Scotland is very fortunate in the depth and strength of its traditional musicians. At any given time, there are several generations working in the music sector and as the workforce naturally changes through time, older musicians have different priorities to their younger colleagues. In order to better appreciate these differences, Hands Up for Trad are […]
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Gaelic writer, actress and singer celebrates 80th birthday in style with musical friends
14th August 2018, Gaelic writer, singer, actress, broadcaster and political campaigner, Dolina Maclennan will celebrate her 80th birthday with musical friends at a concert during Blas Festival on 15th September. Brought up in Marvig, Lewis, Dolina was introduced to drama and the great Gaelic bards at Nicolson Institute and the rest, they say, is history! […]
The Gordon Duncan Experience are recruiting!
The Gordon Duncan Experience creates music rooted in Scottish traditional with influences from jazz, rock, pop, blues and classical. We tackle big projects alongside some of the finest mentors the Scottish music scene has to offer. If you are looking for a creative challenge and enjoy collaborating with a wide range of musicians then we […]
Calling all young fiddle players!
This is your chance to open the Saturday night concert of the Scots Fiddle Festibal 2018 which features Saltfishforty and the Kinnaris Quintet. Scots Fiddle Festival are looking for talented young fiddlers / violinists aged 12-18 to be part of the Scots Fiddle Festival Youth Engagement Project (YEP) and perform at the Pleasance, Edinburgh, opening […]
New Album! The Railway by Hamish Napier
The Railway is the much-anticipated new album from Scottish musician Hamish Napier. The follow-up to Hamish Napier’s critically-acclaimed debut solo album The River, Hamish’s newest album will be released on Friday 3rd August 2018. Returning to his hometown of Grantown-on-Spey, Napier’s collection of new compositions and songs were specially commissioned by the new Grantown East: […]
Can you help musicians Innes Watson and Amy Papiransky raise money for their CDs?
We are very lucky in Scotland to have some many creative people making great music. Both Innes Watson and Amy Papiransky are raising money to make their debut solo CDs at the moment. Innes Watson’s Guitar Colloquium Innes is an amazing musician and hero to many musicians. He is the principal guitar tutor for the Traditional Music […]
ScottishFiddleMusic.com & RareTunes.org
I’ve been meaning to share this website with you for a while! If you love Scottish fiddle music and its history this is a great website. It features a growing number of posts on the music, history, and culture of the violin in Scotland. There is lots of content on historical, contemporary fiddle music and […]
Dunoon Scottish Music Workshop 2018
The Dunoon Burgh Hall provided a great venue for last weekend’s inaugural Scottish music workshop. Organised by the Cowal Fiddle Workshop, players came from far and wide to learn from three masters of their crafts – Alistair McCulloch (fiddle), Mark Duff ( whistles) and Aaron Jones (guitar). The days were spent learning to improve play […]
Blazin’ Fiddles Celebrate Their 20th Year With Summer Tour And Special Guest Vocalist Karen Matheson
Scotland’s most celebrated fiddle band Blazin’ Fiddles will join together with the remarkable vocalist Karen Matheson for a special one-off Scottish tour. Blazin’ Fiddles celebrate 20 years of touring and recording and are delighted to honour this birthday with a string of special performances throughout Scotland with special guest singer Karen Matheson. Having performed their […]
Tinto Summer School daily vlogs
We had a fantastic week at our annual Tinto Summer School. It’s a brilliant week of tutors and young people learning Scottish music and song. We posted a daily vlog of our activities on Facebook and YouTube to keep people keep up todate. You can also see them below. Last week we posted a link […]