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Bookings are now open for the Showcase Scotland 2016 Trade Fair as well as advertising in the Pocket Guide. To book a trade stand or an advert please follow this link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/showcase-scotland-celtic-connections-2016-trade-fair-pocket-guide-advertising-tickets-18189653744 Some more info… SHOWCASE SCOTLAND Showcase Scotland is the largest gathering of the international music community in the Scottish calendar. A chance for … Continued

Want to reach a local and visitor audience with details about your event, business or regular traditional music activity? The TMSA is about to start putting together their 2016 Event Calendar which is distributed to Visitor Information Centres, railway stations, airports, events (such as Celtic Connections) and other attractions. If you want to know how … Continued

Pete Heywood (of The Living Tradition magazine, Living Tradition Summer Schools and Common Ground Scotland) is starting up a new concert series, and a parallel series of events exploring the history of the folk revival. This new initiative is in Adelaide’s in Bath Street, Glasgow. This is a venue which has hosted folk music many times over … Continued

Jimmy Shand was world renowned as player, composer, band leader and innovator. Less well known is that he was also a discerning collector of old music books. Friends of Wighton bought The Jimmy Shand Collection at auction and they are now raising money to have the volumes conserved so they can be used by musicians, scholars and … Continued

On Wednesday 4 November, Museums Galleries Scotland will be hosting For Everyone: The Role of Living Culture in Identities and Sustainable Community Development, an international symposium on Intangible Cultural Heritage in a multicultural context exploring human rights issues, at Summerhall in Edinburgh. The keynote presentation will be delivered by Dr Janet Blake, consultant to UNESCO … Continued

The Fourth Button Boxes & Moothies Festival of Free Reed Instruments will be taking place in Aberdeen on 6-8th November 2015   It’s an exciting time at the Elphinstone Institute at the University of Aberdeen. On 6-8th November 2015, the fourth Button Boxes and Moothies festival will again be held there, attracting musicians and enthusiasts … Continued

Scottish Culture and Traditions (SC&T) based in Aberdeenshire are advertising the following part-time post, please get in touch with SC&T directly http://www.scottishculture.org/ Also on offer are ten student scholarships, check their website for information about classes they offer.   ·         Classes assistant – It would involve three hours per night, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays and the pay is … Continued

Tourbook is the online showcasing platform for promoters, performers, venue representatives and networks who work with touring live performance to small-scale venues in Scotland. Since it’s beta launch in 2013, Tourbook has been available to those working within The Touring Network region and during this time they have received feedback, ideas, thoughts and comments from … Continued