We’re delighted that composer Joe Stollery is going to Sweden in April 2026 to learn more about Elefantöra, a brilliant ensemble of musicians formed in 2017 by our good friends Share Music & Performing Arts Joe was awarded presitigious NEMO funding (Northern European Mobility Opportunity) to visit Elefantöra, learn about the music technology they use...
We were delighted to be part of the 2025 Cumnock Tryst at the start of October. This project was the final performance from our two-year Unbroken Thread project, a creative partnership with Hebrides Ensemble and the Cumnock Tryst. We were delighted to work with pupils from Hillside School, adults from Riverside Centre and special guest...
Rhona Smith and Su-a Lee have recorded “Bridge Over Little Stream” a piece composed by Rhona. You can watch it here: Rhona and Su-a first met through a Distill project in 2017 when Rhona wrote her piece “Shetland Journey” for Mr McFalls Chamber, performed in the Tollbooth in Stirling as part of the Distill Showcase....
Please vote in the Scots Trad Music Awards 2025 – deadline Sunday 16th November at Midnight! We’re particularly excited that Magnus Turpie and Friends & Rhona Smith are nominated – great representation of disabled musicians in Scotland! Please do check out the link below and get voting for your favourite artists, acts, festivals, recordings, reflecting...
Last month we were deeply saddened by the news that Steve Flemington had passed away. Over the past 14 years with Drake Music Scotland, Steve has been a source of such support to many, many Drake musicians, Associate Musicians and everyone involved with the organisation. Whether is was sorting problems with computers and software, playing...
We are delighted to confirm that Associate Musician Farhad Ahmed will lead a new creative project with disabled artists as Out of the Common. They will explore Hip Hop, Indian Dance, Algorave & experimental music. They will be working on new material during the summer 2025 with a performance planned for September. More details to...
Greta Chambers-McMillan was excited to be one of 9 artists selected to be part of the Room To Play creative project run by Tinderbox Collective at Hidden Door 2025. Working closely with Ray Interactive and Hidden Door, the 9 artists developed interactive visuals that were shared as an installation in the Paper Factory from the...
Drake Musician Rhona Smith was delighted to take part in the Distill Residency run by Hands Up For Trad at Wiston Lodge this April. 8 Musicians gathered for 4 days of workshops around improvisation, composing and developing creative ideas – led by tutors Allie Robertson and Graham Stephen. Rhona was delighted to be part of...
Congratulations! Letting the Light In – by Sarah Lianne Lewis won a prestigious Royal Philharmonic Award for Chamber Composition at a recent Award Ceremony at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. This beautiful piece written for prepared piano was part of our Beyond Borders project in collaboration with Tŷ Cerdd and NMC Recordings. Furthermore, here is what...
Filmmaker Tom Swift has been following Rhona Smith and Stephanie Humphreys as they developed a new composition for the Edinburgh International Harp Festival. “Finding Voices” offers insight into the technology that Rhona uses to create and perform on her Digital Harp and also how ideas and creative decisions are explored through a collaborative and patient...
