Image Credit: Ros Gasson Dance Base & Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland Residency Call Out This week-long residency provides artists with an opportunity to undertake creative exploration rooted in, or influenced by, traditional Scottish dance and culture. Dance Base and the Traditional Dance Forum have come together on this because we know traditional artists interested … Continued

In its fifth edition, TradFest Edinburgh • Dùn Èideann returns as Edinburgh’s only multi-arts festival dedicated to traditional folk arts, showcasing culture, live. From award-winning folksters to the freshest faces on the Scottish traditional scene, TradFest showcases international acts alongside local talent, filling Scotland’s capital with music, song, dance, film and stories. Taking place between … Continued

Jennifer Oag (NAFCo Committee Member) and Feerochie are looking for local groups and dancers based in the North East who would potentially be interested in performance opportunities during the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention (NAFCo) in Aberdeen between 11 – 15 July. They are particularly interested in any dancers with links to Fiddle music and musicians but … Continued

Putting traditional Dance on the Music Map of Scotland For over 20 years, The Traditional Music & Song Association of Scotland (TMSA) has been working to inform people about the opportunities to take part in traditional music – and often dance – by collating details of events, festivals and activity from around Scotland into a … Continued

The Extend Leadership Programme is open to applicants working in learning and education roles in the creative arts in Scotland.  Applications closing date: 10am, Tuesday 3 April 2018 The Programme enables mid-career professionals to acqire and apply leadership skills, working with a cohort of peers from across England, Wales and Scotland. Through a combination of … Continued

HIGHLAND DISCOVERY APP LAUNCH Digital Development company, Whereverly, has launched the Highland Discovery app, the product of a collaboration between Transport Scotland, young people, local tourism groups and cultural collaborators, including singers and storytellers, Jess Smith and Paraig McNeill, and Greentrax Recordings. The aim of the app is to help tourists not just to visit, but feel like they belong to the … Continued

Three grants of up to £1000 each are to be awarded to promising young artists by the Alan Surtees Trust, set up in memory of the much-loved Shrewsbury Folk Festival Director. The grants will be given to artists who show exceptional skill, talent and promise in their field and whose work is rooted in, or influenced … Continued

Locating Women in ‘The Folk’ Perspectives on women’s contributions to folk song, folklore and cultural traditions Saturday 9 June 2018, University of Sussex Women have always been central to the study and practice of folklore, arts and cultural traditions—as tradition bearers, performers, authors, collectors, storytellers and scholars. However, their contribution hasn’t always received the recognition … Continued

Simon McKerrell and Gary West release new scholarly edited volume entitled: Understanding Scotland Musically This new edited collection of essays is really hugely welcome at this point, bringing together a range of 18 key authors at the forefront of the academic analysis and understanding of Scottish traditional music. The book is aimed at anyone with an … Continued

This post was originally published here Scotland Live Awards 2018 are now open! After a successful first three years with 9 new clubs being set up we are now taking applications for the 4th year of this project. We are inviting applications from new Promoters who want to follow their love of music and set up a music club. We … Continued