The HND Traditional Music Performance Open day takes place on Monday 9th December! Get in touch via the buttons below, or give us a call on 0141 644 5571, to find out more and book your place. This is a great opportunity to visit the creative campus, meet the lecturers and take part in a […]

The BIT Collective presents Furthering the Discussion: A day of conversation and workshops exploring gender and equality issues in folk and traditional music. Taking place from 12pm at the CCA Glasgow on Wednesday the 10th December, the event will be an opportunity to take a closer look into specific topics of interest such as Equality […]

This fund seeks to increase the diversity of people in the arts, screen and creative industries. Developmental funding available for individuals and organisations. Round 2 open for applications now! Creative Scotland’s reports ‘Understanding Diversity in the Arts’ and ‘Equality Matters’ highlighted numerous and complex barriers to access, progression and representation in the arts, screen and […]

This is an open invitation to Jazz musicians based in Scotland to apply to participate in the: “Scottish Jazz Focus Weekend” at The Jazz Station jazz club in Brussels. Jazz Musicians Invitation This is designed for Scotland-based Jazz musicians to promote Scotland and Scottish jazz in Brussels and the EU. Jazz at the Bluelamp (www.jazzatthebluelamp.com) […]

JUMP – the European Music Market Accelerator has launched two new calls for applications for the Fellowship 2020. The next deadline is 24th November. JUMP provides a framework for music professionals to develop innovative business models. It aims to help the music sector adapt to the recent transformations of the market, while encouraging it to […]

The Momentum Music Fund offers grants of £5k-£15k for UK based artists/bands to break through to the next level of their careers. Activities eligible for support include recording, touring and marketing. CLICK HERE to read our guidance to see if you could be eligible to apply for the Momentum Music Fund.

I thought you might be interested in reading about these individuals who make our lives easier! We are very pleased to announce the very first MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Industry Awards celebrating all the talented people and organisations who work behind the scenes to make our music as good as it possibly can be. […]

Time: 10am-1pm (Saturday mornings during term time) Venue: Castlehead High School, Paisley, PA1 2HJ 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 Castlehead […]

This bit of advice comes from the great Austin Kleon newsletter. Check it out here. Here’s Stephen Harrigan (talking about his book, Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas) and a reproduction of one of Botticelli’s paintings of St. Augustine. (Like almost all writers, St. Augustine, too, wondered about the problem of how to begin. ) In […]

The fund has been created in partnership to support the career ambitions of artists and groups with grants of up to £2,000. Further funding of up to £3,000 is available for larger groups of musicians. Help Musicians UK are teaming up with MOBO Trust for the third round of the MOBO Help Musicians Fund. The […]