Gaelic Song Stories sees acclaimed singer Deirdre Graham interview six special guests Deirdre Graham, best known for her contemporary take on traditional Gaelic songs, is expanding on her passion of the melding of old and new with a compelling new podcast series, Gaelic Song Stories. Starting on Thursday 18th November, the six-part series will delve […]
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Scottish Fiddle Orchestra to make grand return to the stage with celebratory Edinburgh concert
The beloved Scottish Fiddle Orchestra will make a long-awaited return with their annual Hogmanay Celebration at Usher Hall, Edinburgh on Thursday 30th December, with thousands of guests expected to flock to the special gig. The family-friendly event will be the orchestra’s first indoor concert since February 2020 and will provide an unforgettable evening of entertainment […]
Celtic Connections Adds String of New Acts to 2022 Line-up
Celtic Connections, the UK’s premiere celebration of roots music, has announced that a swathe of new acts have been added to the dynamic bill for its 2022 edition, set to take place in Glasgow from Thursday 20 January to Sunday 6 February 2022. Thousands of musicians, covering traditional folk, roots, Americana, jazz, soul, indie and […]
Scotland’s Folk Musicians Up Their Game With Post-Pandemic Social Media Support
Folk musicians in Scotland are being offered specialist support to improve their presence on social media platforms thanks to a new initiative from some of Scotland’s leading music organisations. SocialFolk, funded by Creative Scotland, offers musicians the chance to sign up to free one-to-one social media training with social media experts. Gill Maxwell, CEO of […]
20th CARRYING STREAM FESTIVAL 12:30pm, Saturday 13 November 2021
A Celebration of the Life & Legacy of Hamish Henderson ONCE AGAIN, regulations around COVID about social distancing mean we have to cut our cloth accordingly. It’s not as bad as last year when we did the lecture using Zoom, this year we can use the Scottish Storytelling Centre’s theatre but not all 99 seats; […]
Blas Festival returns to the stage for live concerts & cèilidhs across the Highlands & Islands
Highland festival launches programme of live events after last year’s festival went online Gaelic music will be celebrated with live audiences once again across the Highlands and Islands as the Blas Festival returns to the stage next month, with an impressive line-up of traditional musicians and singers, most of whom weren’t able to perform for over […]
Back to Beò concert series of folk/trad artists, Eastwood Park Theatre, Giffnock.
I would like to draw your attention to our Back to Beò concert series of folk/trad artists happening over the next few weeks here at Eastwood Park Theatre in Giffnock. The Back to Beò concerts have been supported by Creative Scotland to help us relaunch live music at our venue and provide support performance opportunities […]
Golden result for singers at Royal National Mòd’s Highland homecoming
Traditional Gold Medalists announced and choirs, duets and quartets return to the stage It was a golden result for men’s and women’s Gaelic singing last night as the prestigious Traditional Gold Medal made its welcome return to the Royal National Mòd in Inverness. Calum MacColl of Fort William came out on top in the men’s […]
Dee and Don Ceilidh Collective FREE online workshops
After a difficult 18 months for so many, the Dee and Don Ceilidh Collective are delighted to launch a series of workshops encouraging people to not only connect with their local landscape and each other online but to work with some of Scotland’s most revered traditional musicians to learn specially composed music and song. The […]
Tinto Halloween School
We’re very excited to announce our fourth on-line music weekend for participants aged 11-18. After the success our last three online events where everyone had a lovely time we’ve decided to do it again! During the weekend of 29th-31th October 2021 (Halloween Weekend) we will be offering on-line classes in: Song / Song arranging and […]