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

Stonehaven Virtual Folk Festival is looking for performers from Aberdeen City, Shire and the Mearns. 

Stonehaven Folk Festival in conjunction with Hands Up for Trad are seeking applicants to take part in a hosted Virtual Festival to be held over Saturday 11thand … [Read More...]

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Distil Showcase 2019

Distil Showcase 2019: The Old Toll by Robbie Greig

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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Postcards from Scotland – new initiative from Showcase Scotland Expo

Postcards from Scotland is an ambitious new initiative from Showcase Scotland Expo which sees us linking up with festivals around the world to deliver a 90 minute online programme as part of their digital festivals (One festival per nation). We are … [Read More...]

Business Support and Funding for the Creative Arts Sector Webinar

Join Business Gateway, Hands Up for Trad, Traditional Music Forum and SMIA for a session with a difference on 18th June at 14:00. Learn what support is currently available to the Creative Arts sector. Business Gateway East Renfrewshire are teaming up … [Read More...]

Royal Celtic Society  2020 :   Musical composition competition in collaboration with Glasgow Celtic Society and the Camanachd Association

Three of Scotland’s oldest and most significant sporting and cultural bodies are coming together to offer a major set of prizes for an original musical competition marking the  absence of shinty from this summer’s sporting calendar and looking forward to … [Read More...]

New Voices 2020 is now open! £1,500 bursary and up to £6,000 production budget

New Voices: an artist development programme for new ideas, new sounds and new music. Are you a composer or artist creating your own original music or sound? Are you looking to explore your creative ideas and take the next step in your career? Are … [Read More...]

Lecturer in Folk and Traditional Music Newcastle University

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is … [Read More...]

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