Changes Community Health Project and Superact present ‘Sea Changes’ a series of 6 FREE music, song, and story workshops with Eileen Penman and Martine Robertson. Fisherrow Centre, Musselburgh Thursdays 7 – 9pm 21st May- 18th June No musical experience needed! A creative new music project has been launched by Changes Community Health Project and national … Continued

Scots Language Radio, a project from Frieda Morrison and Steve Byrne, is a monthly podcast about Scottish Culture and Events. There are 1.5 million Scots speakers in Scotland, and the station hopes to alter a linguistic mindset which has seen Scots fade out of public speech. The new website features an archive of episodes, a … Continued

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is now recruiting for two learning and teaching programmes, offering fully funded places: MA Learning and Teaching (Gaelic Arts) and MEd Learning and Teaching in the Performing Arts. MA Learning and Teaching (Gaelic Arts) There are 6 fully funded places to offer on this programme. The MA Learning and Teaching … Continued

Taigh na Teud have several new releases to shout about, including ‘Traditional Scottish Fiddle Music of the Scottish Borders’. ‘This outstanding collection of traditional fiddle music from the Scottish Borders was recorded from the playing of Tom Hughes of Jedburgh between 1978 and 1980. The book and CD were compiled and transcribed by Peter Shepheard. Although … Continued

Scotland Sings is back in Edinburgh on Saturday 27th June 2015 for its second Sing for Water event in aid of WaterAid. On a glorious sunny day in 2011, over 200 singers from across Scotland got together and raised £13,000 for the international charity that transforms lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation. Six songs from … Continued

Perthshire Amber Festival announces the 2015 line-up The festival base of operations in the tiny village of Butterstone in Perthshire will have its broadband buzzing and phone lines overloaded at 4pm (UK time) today when fans from all over the world compete for sought after ‘package deals’ and tickets for favourite venues.  Scotland’s “wee gem … Continued

Dancers, poets, storytellers, musicians, visual, digital or multi media artists are being invited to apply for the 2015/16 round of creative artist bursaries offered by the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS). EFDSS, which runs the national folk arts centre Cecil Sharp House in London, makes up to four awards annually to fund the … Continued

Reiff Beach Cottage Offer Summer 2015 From Sarah Nason: I am a storyteller, artist and film maker and I own a beach cottage in the Highlands of Scotland surrounded by a ring of water. It is rented out to artists for retreats and small workshops as well as holiday makers. The cottage (sleeps 8) is … Continued

Hot on the heels of our search for new board members, SC&T are now looking for a part-time administrator. Jenny Maclean is leaving after many years of dedicated service to the organisation, initially as classes assistant and then as administrator/programmer. They are therefore looking for someone to replace Jenny – a Herculean task – and … Continued

A consortium of support bodies and government agencies have come together to launch a high profile and ambitious study. This large-scale Social Enterprise Census will take an official count of the entire population of non-profit-distributing organisations that are carrying out some level of trading for the good of Scotland.   The findings will be made widely available to ensure that this type of … Continued