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

  Review by Wangxiu Cheng While undertaking my student placement at Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland in autumn 2022 I had the opportunity to professionally engage with a range of world dance styles – from Highland Dancing and ceilidh to Chinese Tujia dance and even Egyptian Tanura. On 19 November 2022, I had the rare … Continued

Directory of Musicians Spotify Playlist #18 – listen to our 46 min playlist with brilliant music from Gary Innes & Ewan Robertson, Pippa Reid-Foster, Mischa MacPherson Trio, Ross Miller, The Shee, Session A9, Christine Kydd, Wendy Stewart & Gary West, Lau, and Eddi Reader. scotlandonline.org

TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland ), in partnership with the Scottish Storytelling Forum, have announced the release of a new Scots language podcast to coincide with the Scottish International Storytelling Festival.  Lure o the Leid will feature stories told by some of Scotland’s best Scots speaking storytellers telling tales in their own dialects, with … Continued