The Scottish International Storytelling Festival next month (23rd October to 1st November) will feature a series of environmental and tree-themed events including Tree Trails, Storytelling for a Greener World and Whispering Trees. This emphasis continues into December in a collaboration with Creative Carbon Scotland in the run up to the World Climate Summit in Paris … Continued
Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin Big Band is a really fun group of talented high school aged musicians currently led by accordionist Padruig Morrison. They meet approximately once a month during the Autumn and Spring terms (4 hour workshops) and aim to put together excellent performances. This term they are reviving an old collaboration with Tinderbox Orchestra and … Continued
The Scottish International Storytelling Festival is the world’s largest celebration of live, traditional storytelling, taking place as the seasons change in Scotland’s stunning capital city and reaching out across the nation as Scottish tellers merge with guests from the Middle East, North Africa and Europe, in a fantastic, ten-day celebration of oral traditions and cultural … Continued
15 years ago IGN founder, Californian Brian Gore, decided to create an annual tour featuring three or four world-class guitarists. Since then the annually changing show has become a popular item in the North American touring calendar and has toured the UK roughly annually since 2007. This year’s UK tour features … Lulo Reinhardt (Germany), … Continued
“Warp & Weft – Kilbarchan Woven in Story & Song” will be performed as part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival on 24th October. Weaving story, legend, music and song together, this event tells the history of the former Renfrewshire mill town of Kilbarchan from earliest times to the present day. Local storyteller, Anne Pitcher and singer, songwriter … 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
Are you aged 12 – 25 with an exciting creative project idea? The Highland Youth Arts Hub will contribute up to £500 for a project idea put forward by an individual, and up to £1,000 for a project idea put forward by a group of two or more people. Creative in your Community has been … Continued
Saturday 3 October, Gracefield Arts Centre from 11am As part of the current exhibition at Gracefield, In Land, The Droving Project hosts a day of lively talks and participatory discussion around pastoralism, transhumance, shepherding, dwelling in the environment, walking, farming, our relationship with large, now domesticated, mammals and the impact of cattle on Scottish culture. The day will … Continued
The Free Reed Convention – Button Boxes and Moothies – is being held in Aberdeen from 6-8 November 2015. Friday is a study day being sponsored by the British Forum for Ethnomusicology. The rest of the weekend takes the form of a festival featuring outstanding artists from Ireland, England, and Scotland, with workshops (featuring … Continued
Live Music Now Auditions 2015Are you a musician? Want to play gigs in unusual settings, and get paid? Live Music Now Scotland are looking to find musicians and bands to play paid gigs in unusual settings. Do you think you might fit the bill? About LMNS: Live Music Now aims to bring great live music … Continued
TRACS (Traditional Arts & Culture Scotland, SCIO SC043009) is a co-operative network which champions our shared traditions of music, song, storytelling, dance, crafts, customs and local languages. TRACS brings together the Traditional Music Forum (SCIO SC042867), the Scottish Storytelling Forum (SCIO SC052330) and the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland (SCIO SC045085). Together we celebrate the local distinctiveness of Scotland’s places: our intangible cultural heritage. TRACS and the Forums have their registered office at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR.
