Hands Up for Musicians

Scottish musicians expanding their creative horizons into other other areas of musical practice.

The Hands Up for Musicians website offers opportunities for musicians, providing resources and news to help musicians get the best out of their careers. The opportunities are mainly Scottish based but if you have any suggestions for anything else we are here to listen.

Latest Opportunity

Blas 2020 Commission Opportunity

Blas are inviting proposals for a musician to arrange suitable traditional music and Gaelic song for a performance to be premiered online at Blas 2020.  The … [Read More...]

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Distil Showcase 2019

Distil Showcase 2019: HEISK Disco by Catriona Hawksworth

The Distil Showcase will return again to the Tolbooth in Stirling on Friday 29th March 2019 at 8pm. The concert showcases the new and exciting music of traditional … [Read More...]

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Tasgadh Fund

Tha Alba Chruthachail a' cumail taic ri Tasgadh a-rithist! Delighted @CreativeScots is continuing to fund Tasgadh and there will be support for artists at this difficult time. Two application deadlines: 23.10.2020 / 29.01.2021 Fiosrachadh | Information … [Read More...]

YMT Training fund £5,000 (£750 individuals)

£5,000 (£750 individuals) via @CreativeScots Continuing Professional Development fund Decision in just 2 weeks!! FUNDS designed to strengthen #YouthMusic in Scotland Can be used for online training courses +lots more APPLY ASAP … [Read More...]

Help Musicians Do It Differently Fund (better be quick!)

Help Musicians has invested in a third round of the Covid-adapted Do It Differently Fund in order to offer musicians a vital package of support to further their creative output, build their business skills and explore ways to maintain their wellbeing … [Read More...]

Paddy Bort Fund

The Paddy Bort Fund was established to support musicians in various ways and has been used recently to help out musicians in need of some financial support. If you know of anyone in that category (or are in that category) drop a line to John Barrow. All … [Read More...]

Social Media Training – Scottish Artists. Can you fill in this survey?

The covid-19 pandemic has brought about many challenges for the music industry - none more so than the need for artists to possess a broad range of skills across social media platforms. Many would argue that this has been the case for several years, yet 2020 … [Read More...]

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