New book on Scottish traditional music published

Simon McKerrell of the International Centre for Music Studies at Newcastle University has just published a brand new textbook on Scottish traditional music with Routledge. The book is intended both as an introduction to the area for anyone and progressively focuses in on more specific and detailed case studies in the latter half of the book which will be of real interest to those already interested in this area. The book is available currently as an ebook and paperback and hardback copies will be available from mid-October too. See Routledge and Amazon for more details.

There is also a supporting website available at: http://www.scottishtraditionalmusic.org

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. The Storytelling Centre is a partnership project between the Storytelling Forum and The Church of Scotland (SC011353).