This year’s Blas Festival, which is currently taking place at venues across the Highlands and Islands, will finish with an impressive array of musical entertainment to celebrate St Andrew’s Day this weekend. In association with St Andrew’s Fair Saturday, supporting HiMRA (Highland Migrant & Refugee Advocacy) and Highland Supports Refugees, Blas Festival will hold seven […]
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BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award 2020 Semi-finalists this weekend!
One of the best concerts of the year will be held this Saturday 23rd November in Coulter Hall, South Lanarkshire! Come and join BBC Scotland and Hands Up for Trad to watch 12 young musicians compete to get into the finals of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award. Read about them below. The concert […]
Scottish Gaelic Awards – The Results!
Chaidh Duaisean na Gàidhlig a thoirt seachad oidhche Mhàirt aig taigh-òsta a’ Mharriott ann an Glaschu. Tha na duaisean airson aithne a thòirt do dh’iomairtean ‘s do dhaoine a tha ri mholadh ann an saoghal na Gàidhlig. Nochd còrr is 200 aoigh aig cuirm nan duaisean, a tha a-nis san t-seachdamh bliadhna. Thugadh seachad 11 […]
Blas Festival concerts to explore love and loss in Gaelic song
This year’s commission at Blas Festival, Gaol no Gonadh?, will see three artists featured in a series of concerts take a light-hearted look at Gaelic songs of love and loss. Gaol no Gonadh? which means love or loss, will feature Gaelic singers and musicians, Rachel Walker and Ewen Henderson sing some of the most beautiful […]
Two-day music festival to come to Fort William for Easter 2020
Next year will mark ten years at the heart of the Scottish Traditional Music scene for folk supergroup Mànran. Having been in high demand as a live act across the world with shows in over 30 countries, the 7-piece are coming home to host a star-studded two-day festival in Fort William on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th April […]
Record-Breaking Early Bird Ticket Sell Out For Tiree Music Festival
Unprecedented international appeal for small island festival Tiree Music Festival (TMF) has enjoyed its fastest ever ticket sales, with 800 early bird tickets for the event’s eleventh edition selling out in 40 minutes and all Glamping tickets snapped up in just 10 minutes. Festival goers from all over the world, including the USA, Germany, New […]
Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook returns this December
Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook returns this December for string of live dates Following the huge success and popularity of Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook over the last 13 years, the show will be returning to venues across Scotland this December – bringing warm and moving musical moments to get audiences in the festive spirit. Phil and […]
MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards Announce Nominee Shortlist for 2019
Hands Up for Trad, organising body of MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards, has announced the artists and bands shortlisted for 2019’s prestigious awards, with voting opening 10am on Monday 4th November. A staple in the traditional music calendar, the ceremony will this year take place in Aberdeen Music Hall on Saturday 7th December at […]
Latest PlanetPipe podcast – Andrew Shilliday’s Story
Listen to the amazing story of piper Andrew Shilliday and how an auto-immune disease robbed him of his fingers. He’s back playing again and we hear how! There’s also music from Runrig, Beinn Lee, Gary Innes, Breabach, Rura and Beolach. Listen here http://planetpipe.com/home/blog/andrew-shilliday-s-story
Big birthdays to be celebrated in Highland style at Blas Festival
Fast becoming a Blas Festival tradition, three big birthdays of Gaelic musicians will be celebrated in true Highland style this year with an impressive array of special musical guests taking to the stage. Two of Lewis’ finest will be celebrated at a concert in Stornoway; Gaelic singer, John ‘Seonaidh Beag’ Macmillan will celebrate his 80th birthday, […]