Scots Music Group

04/06/2026

Our Big Folk Band take rehearsing seriously - here we are practising playing outside for the first time ahead of our first gig - 12.45pm THIS SUNDAY at the Performance Area (not the stage) at the Meadows Festival! See the Festival website for map & performance times, there are lots of great things happening!

04/06/2026

It's Volunteers Week, and a chance for us to celebrate everyone who gives their time to SMG, without whom we wouldn't be here - running the whole organisation, the ceilidhs, Cafe Ceilidh, the tuck shop, the Daytime Song Session, the Pianodrome Session, Ceilidh Caleerie, Nigel's All Stars, bookkeeping & flyering and many other jobs - you're all stars!!

If you'd like to help out, contact the office via www.scotsmusic.org to find out more.

02/06/2026

Stewart Hardy & Frank McLaughlin - Saturday Matinée:

Our guitar tutor Frank Mclaughlin has another duo performance with Stewart Hardy Music on Saturday 20th of June at Pianodrome Bruntsfield.

Entry is free (donations welcome) but is by ticket from HERE:

A bright and jovial duo of fiddle and guitar join us for this Matinée, expertly sharing finely crafted arrangements of traditional and original pieces.

02/06/2026

Our sessions at Pianodrome Bruntsfield are confirmed for 5th and 19th of June. We hope to confirm July dates very soon!

28/05/2026

Saturday night's ceilidh with The Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience is selling really FAST! We hope to have some tickets left on the door at St Bride's Centre from 7pm but BOOK NOW to avoid disappointment!!

Tickets HERE: https://www.scotsmusic.org/ceilidhs/

20/05/2026

Are ye dancin? We're looking for volunteer ceilidh dancers (beginners welcome) to dance to our Playing for Dancing class band on Wednesday 27th May, 8pm - 9pm in south Edinburgh. Refreshments provided! It's only a small dancing space so not many needed - please contact [email protected] for more details & you can help our fab musicians develop their skills!

19/05/2026

Tickets are flying out for our next at St Bride's Centre with the amazing The Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience so don't delay - BOOK TODAY - to avoid dancing disappointment!

05/05/2026

One of our students is performing in this important new piece of theatre.

The Gazan Women uses techniques from ancient Greek theatre to tell true stories based on phone interviews conducted with people in Gaza (18 women & 2 men) in February this year.
The majority of the cast are themselves from a Gazan / Palestinian / Arab background.

This will be compelling theatre (with some humour too) & is a rare opportunity to hear direct, personal statements from Gazans themselves.

Performance dates / times: May 15th to 17th.
Friday & Saturday 7.00pm.
Saturday & Sunday 2.00pm.

Information and tickets are here:

(Fri 15-Sun 17 May) A powerful new play developed and adapted by Art27 Scotland from The Suppliant Women by Aeschylus and drawn from real-life testimonies of

05/05/2026

Our guitar tutor Frank McLaughlin has a special lunchtime concert in a duo setting with Stewart Hardy at Northesk Parish Church on Tuesday 12th of May at Noon.

Full details and tickets here:

Join Scottish duo Stewart Hardy & Frank McLaughlin for a Scottish and Northumberland influenced concert, part of The Brunton's live concert programme. Book now and enjoy optional soup and sandwich first. Relax at lunchtime with a bite-sized concert in Musselburgh.

28/04/2026

OUR NEXT CEILIDH with Sandy Brechin's The Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience! A wild night of delirious danceability is ensured!!

BOOK NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT!!!

https://www.scotsmusic.org/ceilidhs/