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The aim of the Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland (TMSA) is to promote, present and preserve the traditional music and song of Scotland.
The North Atlantic Song Convention (NASC) returns to Edinburgh's Scottish Storytelling Centre from 6-8 March 2026 for a celebration of traditional folk song and singing from across the North Atlantic Region.
Tickets at scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:64...
Tickets at scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:64...
February 16, 2026 at 11:01 AM
The North Atlantic Song Convention (NASC) returns to Edinburgh's Scottish Storytelling Centre from 6-8 March 2026 for a celebration of traditional folk song and singing from across the North Atlantic Region.
Tickets at scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:64...
Tickets at scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:64...
Renew Your Musical Repertoire with some excellent, newly published releases fromTaigh na Teud!
From timeless classics to avant-garde innovations for all instruments, you can find some wonderful traditional song and music books at ScotlandsMusic.com
From timeless classics to avant-garde innovations for all instruments, you can find some wonderful traditional song and music books at ScotlandsMusic.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Renew Your Musical Repertoire with some excellent, newly published releases fromTaigh na Teud!
From timeless classics to avant-garde innovations for all instruments, you can find some wonderful traditional song and music books at ScotlandsMusic.com
From timeless classics to avant-garde innovations for all instruments, you can find some wonderful traditional song and music books at ScotlandsMusic.com
Make sure to pop along to The World's Room at Edinburgh's Cumberland Bar tomorrow night to experience the wonderful Alison McMorland live!
12th February, 8pm, Cumberland Bar, Cumberland Street, Edinburgh
12th February, 8pm, Cumberland Bar, Cumberland Street, Edinburgh
February 11, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Make sure to pop along to The World's Room at Edinburgh's Cumberland Bar tomorrow night to experience the wonderful Alison McMorland live!
12th February, 8pm, Cumberland Bar, Cumberland Street, Edinburgh
12th February, 8pm, Cumberland Bar, Cumberland Street, Edinburgh
The TMSA Muckle Sing is happening on Saturday 21st Feb!
Come along for an event for community singing groups and for individual singers, including morning and afternoon workshops, a performance platform and a short concert from our tutor.
All welcome.
Come along for an event for community singing groups and for individual singers, including morning and afternoon workshops, a performance platform and a short concert from our tutor.
All welcome.
The Muckle Sing 2026 — TMSA Edinburgh & Lothians Branch - TMSA
Muckle Sing 2026 – Saturday 21 February 10.30-17.30 Tutor: Penny Stone Queen Margaret Hall, Blackness Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JA An event for community singing groups and for individual singers,…
www.tmsa.scot
February 9, 2026 at 10:01 AM
The TMSA Muckle Sing is happening on Saturday 21st Feb!
Come along for an event for community singing groups and for individual singers, including morning and afternoon workshops, a performance platform and a short concert from our tutor.
All welcome.
Come along for an event for community singing groups and for individual singers, including morning and afternoon workshops, a performance platform and a short concert from our tutor.
All welcome.
Huge congratulations to Aberdeenshire harpist Rachel Groves who has been named the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician for 2026! 🎉
February 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Huge congratulations to Aberdeenshire harpist Rachel Groves who has been named the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician for 2026! 🎉
Seachdain na Gàidhlig (World Gaelic Week) is happening 23rd Feb - 1st March! Celebrating Scottish Gaelic across the globe, you can expect everything from dances and talks to baking and walks, a packed programme is guaranteed!
More information at seachdainnagaidhlig.scot
More information at seachdainnagaidhlig.scot
February 1, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Seachdain na Gàidhlig (World Gaelic Week) is happening 23rd Feb - 1st March! Celebrating Scottish Gaelic across the globe, you can expect everything from dances and talks to baking and walks, a packed programme is guaranteed!
More information at seachdainnagaidhlig.scot
More information at seachdainnagaidhlig.scot
Last weekend for the House of Song at Celtic Connections - hosted on Friday and Saturday nights 10.30pm-1am by Scott Gardiner, at the Novotel Hotel, Pitt Street, Glasgow G2 4DT. All welcome for songs and great craic!
January 30, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Last weekend for the House of Song at Celtic Connections - hosted on Friday and Saturday nights 10.30pm-1am by Scott Gardiner, at the Novotel Hotel, Pitt Street, Glasgow G2 4DT. All welcome for songs and great craic!
The Edinburgh Highland Reel & Strathspey Society is returning to The Queen's Hall on 1st Feb to present another varied programme of traditional Scottish fiddle music!
Tickets and more info at www.thequeenshall.net/whats-on/edi...
Tickets and more info at www.thequeenshall.net/whats-on/edi...
January 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
The Edinburgh Highland Reel & Strathspey Society is returning to The Queen's Hall on 1st Feb to present another varied programme of traditional Scottish fiddle music!
Tickets and more info at www.thequeenshall.net/whats-on/edi...
Tickets and more info at www.thequeenshall.net/whats-on/edi...
Fiona Soe Paing brings SAND, SILT, FLINT to Celtic Connections on 27 Jan.
Haunting live vocals, striking visuals, and archival audio fragments and recorded contributions from premier Scottish instrumentalists.
www.celticconnections.com/event/1/fion...
Haunting live vocals, striking visuals, and archival audio fragments and recorded contributions from premier Scottish instrumentalists.
www.celticconnections.com/event/1/fion...
January 20, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Fiona Soe Paing brings SAND, SILT, FLINT to Celtic Connections on 27 Jan.
Haunting live vocals, striking visuals, and archival audio fragments and recorded contributions from premier Scottish instrumentalists.
www.celticconnections.com/event/1/fion...
Haunting live vocals, striking visuals, and archival audio fragments and recorded contributions from premier Scottish instrumentalists.
www.celticconnections.com/event/1/fion...
The TMSA Young Trad Tour is going ahead THIS WEEKEND! Featuring winners & finalists of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Competition from 2025 and 2024, this is one concert you definitely don't want to miss out on!
www.celticconnections.com/event/7/tmsa...
www.celticconnections.com/event/7/tmsa...
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 AM
The TMSA Young Trad Tour is going ahead THIS WEEKEND! Featuring winners & finalists of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Competition from 2025 and 2024, this is one concert you definitely don't want to miss out on!
www.celticconnections.com/event/7/tmsa...
www.celticconnections.com/event/7/tmsa...
Folk at the Salmon Bothy & Portsoy 75 Club are hosting a joint Bothy Ballads and Burns event on Saturday 21st February 2026.
Enjoy a two-course meal and a dram, with entertainment from Bothy Ballad Champion Geordie Morrison and more.
Tickets £25 each are available now from Bob Philips
Enjoy a two-course meal and a dram, with entertainment from Bothy Ballad Champion Geordie Morrison and more.
Tickets £25 each are available now from Bob Philips
January 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Folk at the Salmon Bothy & Portsoy 75 Club are hosting a joint Bothy Ballads and Burns event on Saturday 21st February 2026.
Enjoy a two-course meal and a dram, with entertainment from Bothy Ballad Champion Geordie Morrison and more.
Tickets £25 each are available now from Bob Philips
Enjoy a two-course meal and a dram, with entertainment from Bothy Ballad Champion Geordie Morrison and more.
Tickets £25 each are available now from Bob Philips
Pop along to House of Song - a session where anyone is welcome to come and join the music!
Open to singers and listeners alike, this calm and warm session is free to attend and is a partnership between Celtic Connections and the TMSA.
www.celticconnections.com/event/117/ho...
Open to singers and listeners alike, this calm and warm session is free to attend and is a partnership between Celtic Connections and the TMSA.
www.celticconnections.com/event/117/ho...
January 16, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Pop along to House of Song - a session where anyone is welcome to come and join the music!
Open to singers and listeners alike, this calm and warm session is free to attend and is a partnership between Celtic Connections and the TMSA.
www.celticconnections.com/event/117/ho...
Open to singers and listeners alike, this calm and warm session is free to attend and is a partnership between Celtic Connections and the TMSA.
www.celticconnections.com/event/117/ho...
Only 2 days to go til our MASSIVE 60th Anniversary concert at Celtic Connections... Have you got your tickets yet? 👀
www.celticconnections.com/event/1/tmsa...
www.celticconnections.com/event/1/tmsa...
January 15, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Only 2 days to go til our MASSIVE 60th Anniversary concert at Celtic Connections... Have you got your tickets yet? 👀
www.celticconnections.com/event/1/tmsa...
www.celticconnections.com/event/1/tmsa...
In 10 days time the TMSA Young Trad Tour will be taking place at Celtic Connections! Come along for a concert featuring winners & finalists of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Competition from 2025 and 2024.
www.celticconnections.com/event/7/tmsa...
www.celticconnections.com/event/7/tmsa...
January 14, 2026 at 10:01 AM
In 10 days time the TMSA Young Trad Tour will be taking place at Celtic Connections! Come along for a concert featuring winners & finalists of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Competition from 2025 and 2024.
www.celticconnections.com/event/7/tmsa...
www.celticconnections.com/event/7/tmsa...
The TMSA Anniversary Concert is THIS SATURDAY! Celebrating an incredible 60 years of bringing people together through traditional music and song, we'll be hosting our veryn own concert at Celtic Connections this 17th Jan
www.celticconnections.com
www.celticconnections.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
The TMSA Anniversary Concert is THIS SATURDAY! Celebrating an incredible 60 years of bringing people together through traditional music and song, we'll be hosting our veryn own concert at Celtic Connections this 17th Jan
www.celticconnections.com
www.celticconnections.com
House of Song begins next week! 🎉
Open to singers and listeners alike, this calm and warm session is free to attend and is a partnership between Celtic Connections and the TMSA (Traditional Music &Song Association of Scotland)
www.celticconnections.com/event/117/ho...
Open to singers and listeners alike, this calm and warm session is free to attend and is a partnership between Celtic Connections and the TMSA (Traditional Music &Song Association of Scotland)
www.celticconnections.com/event/117/ho...
January 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM
House of Song begins next week! 🎉
Open to singers and listeners alike, this calm and warm session is free to attend and is a partnership between Celtic Connections and the TMSA (Traditional Music &Song Association of Scotland)
www.celticconnections.com/event/117/ho...
Open to singers and listeners alike, this calm and warm session is free to attend and is a partnership between Celtic Connections and the TMSA (Traditional Music &Song Association of Scotland)
www.celticconnections.com/event/117/ho...
On the 17th Jan, the TMSA will be proudly celebrating 60 years of bringing people together by putting on an incredible anniversary concert at Celtic Connections!
Tickets available at www.celticconnections.com
Tickets available at www.celticconnections.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
On the 17th Jan, the TMSA will be proudly celebrating 60 years of bringing people together by putting on an incredible anniversary concert at Celtic Connections!
Tickets available at www.celticconnections.com
Tickets available at www.celticconnections.com
The North Atlantic Song Convention will take place 6 to 8 March 2026 at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, bringing together singers, scholars and enthusiasts from across the North Atlantic region for concerts, workshops, panel discussions and song circles.
www.northatlanticsong.com
www.northatlanticsong.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:01 AM
The North Atlantic Song Convention will take place 6 to 8 March 2026 at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, bringing together singers, scholars and enthusiasts from across the North Atlantic region for concerts, workshops, panel discussions and song circles.
www.northatlanticsong.com
www.northatlanticsong.com
Registration for Ceòlas Summer School is now open!
Sgoil Shamhraidh (Summer School), brings together world-class Gaelic, Scottish and Cape Breton tutors, and offers a rich programme of lessons, workshops, concerts, cèilidhs, and community events throughout the week.
Register at ceolas.co.uk
Sgoil Shamhraidh (Summer School), brings together world-class Gaelic, Scottish and Cape Breton tutors, and offers a rich programme of lessons, workshops, concerts, cèilidhs, and community events throughout the week.
Register at ceolas.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Registration for Ceòlas Summer School is now open!
Sgoil Shamhraidh (Summer School), brings together world-class Gaelic, Scottish and Cape Breton tutors, and offers a rich programme of lessons, workshops, concerts, cèilidhs, and community events throughout the week.
Register at ceolas.co.uk
Sgoil Shamhraidh (Summer School), brings together world-class Gaelic, Scottish and Cape Breton tutors, and offers a rich programme of lessons, workshops, concerts, cèilidhs, and community events throughout the week.
Register at ceolas.co.uk
Alt-folk artist Fiona Soe Paing brings Sand, Silt, Flint to Celtic Connections on Tuesday 27 January at 8pm. A blend of traditional ballads, electronics, archival and field recordings in a contemporary re-framing of folklore from Northeast Scotland.
www.celticconnections.com/event/1/fion...
www.celticconnections.com/event/1/fion...
December 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Alt-folk artist Fiona Soe Paing brings Sand, Silt, Flint to Celtic Connections on Tuesday 27 January at 8pm. A blend of traditional ballads, electronics, archival and field recordings in a contemporary re-framing of folklore from Northeast Scotland.
www.celticconnections.com/event/1/fion...
www.celticconnections.com/event/1/fion...
A public petition has been launched calling on BBC Radio Scotland to reverse its planned removal of The Iain Anderson Show, highlighting concerns about the potential impact on Scottish music, late-night cultural programming, and airtime for emerging artists.
www.change.org/p/save-the-i...
www.change.org/p/save-the-i...
December 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A public petition has been launched calling on BBC Radio Scotland to reverse its planned removal of The Iain Anderson Show, highlighting concerns about the potential impact on Scottish music, late-night cultural programming, and airtime for emerging artists.
www.change.org/p/save-the-i...
www.change.org/p/save-the-i...
Folk at the Salmon Bothy will be hosting their annual New Year Singaround this 1st Jan!
Free entry (but requested that you please bring nibbles to share and a raffle prize)
7pm, Portsoy Bowling Club, Durn Rd, Banff, AB45 2QD
Free entry (but requested that you please bring nibbles to share and a raffle prize)
7pm, Portsoy Bowling Club, Durn Rd, Banff, AB45 2QD
December 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Folk at the Salmon Bothy will be hosting their annual New Year Singaround this 1st Jan!
Free entry (but requested that you please bring nibbles to share and a raffle prize)
7pm, Portsoy Bowling Club, Durn Rd, Banff, AB45 2QD
Free entry (but requested that you please bring nibbles to share and a raffle prize)
7pm, Portsoy Bowling Club, Durn Rd, Banff, AB45 2QD
Along the Banks o' Nith Workshop with Emily Smith will be taking place at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on 4th Jan! Come and learn some of the songs Burns wrote while living at his inspirational Dumfriesshire home of Ellisland Farm.
Scottish Storytelling Centre
(Sat 24 Jan: 11am) Come and learn some of the songs Burns wrote while living at his inspirational Dumfriesshire home of Ellisland Farm. Situated on the banks of the river Nith, Ellisland is…
scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Along the Banks o' Nith Workshop with Emily Smith will be taking place at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on 4th Jan! Come and learn some of the songs Burns wrote while living at his inspirational Dumfriesshire home of Ellisland Farm.
The TRACS Traditional Arts Mentoring programme supports the professional and personal development of traditional arts practitioners in Scotland, and will run from January - June 2026.
Application deadline: Mon 6 Dec 2025
More info and how to apply at tracscotland.org/tradartsment...
Application deadline: Mon 6 Dec 2025
More info and how to apply at tracscotland.org/tradartsment...
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The TRACS Traditional Arts Mentoring programme supports the professional and personal development of traditional arts practitioners in Scotland, and will run from January - June 2026.
Application deadline: Mon 6 Dec 2025
More info and how to apply at tracscotland.org/tradartsment...
Application deadline: Mon 6 Dec 2025
More info and how to apply at tracscotland.org/tradartsment...
This year's Annual Hamish Henderson Lecture is taking place on Saturday 15th November at the Scottish Storytelling Centre.
Lecture begins at 12:30pm, alongside renditions of several of Hamish's songs.
Free tickets for the event can be booked on the Scottish Storytelling Centre website.
Lecture begins at 12:30pm, alongside renditions of several of Hamish's songs.
Free tickets for the event can be booked on the Scottish Storytelling Centre website.
November 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This year's Annual Hamish Henderson Lecture is taking place on Saturday 15th November at the Scottish Storytelling Centre.
Lecture begins at 12:30pm, alongside renditions of several of Hamish's songs.
Free tickets for the event can be booked on the Scottish Storytelling Centre website.
Lecture begins at 12:30pm, alongside renditions of several of Hamish's songs.
Free tickets for the event can be booked on the Scottish Storytelling Centre website.