Scottish traditional music

Towards TMF

The TMF is a community of approximately 80 music organisations supporting Scotland’s vibrant traditional songs community. We consist of groups, celebrations, neighborhood songs jobs, educational organizations, promoters, representatives, editors and labels among our users; representing a diverse brush of diverse activity and several thousand musicians, lovers, activists, members and audience across Scotland.

The original songs Forum, supported by innovative Scotland, is designed to be:

• Visible – and available, a primary point of contact;
• Vocal – a credible and authoritative supporter for traditional songs;
• Important – a fruitful agent of traditional music organisations in Scotland.

The Forum advocates the area for traditional songs at the heart of Scottish life and works to promote the widest possible use of it. Its a key resource for information and advice on traditional songs for innovative Scotland along with other community figures.

The Traditional Music Forum is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated organization (SC042867)

The TMF is made up of around 80 member organisations. They represent the wide range of folks involved in old-fashioned songs across Scotland.

The TMF organises a few networking and development activities over summer and winter, including training Musicians' Gatherings and also the Trad Talk summit.