Traditional Music And Image

I’ve just been watching BBC ALBA and the programme Rapal. It looks at the current contemporary Scottish music scene. THe first band on it Theatre Fall were great, full of attitude and personality. It made think of the difference between traditional musicians and ‘pop’. Would we get our ideas over to the public (and sell more [...]

Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast No. 25 Scottish Fiddle feature

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The first 2 weeks of October have just rushed by! It’s been a busy time with the semi-finals of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician. We had a great time a an excellent concert. Our curry party afterwards was good as well. The six finalists are:
Adam [...]

MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards open for nominations

Hands up for Trad and their panel of industry judges are once again on the lookout for the very best in  traditional music for this year’s MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards.  Since 2003, Hands up for Trad have been celebrating the best in Scottish traditional music from across the country and are proud to [...]

Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music Podcast No 24

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I’ve enjoyed putting together the Foot Stompin’ October podcast. I’ve started the show with Wolfstone, a folk rock band who have been around for a few years now. I first met them properly when my band Keep it up toured Canadian festivals at the same time as [...]