Don’t miss Tayside Young Fiddlers 25th anniversary 1992-2017 Reunion Concert this Saturday at 7.30pm. The ensemble will perform with guest artists Patsy Reid, Sheena Wellington, Steve Byrne, McKenzie Caledonian Pipe Band and Tayside Young Fiddlers. Will be a great night! You can buy tickets here http://www.dundee.com/event/tayside-young-fiddlers-25th-reunion-concert
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Learning to play accordion with John Somerville this Easter at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig are delighted to introduce the talented John Somerville to their Short Courses programme with this brand new course Learning to play accordion, which is aimed at first time learners and will introduce course participants to the basics of the instrument in a fun and interactive way. Dates: 09/04/18 – 13/04/18 Price: £260 […]
Bothy Ballad Champion of Champions
Thanks to Hugh Hoffman for this report. Home from a most enjoyable weekend in Elgin for the Bothy Ballad Champion of Champions event. Joe Aitken was the well deserved winner, with Shona Donaldson and John Dickson second and third. The other finalists were also in good voice – Allan Taylor, Hector Riddell and Ian Russell. […]
Radio 2 Folk Awards Nominations 2018
FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR ▪ Cara Dillon ▪ Julie Fowlis ▪ Siobhan Miller ▪ Karine Polwart BEST DUO ▪ Chris Stout & Catriona McKay ▪ Edgelarks ▪ O’Hooley & Tidow ▪ Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton Best Group ▪ Elephant Sessions ▪ Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band ▪ Lankum ▪ Sam Kelly & […]
Biggest Audience Figures Yet at Celtic Connections 2018
The 25th Celtic Connections festival draws to a close tonight (Sunday 4th February 2018) and the festival is delighted to announce that audience figures are the highest they have ever been. Over the past 18 days a whopping 130,000 attendances have been recorded in venues across the city. Celtic Connections has brought Glasgow to life […]
Harp Bazaar – For Everything Harp
Spotted this article on Traditional Music Forum website. Harp Bazaar was founded in 2014 by harpists Heather Downie and Pippa Reid-Foster. They met whilst Heather was teaching at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Pippa was a student studying for a Masters. Harp Bazaar is all things harp related; courses, workshops, competitions, music books, CDs […]
Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin out for ilk ither By Elizabeth Thoumire
The TV news the nou is stappit fou wi hert brakkin sichts. Puir sowels wi naewhaur tae bide nor lay their heids left tae chitter in the cauld; fowk wha uissless, shilpit Offícialdom hae cast sae far doun they’v nae fecht left; fowk no able tae feed their bairns, niver mind theirsels. I think o […]
Trad Music Spotlight: HEISK
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 HEISK a few questions. What’s happening? We have recently launched our […]
Celtic Connections Reviews
Hands Up for Trad have been attending gigs at Celtic Connections festival (Glasgow) and writing reviews in Scots and Gaelic. Have a read of them at the link below! If you’ve been to any events why not submit a review yourself – it’s easy! https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotpodcast/huft-review-item/