After a difficult 18 months for so many, the Dee and Don Ceilidh Collective are delighted to launch a series of workshops encouraging people to not only connect with their local landscape and each other online but to work with some of Scotland’s most revered traditional musicians to learn specially composed music and song. The … Continued

Congratulations to the six finalists of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award 2022. It was a great few days listening to all twelve semi-finalists playing beautiful music from all over Scotland. Each of the semi-finalists performed to a really high level and it was a really difficult job for the judges to come … Continued

Halloween Family Ceilidh Saturday 30th October 2021, 2.30pm St Mark’s Church, Edinburgh Email: ceilidhkids@ceilidhkids.com to book your place. www.ceilidhkids.com

Join us in Dysart on Saturday 16th October for the first event from the TDFS Getting People Dancing initiative. More info: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-can-we-make-scottish-dance-more-autism-friendly-tickets-174469301377

Gaelic artists encouraged to apply for professional home recording grant  A Stornoway recording studio is giving 10 lucky Gaelic singers and Celtic musicians the chance to professionally record music from the comfort of their home as part of a new project promoting Gaelic language and culture. Funded by Creative Scotland, the Clàradh san Sgòth (Cloud … Continued

Calling all young fiddlers! This is your chance to open the Saturday night concert of the Scots Fiddle Festival 2021. Fiddlers/violinists aged 12-18* are encouraged to apply to be part of the Scots Fiddle Festival Youth Engagement Project (YEP) and perform at the Pleasance, Edinburgh, opening the concert on Saturday 20th November. This year’s YEP tutor is … Continued

The fourth in the Traditional Music Forum‘s series of Spotify playlists featuring musicians and bands from the Scotland Online Directory of Musicians. There will be a new playlist created each month with tracks from ten different musicians and bands from the directory, showcasing the fantastic traditional music Scotland has to offer. Directory of Musicians Spotify … Continued

This is the third in the Traditional Music Forum‘s series of Spotify playlists featuring musicians and bands from the Scotland Online Directory of Musicians. There will be a new playlist created each month with tracks from ten different musicians and bands from the directory, showcasing the fantastic traditional music Scotland has to offer. Directory of … Continued

Active Events: Scotland on Tour   Role: Project Manager  Location: Home working  Reports To:  Executive Producer  Contract Terms:  40hrs per week with some weekend work and travel potentially required.   Contract Length: 1 October 2021 – 30 December 2022 with option to extend.  Fee: £28,000 per annum    Role Description: Project Manager  The successful candidate will manage an exciting new … Continued