From Arthur Cormack Very sad to hear tonight of the passing of the great Portnahaven Gaelic singer, Donald MacLeod. Just at New Year his grand-daughter Tweeted a message to say how much he was enjoying Cèilidh na Bliadhn’ Ùire on BBC ALBA and it was great to know he was watching. It was a privilege […]
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New Artistic Programmer announced as part of the Year of Young People Initiative for Tiree Music Festival
Tickets go on sale for Tiree Music Festival (TMF) onThursday 1st March 2018. The festival will run from Friday 13th – Sunday 15th July 2018. Early bird tickets sold out in less than 48 hours in November for the multi award-winning festival. Brand-new to TMF 2018 will be the ELEVATE STAGE. This new outdoor stage […]
5th Edinburgh “FluteFling” – now with whistles !!
Now in its’ 5th year, the 2018 Edinburgh “FluteFling” returns on Sat. 21st April, with a major expansion in that this year we will also be providing tuition for a “Beginner’s” level of flute class, as well as “Intermediate / Improvers” level – plus, for the first time, tuition in whistles, both “soprano” and “low” […]
RCS April to June 2018 upcoming traditional music performances
Traditional Music An Evening of Traditional Music A lively evening from the Traditional Music department, featuring students from across the department. Thu 3 May / 7.30pm Ledger Recital Room £5 – £10 (£7.50 concessions) Traditional Music Vocal Showcase Students from our Traditional Music department present an evening of acoustic song at Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church. […]
Plastic bottles banned from Hebridean music festival
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 […]
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 […]