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It’s getting closer to the June 22nd Scotland Sings day, and I thought it may be nice if I shared some of my singing experiences with everyone… I grew up in the little village of Neilston, learning songs through family … Continue reading →

Rhona MacLeod sent us this great article on using singing to foster relationships between children and elderly people. It’s a lovely story. CHRIS HOLTEN reckons the best thing about the Sing Out Loud Together project was watching his Elder buddy … Continue reading →

We are in the process of commissioning a new song called – wait for it… Scotland Sings. Good title I hear you say! It will be a motivational song about Scots and their love of singing. What do you think … Continue reading →

SUMMING UP TRADFEST’S FIRST CONFERENCE Guest blog by Dr Mairi McFadyen, conference organiser and ethnologist   Open Fields: The Future of Trads On the 6th of May, the trad arts community came together in Edinburgh to enjoy a stimulating, challenging and thought-provoking day of discussion and debate. The very first Tradfest conference asked, ‘What is the role of the trad [...]

UPCOMING ALBUM RELEASE FROM EYG’S INNOVATIVE MUSIC PROJECT 7 young musicians have been spending a year investigating recordings and photos found in the School of Scottish Studies Archives at the University of Edinburgh, and responding creatively. They are now launching an exciting album of the music they have developed. The School of Scottish Studies, established in 1951, houses [...]

YOUTH OPPORTUNITY: TRANSITIONS 20/40 A fantastic opportunity has come up for young people to attend the RCS Junior Conservatoire. Transitions 20/40 is designed to seek out and develop potential performing arts talent from key Scottish postcode areas. During June 2013 they will begin auditioning in various Scottish venues to find and support performing arts talent for the future [...]

The Gordon Duncan Experience, The National Celtic Big Band for 14-18 Year olds Deadline : Fri 7 Jun 2013 Horsecross Arts are looking for young musicians aged 14-18 from all over Scotland to join our Celtic Big Band. Named after the late Perthshire piper, Gordon Duncan, a hugely influential and pioneering performer and composer, the band consists of [...]

CASTING COMPANY SEEKS YOUNG MALE FIDDLER FOR HIGH PROFILE FEATURE FILM Jill Trevellick Casting CDG (Downton Abbey, Merlin) are currently auditioning for a 16 – 18 year old male violinist/fiddler for the feature film ‘What We Did On Our Holiday’, written and directed by Guy Jenkin and Andy Hamilton (creators of the BBC comedy show Outnumbered) and [...]