Have you released an album between September 2016 and August 2017? Why not submit your album into our 2017 Album of the Year competition. Based on theScottish Album of the Year Award organised by Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA), the aim is to highlight the trad recording industry and to showcase the large amount of albums that are released each year in … Continued

In1987 the Reverend Paton placed a postcard in a shop in Crail asking if anyone was interested in starting a folk club. They were interested, so alongside the Reverend, Jill Saunderson and Bernie Precious started the club in the Balcomie Links Hotel. Very quickly the Reverend considered his work was done and left it to … Continued

Help Musicians, the largest provider of health and welfare support for the British music industry, has announced MUSIC MINDS MATTER – a new campaign for music industry-wide support of the world’s first dedicated 24/7 mental health service for people working in music.  MUSIC MINDS MATTER will fund the ground-breaking 24/7 mental health helpline and service, launching … Continued

Sound Post Arts in Edinburgh are running workshops for musicians on Basic Sound Engineering and Mixing Techniques. Both are taking place in Edinburgh on Saturday 12 August. Cost is a hugely reasonable £15 for one workshop, £25 for two. More information here: http://soundpostarts.com/  

“Newer Researchers: Newer Approaches”. A one day conference jointly hosted by The Folklore Society and The Elphinstone Institute. Thursday 9 November 2017, 10:15 to 17:30 at The Warburg Institute. Keynote speaker: Prof. Nick Groom (University of Exeter) CALL FOR PARTICIPATOR CONTRIBUTIONS. The Study of Folklore has long been lamented as a marginalised discipline, but times are … Continued

With support from Colmcille, a fund managed by Bòrd na Gàidhlig, Fèisean nan Gàidheal is delighted to announce that the cultural exchange with the Oriel Centre in Dundalk, Ireland will again take place in 2017, building on the success of previous exhanges between the two organisations. This summer, we’re looking for six young musicians and … Continued

A unique event to Scotland,  the 4th Annual FluteFling Scottish Flute Weekend will be held this weekend in Edinburgh from Friday 16th – Sunday 18th June 2017. The weekend features a day of workshops focusing on flute playing within Scottish traditional music with concerts on both the Friday and Saturday nights.  The concerts present a … Continued

Sonic Lodge and Soundpost Arts are offering two workshops for musicians who wish to build skills in live sound production. The workshops will take place on Saturday 24 June at the Sonic Lodge in Edinburgh. The first workshop – An Introduction to Live Sound –  will run from 10.30-12.30pm and is aimed at musicians who want to … Continued

This year’s concert tour by the students of Sgoil Chiùil Na Gàidhealtachd will see them head east to Royal Deeside. We’ve toured in this part of the country before, but that was quite a while ago, so we’re looking forward to renewing acquaintances in this beautiful part of the world. The tour runs from Monday … Continued

The historic village of Falkland in Fife is about to experience an exciting weekend of traditional music when the fifth Falkland Traditional Music Festival takes place over the weekend of 23-25 June. The festival includes a ceilidh dance, concerts, competitions (for accordion, fiddle, and song), workshops, and informal sessions.  One highlight of the weekend will … Continued