On Wednesday 8th March we held Hands Up for Trad’s first Twitter Chat with special guest Rachel Newton. Back in November Rachel raised the issue of the lack of women nominated in the Live Act of the Year category in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. The discussion went on from there with a […]

Arts & Business Scotland are looking for an experienced Events Co-ordinator to be based in our Edinburgh office. We are looking for a pro-active, dynamic individual with a sound knowledge of events. For full information download a job pack from: http://www.aandbscotland.org.uk/contract-job-opportunities/ or telephone: 0131 556 3353. Closing date: 12noon – Tuesday, 11 April 2017 Interview […]

PRS Foundation have released their Women Make Music evaluation report looking at the impact of the fund over the past five years. You can read the report on the PRS Foundation website here. The report findings were launched at a roundtable event hosted by MP Nigel Adams Chair of the APPG for Music in Parliament […]

57 Degrees North, The Musician’s Union and The Scottish Music Industry Association present a half-day workshop aimed at giving anyone working in music the confidence and know-how to manage their own successful PR. Led by Vicky Pitchers of Arts PR, the workshop will cover topics such as: – Planning a PR campaign – PR Strategies […]

Traditional funding isn’t your only option. Come to our masterclass to learn about alternative and other innovative ways to finance your creative business. Joining us are Michelle Doherty, Business Adviser at Transmit Startups, Roger Moors, Chief Development Officer at Social Investment Scotland and Tim Wright, Director and Co-Founder of twintangibles. If you’re curious about alternative […]

Tha MG ALBA a’ sireadh neach tàlantach agus èasgaidh a dh’obraicheas còmhla ris an sgioba àrd-stiùiridh agus le sgiobaidhean BBC ALBA, FilmG agus LearnGaelic. Cuiridh an dreuchd gu mòr ris an dàimh conaltraidh a tha ann eadar raon-obrach nam meadhanan Gàidhlig san fharsaingeachd agus na daoine agus na coimhearsnachdan air a bheil sinn ag amas […]

Glasgow-based theatre company Bletherbox are looking for a musician / composer to co-create and perform in a new theatre piece at the Edinburgh Fringe this summer. The piece is a new play and will be rehearsed in Glasgow in July, then play for the whole Fringe through August (we are currently negotiating with several respected […]

The annual gathering to chew over the trad music topics of the day, with Jen Hill, Duncan Macinnes, Dougal Perman, Pauline Hinchion, Iona Fyfe, Mike Vass, Martin Hadden, Martin Meteyard and more tba. Trad music audiences: outside of the festivals could we doing better? Ho do we equalise the gender balance in trad music: continuing […]

Fixed term of 13 months: 1 May 2017 – 30 May 2018 with possibility of part-time extension Full time (35 hours per week) Based Edinburgh or Glasgow Letter of application along with accompanying cv to be e-mailed to scotland@livemusicnow.org Live Music Now is the foremost outreach scheme for young professional musicians working with a wide […]

Culture Republic brings you a practical session designed for teams and individuals from arts and culture organisations with responsibility for day to day digital communications. Tues 28 March 2017 10am -4.30pm Eden Court, Inverness. Led by Paul Hanrahan, Culture Republic’s Marketing and Campaigns Manager and Ashley Smith Hammond, our Content Manager, you will be guided […]