The fourth in the Traditional Music Forum‘s series of Spotify playlists featuring musicians and bands from the Scotland Online Directory of Musicians. There will be a new playlist created each month with tracks from ten different musicians and bands from the directory, showcasing the fantastic traditional music Scotland has to offer. Directory of Musicians Spotify … Continued
🎶🌟 Ceilidh in Lauriston Hall, Edinburgh 30th October 2021, 8pm With caller Ken Gourlay and ceilidh band. More info and tickets here.
And just like that, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 is over! We couldn’t have asked for a better return to live performance – it’s been such a delight to safely welcome audiences back into the Scottish Storytelling Centre this August, and the feedback we’ve had from performers and ticket buyers has been truly heartwarming. A … Continued
In 2016, Real Talk ran its first Storytelling for Wellbeing evening at the Scottish Storytelling Centre (SSC). Six people shared a 10-minute story they had crafted around their experiences of mental health, followed by an intimate evening of conversation, curiosity, and connection with the audience and speakers. From that first moment, I sensed the magic … Continued
This is the third in the Traditional Music Forum‘s series of Spotify playlists featuring musicians and bands from the Scotland Online Directory of Musicians. There will be a new playlist created each month with tracks from ten different musicians and bands from the directory, showcasing the fantastic traditional music Scotland has to offer. Directory of … Continued
Join in with this fantastic Autism Friendly Ceilidh this October in Fife. This event is one of the many projects that received funding as part of the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland’s ‘Getting People Dancing’ initiative.
We are open again! We’ve loved having audiences back in the Scottish Storytelling Centre for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year. There has been such a buzz in the venue, and it’s warmed our hearts to see people in the Netherbow Theatre and performers being able to do what they do best again. Did you … Continued
Active Events: Scotland on Tour Role: Project Manager Location: Home working Reports To: Executive Producer Contract Terms: 40hrs per week with some weekend work and travel potentially required. Contract Length: 1 October 2021 – 30 December 2022 with option to extend. Fee: £28,000 per annum Role Description: Project Manager The successful candidate will manage an exciting new … Continued
After 18 months without live events, the Scottish Storytelling Centre is delighted to invite audiences back into the venue this August for the 2021 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, with a programme of live and online shows that covers music, storytelling, spoken word, theatre and visual art. Eight live shows will be presented in the Netherbow Theatre, … Continued
Colmcille1500 celebrates the life and legacy of St Columba, 1500 years from his birth. It promotes the heritage of the saint whose abbey of Iona linked Ireland, Scotland and beyond. To mark this year Fèisean nan Gàidheal, with support from Bòrd na Gàidhlig’s Colmcille Fund, is seeking proposals from a Gaelic-speaking musician, based in Scotland, … 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.
