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TMF Newsletter | August 2021
This newsletter is a space for our members, and others active in traditional music in Scotland, to share news, stories and thoughts. Contributions are always welcome.
Click here to send.
FROM THE NETHERBOW
Edinburgh International Festival has been for decades largely a platform for opera and classical music, a platform that has been significantly widened by its current director, Fergus Linehan. This year as live music returns it's been great to see the programming of so many of our top folk acts by the EIF, a testament to the art of the musicians, and to the increasing recognition of the importance of traditional music in Scottish life. We've been running a series of thought-provoking (we hope) quotes about folk music in this space over the past few months. This one, from the late A.L. Lloyd, speaks to that relationship between so-called art music and folk music. Now that we're actually back at the Netherbow, it'll be the last one for now.
"Deep at the root, there is no essential difference between folk music and art music; they are varied blossoms from the same stock, grown to serve a similar purpose, if destined for different tables. Originally they spring from the same area of the human mind; their divergence is a matter of history, of social and cultural stratification. Traditionally art music is a diversion for the educated classes, while folk music is one of the most intimate, reassuring and embellishing possessions of the poor."
TMF BLOG:
MACKEREL SKY: AN APPROACH TO MULTI-TRACKED BAGPIPES by John Dew
'Mackerel Sky' is the debut album from Crieff musician and composer, John Dew. Building on from his EP 'The High Bridge Walk', this album is inspired by the ever-changing atmosphere and explores how multiple bagpipe and whistle sounds can be layered and interwoven, like the layers in a mackerel sky.
Read the full blog now.
TRADITIONAL MUSIC FORUM
ANNUAL REPORT 2020 - 2021
This year the Traditional Music Forum’s annual report is in video format, featuring slides with a narrative.
View the short video here
SURVEYS
NEW SURVEY FOR ALL SCOTTISH MUSIC INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS
Freelance, part-time and full-time workers are encouraged to take part in the survey by The Scottish Music Industry Association and the University of Glasgow, centred around mapping and measuring the value of Scotland’s music industry.
More info and take the survey now
HARP COLUMN'S #PRACTICEMAKESHARPIST
Calling harpists of all ages and abilities who are interested in tracking their practice while taking part in a study about practising!
Harp Column are conducting a year-long study of how harpists practise.
You can join the study at any time in August 2021. It finishes July, 2022.
By submitting your email address, you will be agreeing to:
An initial and final survey
Weekly surveys asking about practice time, type of practice, productivity and goals.
Monthly surveys asking about progress, satisfaction, performances and exercise time.
Making monthly clips of your practice, so you can see you progress.
Monthly #PracticeMakesHarpist newsletters which you may unsubscribe from at any point.
More info and sign up
FUNDING
CREATIVE SCOTLAND
REFRESHED OPEN FUND FOR INDIVIDUALS
Creative Scotland have created a new and simplified online application process for the Open Fund for Individuals and it is open now.
The Open Fund for Individuals is one of Creative Scotland’s key funding programmes, supporting the wide range of activity initiated by artists, writers, producers and other creative practitioners in Scotland. The overall budget for this fund in the financial year 2021/22 is £5 million.
More info
Do you have a traditional arts project which needs a small grant? There is still a good bit of time left to submit an application. Deadline: 3rd Sept 2021.
Tasgadh is a fund devolved from Creative Scotland, managed by Fèisean nan Gàidheal and open to organisations and individuals. Tasgadh is designed to provide support for traditional artists and organisations to create, perform, tour and showcase work. The fund can also support professional development and learning projects. Tasgadh cannot support the purchase of equipment nor can the fund be used to match other Creative Scotland funds.
More info and how to apply
YOUTH MUSIC INITIATIVE (YMI)
ACCESS TO MUSIC MAKING | STRENGTHENING YOUTH MUSIC
The YMI Access to Music Making and Strengthening Youth Music funds are now open for applications through Creative Scotland’s online Funding Management System. You can find out more about the funds, along with details of how to apply at the links above and on the YMI page of the Creative Scotland website.
Access to Music Making
The purpose of the Access to Music Making fund is to create access to high-quality music-making opportunities for children and young people aged 0-25 years. Applications to the Access to Music Making fund can come from organisations and individuals based in Scotland who are delivering programmes within Scotland for the benefit of children and young people of Scotland.
Strengthening Youth Music
The purpose of the Strengthening Youth Music fund is to improve the youth music sector infrastructure and services on offer. Applications to the Strengthen Youth Music fund can come from organisations and individuals based in Scotland who are looking to take strategic action, undertake research or deliver training that will strengthen the youth music sector in Scotland for the benefit of children and young people. The purpose of this fund is not to support project delivery directly with children and young people.
The deadline for both funds is 12pm, Monday 6th September 2021
NEW MUSIC
JOHN DEW - THE HIGH BRIDGE WALK
Released October 2020
Available from bandcamp
'The High Bridge Walk' EP was the starting pointing for John Dew's debut album 'Mackerel Sky' which will be released on 27th August. Read all about it in this month's fantastic blog.
TALISK - AURA
Released 9th July 2021
Available from bandcamp
Aura is the latest single from multi-award-winning power house trio Talisk. Talisk are Hayley Keenan on fiddle, Graeme Armstrong on guitar and Mohsen Amini on concertina.
DUNCAN LYALL - MILESTONE
Released 9th July 2021
Available from bandcamp
A suite of new music by Duncan Lyall that was commissioned for the world-renowned Celtic Connections festival, January 2019 in Glasgow.
"I am heavily involved in, and influenced by the vibrant Scottish Folk and Trad music scene. At its core, Milestone is a product of this. But my musical experiences, both as an artist and a fan, reach far and wide beyond this arena."
DOSCA - TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
Released 24th July 2021
Available from bandcamp
'Technical Difficulties' is the brand new single from 5-piece band Dosca.
ALASDAIR ROBERTS & VÖLVUR - THE OLD FABLED RIVER
Released 23rd July 2021
Available from bandcamp
A meeting of minds and cultures well-suited to the Alasdair Roberts’ syncretic fervor: responding to the invitation of Norwegian fiddler Hans Kjorstad, he found a group of musicians well-versed in folk, jazz and free-playing. Their diverse musics deeply inform this collection of Roberts’ originals and Scottish and Norwegian traditional song.
JACK BADCOCK - ONLY A LIFETIME
Released 30th July 2021
Available from bandcamp
Only A Lifetime is the fifth and final track from The Driftwood Project - a five-track EP released one track at a time throughout 2021.
MEC LIR - FLASHBACK (VALTOS REMIX)
Released 6th August 2021
Available here
Valtos is an electronic-traditional band comprised of Skye natives Martyn MacDonald and Daniel Docherty. Through their fusion of electronic and traditional highland music, Valtos combine the emotional and iconic music of their home.
Their latest remix track is Mec Lir's 'Flashback' from the album 'Livewire'.
RON JAPPY FEAT. AINSLEY HAMILL - A PLACE CALLED HOME (LIVE)
Released 6th August 2021
Available from bandcamp
Co-written with Ainsley Hamill, A Place Called Home is an ode to leaving home for the city, exploring the mixture of associated emotions – from the excitement of somewhere new to the yearning for home.
AIDAN O'ROURKE - IORRAM
Released 6th August 2021
Available for pre-order from bandcamp
The acclaimed original Iorram soundtrack by fiddler and composer Aidan O’Rourke.
Iorram (Boat Song) is the first cinematic documentary made entirely in the Gaelic language. Unflinching, unromanticised, the film is a portrait of modern fishing communities in the Outer Hebrides charting the toil and loss of an industry which used to thrive on islands once rich with Gaelic culture.
At the heart of soundtrack are archive Gaelic voices recorded in the 1950s and 1960s. The voices are gritty, witty, lyrical, innately musical; around them O’Rourke weaves his stripped-back, magnetic new music scored for an ensemble of international folk, jazz and contemporary classical luminaries.
MAN OF THE MINCH - THE TIDE IS AT THE TURNING
Released 6th August 2021
Available from thebothysociety.com
The Tide is at the Turning is a 13-track debut album from Man of the Minch - a queer artist who blends traditional celtic sounds with modern pop, aka Pedro Cameron.
The album features 21 guest performers with fiddle, whistle, pipes, clarsach, and Gaelic language throughout, as well as synths, programmed drums and elements from dance music. The result is a combination of traditional Scottish sounds, with modern electronica and pop created and performed from a queer perspective.
SEÁN GRAY - GHAISTS
Releases 13th August 2021
Available here
Following on from Seán's debut single 'The Great Stariski', this is another collaboration with Scots poet Rab Wilson which tells the story of the abandoned mining town of Benwhat.
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TMF Newsletter | August 2021
This newsletter is a space for our members, and others active in traditional music in Scotland, to share news, stories and thoughts. Contributions are always welcome.
Click here to send.
FROM THE NETHERBOW
Edinburgh International Festival has been for decades largely a platform for opera and classical music, a platform that has been significantly widened by its current director, Fergus Linehan. This year as live music returns it's been great to see the programming of so many of our top folk acts by the EIF, a testament to the art of the musicians, and to the increasing recognition of the importance of traditional music in Scottish life. We've been running a series of thought-provoking (we hope) quotes about folk music in this space over the past few months. This one, from the late A.L. Lloyd, speaks to that relationship between so-called art music and folk music. Now that we're actually back at the Netherbow, it'll be the last one for now.
"Deep at the root, there is no essential difference between folk music and art music; they are varied blossoms from the same stock, grown to serve a similar purpose, if destined for different tables. Originally they spring from the same area of the human mind; their divergence is a matter of history, of social and cultural stratification. Traditionally art music is a diversion for the educated classes, while folk music is one of the most intimate, reassuring and embellishing possessions of the poor."
TMF BLOG:
MACKEREL SKY: AN APPROACH TO MULTI-TRACKED BAGPIPES by John Dew
'Mackerel Sky' is the debut album from Crieff musician and composer, John Dew. Building on from his EP 'The High Bridge Walk', this album is inspired by the ever-changing atmosphere and explores how multiple bagpipe and whistle sounds can be layered and interwoven, like the layers in a mackerel sky.
Read the full blog now.
TRADITIONAL MUSIC FORUM
ANNUAL REPORT 2020 - 2021
This year the Traditional Music Forum’s annual report is in video format, featuring slides with a narrative.
View the short video here
SURVEYS
NEW SURVEY FOR ALL SCOTTISH MUSIC INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS
Freelance, part-time and full-time workers are encouraged to take part in the survey by The Scottish Music Industry Association and the University of Glasgow, centred around mapping and measuring the value of Scotland’s music industry.
More info and take the survey now
HARP COLUMN'S #PRACTICEMAKESHARPIST
Calling harpists of all ages and abilities who are interested in tracking their practice while taking part in a study about practising!
Harp Column are conducting a year-long study of how harpists practise.
You can join the study at any time in August 2021. It finishes July, 2022.
By submitting your email address, you will be agreeing to:
An initial and final survey
Weekly surveys asking about practice time, type of practice, productivity and goals.
Monthly surveys asking about progress, satisfaction, performances and exercise time.
Making monthly clips of your practice, so you can see you progress.
Monthly #PracticeMakesHarpist newsletters which you may unsubscribe from at any point.
More info and sign up
FUNDING
CREATIVE SCOTLAND
REFRESHED OPEN FUND FOR INDIVIDUALS
Creative Scotland have created a new and simplified online application process for the Open Fund for Individuals and it is open now.
The Open Fund for Individuals is one of Creative Scotland’s key funding programmes, supporting the wide range of activity initiated by artists, writers, producers and other creative practitioners in Scotland. The overall budget for this fund in the financial year 2021/22 is £5 million.
More info
Do you have a traditional arts project which needs a small grant? There is still a good bit of time left to submit an application. Deadline: 3rd Sept 2021.
Tasgadh is a fund devolved from Creative Scotland, managed by Fèisean nan Gàidheal and open to organisations and individuals. Tasgadh is designed to provide support for traditional artists and organisations to create, perform, tour and showcase work. The fund can also support professional development and learning projects. Tasgadh cannot support the purchase of equipment nor can the fund be used to match other Creative Scotland funds.
More info and how to apply
YOUTH MUSIC INITIATIVE (YMI)
ACCESS TO MUSIC MAKING | STRENGTHENING YOUTH MUSIC
The YMI Access to Music Making and Strengthening Youth Music funds are now open for applications through Creative Scotland’s online Funding Management System. You can find out more about the funds, along with details of how to apply at the links above and on the YMI page of the Creative Scotland website.
Access to Music Making
The purpose of the Access to Music Making fund is to create access to high-quality music-making opportunities for children and young people aged 0-25 years. Applications to the Access to Music Making fund can come from organisations and individuals based in Scotland who are delivering programmes within Scotland for the benefit of children and young people of Scotland.
Strengthening Youth Music
The purpose of the Strengthening Youth Music fund is to improve the youth music sector infrastructure and services on offer. Applications to the Strengthen Youth Music fund can come from organisations and individuals based in Scotland who are looking to take strategic action, undertake research or deliver training that will strengthen the youth music sector in Scotland for the benefit of children and young people. The purpose of this fund is not to support project delivery directly with children and young people.
The deadline for both funds is 12pm, Monday 6th September 2021
NEW MUSIC
JOHN DEW - THE HIGH BRIDGE WALK
Released October 2020
Available from bandcamp
'The High Bridge Walk' EP was the starting pointing for John Dew's debut album 'Mackerel Sky' which will be released on 27th August. Read all about it in this month's fantastic blog.
TALISK - AURA
Released 9th July 2021
Available from bandcamp
Aura is the latest single from multi-award-winning power house trio Talisk. Talisk are Hayley Keenan on fiddle, Graeme Armstrong on guitar and Mohsen Amini on concertina.
DUNCAN LYALL - MILESTONE
Released 9th July 2021
Available from bandcamp
A suite of new music by Duncan Lyall that was commissioned for the world-renowned Celtic Connections festival, January 2019 in Glasgow.
"I am heavily involved in, and influenced by the vibrant Scottish Folk and Trad music scene. At its core, Milestone is a product of this. But my musical experiences, both as an artist and a fan, reach far and wide beyond this arena."
DOSCA - TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
Released 24th July 2021
Available from bandcamp
'Technical Difficulties' is the brand new single from 5-piece band Dosca.
ALASDAIR ROBERTS & VÖLVUR - THE OLD FABLED RIVER
Released 23rd July 2021
Available from bandcamp
A meeting of minds and cultures well-suited to the Alasdair Roberts’ syncretic fervor: responding to the invitation of Norwegian fiddler Hans Kjorstad, he found a group of musicians well-versed in folk, jazz and free-playing. Their diverse musics deeply inform this collection of Roberts’ originals and Scottish and Norwegian traditional song.
JACK BADCOCK - ONLY A LIFETIME
Released 30th July 2021
Available from bandcamp
Only A Lifetime is the fifth and final track from The Driftwood Project - a five-track EP released one track at a time throughout 2021.
MEC LIR - FLASHBACK (VALTOS REMIX)
Released 6th August 2021
Available here
Valtos is an electronic-traditional band comprised of Skye natives Martyn MacDonald and Daniel Docherty. Through their fusion of electronic and traditional highland music, Valtos combine the emotional and iconic music of their home.
Their latest remix track is Mec Lir's 'Flashback' from the album 'Livewire'.
RON JAPPY FEAT. AINSLEY HAMILL - A PLACE CALLED HOME (LIVE)
Released 6th August 2021
Available from bandcamp
Co-written with Ainsley Hamill, A Place Called Home is an ode to leaving home for the city, exploring the mixture of associated emotions – from the excitement of somewhere new to the yearning for home.
AIDAN O'ROURKE - IORRAM
Released 6th August 2021
Available for pre-order from bandcamp
The acclaimed original Iorram soundtrack by fiddler and composer Aidan O’Rourke.
Iorram (Boat Song) is the first cinematic documentary made entirely in the Gaelic language. Unflinching, unromanticised, the film is a portrait of modern fishing communities in the Outer Hebrides charting the toil and loss of an industry which used to thrive on islands once rich with Gaelic culture.
At the heart of soundtrack are archive Gaelic voices recorded in the 1950s and 1960s. The voices are gritty, witty, lyrical, innately musical; around them O’Rourke weaves his stripped-back, magnetic new music scored for an ensemble of international folk, jazz and contemporary classical luminaries.
MAN OF THE MINCH - THE TIDE IS AT THE TURNING
Released 6th August 2021
Available from thebothysociety.com
The Tide is at the Turning is a 13-track debut album from Man of the Minch - a queer artist who blends traditional celtic sounds with modern pop, aka Pedro Cameron.
The album features 21 guest performers with fiddle, whistle, pipes, clarsach, and Gaelic language throughout, as well as synths, programmed drums and elements from dance music. The result is a combination of traditional Scottish sounds, with modern electronica and pop created and performed from a queer perspective.
SEÁN GRAY - GHAISTS
Releases 13th August 2021
Available here
Following on from Seán's debut single 'The Great Stariski', this is another collaboration with Scots poet Rab Wilson which tells the story of the abandoned mining town of Benwhat.
...
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