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May 2021
World Play a Strathspey Day
After the amazing success of World Play a Strathspey Day 2019 and 2020, Hands Up For Trad are once again inviting everyone to join in with the World Play a Strathspey Day 2021. All you have to do is record a video of yourself playing a strathspey, upload it to social media, and make sure to use the hashtag #worldplayastrathspeyday.
Find out more »Claire Gullan’s Strathspey and Reel Weekend
Claire Gullan's Strathspey and Reel Weekend is a music-making weekend open to all ages, brought to you by Claire Gullan and the Hands Up For Trad Strathspey and Reel Society. The weekend will feature a mixture of strathspey and reel sessions, instrumental workshops, and a Saturday evening gig from Claire Gullan and Will Marshall. This year it will be held on Zoom and you can join in with any instrument—visit https://bit.ly/2RmJrCF for more info & tickets.
Find out more »Perth Festival of the Arts
Over ten days in May, Perth Festival of the Arts will broadcast an arts-packed festival online including Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton (with friends) and Fat-Suit.
Find out more »Folk at the Salmon Bothy Virtual Folk Club
Featuring: ~ Bothy Regulars ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Dickson Doug Hay Debbie Taylor Fats Vandyke Northern Shore & The Spiers Family ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Our Good Friends ~ Danny Couper Iona Fyfe Paul Radtke Elsa Jean McTaggart & Gary Lister ~~~~~~~~~~~~ And a Special Extended Set from Tich Frier ~~~~~~~~~~~~ MC: ~ Doug Hay ~ Who also selected all the Performances
Find out more »Knockengorroch—postponed to 2022
Family friendly world/roots/traditional/dance music festival in its own glen in the stunning Galloway Hills of Scotland’s South West. 2021’s line up is scheduled to be the same as the line-up advertised for the 2020 festival which had to be cancelled due to COVID-19, and should include the Afro Celt Sound System, Shooglenifty, the Poozies and Moishe’s Bagel with five stages featuring a range of other musical genres. PLUS workshops, open mic, sessions, kids’ tent, hot showers, sauna, camping and more...!
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