Want to reach a local and visitor audience with details about your event, business or regular traditional music activity? The TMSA is about to start putting together their 2016 Event Calendar which is distributed to Visitor Information Centres, railway stations, airports, events (such as Celtic Connections) and other attractions. If you want to know how … Continued

Pete Heywood (of The Living Tradition magazine, Living Tradition Summer Schools and Common Ground Scotland) is starting up a new concert series, and a parallel series of events exploring the history of the folk revival. This new initiative is in Adelaide’s in Bath Street, Glasgow. This is a venue which has hosted folk music many times over … Continued

On Wednesday 4 November, Museums Galleries Scotland will be hosting For Everyone: The Role of Living Culture in Identities and Sustainable Community Development, an international symposium on Intangible Cultural Heritage in a multicultural context exploring human rights issues, at Summerhall in Edinburgh. The keynote presentation will be delivered by Dr Janet Blake, consultant to UNESCO … Continued

The Fourth Button Boxes & Moothies Festival of Free Reed Instruments will be taking place in Aberdeen on 6-8th November 2015   It’s an exciting time at the Elphinstone Institute at the University of Aberdeen. On 6-8th November 2015, the fourth Button Boxes and Moothies festival will again be held there, attracting musicians and enthusiasts … Continued

Scottish Culture and Traditions (SC&T) based in Aberdeenshire are advertising the following part-time post, please get in touch with SC&T directly http://www.scottishculture.org/ Also on offer are ten student scholarships, check their website for information about classes they offer.   ·         Classes assistant – It would involve three hours per night, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays and the pay is … Continued

Tourbook is the online showcasing platform for promoters, performers, venue representatives and networks who work with touring live performance to small-scale venues in Scotland. Since it’s beta launch in 2013, Tourbook has been available to those working within The Touring Network region and during this time they have received feedback, ideas, thoughts and comments from … Continued

Spaces Available in Tinto Ensemble Tinto Ensemble, from Hands Up For Trad, will run for the 2nd time from the 13th – 15th November. After the very well received first ensemble course they are going to do it again. This is a course for five young aspiring musicians (age 16-20) to team up with two … Continued

Scottish Music Graded ExamsFor fiddle, accordion and harp The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland offers graded examinations in Scottish traditional music in which anyone can participate, from school-age pupils to adult learners and enthusiasts. Syllabuses, repertoires and entry guidelines can be viewed on their website. You will be able to create an exam programme from this carefully … Continued

Thursday 17 of September – venue Paisley Town Hall   Active Events have devised a new day for artists – its entirely free and is designed to give professional musicians and practitioners of the music industry information that is invaluable. They are bringing in over 50 speakers ranging from digital publishing experts, to agents and … Continued

Young Composer Award – Call for entries!   The Young Composer Award is an annual competition based award issued by The Clarsach Society. Composers aged between 16 & 25 years of age are invited to present an original piece of music lasting no longer than 15, and no less than 10 minutes, suitable for: a) Solo … Continued