Two small grants schemes to support organisations wishing to participate in this year’s To Absent Friends festival. Now in its fifth year, To Absent Friends is an annual people’s festival of storytelling and remembrance, taking place across Scotland between 1 and 7 November. It offers people across Scotland a chance to celebrate and remember those […]

The Cowal Fiddle Workshop in Dunoon (now 30 years old!) is looking for a new Tutor from January 2019 when our long standing tutor Jean-Ann Callender retires. It is a post which requires 5 hours of teaching in Dunoon every second Saturday from September to mid-June. There are currently 50 members. In addition there is […]

The 2018 soundfestival annual Composer’s Day takes place on Saturday 3 November in Aberdeen. The composing theme for the day is endangered instrument the viola. The day will consist of workshops, talks, and one-to-one surgeries led by leading composers Sally Beamish, Ailie Robertson and John De Simone. The aim of the day is to give […]

The Musicians Union (MU) Scotland and Northern Ireland Regional Office are hosting a Summer Social for MU members. Glasgow 26 Jul 2018 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm The Musicians Union (MU) Scotland and Northern Ireland Regional Office are hosting a Summer Social for MU members. Members are invited to come along for a drink and […]

Come join us for a 3-week Study Tour and Cultural Exchange, learning the traditional drumming, dancing and singing of the Volta Region’s Ewe people. TOUR DATES: 1st-22nd January 2019 In the evenings we will host live music performances and story-telling sessions from the Tafi Atome Culture Group and special guest musicians from throughout the Volta […]

Applications are invited for a Lectureship in Scottish Ethnology, situated within the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures. The successful candidate will make a significant contribution to teaching, research and impact within the subject area of Celtic and Scottish Studies, including course design and delivery at pre-Honours, Honours and Masters level, and in due course, […]

Rate: £33 p/h Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm (Monday evenings during term time) Fèis Phàislig was established in November 2014 to provide traditional music opportunities for young people in Renfrewshire. We now offer a year-round programme of events including our Gaelic Choir which takes place at Paisley Grammar School on Monday evenings. We are currently seeking […]

Rate: £33 p/h Time: 10am-1pm (Saturday mornings during term time) Fèis Phàislig was established in November 2014 to provide traditional music opportunities for young people in Renfrewshire. We now offer a year-round programme of events including our weekly instrumental lessons in accordion, fiddle and guitar. These lessons take place at the UWS Campus in Paisley. […]

The Young Composer Award is an annual competition based award issued by The Clarsach Society. Composers aged between 16 & 25 years of age are invited to present an original piece of music lasting no longer than 12, and no less than 8 minutes, suitable for: a) Solo Clarsach/Non-pedal harp b) Clarsach/Non-pedal harp and up to […]

Would you be interested in joining Live Music Now Scotland? Live Music Now is a charity that gives performance opportunities to young musicians and brings live music to those who might not normally be able to access it. The next round of auditions will be held in November in Glasgow. The deadline for applications is […]