A new app entitled Fun Folk has been developed to introduce young children to traditional Gaelic music, song, stories and dance. Youth arts organisation Fèis Rois will make it available as a free download for use on most mobile devices and the app will be launched in Edinburgh by Fiona Dalgetty, Fèis Rois CEO, at … Continued

Leif are Eoin O’Brien and Conor O’Sullivan, an acoustic duo from the Southwest of Ireland. Blending traditional, contemporary and original folk music, Leif will leave audiences captivated by the storied music of songs old and new. Conor answered a few of our questions before Tell us about your most recent album. We were booked to … Continued

The ‘traditional arts’ are often referred to as ‘The Voice of the People’, but what do we mean by ‘the people’ and do they speak with one voice? In a Scotland now comprising an ever-shifting population, made dynamic by global processes of dislocation and relocation, how are the traditional arts to be defined? Who participates … Continued

As a founding member of Battlefield Band, Alan Reid has played an important role in Scotland’s traditional music scene since the late 1960s. Together with Rob van Sante, he now presents a new show exploring the life of John Paul Jones, the Scots-born mariner who became a hero of the American Revolution. Here Alan tells us a little more about the … Continued

Both a singer and a writer, Amanda MacLean combines two passions in The Flax Flower, a novel based on one of Scotland’s greatest ballads. Find out more about the book and Amanda’s musical influences before she presents the book in a unique performance blending music, readings and conversation on Friday 29 April. Tell us about your … Continued

With a total of 90 events taking place all over the capital, the TradFest programme features a huge range of talents from Scotland and beyond. Before the feast of folk gets underway tonight, we dug up a few facts about some of this year’s performers… 1. The foreword to Fiona Ritchie’s book Wayfaring Strangers was … Continued

Raised on soul, swing, rock n roll, puppetry and some Gaidhlig song, Scottish singer-songwriter Ewan Macintyre has spent much of the past year in Canada recording his first solo album, You Probably Look Better Naked Anyway, which will be launched at the first TradFest club session on Thursday 28 April. Here he tells us more … Continued

Blending traditional Gaelic song with electronic sounds, Niteworks are one of the most exciting bands on the Scottish music scene. With just a few days to go until they open TradFest 2016 at The Caves, along with Griogair’s Ghettocroft and Dàimh, we spoke to drummer Ruairidh Graham about his influences and inspirations and the band’s … Continued

The clue to the Soundhouse’s origins can be found in its name: this Edinburgh-based organisation dates back to 2002, when singer-songwriter Dean Owens asked his friend Douglas Robertson, a photographer living in a converted shop on the edge of Holyrood Park, if he could host a gig in his house. By 2012, Douglas and his … Continued

Having wowed crowds at last year’s Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival and Edinburgh Mela, Scottish-Iranian band GOL are back with their incredible fusion of traditional Persian arrangements, electronica, jazz and world music. Lead singer Roxana Vilk tells us about the artists who have influenced the group and what tradition means to her. Tell us about … Continued