Hands Up for Trad

Celebrating 20 years of the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame! 🎵
Photographer Louis DeCarlo has captured every inductee since 2005. Watch him share stories from his remarkable journey with David Francis.
📸 handsup.link/halloffame20

Celebrating 20 years of the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame! 🎵
Photographer Louis DeCarlo has captured every inductee since 2005. Watch him share stories from his remarkable journey with David Francis.
📸 handsup.link/halloffame20

As a Scots speikir wha haes bin ettlin tae lairn a wee bittie o oor braw Gaelic leid, am ay delichtit whan a cam ower wirds whaur richt awa a juist ken whit thae mean! Wirds like ‘briogais’ soondin like oor ain Scots wird fir troosers, ‘breeks’. handsup.link/whitsinawird... #ScotlandLovesLanguages

Watch the winning performance from Battle of The Folk Bands winners The Way North. Congratulations to all the bands who competed on Saturday. youtu.be/ufYrW4E-19I

Congratulations to Rachel Groves - 2026 BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award Winner. Read about Rachel's winning performance here handsup.link/youngtradwin...

At the Scots Trad Music Awards every year - one of the most important sections is the Departed Friends where we remember people who have passed over the last year. We've made a form where you can add people you know who have been involved in Scottish folk / trad music. handsup.link/DepartedFrie...

🎶 Meet your Battle of the Folk Bands 2026 finalists! Last but not least is Àirdan. Read about the band here handsup.link/airdan

🎶 Meet your Battle of the Folk Bands 2026 finalists! Fourth up is Evie Waddell Band. Read about the band here handsup.link/eviewaddellb...

🎶 Meet your Battle of the Folk Bands 2026 finalists! Third up is Ketu. Read about the band here handsup.link/ketu

🎶 Meet your Battle of the Folk Bands 2026 finalists! Second up is Raivelt. Read about the band here handsup.link/raivelt

🎶 Meet your Battle of the Folk Bands 2026 finalists! First up - The Way North. Read about the band here handsup.link/thewaynorth

🎵 Tinto Summer School 2026 bookings OPEN!
6-11 July @ Wiston Lodge for ages 11-17. Brilliant tutors lined up: Anna Robertson, Ada Francis, Michael Bryan, Rae Maciver, Eleanor Tout & Laura Penman
Week of trad music, campfire songs & memories! All instruments welcome 🎻🎸🎹 handsup.link/TintoSummerS...

🎶 Battle of the Folk Bands finalists are HERE!
Àirdan • Evie Waddell Band • Ketu • Raivelt • The Way North
31 Jan, 1pm @ Celtic Connections. Five bands, one winner, unlimited talent! Come support the future of Scottish trad
Tickets via Celtic Connections www.celticconnections.com/event/9/batt... 🎵

Very sad news this morning to hear of two passings from legends of the Scottish music scene. Pipe Major Ian MacLellan and Adam McNaughtan. RIP and our thoughts are with their families.

🎉 2025 Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame inductees sponsored by Fèisean nan Gàidheal!
Services to Performance: Andrew Rankine, Colin MacLellan, Dr Steve Forman, Elspeth Cowie, Iain MacDonald (Neilson) & Sprangeen
6th Dec at Aberdeen Music Hall 🎵
Read more: handsup.link/halloffamepe...

Yesterday at the Scottish Storytelling Centre - David Francis interviewed photographer Louis DeCarlo about the 20 years of the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. Look out for the video coming soon on YouTube.

🎵 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY: Venue of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2025!
Champion the venues that keep Scottish trad music alive. Present the award live on stage at Aberdeen Music Hall, 6th December.
📺 BBC ALBA broadcast
🗳️ 100,000+ votes
Find out more handsup.link/venueoftheye...

🎻 The Strathspey and Surreal Fiddle Orchestra returns! Saturday 15th Nov, 7:30pm at @ScotsFiddleFest, Pleasance Theatre Edinburgh. 12 fiddlers bringing fresh energy to classic Scottish tunes. With Saltfishforty. Get your tickets now! handsup.link/strathspeyan...

🎻 Patsy Reid's new album "I Am Disposed To Mirth" features the fiddle music of Simon Thoumire. An exceptional performance of compositions that expand Scottish traditional music into contemporary concert works. December 5 on Bandcamp. handsup.link/patsyreid

Scots language lovers! Join Shane Strachan, Susi Briggs & Taylor Dyson for an evening celebrating their mother tongue

🎭 Scriever and Freens Tour
📅 Mon 17 Nov, 7-8:30pm
📍 Dundee Central Library
🎟️ Book via @scottishbktrust

Hostit by Alistair Heather www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-sc...

🎻 Distil Rehearsal Room brought 5 traditional musicians together with Mr McFall's Chamber at @Scottishmusic, 6th October. 5 new compositions performed in a collaborative, supportive environment.
Thanks to Scops Arts Trust, Cockaigne Fund & @creativescots
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Hands Up for Trad are very excited to share this brand new video from Rhona Smith and Su-a Lee!
'Bridge over Little Stream' is a duet we first asked Rhona to write back in 2017. It's inspired by the Scottish Highlands. Enjoy! youtu.be/-Wx-pC0BfMg

🎶 THE FINALISTS ARE HERE! 🎶
After an incredible semi-finals weekend, we're excited to announce the six finalists for the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award 2026. Find out who they are here. handsup.link/YoungTradFin...

Plooter
Oor aunties hoose wis aside a haugh. Us bairns haed tae plooter throu the thick glaur o the mire sae we cuid play in the burn. A mind her skitin oor wee lugs at the sicht o oor clarty shin whan we cam back! #Scotstober 2025

Battle of The Folk Bands 2026 is now open for entries! Do you have a band or an idea for band? Why not enter. Winners play at Celtic Connections 2026! handsup.link/Battle2026-E...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Seachdain na Gàidhlig 2026 launches with "Use It or Lose It" (Cleachd i no caill i)
World Gaelic Week: 23rd Feb - 1st March 2026
5 years of celebrating Scottish Gaelic! Small Grants Fund now open - up to £500 for community activities. Apply by 31st Oct: seachdainnagaidhlig.scot

'Music At The Green' returns to Partickhill Bowling and Community Club at 4pm this Sunday, 14th September with Isla Ratcliff performing her new show, "Scottish Four Seasons," which celebrates 300 years of Vivaldi's iconic work with a unique Scottish twist. musicatthegreen.com/partickhill

We are excited to announce North Lanarkshire's first Scots Language Book Festival - Check it Oot! supported by @handsupfortrad.bsky.social

Across four events with top Scots authors and writers, we're hoping you'll join us for the celebration.

More info: culturenl.co.uk/Oot

#CheckItOot

🎵 BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician SEMI-FINALISTS ANNOUNCED! 🎵
Congratulations to the twelve exceptional young musicians will compete at BBC Pacific Quay in Glasgow this October. handsup.link/youngtradsem...

🎵 Don't miss Simon Thoumire's "Ceilearadh" premieres at @pipinglive
📅 Thu 14 Aug, 1:30pm, Bothy tent

🎼 3 Highland Bagpipe Sonatas inspired by Gaelic bird poetry

🎤 Performed by Simon McKerrell, Fionnlagh Mac A Phiocair & Bede Patterson
pipinglive.co.uk/events/ceile...