Directory of Musicians Spotify Playlist #20 – Robert Burns Special This January we have a special playlist celebrating the songs of Robert Burns with tracks by Robyn Stapleton, Dougie MacLean, Karen Matheson, North Sea Gas, Claire Hastings, Ivan Drever, Eddi Reader, The Tannahill Weavers, Ewan MacColl, and Mairi Campbell & David Francis. scotlandonline.org  

Review by Iliyana Nedkova . Did you know that we launched @TradDanceScot recommends – our popular Twitter thread in the summer 2022. We hand-picked over a dozen of shows from across all corners of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for their unexpected mix of trad and contemporary dance! . We are pleased to see that one … Continued

Congratulations to Kalubi Mukengela–Jacoby of Indigo Dance Company who, following our open call, was selected for the new Traditional Dance Residency through the ongoing partnership between the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland and Dance Base – Scotland’s national centre for dance. Kalubi’s residency will take place at our partner’s beautiful studios in Edinburgh this spring, … Continued

We are delighted to be one of the partners for C is for Ceilidh Club – a new after-school club running at Edinburgh’s Abbeyhill Primary School. It is led by traditional dance artist-in-residence Caroline Brockbank as part of the curated artist-in-residence programme at the school. The first block of sessions will run weekly at the … Continued

“We are encouraged to become… microentrepreneurs of the self, acting as if we are our own, precarious, freelance microenterprises in a context in which we are being steadily deprived of employment rights, public services and welfare support.” Gary Hall in “The Uberfication of the University” This is the fitting preface of The Illustrated Freelancer’s Guide … Continued

Directory of Musicians Spotify Playlist #19 – Christmas Special: a 36 minute festive playlist featuring amazing music from The Outside Track, The Furrow Collective, Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook Band, Mike Vass and Siobhan Miller. scotlandonline.org

Map of Stories (mapofstories.scot) is a unique, multimedia website developed as part of Scotland’s Year of Stories, which allows audiences across Scotland and beyond to explore the rich diversity of Scotland’s oral storytelling traditions. The website is completely open-access and free to use, and features a literal map of Scotland, onto which have been placed … Continued

Steve Byrne has been appointed as the new Director of TRACS, and will take up his post in March 2023. Steve Byrne says: “I am absolutely delighted to be appointed to lead an organisation that I consider to be key to the future of traditional arts in Scotland. I am looking forward to working with … Continued

Title: Visitor Services Assistant, Scottish Storytelling Centre Salary: £21,600 – £24,000 per annum (Pay Award Pending) Location: Edinburgh Hours: 35 hours per week Closing date: Friday 2 December, 12:00pm Reference number: 37/22 Overview You will play a pivotal role within the Scottish Storytelling Centre team through the provision of outstanding customer service for visitors to the Centre. In addition to your … Continued

Review by Wangxiu Cheng It is the last weekend of November 2022 but I have embraced Edinburgh’s Winter festivities and attended my first Christmas recital, or Cosmic Dance Christmas Recital, to be precise! My student placement at Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland this autumn has given me the opportunity to professionally engage with a range … Continued