Festival Debut for Young Traditional Musician of the Year in Scotland

Being pointed at in the street is something Paddy Callaghan may have to get used to. After picking up this year’s prestigious BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year award in February, the multi-instrumentalist from Glasgow is in demand more than ever.
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Tidal Furrows - summer concert series in north northumberland

Andrew and Margaret Watchorn return with their fifth series of summer concerts in north Northumberland, celebrating the music of the local area. +

Hands Up For Trad launch new tune collection for 2014

Hands Up for Trad are launching a new tune collection for 2014 which will feature tunes chosen from a tune competition plus invites to musicians.

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Festival launches song-writing competition to honour music stalwart

North Yorkshire’s newest music festival, BAMfest is launching a song-writing competition to honour one of the county’s musical stalwarts. Harvey Blogg, who died recently aged 73, was heavily involved in the acoustic music scene in North Yorkshire. He organised music clubs in Bedale for many years and was also a regular at Saltburn Folk Festival.
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