The Traditional Music Forum of Scotland is delighted to be heading to CatStrand in New Galloway in May for more Essential Skills Workshops for Traditional Musicians, this time with festival organiser, folk music agent, and creative producer Katch Holmes. Our industry-focussed workshops are designed to offer invaluable insights and practical guidance for musicians and organisations working within traditional music in Scotland. Whether you want to […]

Musicians based in Scotland are to benefit from a new fund to help them cover the rising costs of international touring. Creative Scotland will receive £300,000 to establish a pilot rapid-response fund to support musicians with costs such as travel, freight and visa applications. The one-year trial scheme will be evaluated to gather data on […]

Romhainn: before us, ahead of us Romhainn is a Gaelic arts commission from Taigh Chearsabhagh Trust, in partnership with PS2. We are looking for an artist-, writer-, or musician- in residence to spend time exploring multilingual futures, focussed on an exchange between Scottish Gàidhlig and Irish Gaeilge. This residency is a short, intensive period of […]

UK artists will be able to apply for financial support to help with touring costs.The Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) has launched the UK Artist Touring (UKAT) Fund, designed to support anyone who’s experienced financial shortfall or may do so from touring this year. Eligible artists can apply to receive up to £7,000 or a maximum of […]

The Traditional Music Forum of Scotland (TMFS) is running two essential skills workshops at An Lanntair in Stornoway this April, and they’re well worth your attention if you’re looking to develop the business side of your music career. Funding & Finances for Musicians Friday 17 April | 10am–1pm | An Lanntair, Stornoway Led by Siobhan Anderson, […]

Applications for Phase One of the FAC’s UK Artist Touring (UKAT) fund will be opening in just one week. I would be hugely grateful if you could spread the word and help us to ensure that artists from every background, genre and region of the UK know about UKAT and have the chance to apply. […]

Showcase Scotland Expo (SSE) is delighted to partner with Llangollen Fringe Festival (4–12 September 2026) to present a special Focus on Scotland within the 2026 programme. Through this open call, we are seeking applications from developing artists working in folk, roots, acoustic, world, Gaelic and Scots language traditions to be considered as part of Scotland Introducing at Llangollen Fringe. Six developing artists will […]

The 2026 application windae rins fae 25th Jan until 28th Feb.  Information aboot the Wee Grants for Creativity in the Scots Leid The fund comes fae Creative Scotland, Scottish Government, Rubric Foundation an will gie oot grants o one thoosan pund. We’ve keepit the application process simple, sae ye can focus on yer creative practise. It […]

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 high-quality music, theatre and dance performances by artists based in Scotland to international promoters and audiences at the […]

The Agar Trust is currently accepting applications for financial support for young musicians living in rural Scotland. For many youngsters in rural Scotland, accessing educational opportunities in music can be a significant challenge as it often requires long travel distances to reach courses beyond their local community. We can provide financial support to cover the […]