, returns this summer after a two-year pause, bringing live pop and folk music to the island from Friday 29th – Sunday 31st July 2022. Held in the beautiful scenic setting of Ettrick Bay on the west side of the island, ButeFest offers the perfect island festival experience – without the […]
Piping Live! celebrates a return to in-person events with jam-packed festival
Piping Live! will return this summer with a calendar of in-person and virtual events from Saturday 6th – Sunday 14th August. The world’s biggest piping festival celebrates its return to the full in-person programme for the first time since 2019, offering a blended showcase of in-person gigs and online events, so both local and international audiences […]
Tina Jordan Rees unveils life-affirming debut flute and whistle album Beatha
Beatha is the debut flute and whistle album from talented multi-instrumentalist Tina Jordan Rees. The energy-filled record, set for release on Friday 24 June, celebrates life and the small moments of joy experienced in the everyday. Tina, who is Glasgow-based and originally from Lancashire, is a multi-instrumentalist who plays flute, whistles and piano, and is also a qualified Irish dance […]
What a Wonderful World Festival, Alnwick Playhouse June 23-26 2022
“What a Wonderful World” – so sang Louis Armstrong in 1967 and now, fifty five years later, those same words are inspiring the organisers of a festival which will use the arts, science and natural world debate to focus on the fragile future of our planet. Alnwick Playhouse is the main venue for the four-day […]
Celtic Connections returns with special summer concerts
Celtic Connections, the UK’s premiere celebration of roots music, is set to showcase a series of special concerts this summer. Best known as the largest winter music festival in Europe, Celtic Connections are parking their parkas and donning their shades for some summertime showcases. The rescheduled shows, which were due to be part of the […]
Folk Superstars Mànran to Headline Keith Festival
Keith Traditional Music & Song Association (TMSA) Festival is back in-person for the first time since 2019 and will be held over the weekend of 10th – 12th June 2022. The Festival was first held in 1976 and has been held virtually for the past two years due to the pandemic. The Festival consists of […]