Official Showcase Applications are open now for the 2025 Folk Alliance International Conference in Montréal, Québec, Canada (February 19 – 23, 2025). Official Showcases are an excellent way for tour-ready artists to perform their music in front of festival bookers, agents, venues, record labels, DJs, and more. Folk Alliance is the world’s largest gathering of the folk music industry and community […]

If you’ve released an album or will be releasing a trad / folk album between September 2023 and August 2024 don’t forget to add it to the list! https://handsup.link/album2024

What a lovely idea for a fund. Check it out here https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/get-support/develop-as-a-musician/fast-track-grants

Grant applications are now open for arts/culture/heritage projects in Moray. Not for profit organisations can apply. The deadline for applications is 31 May 2024. Full details including the application form and guidance are available on the Moray Council website.http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_154788.htmlThis project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund Location: Moray For further […]

64 Million Artists is recruiting a cohort of Creativity Champions to support the delivery of The January Challenge 2025. The ideal applicant for this role is somebody who is motivated to establish or develop a group, using creative prompts to connect and build community. The role is an opportunity to develop your own skills as […]

Womex (Worldwide Music Expo) will take place in Manchester from 23 – 27 October 2024 and Creative Scotland are offering eight bursary places for music industry representatives to attend. FIND OUT MORE Over 2,600 professionals (including 260 performing artists) come together every October from over 90 countries, making the event a key networking platform for the […]

Hen Hoose has announced The Beldina Odenyo Bursary, in honour of the acclaimed musician and theatremaker Open for applications from 6 May and launched in memory of the acclaimed Kenyan-born Scottish musician, singer, poet and writer, the new bursary will provide support and mentorship for an unrecorded female or non binary artist, including studio sessions […]

I did a 90 minute rehearsal yesterday with Dave Milligan yesterday. I was in Glasgow and he was in Edinburgh and we played completely in sync. It’s using an app / plugin called Elk. You need to try it! I’ve only tried it with 2 musicians but I imagine there’s not stopping a band rehearsing […]

The National Piping Centre has just announced an open call for four NPC Piping Club Tutors. Successful applicants will be provided with appropriate training for the role, and gain real-world professional development opportunities throughout the project. This role is for piping tutors with an interest in working with children and young people to engage in high-quality music-making sessions to develop their piping […]

Run by the Institut français du Royaume-Uni, Diaphonique is the Franco-British-Irish fund for classical contemporary music. It supports collaborative projects between France, the United Kingdom and Ireland. You can apply online here.  If you have questions, please save the date for an online Q&A on 30 April (register via this link). Projects selected by Diaphonique help to promote the French, British and Irish […]