Tramway is partnership with the Bonnie Bird Choregraphy Fund for the next Marion North Mentoring Awards. The Marion North Mentoring Awards give new and emerging choreographers, working in any style, the opportunity to gain invaluable advice, support and feedback from established choreographers or dance artists. The scheme consists of pairing a choreographer with a chosen … Continued
The Scottish Storytelling Centre is delighted to announce that it has been nominated for Venue of the Year at the 13th MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. The full line-up of nominees were unveiled as organisers start the countdown to next month’s lavish live Gala Concert on Saturday 5 December 2015 at Dundee Caird Hall, … Continued
Edinburgh City of Literature’s annual celebration of Robert Louis Stevenson has now expanded across an entire week, with 47 events honouring the writer taking place across the capital from Mon 9 – Sun 15 Nov. The Scottish Storytelling Centre will play host to four #RLSDay productions, celebrating his life, works and legacy through storytelling and … 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
The Epic Awards 2016 are now open for entries! The Epic Awards recognise participation and innovation in creative cultural activity across the UK and Republic of Ireland. Have you got what it takes to win an Epic Award? UK and Ireland’s premier award for amateur cultural groups, the Epic Awards opens for nominations. Over … Continued
EARLIEST BIRD TICKETS END 31 OCTKnockengorroch World Ceilidh 2016 26 to 29 May Their earliest bird ticket rate is only on offer until 31 October so don’t let them get away…Click HERE to buy Vehicle passes are also at discount prices. Tickets will go up in price once this first batch are sold. Get in … Continued
With Hallowe’en just around the corner, the Scottish International Storytelling Festival has been getting into the spooky spirit with a photoshoot in one of Edinburgh’s most haunted and horrifying locations, the underground vaults. This year, the Festival is championing a return to traditional guising with the Guisers Trail & Family Samhuinn, an afternoon of free … Continued
Following an initiative by Burnsong, the interest in creating a network for folk organisers across Europe has been growing and a number of people agreed to make a meeting in Brussels last month to plan practical steps towards setting up a formal structure. 18 people from across Europe, including Traditional Music Forum Co-ordinator David … 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
Made in Scotland is a curated showcase promoting high quality and artistically ambitious music, theatre and dance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It is a partnership between Creative Scotland, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, the Federation of Scottish Theatre and the Scottish Music Centre, and is supported through the Scottish Government’s Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund. Its purpose is to raise the … Continued
TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland, SCIO SC043009) is a co-operative network which champions our shared traditions of music, song, storytelling, dance, crafts, customs and indigenous languages. Together we celebrate the local distinctiveness of Scotland’s places: our intangible cultural heritage. Registered office at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR.
