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April 2021
April FluteFling Online Workshop Weekend
FluteFling are delighted to announce a workshop weekend with Tom Oakes. As uncertain times continue, make some space and time for you and your music as Scottish Trad Awards nominee Tom guides you through ideas to develop your technique and repertoire on flutes and whistles. Delivered over Zoom from his flat in Leith, the historic maritime hub of Edinburgh, the online workshops will take place over one single weekend with a morning and afternoon part of Saturday and Sunday. In an extra workshop…
Find out more »VIRTUAL FÈIS ROIS WEEKEND
Unable to gather in Ullapool for another year, this is the second Virtual Fèis Rois event which offers an exciting mix of workshops, sessions, lectures and concerts for people of all ages to enjoy.
Find out more »Edinburgh Tradfest—Digital Festival
Because of the ongoing situation with the Covid pandemic the 2021 festival will be entirely digital and feature as many of those musicians originally scheduled for 2020. The Fetsival will feature two unique online concerts and nine podcasts. All the musicians taking part at this year’s festival have been carefully selected from the very best tradition-bearers in Scotland and around the world.
Find out more »May 2021
Friends Of Wighton Lunchtime Online Concert with Sandy Brechin
Sandy Brechin is one of Scotland’s best known accordionists, famous for his lightning-fast playing and hilarious on-stage humour. He has developed his own unique approach to the art of accordion playing and his innovative style is instantly recognisable: a combination of slick, incredibly fast finger-work on the melody and a revolutionary method of syncopation on the bass. Sandy was the first in Scotland to play professionally the small 48 bass size of accordion, which is now pretty much his trademark.…
Find out more »TMF Directory of Musicians Launch Night
The Traditional Music Forum have been busy working on an exciting new Directory of Musicians, a new website with a comprehensive and ever-expanding list of traditional musicians working and recording in Scotland. A live online event celebrating the launch of the directory will be held on Friday 7th May 2021, 8pm. This event features special pre-recorded performances by Maeve Mackinnon (with Ali Levack & Luc McNally), Rachel Hair & Ron Jappy, and David Foley & Jack Smedley (with…
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