The 23rd annual MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards took place in Aberdeen. The ceremony was mainly dedicated to Scotland's ...

Hall of Fame fiddler Alasdair Fraser and cellist Natalie Haas will perform at three Folk Orchestra concerts, Nov. 7-9. (Courtesy photo) The Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara’s Scottish shows, Nov. 7-9, ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Seven-member Scottish band Skerryvore will take the stage at Boothbay Harbor ...

New research has revealed Scottish traditional music is surging in popularity, with more than a third of Scots listening it to more often in the past year. A recent survey of 1,000 Scottish adults ...

Scottish folk music played alongside works by Haydn and Beethoven? That would be surprising coming from any chamber-music group — unless it’s the Maxwell String Quartet. For the Maxwells, who are ...

Aria Entertainment & KT Producing have today announced the London premiere of major new folk musical Ballad Lines, which will run for eight weeks at Southwark Playhouse Elephant from 23 January - 21 ...

Folk musician and former BBC Scotland presenter Archie Fisher has died at the age of 86. The singer, songwriter and guitarist had presented BBC Radio Scotland's Travelling Folk from 1983 to 2010. Born ...

In its essence, folk music is music for the people — an art form inextricably intertwined with the soul of a region. Its nature is inherently visual, conjuring vivid imagery with just a single ...

Billy Connolly started out as a musician on the Glasgow folk scene He is a much-loved Scottish figure, best-known for his astute observational stand-up comedy. Now, the arguably lesser-known musical ...