The Open Fund for Music Creators supports the development of outstanding songwriters and composers of all genres and backgrounds at different stages of their career. The fund can support projects by songwriters, composers, or artists, bands, producers and performers who are writing their own music or commissioning others. Music Creators’ projects must fulfill all three […]
Gaelic archive of songs and stories unlocked for first time
From The Scotsman. Their songs and stories speak of a different time in Scotland’s history. Now an audio archive which documents the traditions of crofters, farm workers and fishermen – in English and Gaelic and some Scots – has opened up to the public for the first time. More than 40 audio files are being […]
Young People To Grow Their Own Music Sessions Across Scotland
Some places are still available for young musicians to have the opportunity to grow a programme of traditional music sessions in their local area. The Traditional Music & Song Association of Scotland (TMSA) is looking for groups of three individuals (aged 18-26) who can organise, promote and lead sessions between September-December 2018 in a local venue. […]
Transmission Fund (Help Musicians Scotland). Deadline 28th September
The Transmission Fund is designed to help you build your career by providing grants of £500 – £1500 to fund opportunities allowing you to focus on developing your artistic and professional development. WHO CAN APPLY? The fund is open to emerging and professional musicians of all genres and disciplines. You can be a solo instrumentalist, composer, vocalist, […]
A new musical project will bring together LGBT+ folk musicians from Scotland
Bogha-frois: LGBT+ Voices in Folk will see LGBT+ folk musicians from across the country come together to write, collaborate and perform songs in the folk tradition, telling stories about life as a member of the LGBT community. Three free workshops will be held at the Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, November 14-16, led by prominent folk figures; […]
How Musicians Make Money — Or Don’t at All — in 2018
I spotted this interesting article on Rolling Stone’s website earlier this month. Here’s the first couple of paragraphs. Read the rest here. The buzziest word in music this year is the one that used to be the most utterly boring. Copyright — ownership of songs and albums as creative works — is a riotous knot […]
Ayrshire Rural Touring Network
The Ayrshire Rural Touring Network has now been in action for one year and what an exciting year it has been! So far, they have worked in 15 villages across Ayrshire hosting 32 performances of music, theatre, comedy and murder mysteries. Between July 2018 and January 2019 they will be hosting 48 performances in and […]
Facebook Watch and Instagram TV (IGTV)
Have you noticed that the Facebook app on your phone has added a little TV icon at the bottom? This is Facebook Watch and it was released in the USA last year and has finally visited our shores this month. It is basically lets your fans watch and find your video content a little bit […]
Like a challenge? The Most Dangerous Writing App
I found this the other day and it made me smile! With this browser based app you have to write. If you stop for more than 10s you lose everything. This is absolute brain storming! Here’s what they say about it. The Most Dangerous Writing App is designed to shut down your inner editor and […]
Submissions are now open for OPUS2018. Any unpublished composer based in the UK is eligible to apply.
Britten Sinfonia has a history of innovation and excellence. Renowned for adventurous programming and a dynamic new approach to performing, over our twenty-five year history we have aimed to expand the horizons of what an orchestra ‘could’ or ‘should’ be and of how people engage with us and our music-making. In 2013, the OPUS composition […]
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