Tune Up
Music touring across Scotland
Tune Up round up
Tune Up podcast
About Tune Up
Tune Up takes top musical talent across Scotland
Audiences across Scotland have had the chance to see a range of exciting performances from some of Scotland’s top musicians and leading international artists this year, thanks to the Scottish Arts Council’s Tune Up initiative.
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Tune Up takes the highest quality music, from traditional to experimental, world music to cabaret, chamber music to pop and rock to venues across Scotland, and has established itself as a significant international touring programme. |
This year’s tours have included performances from the Fraser Fifield Band and Bulgarian folk masters Nedyalko Quartet, one of the UK’s most talented jazz and soul artists Eska Mtungwazi, a celebration of the work of Scottish musician and composer Martyn Bennett from Mr Mcfall’s Chamber, Tom Bancroft, Fraser Fifield and James Mackintosh, and BBC Folk Award winners Lau featuring Ross Ainslie-Jarlath Henderson Trio.
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Tune Up has taken live music to some of the most remote areas of Scotland and the tours have gone down a storm with audiences in village halls and concert halls from Stornoway to Castle Douglas.
Tune Up touring for the 2007/08 season has now finished, but a taste of each tour will feature in the Tune Up podcast series. |
If you missed any of the Tune Up tours, or want to enjoy your favourite moments again, you can subscribe to the podcast series in one of two ways;
- subscribe to Tune Up podcasts using iTunes
- subscribe to Tune Up podcasts using other software
Presented by the Scottish Arts Council and Radio Magnetic since the 2006/07 season, the podcasts have been recorded by the artists themselves, giving the listener an insider experience of being on a Tune Up tour. They also include excerpts of the live gigs recorded by BBC Radio Scotland.
Tune Up was established by the Scottish Arts Council in 2003 and provides funding to top musicians and artists to perform across Scotland. Particular emphasis is on touring to more remote locations that do not usually benefit from a varied range of high quality live music. In 2006/07 there were 11 tours featuring 20 artists in over 70 gigs.
Full details of the Tune Up initiative are available on the Tune Up website.
Tune Up is supported by the National Lottery through the Scottish Arts Council. |