Our combined Spring Workshop Programme offers practical, hands-on activities in traditional crafts, dance, music, storytelling and Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), delivered both online and in person.
Led by experienced traditional arts practitioners, these sessions focus on skills, knowledge and active participation, giving participants a clear understanding of cultural practices and how they are learned and shared today.
This programme features a rich range of workshops from the Scottish Storytelling Forum, the Traditional Music Forum, and TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland) taking place at the Scottish Storytelling Centre (SSC), online and across in venues Scotland.
The Scottish Storytelling Forum brings together skills development for established storytellers alongside the return of its ever-popular Starting with Stories sessions for those new to the craft. The Traditional Music Forum delivers its highly sought-after practical support sessions for freelance musicians across Scotland, as well as repertoire-building workshops focused on Gaelic and Scots song, right in the heart of Edinburgh. Building on the work around Intangible Cultural Heritage (or Living Heritage), TRACS showcases the traditional arts as a whole through a lively programme of introductory talks, interactive drop-in sessions, and hands-on come and try workshops.
Moonspinners
Fri 1 May | SSC
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Ogham-chraobh with Susannah Stark Pt 1
Sat 2 May | SSC | Age 16+
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Faodail | Found: Beatha nan Eilean
Sat 2 May | SSC
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What is…Traditional Dance?
Sun 3 May | SSC/Online
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Starting with Stepdance (Easy Sundays)
Sun 3 May | SSC | SOLD OUT
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The Corpse Road
Sun 3 May | SSC
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What is…Traditional Craft?
Mon 4 May | SSC
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Crafternoon: Come & Try Hand-Bound Brush Making
Mon 4 May | SSC/Online
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Crafternoon: Willow-weaving
Mon 4 May | SSC
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What is…Traditional Music?
Tue 5 May | SSC/Online
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Café Cèilidh
Tue 5 May | SSC
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What is…Traditional Storytelling?
Thu 7 May | SSC/Online
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Hearth Fire Sessions
Thu 7 May | SSC
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What is…Gaelic in Traditional Arts
Fri 8 May | SSC/Online
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Gàidhlig | Gaelic Song Workshop
Fri 8 May | SSC/Online
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Bothan Dhùn Èideann
Fri 8 May | SSC
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Ogham-chraobh with Susannah Stark Pt 2
Sat 9 May | SSC
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What is…Scots in Traditional Arts
Sat 9 May | SSC/Online
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Young Scots Singers
Sat 9 May | SSC
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A Cold Heart
Sat 9 May | SSC
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Funding & Finances for Musicians
Sat 9 May | CatStrand, Castle Douglas | Age 16+
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Self-Promotion & Booking Gigs
Sat 9 May | CatStrand, Castle Douglas | Age 16+
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TRACS Living Heritage Discovery Day 🎉
Sun 10 May | SSC
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Creative Approaches to Dementia Inclusive Storytelling
Sat 16 May | SSC
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Gaelic Songs of Runrig with Norrie MacIver
Sat 13 Jun | SSC | Age 16+
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Sat 27 Jun | SSC | Age 16+
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Willow Weaving (Easy Sundays)
Sun 28 Jun | SSC | Age 16+ | Free (Drop-in)
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TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland, SCIO SC043009) is a co-operative network which champions our shared traditions of music, song, storytelling, dance, crafts, customs and indigenous languages. Together we celebrate the local distinctiveness of Scotland’s places: our intangible cultural heritage. Registered office at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR.
