Article taken from scotsman.com The HebCelt festival in Stornoway, which axed plastic straws in 2014, has now banned plastic bottles. Picture: Contributed One of Scotland’s biggest outdoor music festivals is set to impose a ban on plastic bottles this year. The Scottish Government has urged other event organisers to follow the lead of the Hebridean […]
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Learn clarsach and fiddle on Hands Up for Trad’s Youtube channel
We have uploaded 3 great music courses onto YouTube. Why not take a minute and improve your skills! Courses uploaded so far are: Corrina Hewat’s Scottish Harp (clarsach) intermediate course Jenna Reid Shetland Fiddle Intermediate Course Alasdair White West Highland Fiddle Teaching Course
A Life In Trad Music – A new series about musicians
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 a new feature for Hands Up for Trad and in order […]
Winners of the 2018 Scottish Awards for New Music (SAFNM) have been announced
Winners of the 2018 Scottish Awards for New Music (SAFNM) have been announced following an event hosted by music writer and broadcaster, Kate Molleson, at the Drygate Brewery in Glasgow on Wednesday 7 March 2018. The event was attended by performers, creators and the movers and shakers in the vibrant music scene in Scotland and […]
Hands Up for Trad #womenintrad Twitter Chat
We had a great Twitter chat last Thursday on International Women’s Day. Below is a quick summary of some of the chat but please visit Twitter and the hashtag #womenintrad for the complete discussion. Rachel Newton @rachel_newton_ It’s not just #womenintrad that need to address these issues it’s #menintrad too 🙂 equality is good for […]
Tickets for Blazin’ in Beauly fiddle event are on sale NOW!
Since 2001, Blazin’ Fiddles have hosted a wonderful week of tuition, concerts, ceilidhs and craic, welcoming thousands of folk to the little town of Beauly in the Highlands of Scotland. https://blazininbeauly.com/ A short drive from Inverness, Beauly is a gem of a place, a truly welcoming town where everyone is part of the community. The […]
International Women’s Day Twitter Chat – 8th March
In 2017 Hands Up for Trad hosted our first Twitter chat using the hashtag #womenintrad. This was a public discussion to chat about the issues for women working in traditional music and our special guest was Rachel Newton. To mark International Women’s Day 2018 we are hosting another discussion to look at where we are […]
Fochabers Fiddle Week, 3rd-6th April 2018
After five hugely successful years the Fochabers Fiddle Week returns in 2018 running from the 3rd – 6th April! We have four days of workshops and masterclasses with tutors at the forefront of Scottish traditional/folk music today then a student/tutor concert and ceilidh to finish it all off! The 2018 tutors are… Mike Vass Gillian […]
Alasdair Fraser Interview on BBC Radio Scotland’s Take The Floor
I was listening to Take The Floor with Gary Innes on Sunday and really enjoyed the interview with legendary fiddler Alasdair Fiddler. It’s definitely worth a listen as Alasdair talks about his life and music. To listen click on the link below and navigate to 1hr 6mins. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09sz2n4
Trad Music Spotlight: James Duncan Mackenzie
Hands Up for Trad’s Trad Music Spotlight is a monthly feature on a band or solo artist. It was first launched in February 2015 and features musicians who are working in the trad scene – both in Scotland and around the world. We asked James Duncan Mackenzie a few questions. What’s happening? I recently launched […]