Glasgow, Scotland – 25th-27th June 2024: Glasgow played host to a vibrant celebration of storytelling at the FEST Conference and Village Storytelling Festival, drawing enthusiasts and professionals from across Europe and the world. From the 25th to 30th June, the city buzzed with the power of stories, creating unforgettable moments of connection, learning, and inspiration. … Continued
Our latest Scottish Music playlists each feature 10 tracks of fantastic new releases. Playlist 38 has new music from Tom Campbell Trio, RÓ, Trail West, Laura Jane Wilkie, Haverin, Fidra, DLÙ, Tide Lines, Skippinish, and Mairi Campbell and Dave Gray. Playlist 37 features new Scottish music releases from Kate Young, Kim Carnie, Rowan Leslie, … Continued
www.voiceandstory.com Originally published in Facts & Fiction, August 2024 2022 was designated Scotland’s Year of Stories and Storytelling, and this injection of funding naturally created a bonanza year for storytelling projects in Scotland. One of the projects I was invited to work with was Whispers From the Woods & Wilds, a multiple-agency Badger project. Over … Continued
Building a storytelling business in the Borders Franziska Droll with questions from Anne Hunter When did your storytelling journey start? I know we first met on the Storytelling Apprenticeship and wonder what prompted you to join the apprenticeship? When I was 18 years old I saw a storyteller in Germany on a medieval market. … Continued
How do we encourage collaboration and exchange across all traditional dance forms practised in Scotland? The short answer is that we, at Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland, offer support through three major routes – festivals, productions and residencies. Let’s zoom in on the range of residencies as one of these support routes we initiate, champion … Continued
Photo above: Steve Byrne, Director of TRACS and David Francis, Director of the Traditional Music Forum at UNESCO HQ in Paris to witness the designation of TRACS as an NGO Advisor to UNESCO on ICH. TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland) collected their official accreditation as NGO Advisor to UNESCO on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) … Continued
We are delighted to unveil the Traditional Dance Criticism Course – our new curatorial initiative designed to help dance practitioners advance their professional development and engage with the world of dance journalism. The course will provide an insight into what working in the journalism industry involves, with a focus on traditional dance writing and publishing, … Continued
Midlothian Folk Tales for Children (thehistorypress.co.uk 2024) by Tim Porteus follows on from East Lothian Folk Tales for Children (published 2018). In this new book there are sixteen tales of history, mystery, magic and mythical creatures as well as relationships between all manner of beings. With colourful and inviting front and back covers by Suu … Continued
Our latest playlist of new Scottish music releases includes tracks from James Ross and Maxwell Quartet, Katie & Laura Macfarlane, Church Street Shuffle, Dougie MacLean, Niteworks ft. SIAN, Laura Jane Wilkie, Project Smok, Jack Badcock, Eleanor Dunsdon and Gregor Black, and Dlù. Follow the TMF on Spotify to keep up to date with all playlists.
Glasgow born multi-award-winning author and storyteller Michael Kerins has worked with Saint Barbara’s Primary School Muirhead, North Lanarkshire on a regular basis for at least fifteen years. Michael says that he was thoroughly delighted when the theme of this past project was accepted immediately by the Head Teacher, Mrs Sheelah McKinney, but he reports that … 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.
