May 14, 2012 in News by Simon Thoumire
The 13th BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award has opened for entries. We’re looking for talented young traditional musicians from all over Scotland who can play an instrument or sing to enter this prestigeous competition. All you have to do is download and fill in the application form, send in a 10-minute recording on [...]
May 8, 2012 in News by elizabethhepburn
Edinburgh Feis, or to give it its Gaelic name ‘Fèis Dhùn Èideann’ has changed venue this year. The Festival, a great 3-day event for young people is moving to Davidsons Mains Primary School in the north-west of the city. The event features lots of music making, singing, dancing, creating of fantastic arts and crafts, wild [...]
May 3, 2012 in News by elizabethhepburn
Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland’s Languages today announced the appointment of four new Members to Bòrd na Gàidhlig. Bòrd na Gàidhlig is the national language body. It is a statutory Non Departmental Public Body established under the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 and is responsible for safeguarding the future of Gaelic in Scotland, for [...]
April 19, 2012 in News by elizabethhepburn
In an exciting new development, Julie Fowlis and Chris Wright have been appointed as artists in residence for the Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches website. The two musicians will acts as ambassadors for the oral archive project within the arts, community and education sectors and will also look for potential collaborations with other traditional artists. [...]
April 19, 2012 in News by elizabethhepburn
After many years as the most successful competing piper in history, Donald MacPherson is selling his pipes. Donald MacPherson needs no introduction to pipers anywhere. He is quite simply the most successful solo competing piper in history. His competitive record is outstanding. Between 1948 and 1990, whenever Donald MacPherson stepped onto the platform a [...]
