TMSA - Traditional Music
& Song Association of Scotland - the TMSA was established in
1966 to promote, present and preserve the traditional music and song heritage of Scotland.
It is the oldest (by nearly 20 years) individual membership organisation associated with
traditional music and song and will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2006. There are
currently over 1000 members.
Nigel Gatherer - Nigel Gatherer's Traditional Music Pages are intended to provide a
resource for lovers of all kinds of traditional and folk music, although the site is
heavily weighted towards Nigel's particular passion, Scottish music. This is a superb
site giving endless information and tutorials.
Taigh na Teud -
we have Scottish music books for fiddle, harp, bagpipes and many other traditional instruments,
traditional song books, albums and DVDs.
The Kilrymont Ceilidh
Band is a student ceilidh band based in St Andrews. We play for hall balls, regular ceilidhs
and any event needing Irish and Scottish folk dancing music. Run by pro-active folk music lovers,
the band is always looking for new tunes to play and add to their growing repertoire.
Tarneybackle is
one of Perthshire and Scotland's popular folk groups, performing a wide range
of traditional and contemporary folk music.
The Taybank -
Dunkeld - Situated on the banks of the beautifull river Tay. Previously owned
by local singer songwriter and composer, the internationally acclaimed Dougie
MacLean and his wife Jennifer, The Taybank is now owned by Nigel and Beverley
Large. Described as "Scotland's Musical Meeting Place" it is a centre
for Scottish Music and Culture with instrumental classes, concerts and spontaneous
music sessions.
Scottish Borders Folk -
whats going on in the Borders folk scene.
In Callander - loads of song lyrics and loads of info on Callander area and Scotland.
The
World Burns Club - all you wanted to know about Robert Burns and some things a lot of people don't
know e.g. who wrote Auld Lang Syne?
Folk and
Roots -
A guide to the folk and acoustic scene, with information about UK folk gigs and Folk
Festivals and hundreds of links!
Greentrax Recordings - 'Scotland's Favourite Record Company'
Scottish music * Celtic music * Gaelic music CDs
"now the undisputed frontrunner among Scottish labels..." (fRoots magazine)
BBC - Scotland's music on TV and radio past and present
The Living Tradition is a full colour, bi-monthly Folk & Traditional music magazine
that has been in publication for over 14 years. The main aim of the magazine is to highlight
the rich heritage of traditional music in the British Isles and further afield, and attempt
to bring it to a wider audience.
Stoneyport Associates represents the very cream of the Celtic music world, taking in a
bit of Blues, Jazz and Country along the way.
Lochgoilhead Fiddle Workshop, founded in November 2002, teaches traditional fiddle, and offers traditional
music concerts, and arts, crafts and author events, not just to its own tiny Scottish west coast community,
but also to residents and tourists across Cowal and Argyll.
Bagpipe Music - The Weavers of the Tartan is a bagpipe band playing traditional Scottish songs with contemporary appeal. Download free bagpipe mp3's.
Hands Up For Trad -
We are an organisation dedicated to increasing the profile and visibility of Scottish traditional music
through information, education and advocacy. Please check out our various events and come along to any
of them that you can.
BBC Radio Scotland - Travelling Folk weekly program playlist.
tradmusic.com - everything to do with
traditional music - CD's, artists, gig guides, festivals, news, news archive and discussion groups.
Tony Dixon Music - Devon is the home of Tony Dixon who has been making flutes, pipes
and whistles for many years. An accomplished player of all three instruments, he doesn't
let an instrument out of his workshop that he wouldn't be happy to play himself. A more
recent and, as it turns out, very popular innovation is the ‘Duo’ instrument
with one body and two heads! This allows a quick change from flute or piccolo to high
or low whistle using the same body.
Ayepod.net - at the
click of a button download your choice of brilliant, fiddlers, bagpipers, singers, celtic
bands and more as single tracks and full albums. Now you can learn to play like those
fabulous traditional musicians. Ayepod.Net are bringing their expertise and know how
straight to your computer with a series of unique specially commissioned low-priced on-line
instrument tuition packages which include not only full-on expert tuition by video webcast
from the top traditional musicians but all the written music in downloadable format plus
the unique opportunity to chat and discuss issues with the teacher through scheduled
live web chats.