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 … Continued

CARRYING STREAM FESTIVALWednesday 4 to 11 November 2015 (inc)   All tickets for the festival are now available. To order, e:Paddy BortOr buy at Edinburgh FC weekly gigs from Wednesday 7 October onwards Most of the nine excellent shows are on sale at Coda Music on the Mound as well and one at the Scottish … Continued

Scotland’s “wee gem of a festival” is back this October with a sparkling line-up of brilliant music. Headliners include ‘home grown’ talent Dallahan, Emily Smith, Rura, Ross Ainslie, Blazin’ Fiddles, Karine Polwart, Benny Gallagher and The Wrigley Sisters all playing alongside Dougie MacLean, festival founder and the singer songwriter who gave us Scotland’s anthem ‘Caledonia’. The festival begins on … Continued

For the third year young traditional musicians based in Scotland are invited to take part in UKM Arctic’s international youth festival in Finnsnes, Northern Norway, in partnership with Aberdeen International Youth Festival. They are looking for… – Young musicians aged 15-19 – Duos, trios and quartets (we want to bring 6 or 7 musicians, ideally … Continued

Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin Big Band is a really fun group of talented high school aged musicians currently led by accordionist Padruig Morrison. They meet approximately once a month during the Autumn and Spring terms (4 hour workshops) and aim to put together excellent performances. This term they are reviving an old collaboration with Tinderbox Orchestra and … Continued

15 years ago IGN founder, Californian Brian Gore, decided to create an annual tour featuring three or four world-class guitarists. Since then the annually changing show has become a popular item in the North American touring calendar and has toured the UK roughly annually since 2007. This year’s UK tour features … Lulo Reinhardt (Germany), … Continued

“Warp & Weft – Kilbarchan Woven in Story & Song” will be performed as part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival on 24th October. Weaving story, legend, music and song together, this event tells the history of the former Renfrewshire mill town of Kilbarchan from earliest times to the present day. Local storyteller, Anne Pitcher and singer, songwriter … Continued

Saturday 3 October, Gracefield Arts Centre from 11am As part of the current exhibition at Gracefield, In Land, The Droving Project hosts a day of lively talks and participatory discussion around pastoralism, transhumance, shepherding, dwelling in the environment, walking, farming, our relationship with large, now domesticated, mammals and the impact of cattle on Scottish culture. The day will … Continued

The Free Reed Convention – Button Boxes and Moothies – is being held in Aberdeen from 6-8 November 2015.   Friday is a study day being sponsored by the British Forum for Ethnomusicology. The rest of the weekend takes the form of a festival featuring outstanding artists from Ireland, England, and Scotland, with workshops (featuring … Continued

Live Music Now Auditions 2015Are you a musician? Want to play gigs in unusual settings, and get paid? Live Music Now Scotland are looking to find musicians and bands to play paid gigs in unusual settings. Do you think you might fit the bill? About LMNS: Live Music Now aims to bring great live music … Continued