ON A street of soot-stained sandstone, tucked behind Scotland’s National Museum, a door is thrown open and then pulled shut against the cold. A snatch of sound—chatter, strings and the strum of a ...

Legendary Scottish band The Tannahill Weavers is set to perform at Cà d’Zan House Concerts in Cambridge. According to a release, you can experience traditional Scottish band The Tannahill Weavers for ...

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 ...

Co-created by award-winning Scottish singer-songwriter Finn Anderson (Islander, Streets) and award-winning director Tania Azevedo (&Juliet, But I’m a Cheerleader), Ballad Lines (previously A Mother’s ...

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 ...

NEW BEDFORD — Legendary Scottish folk troubadour Archie Fisher makes a rare local appearance and brings his songs, stories and the best of Scottish folk music to the Music in the Gallery concert ...

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 ...

The Folk Film Gathering returns to Edinburgh in May, showcasing Scottish and global folk cinema at Cameo Cinema and Scottish Storytelling Centre.

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 ...