{"id":22268,"date":"2025-03-31T12:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T11:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/?p=22268"},"modified":"2025-03-31T12:32:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T11:32:43","slug":"hands-up-for-trad-tv-in-conversation-with-su-a-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/hands-up-for-trad-tv-in-conversation-with-su-a-lee\/","title":{"rendered":"Hands Up for Trad TV: In Conversation with Su-a Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3nme-AJaLL4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us for an engaging interview with celebrated cellist Su-a Lee, one of Scotland\u2019s most versatile and charismatic musicians. Su-a discusses her remarkable debut solo album \u201cDialogues\u201d, which features duets with 15 of her favourite folk musicians and celebrates decades of musical friendships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this conversation, we explore Su-a\u2019s journey from classical training to becoming a pivotal figure in Scotland\u2019s traditional music scene. She shares insights about her recent vinyl release, her sold-out Celtic Connections 2024 concert, and her extensive work with both the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and innovative ensemble Mr. McFall\u2019s Chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discover how Su-a bridges multiple musical worlds \u2013 from performing with rock icons like Eric Clapton to collaborating with folk luminaries such as Julie Fowlis and Phil Cunningham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Links:<br>Su-a\u2019s website: https:\/\/www.sualee.com<br>Purchase \u201cDialogues\u201d: <a href=\"https:\/\/sualee.bandcamp.com\/album\/dialogues\">https:\/\/sualee.bandcamp.com\/album\/dialogues<\/a>. Album available on all streaming platforms<br>Su-a\u2019s Youtube Channel: \/ @sualeecello<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week\u2019s Hands Up for Trad news:<br>Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin BigBand \u2013 A three-day programme for young musicians (13-18) led by Kate Young, Tom Oakes and Dave Milligan. Learn more about free places and Pay What You Can options.<br>For more information about Hands Up for Trad events and news, visit www.handsupfortrad.scot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>00:00 \u2013 Simon Thoumire Introduction and Hands Up for Trad News<br>01:15 \u2013 Su-a Lee\u2019s Musical Journey<br>06:27 \u2013 Thematic Structure of her album Dialogues<br>09:19 \u2013 Collaborations and Personal Connections<br>13:17 \u2013 Concert Experiences<br>16:08 \u2013 Musical Adaptation and Style<br>32:41 \u2013 Community Engagement and Music Therapy<br>36:40 \u2013 Future Aspirations and Projects<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for an engaging interview with celebrated cellist Su-a Lee, one of Scotland\u2019s most versatile and charismatic musicians. Su-a discusses her remarkable debut solo album \u201cDialogues\u201d, which features duets with 15 of her favourite folk musicians and celebrates decades of musical friendships. In this conversation, we explore Su-a\u2019s journey from classical training to becoming [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9,37,27],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-22268","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news","7":"category-newsletter","8":"category-podcast","9":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"simon","author_link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/author\/simon\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcv15g-5Na","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22268"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22275,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22268\/revisions\/22275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}