Harpist named BBC Young Traditional Musician 2026

Aberdeenshire harpist player Rachel Groves has been named the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician for 2026. Rachel, ...

Meet the finalists competing for the title of BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2026

Now in its 26th year, BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year continues to shine a spotlight on young ...
NPR

Sounds of the Highlands: Traditional Scottish Music

As part of a continuing series on the cross currents between traditional music and classical music, Performance Today explores the music of Scotland. Fiddler Alasdair Fraser, pianist Muriel Johnstone ...

Five emerging bands battle at music competition in Glasgow- see the amazing snaps

Watch stunning photos from the Battle of the Folk Bands final at Celtic Connections 2026. Five emerging Scottish bands ...
The New York Times

Elizabeth Stewart, Champion of Scotland’s Folk Music, Dies at 83

She was part of a musical family of Scottish Travellers that furthered the nation’s folk revival and influenced its American counterpart. By Neil Genzlinger Elizabeth Stewart, a folk singer, pianist ...