Website to keep Scottish trad musicians connected through lockdown reaches 2.5 million views
Perthshire to help the Scottish traditional music community stay connected during lockdown has now notched over 2.5 million views across the globe.Musician Martin Macleod (56) and his son, also Martin (24), started ‘Tunes in the Hoose’ in the first few weeks after the UK went into its initial lockdown on March 23.The simple idea is based on a Facebook group that sees one musician take the lead on a song and others coming in with different parts to the same tune.Concern as four in five residents applying for self-isolation grant knocked backIt has now grown to reaching millions of people in over 75 countries across the world.The duo, from Pitlochry, now have 854 musicians signed up who have created nearly 1100 productions.And it has now been