I was chatting to a friend of mine after last weeks ‘Opportunities’ newsletter and their opening line was that this newsletter was not so much Opportunities for Musicians but Opportunities for Administrators. It is an interesting point well made and made me think. What are opportunities for musicians? Funding, commissions, retreats, office space, auditions etc. […]
Arts Officer, Edinburgh (British Council)
The British Council was founded to create ‘a friendly knowledge and understanding’ between the people of the UK and wider world by making a positive contribution to the countries we work with, and in doing so making a lasting difference to the UK’s international standing, prosperity and security. The programmes we use to do this […]
Distil Showcase 2017 – The Music!
We had a great night in Stirling Tolbooth on Friday 31st March. Great music was composed and performed to an excited audience. We live streamed the event on YouTube and you can watch it again here. Below is all the music. You can download the evening programme here. Check out the photos here! Finally you […]
Distil Showcase 2017 – Watch it live online!
The annual Distil Showcase returns featuring compositions by some of Scotland’s leading traditional composers. The project, run by Hands up for Trad, has acted as a catalyst for many to develop their compositional skills over the eleven years it has been running. Watch it live from Stirling Tolbooth below starting at 8pm (BST) Once again […]
Send Hands Up for Trad your videos
Hands Up for Trad are starting a regular magazine programme broadcast live on Facebook and YouTube featuring videos of bands performing Scottish music. The videos can be professionally recorded or on phones or even some amazing footage taken live at a gig (on a phone!). If you would like your video featured please upload your video here (opens […]
CALL FOR SONGWRITERS LOOKING TO HIT THE RIGHT NOTE IN SCOTS AND GAELIC
MUSICIANS CAN WIN £500 & TOP-CLASS TUITION WITH HANDS UP FOR TRAD COMPETITION After an incredibly successful debut year, Nòs Ùr is set to return giving Gaelic and Scot’s Song writers, singers and groups the chance to win £500 and one-on-one mentoring from established artists. ENTER HERE The Gaelic and Scots song writing competition founded […]
Development Officer (MG ALBA)
This is a job advert for a Development Officer with MG ALBA. An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for an ambitious individual to join the MG ALBA Development Team. This is a new post, jointly funded by HIE, and the successful candidate will work with MG ALBA and independent companies in Western Isles and […]
Information and Advice: Getting to Grips with PRS (Glasgow)
The topic we receive the most queries about is PRS. What is PRS, how do you pay it and just why is it so complicated? In this session, we’ll clear up some of the mysteries and help you to understand how, when and where you need to make your PRS payments. We’ll talk about: The […]
Hands Up For Trad Promotes New Opportunities For Trad Stars – TourDirectory.scot
Hands Up for Trad are continuing to champion new and established trad music talent by creating the Tour Directory – a free online service point for artists, venues and promoters to access new collaborative working opportunities. The Tour Directory is a Hands Up for Trad project offers free information to artists who are looking to […]
PRSF 2017 applications are open now!
PRS for Music Foundation are looking forward to supporting more new music in 2017! Here are some of their first deadlines… The Open Fund for Music Creators First deadline: 6th February 2017. The Open Fund for Music Creators supports the development of outstanding songwriters and composers of all genres and backgrounds at different stages of their […]
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