We had a great Twitter chat on Thursday 8th March on International Women’s Day. Below is a quick summary of some of the chat but please visit Twitter and the hashtag #womenintrad for the complete discussion. Rachel Newton @rachel_newton_ It’s not just #womenintrad that need to address these issues it’s #menintrad too 🙂 equality is […]

Hands Up for Trad are very pleased to announce our top 20 tunes submitted to MusicHub in 2016. Simon Thoumire has played through all the tunes submitted and chosen his favourite 20. The list shows off the amazing level of contemporary composition by Scottish composers and showcases what is possible within the traditional form – […]

Drake Music Scotland is seeking an experienced and highly organised Administrator to join our committed and hard working team, to coordinate office and administrative systems, coordinate our MusicSPACE programme and take responsibility for the smooth day to day running of the organisation. Drake Music Scotland is an arts organisation with charitable status based in Edinburgh […]

Festivals seem to flourish, CDs still pour from the pressing plants, musicians are fizzing with ideas and skill. All seems to be well in the trad scene today, but what is the reality for musicians, promoters and venues? Are there enough gigs? Has the folk club had its day? What do audiences want? The Traditional Music […]

The Fenton Arts Trust was founded in 1986 by Shu-Yao Fenton in memory of her husband Colin, a collector of antiques and pictures and a dedicated supporter of the arts. Following her death in 2000 the substantial part of her estate passed to the Trust. This generous gift provided the Trust with an endowment large […]

The purpose of the Teacher Development Fund is to support delivery of effective arts-based teaching and learning opportunities in the primary classroom, and to embed learning through the arts. The fund aims to do this through supporting teachers and school leaders to develop the necessary skills, knowledge, confidence and experience. Each year we expect to […]

Desks available in our bright city centre co-working space. Two small studio rooms available to use for meetings, castings and readthroughs This is a brightly decorated and well maintained space with a kitchen and two comfy and spacious meeting rooms for use. We’re keen to build a lovely, helpful and friendly community of freelancers and […]

An excellent opportunity to promote your work at one of the biggest international professional markets for jazz and improvised music at the joint Jazz from Scotland and Ireland stand. Jazzahead! is an annual trade show held each April in Bremen, Germany. It is one of the largest international gatherings for the jazz sector and features […]

Are you passionate about music and teaching? Do you love to inspire and support children and their families? Do you have extensive experience of group teaching and orchestral playing? Sistema Scotland is looking for a Temporary Musician/Teacher, specialising in classroom delivery and general musicianship for their Big Noise Raploch (Stirling) programme. This pioneering programme drew […]