TMSA Young Trad Tour (TYTT) Upcoming dates The Traditional Music & Song Association of Scotland (TMSA) Young Trad Tour 2017 group made up of the 2017 winner of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year and finalists, are setting out on the second leg of their visits to home locations around Scotland … Continued

Growing Stories – the 30th Scottish International Storytelling Festival – will open in the Great Hall of Stirling Castle on Thursday 18 October at 7.30pm, heralding a wave of events across Scotland and an intensive programme in the capital city from Friday 19 October. The 2018 Festival looks to the future of storytelling in Scotland, … Continued

BOOKING NOW! Frankie Armstrong is leading The Voices of the Archetypes of Myth weekend Sat 23rd Sept, 10am – 5pm, Sun 24th Sept,10am – 4.30pm Columcille Centre, 2 Newbattle Terrace, Edinburgh, EH10 4RT Cost £98, conc £85. Please contact Wendy to book asap: 07790294221 or info@wendycarletaylor.com This workshop provides an exciting way to expand & liberate … Continued

Bogha-frois: LGBT+ Voices in Folk will see LGBT+ folk musicians from across the country come together to write, collaborate and perform songs in the folk tradition, telling stories about life as a member of the LGBT community. Three free workshops will be held at the Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, November 14-16, led by prominent folk figures; … Continued

Musicians and poets from across the UK and Ireland create work inspired by ancient diversity Ten of the UK and Ireland’s finest traditional poets and musical artists including vocalists using five languages, medieval instruments: crwth and northern triplepipes as well as fiddle, harp, accordian and electronics will join together in a music residency to re-invigorate … Continued

Title: Living Tradition and Cultural Revival: Scottish Folk Drama in the 21st Century Partners: Heriot-Watt University, University of Edinburgh, TRACS Scottish Storytelling Centre Location: Edinburgh, with visits to other locations in Scotland Summary: Folk play is experiencing a revival in Scotland. In recent years, we have seen the reintroduction of a variety of forms of community drama traditionally performed throughout … 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

“A bannock fur Bride Roun lik the sun A snawdrap fur Bride Pure lik dawnlicht Hearth fire fur Bride Reidbreist warm The days rax oot Spring kens its time.” The legend of Bride, or Brigid, goes back to pre-Christian Ireland where she has been known as a goddess, saint and Celtic cultural icon. A link … Continued

Who is Scotland, Where is Scotland, We are Scotland.Celebrate Scotland’s Living Traditions and build Scotland’s dynamic, diverse and inclusive national identity. TRACS is delighted to be supporting a new initiative by BEMIS Scotland in collaboration with the Scottish Government that aims to practically enable Scotland’s ethnic and cultural minority communities to participate in and enhance … Continued