Scottish Culture Online

PHOTOGRAPHY SCOTLAND: NEW TRADITIONAL MUSIC PHOTO RESOURCE Ros Gasson is building a resource of Scottish traditional music, song, and dance photos. These eye-catching images are available at a reasonable cost for use on websites, fliers etc. View the traditional music, song and dance photo gallery As she adds to the collection, Ros will be looking [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]