From Showcase Scotland Expo Hi all, We hope you are well and that everyone is making it through this busy year of catching up with lots of live shows. We are now planning the 24th edition of Showcase Scotland at Celtic Connections which will take place between the 24th and 28th of January 2024. It was amazing […]

Nordic Music Days is a festival presenting Nordic contemporary music and sound. The next edition of Nordic Music Days takes place in Glasgow from 30 October to 3 November 2024. The festival is a collaboration between Scotland and the Nordics, with the ambition to build long-lasting, sustainable partnerships between musical organisations, communities and creative individuals. […]

This development opportunity for emerging Scottish-based composers is a collaboration between sound and Con Anima.  sound is a new music incubator based in North East Scotland, initially set up to give local audiences access to new music. It is now renowned in and beyond Scotland for producing and promoting high-quality work, for its support to […]

Work alongside an experienced live sound engineer for Thirteen North’s first live performance June 20232 days including Thurs 29th June Glasgow [Open to applicants in Scotland] The Thirteen North Womxn in Live Acoustic Sound mentorship scheme aims to challenge the vast gender imbalance among sound engineers in our industry. Recent stats indicate that women or non-binary people make up […]

Emerging Composers is a fantastic professional development opportunity offering paid commissions for emerging composers creating exciting repertoire from new perspectives for Pipe Band. Now in our third year of the programme, Emerging Composers offers paid commissions to write for Scotland’s only concert Pipe Band. We are calling for emerging composers aged 18-25  (or up to […]

Creative Scotland has set up a £50,000 fund with backing from The National Lottery, as part of the Forward Funds program to support Scotland-based creators running Kickstarter projects. Apply now… Creative Scotland has set up a £50,000 fund with backing from The National Lottery to support Scotland-based creators running Kickstarter projects. The Forward Fund will […]

Storytelling Science & Nature: Workshop with Susan Strauss How to draw from the power of myth and nature to enhance your telling VIEW EVENT → CAJUN AND APPALACHIAN MUSIC WORKSHOP WITH DIRK AND AMELIA POWELL Unique opportunity to learn Cajun and Appalachian tunes with Dirk and Amelia VIEW EVENT → FIDDLE WORKSHOP WITH RYAN YOUNG […]

#WorldPlayAStrathspeyDay is back in 2023 on 6th May! It’s a day when people round the world – record, video and upload themselves playing a strathspey to social media with the hashtag #WorldPlayAStrathspeyDay! This year there is a theme! We are asking people to record strathspeys written for Lords / Ladies / Queens AND Kings. There are […]

A weekly (pay-as-you-feel) mindfulness practise/workshop for creatives in Glasgow EVERY MONDAY MORNING 10-11am Mindfulness for people who create stuff is a WEEKLY workshop for creatives to practise and learn mindfulness with guidance from a teacher. Sessions will explore different ways of practising mindfulness and ways of integrating mindfulness into our work. Using mindfulness as our […]

Step into the Arts provides support for young people to get involved in the arts, especially young people who might not usually be able to access them. £65,000 is available to young people aged 5 – 25 from across Scotland who are taking their “first steps” or “next steps” into the arts. Applications will also […]