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

Tasgadh – Small Grants for Traditional Arts

Tasgadh is a fund devolved from Creative Scotland, managed by Fèisean nan Gàidheal and open to organisations and individuals. Tasgadh is designed to provide support … [Read More...]

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Distil Showcase 2019

Distil Showcase 2019: Skipper by Owen Sinclair

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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Paid commission opportunity for a Scottish musician, composer or sound artist.

This is a paid commission opportunity for a Scottish musician, composer or sound artist. About Moving Classics: Sonic Flux Building on the 2014-2016 Creative Europe project ‘Moving Classics’ our new project Moving Classics: Sonic Flux (MCSF) is a project … [Read More...]

Paul Simon on how he wrote “Bridge Over Troubled Water”

Read this in the great Austin Kleon newsletter today. It’s a process that many of us will understand. https://twitter.com/austinkleon/status/1381954005694300160?s=21 … [Read More...]

Knitting for Beginners, Thursday 6th May

This brand new online workshop delivered by knitwear designer Maija Nygren, will teach you the basics of knit, enabling you to get knitting your own clothes, accessories, and more. In this workshop, taking place online from 6:30-8:30pmm on 6th May, you will … [Read More...]

Gaelic Arts Officer | Creative Scotland

We are looking for a Gaelic Arts Officer to join us and support Creative Scotland’s work in the context of our 10-year Strategic Plan and our Annual Plan. You will be an active member of the Place, Partnerships and Communities team and will assess and make … [Read More...]

Gender in Scottish Traditional Music Survey

Catriona Hawksworth is doing some research for her masters on gender in traditional music in Scotland. If you ever perform traditional music in public, could you find some time to fill out this … [Read More...]

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