Celebrating traditional culture in all its forms with a feast of flavours, TradFest launched its programme of over 100 events in celebration of Scotland’s 2017 Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology at Summerhall this morning. Festival participants and guests were joined by Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop and Creative Scotland’s Head … Continued
Over the last two years, Creative Scotland and Young Scot have been working together to support a National Youth Arts Advisory group (also known as YAVS – Youth Arts Voice Scotland). The group has been playing a significant role in determining the priorities of youth arts at a local, regional national level and are looking … Continued
Trad Talk is the annual gathering of the Traditional Music Forum, its members and all interested in traditional music. Our most recent one which took place on March 11th at the Tolbooth in Stirling has ‘Shaken the Tree’. A write up of the discussions will be posted soon. But in the meantime thanks to Jen Hill for … Continued
The National Museum of Flight, East Fortune Airfield is offering parents and carers the chance to become storytellers. Are you the parent or carer of young children? Gain more confidence and obtain transferable skills by attending a fun and educational course, led by professional storytellers John and Noreen Hamilton. Storytelling isn’t just about reading fairy … Continued
The Celtic Media Festival is supported by broadcast, film, cultural and economic development organisations throughout the Celtic countries. The Festival is an annual three-day celebration of broadcasting, film talent and excellence from Scotland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Wales, Cornwall and Brittany. For nearly 40 years, CMF has been bringing together those who cherish the languages … Continued
The Shieling Project has a huge potential to inspire all its visitors to appreciate and learn Gaelic. From the stories, songs and place-names of shieling life, to inclusion of Gaelic within tasks and routines around the site, the project can show fluent speakers, learners and those totally new to the language the rich weave of Gaelic within the … Continued
The very best of Scotland’s piping talent will open the fifth TradFest Edinburgh Dùn Èideann at The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh on Wednesday 26 April 2017, celebrating cultural heritage with a contemporary showcase. Hamish Henderson is often credited for kick starting the Folk Revival when he and Alan Lomax organized the People’s Festival Ceilidh at Oddfellow’s … Continued
The Village Storytelling Centre has an opening for a Storyteller! Title: Storyteller Reports to: Executive Director Location: Pollok with travel throughout Glasgow and surrounding areas Hours: 35 hours per week, to include regular evening and weekend work (time off in lieu will be given) Salary: £22,263 plus pension pro rata Holiday entitlement: 28 days and … Continued
Over one hundred people attended ‘Farewell to Paddy’ at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on Tuesday 28th February to raise a glass, sing a song and remember with gratitude all that Eberhard “Paddy” Bort shared with us. Tributes have been pouring into the Edinburgh Folk Club from those who couldn’t attend, including a letter from Scotland’s … Continued
The National Theatre of Scotland Starter Programme is an initative designed to seed ideas through the offer of eight artist residencies that come with a budget of £2,500, in-kind space and equipment, access to technical advice and producing support from the Artistic Development department. This opportunity is open to artists across all performance backgrounds (including … 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.
