The Traditional Music Forum of Scotland is delighted to be heading to CatStrand in New Galloway in May for more Essential Skills Workshops for Traditional Musicians, this time with festival organiser, folk music agent, and creative producer Katch Holmes.
Our industry-focussed workshops are designed to offer invaluable insights and practical guidance for musicians and organisations working within traditional music in Scotland.
Whether you want to learn how to record and release your music, craft a successful funding application, improve your self-promotion, learn how how to book gigs, or take control of your finances – these workshops are designed with your professional development in mind.
Funding & Finances for Musicians
Sat 9 May | 10am (3hrs) | CatStrand, New Galloway
For individuals and organisations, this interactive workshop will take you through important considerations for developing a funded project, how to budget it, writing the application, and keeping track of finances once you have secured the funding.
Self-Promotion & Booking Gigs
Sat 9 May | 2pm (3hrs) | CatStrand, New Galloway
In this workshop that focuses on self-promotion and booking gigs, participants will take a look at who they are as an artist, how they promote themselves, what they want to achieve, an understanding of a good biography, and some kind of plan for next steps.
The workshop will also consider practical steps to booking gigs, such as how to build contacts, approach promoters, negotiate fees and costs, and more.
Pricing
£15 / £13
£7.50 (TMFS Members)
TMFS members can enjoy an exclusive 50% discount on all workshops
These workshops are supported by TRACS (Traditional Arts & Culture Scotland) through Creative Scotland Multi-Year Funding.