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A total of £10,000 is available through grant funding to Scots language creatives in Tayside, Fife and beyond

More than 60 nominees from across Scotland have been shortlisted in the Scots Language Awards 2023 with voting drawing to a close.

CHAMPIONS of Scots are encouraging people to share their love of the leid through Gies a Scots Poem Day, as they prepare for this year’s Scots…

Fears over potential “erosion” of the traditional arts due to the long-term impact of Covid restrictions

A new national celebration of Scottish music and song is to be launched this year – as part of a Europe-wide showcase of traditional cultures.

WHEN I first got a copy of this year’s festival programme, I put a galaxy of asterisks beside the Young Trad Showcase on Saturday afternoon at Mareel, writes Caroline McKenzie. This was a one-off, bringing the last four winners of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional...

IT IS official: the isles’ biggest annual music extravaganza – the Shetland Folk Festival - is underway. Over the next four days and nights musicians from across the world will be joined by local bands and artists to play village halls and larger venues in all four corners...

MUSIC fans can rejoice - the line-up of visiting artists for the next Shetland Folk Festival has been revealed. A number of new acts alongside some familiar faces will grace Shetland stages from 27 April this year, with performers representing up to 10 different nations....

SCOTLAND’S trad music awards celebrated their 20th anniversary with a once-in-a-generation night to remember at Dundee’s Caird Hall on Sunday.

Inge Thomson is also up for the music producer of the year prize