Sat 21st May Gráinne Brady & Tina Jordan Rees are hosting a day of workshops in St Peter’s Hall in Partick, Glasgow followed by an evening concert. As G&T are both avid composers of tunes influenced by traditional Scottish & Irish music, there will be workshops offered in tune composition. Both girls also have vast … Continued

Food and Drink in Legend and Tradition, 3–4 September 2016 at St. Nick’s Environment Centre in York Raise your glasses, please, to the importance of old traditions! Mine’s a Hobgoblin. Has the King of the Bean put out a mince pie for Santa? Four and twenty blackbirds burst out of a fortune cookie as the custard pie … Continued

Nick Turner presents an underwater encounter at Glasgow University’s Sound Thought Festival at the city’s CCA on the 1st April 2016. Nick has been working for the past six months on the development stages of an innovative sound project – The Deep Sea Light – harnessing his passions for convolution reverb and found sound from … Continued

Fun Fiddle Five week Klezmer course for mixed instruments 14th April – 12th May.The Wash House, Adelphi Grove, Portobello EH15. 8-9.15pm With Phil Alexander and Gica Loening Fiddles and mixed instruments welcome. Be part of a klezmer band in five weeks! £50 /£45 concession. Book here Part of the Ashkenazi Jewish tradition, klezmer is the … Continued

SPRING SING with the National Youth Choir of Scotland Do you love singing? Come and learn some Singing Games appropriate for use in school, at home, in choir – or just come for the joyful experience of participation! Like to learn more about musicianship training according to the principles of Zoltán Kodály? Interested in attending … Continued

Enterprise Music Scotland is delighted to announce that Music Education Matters 2016 will take place on 20th May at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. This one-day conference includes talks, workshops, networking opportunities and interactive sessions with leading professionals/organisations in music education.The event will cover a wide range of topics relevant to practitioners from all areas of … Continued

The organisers of Galloway’s own international roots music festival have made the first announcement for the events line-up in 2016, featuring live and dance music from across the world. Organiser Liz Holmes said ‘we feel it’s a really special experience to listen to live bands, often who have travelled from quite far flung parts of … Continued

19 – 22 May 2016Wroclaw, Polandforum /’fɔːɹəm/A meeting or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchangedAnd that’s exactly what the 6th European Forum on Music is going to be – an occasion for music practitioners, networks, organisations, teachers, emerging professionals, or simply music enthusiasts to come together and exchange, in an open, dynamic … Continued

Top accordionists from Scotland and Scandinavia feature at Northern Streams 2016: Ingunn Bjørgo, who plays the diatonic accordion in top Norwegian dance band, Askerladden; Markus Räsänen, free bass accordionist from Sweden and well known Scottish accordionist – Sandy Brechin. These three accordionists will join with other guests in a Northern Streams Ceilidh band for a … Continued

The New York-born violinist Yehudi Menuhin may be remembered best as a musician, but he was also a dedicated human rights activist and founder of Live Music Now. Branches of Live Music Now around the world will be remembering the man and his extraordinary legacy this year, as 2016 marks the centenary of his birth. … Continued