Radiophrenia announce an open call for sound and transmission artworks for their upcoming broadcasts in May 2019. Radiophrenia is an artist run FM radio station broadcasting in Glasgow and online. We are seeking soundscapes, spoken word pieces, radio experiments, found sound, innovative approaches to drama and documentary, and radical and challenging new programme ideas. The station […]

More men than women are performing at the highest professional level in the folk scene in Scotland. This can be seen in festival lineups, where more men than women are booked as headline acts. This is not due to a lack of female performers, as almost equal numbers of men and women claimed to have […]

The Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) is looking for a Development Manager to help the company achieve its objectives of representing and developing the music industry in Scotland. This new role will have two elements: 1 Raise finance and secure additional funds for the company. Sell sponsorship for some of our projects, monetise some of […]

Showcase Scotland Expo have now opened artist applications for several showcasing opportunities in 2019. To simplify the process we have combined applications for three events into a single form. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION FORM The events are East Coast Music Association (ECMA), the Visit and English Folk Expo. You’ll find further information about […]

This fund is provided by Youth Music Initiative and administered on their behalf by Scottish Music Centre. Read this article at Scottish Music Centre. What is the Purpose of the Fund? To support individuals, organisations and networks who work outwith school settings to undertake training and continuing professional development that will strengthen youth music in […]

Amy Rowan Casting is looking for musicians and have provided the following brief. “We are looking for trad/folk musicians who can sing and play banjo, fiddle and/or bodhran. These musicians will play together and pretend to be friendly singing butchers in the ad! These characters are a mix of a friendly butcher and a folk musician […]

Aberdeen Performing Arts Creative Learning team provide outstanding community and youth music programmes for all ages across Aberdeen city and shire. With the creation of our new studio in the redeveloped and reimagined Music Hall, we are planning to grow our creative engagement and participation opportunities. Looking forward to 2019, we are seeking a Music […]

Outboard GAIRM AIRSON IARRTASAN SGRÌOBHAIDH – Pod-chraoladh Geàrr-fhicsean Gàidhlig. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS for a new podcast featuring short fiction in Gaelic, or multilingual work including Gaelic. GAIRM AIRSON IARRTASAN SGRÌOBHAIDH Pod-chraoladh Geàrr-fhicsean Gàidhlig ‘S e pod-chraoladh ùr Gàidhlig a th’ anns “A’ Chrannag” a bhios a’ taisbeanadh cuid den fhicsean ghoirid ùr as fheàrr sa […]

The prestigious Scottish Harp competition, the Princess Margaret of the Isles Memorial Prize for Senior Clàrsach (UK), is now open for entries. The competition is open to all adults aged 19 and over. The competition recital will take place at Armadale Castle, Isle of Skye, on Saturday 8 June 2019 at 2pm. The winner will […]

Thanks to Lorne MacDougall for flagging this service up. Check out his profile page! It’s basically an online agency for musicians, producers, engineers etc. If an agency is looking for a piper to record some music or a producer to make something they visit Soundbetter and ask you the musician for a quote. It’s very […]