The Traditional Music Forum (TMF) is delighted to announce the appointment of Brian Ó hEadhra as their new Director. An accomplished professional with decades of experience as a musician, educator, project manager and publisher, Brian will take up his appointment from January 2025, continuing the work of the TMF which aims to maximise the potential … Continued

Give your ears a treat! Enjoy the latest Scottish music releases with our December playlist. With new tracks from Julie Fowlis | Éamon Doorley | Zoë Conway | John Mc Intyre, Jenn Butterworth, Valtos & Peatbog Faeries, Grace Morton & Lewis McLaughlin, Face the West & Alice Macmillan, Siobhan Miller, Mary Chapin Carpenter | Julie Fowlis | Karine Polwart, Mànran, Ross Ainslie, Astro Bloc, Simon Thoumire & Rory Matheson, and The New Netherwitton Boys.

Pod-craolaidhean ùra mu phròiseact òrain is sgeulachdan na Fèinne eadar Alba is Èirinn Tha TRACS (Ealain Traidiseanta is Cultar na h-Alba) air a bhith a’ toirt taic do phròiseact cruthachail, trì-chànanach bho 2022 a tha ag amas air beul-aithris is laoidhean Fhinn ‘ic Cumhaill agus gaisgich eile a thoirt air ais don t-sluagh ann an … Continued

The latest Scottish Music playlists by the Traditional Music Forum each feature 10 tracks of fantastic new releases. Playlist 42 has new music from Tarran, Mairi McGillivray, Capstan Quartet, Falasgair, Jenn Butterworth, MAL, Afro Celt Sound System, Chloe Matharu, Ned Bigham | Mairi MacMillan | Edinburgh Quartet, and An Dannsa Dub. Playlist 41 has new … Continued

Birgit Ellinghaus is Director of Alba KULTUR, an organisation based in Cologne, Germany which specialises in global music cultures ranging from classical, non-Western music and orally transmitted traditional music, to contemporary fusion and crossover projects, that all express the concept of cultural diversity in a globalised world. Birgit was a speaker at the 5th European … Continued

Sat 26 Oct | 10.30am – 4.15pm Scottish Music Centre | Glasgow Trad Talk is the Traditional Music Forum‘s annual event which brings together folk involved in traditional music in Scotland to discuss key issues in the trad scene today. Roots Not Tethers How We Got Here – And Where We Go Next: How the trad scene … Continued

Give your ears a treat with our latest Scottish music playlist! With fantastic new releases from Morag Brown & Lewis Powell-Reid, Amy Papiransky ft. KT Tunstall, A.D.A.M (Mairearad Green & Mike Vass), Griogair ft. Alan Cumming, Ewen Henderson, Cameron Mackay, Kim Carnie, Alastair Savage & Alice Allen, and Mànran. Follow the TMF on Spotify to keep … Continued

Our latest Scottish Music playlists each feature 10 tracks of fantastic new releases. Playlist 38 has new music from Tom Campbell Trio, RÓ, Trail West, Laura Jane Wilkie, Haverin, Fidra, DLÙ, Tide Lines, Skippinish, and Mairi Campbell and Dave Gray.   Playlist 37 features new Scottish music releases from Kate Young, Kim Carnie, Rowan Leslie, … Continued

Photo above: Steve Byrne, Director of TRACS and David Francis, Director of the Traditional Music Forum at UNESCO HQ in Paris to witness the designation of TRACS as an NGO Advisor to UNESCO on ICH. TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland) collected their official accreditation as NGO Advisor to UNESCO on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) … Continued

Our latest playlist of new Scottish music releases includes tracks from James Ross and Maxwell Quartet, Katie & Laura Macfarlane, Church Street Shuffle, Dougie MacLean, Niteworks ft. SIAN, Laura Jane Wilkie, Project Smok, Jack Badcock, Eleanor Dunsdon and Gregor Black, and Dlù. Follow the TMF on Spotify to keep up to date with all playlists.