Tuesday 21st June 2022, 10.30am – 12pm Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh Join the Traditional Music Forum for an inclusive event to celebrate Make Music Day 2022! Led by Gica Loening (Fun Fiddle), over the morning we will learn a simple tune as a group and enjoy the process of making music together on this special … Continued
We have a training and performance opportunity for aspiring LGBTQ+ storytellers in Edinburgh. The Scottish Storytelling Centre and Bona Broadcasting Ltd together produce Queer Folks’ Tales a bi-monthly storytelling evening for LGBTQ+ stories to be told live on stage. The events for 2022 are funded by the City of Edinburgh’s Diversity and Inclusion Fund and … Continued
Overview Title: Visitor Services Assistant Salary: £18,600 – £20,139 per annum Location: Edinburgh Hours: 35 hours per week, Fixed term – 30 June 2023 Closing date: 12noon Monday, 30 May 2022 Vacancy Ref: 16/22 You will play a pivotal role within the Scottish Storytelling Centre team through the provision of outstanding customer service for visitors to … Continued
We are delighted to announce a new open call available to all traditional dance artists based within the North East of Scotland for two residencies co-funded by Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland (TDFS) and Citymoves Dance Agency SCIO, Aberdeen (Citymoves). This is an open call to all traditional dance artists based in the North East … Continued
Directory of Musicians Spotify Playlist #12 46 minutes of fantastic Scottish music in our 12th Directory of Musicians playlist – with music from The Canny Band, Sarah Markey, Dallahan, Kinnaris Quintet, Mike Vass, Rory Matheson & Graham Rorie, Aidan O’Rourke, Karen Marshalsay, Ainsley Hamill, and Graeme Armstrong. Follow the TMF on Spotify to hear all our … Continued
Open Call for Creative Proposals “Interpreting Scotland” Through the struggles of recent times, storytelling has been embraced as an art form because of what it offers to communities, families and artists at a time when human contacts and relationships have been under pressure. What now for our personal and collective narratives? Help re-shape Scotland’s sense … Continued
Fèis Rois commission, Gneiss, to be performed in Dingwall, Poolewe & Ullapool later this month A new musical work by fiddler Iain Fraser which celebrates the 30th anniversary of the popular Fèis Rois nan Inbheach (Adult Fèis Rois) will take to the road later this month, performing in the Highland locations which provided the inspiration for the … Continued
Directory of Musicians Spotify Playlist #11 39 minutes of fantastic Scottish music in our 11th Directory of Musicians playlist – with music from Ally Forsyth, Ewen Henderson, Adam Holmes, Breabach, Gráinne Brady, Eabhal, Kim Carnie, Euan McLaughlin & Tom Spirals, Savourna Stevenson, and Trail West. Follow the TMF on Spotify to hear all our playlists
TRACS is delighted to be delivering a programme of Traditional Arts Mentoring, with the support of Creative Scotland. The aim is to support professional development in the traditional arts through sharing knowledge, skills and experience. What is mentoring? Mentoring is a process in which an experienced individual helps another person to develop goals and skills … Continued
Above: Pomegranates festival poster image courtesy of featured dancer Yilei Chen. Detail photograph by Feifei An initiative of the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland (TDFS), this pilot edition of Pomegranates starts with a professional development workshop featuring dancers, musicians, visual artists and storytellers at the St Leonard’s Land Dance Studio, the University of Edinburgh on … 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.
