Featuring over 50 musicians and 50 events across one weekend in Edinburgh, the Scots Fiddle Festival – Fiddle 2019 – is celebrating its 24th festival with a wealth of distinguished and upcoming talent on the bill, all taking place under one roof at its new venue – The Pleasance. The Friday night concert in […]
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Queensferry’s 3rd Annual folk festival – Saturday 28th September in the Priory Church, South Queensferry
This year’s acts include Rona Wilkie, who is a stunning fiddler and 2012 BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year. We also have Tarneybackle, famous across Scotland for their trademark close harmony singing. In addition we’ve been able to secure Gerry Callaghan and Bookends with their short, punchy story-songs. Moreover we have Marc Duff (ex […]
Creative Director and founder, Duncan MacInnes, is retiring from SEALL (Skye Events for All) in November after 28 years.
One of Scotland’s leading performing arts promoton charites has reached a new milestone in its 28- year history. Marie Lewis, who is currently Producer and Finance Manager of SEALL, based in the south of Skye, is taking over the positon as Creative Director, held by Duncan MacInnes for almost three decades. Sixty-nine-year-old Duncan, who began […]
How to… Ceilidh Workshops in Banchory and Glasgow
Join top teacher Claire Gullan for a two-day, mixed instrument workshop and learn the know-how on How To… Ceilidh! ANY AGE WELCOME AT AN INTERMEDIATE LEVEL. Think making new friends, relaxed group setting, tunes, banter, and getting your creative flow on… Held over two days in the October holidays, the workshop will cover everything ceilidh: […]
Inaugural Scots Language Awards Announces Nominees
2019 is ’The United Nations Year o Indigenous Language.’ Tae gie recognition tae it an oor ain guid Scots Leid, Hands Up for Trad alang wi Creative Scotland hae brocht forrit a new annual award ceremony celebratin the verra best in Scotland’s strang cultural calendar. VOTE HERE Read this post in English. The Scots Leid […]
Scots Fiddle Festival 2019 – Headline Acts Announced
The Scots Fiddle Festival Committee are delighted to announce the headline acts for Fiddle 2019. Workshops will be announced soon and tickets will be on sale in early September. More info coming soon! Friday 15th Twelfth Day – Ross Couper and Tom Oakes Saturday 16th Gnoss – Liz Carroll with Jenn Butterworth Sunday 17th Jenna […]
Can you help SC&T spread the word about their Aberdeen traditional music, song and dance classes?
SC&T are looking for volunteer Ambassadors to help raise awareness of Scottish Culture & Traditions and to encourage others to get involved. Tasks might involve handing out flyers, talking about SC&T activities with friends / family / colleagues / (anyone!), sharing posts on social media, and helping at fundraising events. This is a really important […]
Do you play in a folk band? Enter Battle of The Folk Bands 2020!
Hands Up for Trad are inviting bands to send in a demo to take part in The Battle of the Folk Bands 2020 competition to be held at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections Festival on Saturday January 25th 2020 at 2pm. If you are in a band or have an idea for a band that you haven’t tried […]
20th Linlithgow Folk Festival
YOUNG MUSICIANS TO THE FORE AT MILESTONE FOLK FESTIVAL. The twentieth anniversary Linlithgow Folk Festival gets underway on Wednesday September 11th and the organisers have put together a packed programme for this milestone year. Young musicians will be very much to the fore at the annual celebration of traditional music, dance and song in the […]
Would you like your child to learn folk music in Glasgow? Why not come to St Roch’s Irish Minstrels on Tuesday 3rd September
I’ve sent my children to this organisation since they were 6 and they’ve had so many opportunities to play music and make friends. The Irish Minstrels are one the best Glasgow organisations to learn music as a young person. You’ll never look back. It is VERY family friendly and only £2 each child and £4 […]