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PRS Foundation Beyond Borders Fund

Beyond Borders stimulates and strengthens cross-border collaborations between music creators, performers and presenters. It supports the creation, touring and … Read more >>>

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PRS Foundation Beyond Borders Fund

Beyond Borders stimulates and strengthens cross-border collaborations between music creators, performers and presenters. It supports the creation, touring and … [Read More...]

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Last Distil Meet-Up – Shiori Usui 18th June 2026

For over twenty years, Hands Up for Trad’s Distil project has been pioneering creative development for traditional musicians across Scotland. Through residential workshops, mentoring, and collaboration with leading ensembles like Mr McFall’s Chamber, Distil … [Read More...]

Made in Scotland Onward Touring Fund (Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society)

The Made in Scotland Onward Touring Fund enables Scottish-based artists, bands and ensembles to take up international touring opportunities for work programmed due to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.  Made in Scotland is a curated showcase that promotes … [Read More...]

Save the Date for Buain, a Gaelic arts gathering 

We’re celebrating Gaelic arts and culture by creating a space for Gaelic artists, practitioners and development workers to speak, listen and be heard in Gaelic.  This event is a chance for people involved in the Gaelic arts scene to gather and discuss … [Read More...]

We’re Hiring – Join The Dingwall Collective!

Fèis Rois has teamed up with Moniack Mhor and Cromarty Firth Watershed Environment Trust to form The Dingwall Collective, part of Culture Collective — a national network of participatory arts projects funded by Creative Scotland. And that means we're … [Read More...]

ONE GIG LISTING. EVERYWHERE YOUR FANS ARE. (Bands in Town)

Why every musician should be on Bandsintown for Artists — and why right now is the perfect moment to sign up If you're a working musician, you know the frustration. You've got a gig coming up. You've posted it on Facebook, sent it to your mailing list, … [Read More...]

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