TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland) is seeking to appoint a new Director to take forward and lead on the work of the Traditional Music Forum (TMF), one of its key member organisations. The TMF Director will represent the TMF membership publicly and advocate on behalf of the traditional music sector in Scotland.  Supported by … Continued

Multiple sell-outs and packed performances were enjoyed by audiences and participants at the 35th Scottish International Storytelling Festival (18-31 Oct), thanks to support from Creative Scotland and the Scottish Government’s Festivals EXPO Fund. The festival’s programme of live storytelling, music, art, and song, held at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh enjoyed a 9% increase … Continued

TRACS (Traditional Arts & Culture Scotland) is looking for an experienced Treasurer to join its Board of Trustees. TRACS is a co-operative network which champions our shared traditions of music, song, storytelling, dance, crafts, customs and local languages.  Find out more from our website www.tracscotland.org. The Treasurer is responsible for having a clear and detailed … Continued

This week, storytellers and audiences are invited to gather at the Tree of Memory in the Storytelling Centre to hear stories of our great tradition bearers, and add a leaf to honour their elders and celebrate their own memories of lives well lived. The Tree of Memory by artist Katie Warner is created from willow … Continued

The Scottish International Storytelling Festival continues until 31 October Next week, guest storytellers from Berlin arrive in Edinburgh to share stories and films from their divided and reunified city to mark 35 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. This milestone coincides with the founding year of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival, which runs … 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

There’s just one week to go before the world’s largest celebration of storytelling begins. The 35th Scottish International Storytelling Festival’s packed programme of over 130 events, taking place in Edinburgh and across Scotland, kicks off next Friday 18 October thanks to support from Creative Scotland and the Scottish Government’s Festivals EXPO Fund. Since it began … 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

Take Me To New Lands & Then Take Me Home Opening Event: Sat 5 Oct 3pm to 5pm. All Welcome. Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR A new exhibition of paintings by Orcadian artist and musician Sarah McFadyen explores the line between the worlds of fact and fable, and the place where … Continued

The Scottish International Storytelling Festival is the world’s largest celebration of storytelling and 2024 marks its 35th anniversary. The Festival’s programme is packed with events for families to enjoy over the October school holidays and kicks off on Saturday 12 October, ahead of the festival’s main programme (18 to 31 Oct). Family highlights include storytelling … Continued