'Passing It On'
Committed to live music making and participation and education in the folk arts.

Welcome

'Living Tradition Summer Schools' is a modern style of event using the highest quality of traditional arts teaching combined with public performance to provide opportunities for participation and learning at all levels.

Fundraising Needs - Tutor issues

Although our move to West Park, Dundee, has been artistically and socially very successful, it came after a period of difficulty with venues. We have had problems with funding which failed to materialise which has had a knock on effect on the financial viability of the events in relation to having fully professional tutors and artists.
West Park has proven very successful as a venue, after the past couple of years of venue uncertainty following the problems we experienced when Glaisnock House was declared a 'dangerous building' subsequent to us discovering serious safety issues during our occupancy.

Summer School Bursary in Memory of Moira Jones

A bursary has been set up in memory of Moira Jones. Details of the Moira Fund can be found at www.themoirafund.org.uk

Moira was a warm, creative and fun-loving person who was much loved. The bursary will be awarded to a young person attending the Summer School, which takes place from 18 July to 13 August 2010

If you wish to make a donation to the Moira Jones Bursary, donations should be sent to The Bank of Scotland, Sort 80-08-53 Account: 00856400 Title: Living Tradition Summer School / Moira Jones

Partners and Tutors

Over the whole summer schools we expect to develop the partnerships we have in place in 2009. These included the Lochgoilhead Fiddle Workshop, the Scottish Bluegrass Association and SC&T, Scottish Culture & Traditions, based in Aberdeen. The Scottish Bluegrass Association promote an interest in Bluegrass and Old Time music throughout Scotland and increasingly in other parts of the UK. Their annual Guildtown Bluegrass Festival takes place on the weekend between Guitar Week and Common Ground. Some of the American artists coming over for Guildtown may be participating as tutors in our Summer Schools.

Return to West Park, Dundee

We were delighted with our move to Dundee, 'City of Discovery', for our Summer Schools programme and have agreed contracts to return there for summer 2010. There is a slight change to the dates with Trad Music Song & Dance Week and Guitar & Instrumental Weeks both moving one week later in the calendar to give us three consecutive weeks of activity at West Park, Dundee.

Music Technology Week is again planned to be in a studio setting.