Schottisch – a Scottish country dance at least in name, also known as Eccossaise in France where it originated in the late 18th Century – is considered a folk dance in Germany. To this date Schottisch, also known as Ecossaisen-Walzer and Schottisch-Walzer, is still danced all over Germany and Europe. It was popular in the … Continued

Soft Ceilidh? Run by our Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland member Cath Coutts, Soft Ceilidh was a special inclusive ceilidh session as part of a fun day of crafting, dancing and merry-making for people with additional support needs and their families, and of course anyone who wanted to join in. Curated by Nourish Support Centre … Continued

Directory of Musicians Spotify Playlist #17 A 38 min playlist featuring fantastic music from Isla Ratcliff, Gavin Marwick, Fiona Hunter, Adam Holmes, Breabach, Donald Shaw, Jenn & Laura-Beth, Jenna Reid, Iain Fraser, and Barry Nisbet.

Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland (TRACS) seeks a new Director with extensive experience of traditional arts, and their place and development in contemporary society.  The Director is the chief executive of TRACS leading on strategy, funding and programme. A clear understanding is required of the current traditional arts communities in Scotland, along with a broad … Continued

It’s #NationalPoetryDay 2022 and as part of Scotland’s Year of Stories we celebrate the bonds between traditional dance and poetry with a new Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland commission. Beira and Bride is a newly-commissioned poem by Donald Smith, an Edinburgh-based storyteller, novelist, playwright and performance poet. He is an author and contributor to numerous … Continued

Following our open call, Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland, in a first-time partnership with Citymoves Dance Agency, Aberdeen, awarded our first joint Traditional Dance Residency to the professional Indian classical dance mother and daughter duo Shailini and Shashwati Vinod (pictured below), practising the codified classical Indian dance forms Bharatanatyam and Mohiniyattam, alongside folk dance forms … Continued

We would like to encourage all current and prospective Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland members to apply by 30 September 2022 for our new Traditional Dance Residency which will take place at our partner’s beautiful studios at Dance Base, Edinburgh over a week between 9 January and 15 April 2023. Is your solo dance practice … Continued

The Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF) invites audiences round the hearth of storytelling this autumn, as we reveal our 2022 festival theme – Keep It Lit, a symbolic fire where experiences and memories are shared, and the torch of oral storytelling is passed on. In celebration of Scotland’s Year of Stories, the 2022 festival programme … Continued

Directory of Musicians Spotify Playlist #16 A 44 minute playlist including fantastic music from the Paul McKenna Band, Ian Carr, Ross Ainslie – Brighde Chaimbeul – Steven Brynes, Josie Duncan, Fara, Elephant Sessions, Iona Fyfe, Alistair McCulloch Trio, Valtos & Man of the Minch, and Alasdair Roberts.

Figures of Speech: Creative Commission November 2022 Scottish Storytelling Centre | Edinburgh City of Literature What Big Idea from Scottish Literature inspires you? Figures of Speech is a cross-artform series of six events throughout 2022 which explores who we are as a modern literary nation, celebrating Scotland’s literature and challenging its boundaries. The event series … Continued