Post by Traditional Music Forum on Sept 28, 2021 20:41:56 GMT
A weekly two minute catch-up for members from the
TMF Director's desk
These are some of the things that have caught my attention this week.
It's been a week of meetings. I'm writing this from Newbattle Abbey ahead of a daylong meeting of the boards of TRACS and the three forums which make up TRACS (Music, Dance and Storytelling). Still time to take part online in this afternoon's deliberations on TRACS's strategic direction if that's your bag. This is the link
This follows a more general set of discussions yesterday, including an excellent presentation from Steve Byrne on his recent report on Mapping Intangible Cultural Heritage in Scotland. Now publicly available here.
The week kicked off with a conversation with Finlay Allison of Glasgow Folk Workshop, part of a series which will culminate in a set of Case Studies on the work of TMF members, which will be compiled by Andrew Bachell of the Blackford Fiddle Group.
We'll be getting the work on festivals and digital opportunities under way shortly. Delighted to welcome Jennifer McGlone on to the team to undertake the work.
Good to meet the new Arts and Culture minister, Jenny Gilruth at the launch of this year's Scottish International Storytelling Festival.
We're part of Creative Scotland's Traditional Arts Working Group. Interesting discussion there this week on the impact of Covid on the trad arts and how we might assess that. Too soon to tell? How to untangle from all of the other meteorites that have been (and are) slamming into our world in recent times - Brexit, climate, shortages, energy prices. As Dundee's finest St Andrew might have said, It's Rare to be Alev.
Enjoyed a whirlwind presentation at the quarterly Scottish Community Alliance meeting from Stop the Climate Chaos Scotland's Kat Jones on the forthcoming COP26 shenanigans. I wasn't aware that this is Climate Fringe Week
Brilliant to hear that a well-loved venue in Kirkcaldy the Polish Club has been saved. The National Association of Polish Clubs, which owns the building was intent on selling but a concerted campaign, not least from Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club, has made them think again. Great news.
Good to see a trad music presence on the Scottish Album of the Year Longlist with Jenny Sturgeon's album, The Living Mountain, and Rachel Newton's To The Awe among the 20 albums on the list.
The live music reawakening continues. Great to catch Jim and Susie Malcolm earlier this week. One of Jim's best-loved songs is Lochanside.
All the best
DF
David Francis is Director of the Traditional Music Forum
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