
Hands Up For Trad
Hands Up for Trad exists to promote Scottish traditional music through Education, Information and Advocacy to Artists, Audiences and Participants both Nationally and Internationally.
Hands Up for Trad’s Programme includes widely recognised and popular cultural events, which form, shape and contribute considerably to the traditional music landscape in Scotland today, including:
The Scots Trad Music Awards
The BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year
The Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame
Distil
Scotland Sings
Chorus Community Music Awards
FolkWaves
The Tinto Summer School Programme
Edinburgh Youth Gatherin
The Hands Up for Trad Podcast
The Landmark Awards
Scotland Live
The Tour Directory
The Battle of the Folk Bands
All Hands Up for Trad’s projects work together as part of a coherent strategy of interconnected events, providing a meaningful, creative lifelong journey for artists and participants by providing them with skills and opportunities which are enjoyed by audiences from across Scotland and beyond.
