Scottish fiddle player Isla Ratcliff has released a new music video. ‘The Three Mile Bridge’ is the first track on Isla’s debut album The Castalia (released November 2021). It features 3 jigs that she learned in Cape Breton (Nova Scotia, Canada) when she lived there for 4 months in 2019: The Three Mile Bridge (Trad) / The […]
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Scottish Book Trust’s New Writers Award
Scottish Book Trust’s New Writers Award highlight and nurture some of the most exciting new writing talent in Scotland. Awardees receive tailored support including a cash bursary, mentoring, a writing retreat, training in Press and PR and the opportunity to showcase their work to publishers and agents. Applications are welcome across six categories, including two […]
Towards a Scottish Traditional Music Archive
On the 11th June in the Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh there will be a conference to explore the possibilities for a Scottish Traditional Music Archive. Speakers include Liam O’Connor (Irish Traditional Music Archive), Steve Byrne (Local Voices), Stuart Eydmann (Rare Tunes), Nicolas LeBigre (Elphinstone Institute), Karen McAulay (The Wighton Collection) and Haftor Medbøe (Scottish Jazz […]
Watch a video from our #WorldPlayAStrathspeyDay Concert
#WorldPlayAStrathspeyDay was great again last Friday May 13th. Loads of brilliant videos of musicians playing strathspeys. If you would like to see some of them just paste in the hashtag into your social media of choice and up they will spring! We also hosted a brilliant concert with fiddlers Rua Macmillan, Eryn Rae, Ellie McLaren […]
GLOBAL FOLK CHALLENGE 2022
Make Music Day takes place in 125 countries across the globe. Each of these countries has its own unique folk music tradition which we wanted to share and celebrate on Make Music Day. In 2021, we invited musicians from across the world to take part in this Global Folk Challenge by swapping folk songs. The […]
Tell us your story of the Youth Music Initiative!
Help us celebrate 20 years of YMI – send us your stories of projects, participants, alumni or staff. We want to hear all about your experiences of music making for children and young people! Help us celebrate 20 years of the Youth Music Initiative! 2022 marks the 20th anniversary of Creative Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative. […]
Killin Music Fest introduces new competition to celebrate rich local musical and cultural heritage
As Killin Music Festival gears up for June 2022, the packed lineup will now also feature a new ‘Col Charles Stewart Competition’ to help recognise and honour the rich tapestry of musical and cultural heritage in the local area. The competition accepts all forms of performance art which celebrate the local area of Killin, Perthshire. […]
The Cumnock Tryst – 29th September to 2nd October
The Cumnock Tryst is delighted to announce its most diverse line-up to date of concerts, events and workshops in the programme for the 2022 edition of the festival. Excited to welcome audiences back to the tight knit community of Cumnock and East Ayrshire, The Cumnock Tryst can’t wait to engage in the communal experience of live […]
Competition entries open for The Royal National Mòd 2022 in Perth
The online entry system for this year’s Royal National Mòd is now open, An Comunn Gàidhealach has announced. Competitors wishing to take part in the 2022 event, taking place between 14 – 22 October in Perth, have until 10pm on Friday 15th July to submit their entries. 2022 will see the Gaeldom’s premiere musical and […]
Are you a songwriter and have songs you want people to hear?
Are you a songwriter? Do you have some new songs you want people to hear? Why not enter the legendary Edinburgh Folk Club songwriting competition? Closing date is 16th May. Find out more here https://efc1973.com/songwriting-competitions