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

Search is on for BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2020

Entries are now open for the prestigious BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year award. The event has been running since 2001, raising the profile … [Read More...]

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Distil Showcase 2019

Distil Showcase 2019: Pieces by Becca Skeoch

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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Transmission Fund (Help Musicians Scotland)

The Transmission Fund provides grants of £500 - £1,500 to fund opportunities that focus on developing your creative practice. The Transmission Fund provides grants of £500 - £1,500 to fund opportunities that focus on developing your creative practice and … [Read More...]

The Writer Producer Fund (PRS Foundation)

The Writer Producer Fund offers an opportunity for songwriters and writer-producers working in popular music to further develop their careers and writing/production credits with grants of up to £10k The Writer Producer Fund is delivered by PRS Foundation in … [Read More...]

Continuing the Conversation – Some Thoughts On Imposter Syndrome by Becca Skeoch

This was published on the Traditional Music Forum website. Hello, for those of you who don’t know me, I’m Becca. I’m a harp player who works with two wonderful projects: Tannara and HEISK. When I was originally asked to contribute to this blog I was … [Read More...]

Attending Concerts Increases Life Expectancy

I read this very interesting news article the other day by Stephen Raskauskas and thought you might like to see it! A new study conducted by O2, a company which owns some of United Kingdom’s largest music venues, and Patrick Fagan claims that attending live … [Read More...]

It’s not inside you trying to get out, it’s outside you trying to get in

Here's an excerpt of a great blog from Austin Kleon. I  never feel like I have a book in me. I always feel like there’s a book aroundme. It’s like I’m a planet and there’s all this space junk orbiting me, and all the junk starts smashing … [Read More...]

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