Young Moroccan storyteller Jawad el Bied joins musicians Hyperborea for an Edinburgh house concert on Sun 20 Dec, presenting a captivating evening of stories and music from the Middle East. Part of storytelling collective Hikayat Morocco, Jawad was originally invited to perform at the Scottish International Storytelling Festival in October. Unfortunately, travel issues meant the … Continued

Dundee played host to many of the brightest stars in Scottish traditional music last Saturday, as the 13th MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards took place in the city’s glittering Caird Hall. Organised by Hands Up For Trad, the awards were this year broadcast live online and on BBC ALBA for the first time, treating … Continued

Professor Gary West, Chair of TRACS, has also been appointed Chair in Scottish Ethnology at the University of Edinburgh. The appointment began in August 2015 and Gary has spent his entire career to date at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1988 with MA (Hons) in Scottish Ethnology and Scottish Historical Studies, being appointed as … Continued

TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland) are now accepting proposals for events to be held as part of TradFest Edinburgh · Dùn Èideann 2016, which will take place throughout Edinburgh between Wednesday 27th April and Sunday 8th May 2016. TradFest Edinburgh · Dùn Èideann is a vibrant celebration of folk arts in Edinburgh, celebrating music, … Continued

Storyteller and musician Bob Pegg presents Long Strider, an exploration of the life and times of one of Scotland’s most intrepid explorers, John Rae. Part of the Dingwall Word on the Street Festival, Long Strider blends traditional tales, folk song, extracts of letters and more in a spirited yet moving tribute to the Orkney-born Arctic … Continued

The Scottish Poetry Library is soon to bring some of Scotland’s finest writing to the streets of Edinburgh with BIG WORDS, a new project created in collaboration with the New Waverley development. Launching on the morning of National Poetry Day, 8 October, BIG WORDS will see the Sailor’s Ark building on Canongate adorned with a … Continued

TRACS launches a new season of workshops and courses this September, with sessions on topics such as Scotland’s creative culture for children, storytelling, singing and the future of the arts, all taking place at the Scottish Storytelling Centre over the coming months. The cycle begins on Saturday 5 September with Gifting Every Child: Scotland’s Creative … Continued

Creative Scotland’s recently released Literature and Publishing Sector Review presents a comprehensive look at the current state of literary activities, and offers a mighty 38 recommendations of ways in which the sector can be improved, broadly fitting under the three main themes of connection, co-ordination and collaboration. To begin this process, The Lighthouse in Glasgow … Continued

TRACS is a new umbrella body for the cohesion and promotion of the traditional arts – storytelling, music and dance. With a new vision unfolding this is an exciting time to join our team and make a significant impact on shaping and developing the communications landscape for Scotland’s traditional arts hub. We are looking for … Continued

Old traditions reinvented for the 21st century – find out about this community art before taking part in the fantastic mummering opportunities this May Day weekend The tradition of mummering dates back to the Middle Ages with mentions of mummers appearing in medieval manuscript. In Scotland, these plays were called Galoshins after the main character … Continued