SMG is a community-based charity located in Edinburgh, offering classes for anyone aged 16+, sessions, ceilidhs, and other social events.
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2008-09 memberships 220 classes 51 enrolments 260
Scots Music Group campaign events
MUSICIANS SEE RED AT LACK OF FUNDING FOR TRADITIONAL MUSIC!
We’ll be joining with the TMSA outside the parliament on Thursday 4th September at 1pm, with a musical protest about the lack of funding for Scottish traditional arts. Wear RED (red umbrellas welcome if it’s raining!), bring your instruments, voice, friends and family, and come along and join us!
We’re also planning our Campaign Ceilidh on Saturday September 27th. More information here.
2008/09 SMG Classes – ENROL NOW!
Check out the line-up of classes for 2008 – 2009 here
Our programme will be sent out by post in the first week of August. To receive a copy, register your details on our website here or leave details of your full postal address on 0131 555 7668.
Membership for 2008 – 2009 runs from from 1 August 2008 to 31 July 2009 and is open NOW
Enrolment opens on Monday August 18th on-line (preferred) or by post.
The Autumn term of classes starts on Tuesday 16, Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 September 2008.
News of our funding campaign and press information
Look here for news of our funding campaign and press information.
News
Come along and help us make a protest banner!
Artists at WHALE have kindly offered to make us a banner for the protest at the parliament on 4th September. The banner-making will happen in the afternoon on Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th August. If you’d like to help out with making this (no artistic expertise needed!), please contact Ros
Looking for a MEGAPHONE!
Do you have a megaphone that the Scots Music Group could borrow on Thursday 4th September? If you do, please contact Ros
Many thanks!
Protest song!
Anne Renshaw, a member of Linten Adie, our daytime song class has written a musical protest. Her song, The Slender Tree, won first prize with the audience vote in the Edinburgh Folk Club’s song writing competition
On the 4th September, we’ll be starting our musical protest at the parliament by singing the song. You can download the words here, an MP3 recording of Anne singing The Slender Tree here and a copy of the written music here
TMSA Folk for Folk campaign
As part of their ‘Folk for Folk’ campaign, the The TMSA have a petition on their website. The first step of their campaign is a petition. In partnership with other traditional arts organisations they are campaigning to have the intrinsic value of Scottish Traditional Art forms recognised and to secure current and future funding for them. You can view and sign the petition online here
What the press are saying
Articles in the press regarding the SAC funding decision:
The Sunday Times Sunday24th August
The Evening News Tuesday 3rd June
Letter from Alastair Cameron in The Scotsman Friday 30th May
The Scotsman Tuesday 27th May
The Herald, Thursday 22nd May
The Sunday Herald, Sunday 18th May
Scottish Daily Express, Monday 19th May
Letter from Ros Gasson in The Scotsman Monday 12th May
Evening News, Monday 12th May
Scotsman, Friday 9th May
In parliament on Wednesday 22nd May, Karen Whitefield asked Linda Fabiani what support the Scottish Executive is providing for traditional voluntary arts.
At the council meeting on 29th May, Councillor Godzic proposed a motion about the Scots Music Group. Read the full text (item 11.3) here
