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Young musicians wanted for Scottish youth brass band competition

Young brass band players from all over the country are to take part in the National Mining Museum Scotland's first Annual Youth Brass Band competition....
Michael John McCarthy in Turntable, which he co-wrote with Martin O'Connor

Successful Edinburgh Fringe show set for national tour – and trip to Germany

Hit Edinburgh Fringe show Turntable is set to begins its first tour across Scotland and Germany this week. The performances begin in Perth this Friday,...
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Singer Hannah’s talent is a genuine Rarity as she lifts BBC prize

Folk singer Hannah Rarity has been named the 2018 BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year. The announcement was made as part of the...
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra will perform Peter and the Wolf and The Carnival of the Animals (prchestrated by Makoto Ozone).

Peter and the Wolf gets a special Scottish makeover for the jazz orchestra

A traditional story has been given a Scots makeover, for the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. They will perform Liz Lochhead's take on Peter and the...
Zero Waste Scotland is holding a musical instrument amnesty

Appeal for communities to tune in to musical instrument amnesty

Musical groups across Scotland are being ask to collect and re-use instruments as part of a ‘musical instrument amnesty’. The Zero Waste Scotland initiative, which...
A new production of The Proclaimers musical Sunshine on Leith comes to Edinburgh this summer

Scots musicians brought together for a special Burns Night playlist

Burns Night is only a day away, and it's easy to get into the spirit with a brand new playlist to be the perfect background...


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