Click here for a look at an upcoming animated film about Scotland’s Highlands. It debuts in August of 2012. Patrick Doyle of South Lanarkshire, Scotland, will compose the music for the Pixar film.  Continue reading »

One of Scotland’s largest music festivals starts January 19, 2012 in Glasgow. The Celtic Connections 2012 event runs through February 5 with hundreds of performances and workshops/lectures. Visit this link to learn more.

Dying to spend some quality time in the Scottish Highlands this fall, but don’t know how to pay for it? The town of Pitlochry invites buskers to take to the streets during the Enchanted Forest light show. Check out this link for all details. And polish up that instrument!

The Celtic Connections Festival stages a competition each year to uncover the top traditional musician in Scotland. Twenty-two year old fiddler Kristan Harvey took home the trophy for 2011. Continue reading »

The New Hampshire State Council for the Arts on March 30 informed Sylvia Miskoe that she had been selected to receive the Folk Heritage Award, one of the Governor’s Arts Awards for 2011. Continue reading »

“Wait a minute! That looks like the New Hampshire tartan,” thought a recent observer of the picture of Keith Lockhart on the CD cover of the Boston Pops The Celtic Album.

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In Scotland, music flourished on the streets and in kitchens rather than in concerts halls as was more common in England and France, according to the compilation of Scottish music historical vignettes located here.

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Scotland offers many college degree programs in Scottish traditional music. Maybe the college-bound lass or lad in your household would find such a program attractive. Continue reading »

Over 1,500 artists will perform at this year’s Celtic Connections festival, which kicked off today in Glasgow. Read more here.

Many SRSNH members get involved each year in staging a dance event named for a famed New England dance caller. The 24th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend runs January 14 – 16, 2011 in the Memorial Union Building at UNH in Durham, NH.  This outstanding weekend of contra and square dancing celebrates the New England tradition with excellent music, great callers, and friendly dancers.  Additionally, there are some great workshops and jam sessions for musicians.  For more information, please see www.neffa.org and click on the RPDLW link.