Join in with Scotland Sings’ next series of Renewing the Tradition workshops. They’ll be hosting workshops every September and January in five regions across Scotland over the next four years. They’d be delighted to have you come along.    The workshops are open to choirs and individual singers alike. The cost for the day is £12.50 … Continued

Edinburgh, 29th October 2015   Change is coming. For cultural professionals in Scotland, that means the opportunity for innovation is greater than ever before.   Access All Areas is a one-day conference from Culture Republic, bringing speakers from across the UK to show that when cultural leaders, artists and entrepreneurs act in the interests of everyone, creative … Continued

FiddleOn magazine merges with The Living Tradition   FiddleOn magazine, a specialist magazine devoted to the fiddle, is joining forces with The Living Tradition, the premier magazine for folk and traditional music with a primary focus on the UK and Ireland.  This development, which brings further editorial expertise, additional subscribers and a wider reach is good … Continued

A limited number of World Ceilidh 2016 earlybird tickets are now on sale. Get in there first! Buy HERE to get them before they’re gone. Vehicle passes are also at discount prices. Tickets will go up in price once this first batch are sold.   Knockengorroch Festivals were born from a love of roots music, … Continued

Launching the new BMus in Traditional Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland RCS are proud to launch this new Bachelor of Music undergraduate curriculum in Traditional Music – the only one of its kind in the UK. Students can opt to study a BMus in Traditional Music or a BMus Traditional Music – Piping. … Continued

FROM NZ TO GLA – THE WORLD PIPES UP FOR PIPING LIVE! The world’s biggest piping festival will welcome visitors from 26 countries to the city from 10 – 16 August 2015.   Piping Live! Glasgow International Piping Festival kicked off today with a special performance by the New Zealand Police Pipe Band, who have travelled more than … Continued

The Scots Fiddle Festival are looking for talented young fiddlers aged 12-18 to be part of an exciting project with a big performance at The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh on the Saturday night at the Scots Fiddle Festival!Participants will work with professional musicians to build repertoire, meet other young musicians, develop skills and gain confidence in … Continued

Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin have signed up for the Easy Fundraising programme and are requesting support from the traditional music community. EYG is a volunteer-run community organisation delivering traditional music tuition to young people in Edinburgh. They hold an annual Easter school and monthly groupwork workshops for teens. Find out more about them here. RAISE MONEY … Continued

The Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin Big Band aims to bring 20 high-school aged musicians together approximately once a month during term time to learn new music, make group arrangements, and perform gigs. With the Big Band, EYG aims to take part in artistically exciting projects and have so far collaborated with the Tinderbox Orchestra, the EYG Archive … Continued

Half a million pound funding opportunity for Scotland’s social businesses   Early stage social businesses throughout Scotland can now bid for financial and mentoring support from a new Corporate Social Venturing (CSV) Initiative funding pot of £500,000.    The £500,000 is being invested by the Life Changes Trust, a charity that works to improve the lives … Continued