The Folklore Society’s AGM conference 2017, jointly hosted with Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland, and Celtic and Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh. Friday 31 March – Sunday 2 April 2017 Scottish Storytelling Centre Keynote Speaker: Professor Margaret Bennett, Royal Conservatoire of ScotlandThis annual conference will focus on beliefs, practices, expressive and material culture related to the cycle … Continued

Now into its second year Inverness Storytelling Festival returns with a quality selection of storytellers, musicians, singers and poets from near and far. After a successful launch in 2015, the embers of last year’s event still smoulder in the hearth as this year’s festival expands over 8 days.  It opens with Bob Pegg’s “Black Dog … Continued

Professor Gary West, Personal Chair in Scottish Ethnology at the University of Edinburgh will deliver his Inaugural Lecture, ‘Performing Testimony: towards a creative ethnology for the 21st century’ on Wednesday 30th November at 5pm. As the School of Scottish Studies Archives at the University of Edinburgh reaches its 65th year, retirement is not in the … Continued

Carol Stobie, Audience Development Officer at Scotland’s Urban Past, tells more about the upcoming creative workshop in Inverness on Saturday 19th November, open to all. What’s your idea of heritage? For many of us, the word ‘heritage’ can be off-putting, signifying something others decided was important and worth recording – not our own, ‘ordinary’ lives … Continued

Come and join An Còmhradh Mòr – ‘The Big Conversation’ – with leading experts from Gaelic organisations debating the future of Gaelic learning for adults. Speakers include Shona MacLennan, Bòrd na Gàidhlig, Rosemary Ward from Comhairle nan Leabhraichean, Dr. Stuart Dunmore from the Univeristy of Edinburgh and journalist David Eyre. In the afternoon you may wish … Continued

Scotland’s Community Heritage Conference, AberdeenSat 12 Nov, 10 – 5pm Aberdeen Town House, Union Street, AB10 1AQ Scotland’s Community Heritage Conference showcases community-led projects across Scotland and supports people as they explore their connection to the past. The event is open to anyone with an interest in history, heritage or archaeology – thought no experience of … Continued

Dr Richard Coaten leads a one-day workshop using arts therapy, dance work and practical movement, to improve the quality of life of people who are experiencing mental health problems, in particularly those with dementia. This course combines theoretical & practical movement with dance-based work and aims to inspire participants to become part of a ‘Community of Practice’ in … Continued

The Epic Awards are for creative projects that involve people who participate for the love of it and on an amateur basis. The Awards will be back in 2017 and now is your chance to get your group on the shortlist. Applications are open from 20 October 2016 until 12 January 2017. Find out all you need to know … Continued

The Scottish Recovery Network is looking to hire two group facilitators for the Write to Recovery project. Write to Recovery explores the power of people owning their story in a positive way. Through on the ground group work, and a specially designed online story-sharing tool, Write to Recovery provides the opportunity for people to share experiences, … Continued

All staff and associated artists at TRACS were extremely saddened to hear news of the passing of Angus R Grant of Shooglenifty. Angus was described as ‘making fiddle playing cool again’ and having a ‘rock and roll swagger’. Although hailing from the Highlands, son of the renowned fiddle player Aonghas Grant from Lochaber, Edinburgh became … Continued