Tinto Ensemble and Registration

The Tinto Ensembles weekend is 3-5th June 2016. After two very well received ensemble courses Hands Up For Trad are going to do it again! This is a course for five young aspiring musicians (age 16-20) to team up with two professionals including Laura Beth Salter (mandolin, song). The musicians will work together to create … Continued

Romanian Int. Folklore Festival seeks Scottish Dance Group and Bagpipe Band

Organisers of the International Folklore Festival FESTIVALUL INIMILOR (www.festivalulinimilor.ro), held in Timisoara, Romania, are interested in a traditional Scottish dance group and bagpipe band to invite to the festival this summer (members must be 16 years or older)  The festival will be take place between 6 – 10 July in Timisoara, Romania.  The organisers will take … Continued

Gathered Together 2016 – Scotland’s International Inclusive Dance Festival

Wednesday 7 – Saturday 10 September 2016, Tramway, Glasgow. Indepen-dance are delighted to annouce the second edition of Gathered Together. An international inclusive dance festival bringing people together from across the world to share best practice, knowledge and to forge new artistic partnerships in the world of inclusive dance. Delegate passes include entry to: 3 … Continued

NGYD seeks musicians, storytellers, visual artists

Never.Give-up.Your.Dreams (NGYD) is a group of international artists that seeks to promote culture through art. Their new project is A Reference Point of Hope (ARPOH),seeking to promote an incultural exhange between artists (musicians, storytellers, illustrators etc) of a community to employ their language, artistic styles and musical instruments in a joint effort to present their story in such a … Continued

Audacious Women Festival & International Women’s Day

From 21 – 29 Feb 2016, the Audacious Women Festival marks its first ever edition, a chance to break down personal, political or institutional barriers, and to celebrate audacious women everywhere. The programme includes an array of events, exhibitions and workshops around Edinburgh, including four fantastic performances here at the Scottish Storytelling Centre. Amongst the … Continued

Big Dance Pledge 2016

The Big Dance Pledge is a free opportunity to learn an original choreography, or develop it to make it your own, then perform it wherever you are as part of our worldwide performance day. Akram Khan has created the choreography and the free set of resources for you to get involved in 2016, along with specially … Continued

Spoken word and comedy at SSC

The Scottish Storytelling Centre’s January – March programme combines high quality and rich variety, with comedy and spoken word featuring alongside storytelling, music and children’s shows. If you were a fan of our previous Speakeasy events, you may recognise some of the performers appearing this season; if not, look forward to discovering some fantastic new … Continued

HypeSound: free course for young musicians in any genre

HypeSoundFREE Electronic/Live Composing & Collaboration course in Glasgow Featuring top DJ/Production Outfit Tigerstyle and maverick instrumentalist Michael Bryan 6 monthly weekend sessions bringing together young live musicians and electronic composers (aged 14-25) with inspiring professional musicians, finishing with a live performance and demo recording.  Experimenting with live music and electronic production techniques:– Work with other young … Continued

CALLING ALL YOUNG MUSICIANS – EXCHANGE 2016

CALLING ALL ASPIRING YOUNG MUSICIANSMUSIC FOR YOUTH IN ASSOCIATION WITH PLATFORM PRESENT EXCHANGEBE SEEN / BE HEARD / BE INSPIRED Date: Friday 4 & Saturday 5 March 2016Venue: Platform, Glasgow PERFORMERS DEADLINE MONDAY 8TH FEBRUARY 2016Apply to PERFORM or register to ATTEND: www.mfy.org.uk/exchange  Young Scotland based musicians are being urged to apply now to perform at Exchange 2016, which returns … Continued

Celtic Sessions gather top traditional musicians in Perth Concert Hall

Perth Concert Hall has gathered some of Scotland and Ireland’s finest traditional musicians – and some very special guests from Mongolia! – for The Celtic Sessions (Na Seiseanach Ceilteach); three evenings of world-class acoustic music in January, February and April. Firmly established as Scotland’s leading folk band, Breabach unites the talents of Calum MacCrimmon (pipes/whistles/bouzouki), … Continued