I recently returned from Edinburgh, Scotland, where I had never been before despite my Scottish roots. My father’s ancestors were Ferguson clan from Perthshire. They came to America in the late ...

Anna Smart, 24, who is originally from Fife, started playing the bagpipes when she was only six years old. Now, she is part ...

The Maxwell Quartet draws fascinating parallels between the music of Joseph Haydn, the father of the string quartet, and Scottish folk music in their latest release, this week’s Feature Album on ...

such as Creative Scotland support music and other creative Scottish industries so that its traditional cultures can be showcased regularly and celebrated globally. Play It!: Explore song elements ...

To round off the festival one of the most respected people in Scottish folk music, Battlefield Band founder Brian McNeill, will take to the stage on the Sunday night. Full details of the Folk ...

An influential former member of well-known Scottish traditional music group, Battlefield Band, is coming to Ayr in January. Alan Reid will be the star turn when Ayr Phoenix Folk Club host their ...

“I did show Bert how to play some things I was playing,” added Fisher, who is a hugely significant figure in the story of the Scottish folk music scene. “But I was only an influence on him ...

This includes a procession of the haggis into the dining room, often accompanied by a piper, who will play a traditional Scottish ... the work had ‘almost become a folk tune’ in its own right. More ...

They were honored in 2011 by being inducted into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. In 2019 they were nominated for ...