Have you released a Scottish trad album between September 2017 and August 2018? Why not submit your album into our 2018 Album of the Year competition. Our aim is to highlight the trad recording industry and to showcase the large amount of albums that are released each year in the trad/folk music genre. Anyone can add an album – just fill in […]

Tha Maoin Ealain na Gàidhlig a-nis fosgailte airson iarrtasan bho buidhnean neo daoine fa leth. The Gaelic Arts Fund is now open to applications for projects from individuals or groups. Chaidh Maoin nan Ealain Gàidhlig a chur air dòigh le Bòrd na Gàidhlig is Alba Chruthachail airson cothroman a chruthachadh sna h-ealain airson phròiseactan a […]

An opportunity to work with Fèis Rois to programme weekly music classes and other opportunities in traditional music and the Gaelic language for children, young people and adults in Ross-Shire. KEY TASKS • Co-ordinate a programme that includes 30+ weekly classes for young people and adults. • Manage the Fèis Rois instrument hire bank • […]

Through this scheme emerging professional musical theatre composers are paired with a venue and given the opportunity to be involved in a range of work. We are delighted that Mercury Musical Developments (MMD) and Musical Theatre Network (MTN) have been awarded further funding from the Cameron Mackintosh Foundation to support five placements as part of […]

We are looking for a Traditional Arts Officer to join our Place, Partnership and Communities Team, and support Creative Scotland’s work in this area. Based in Edinburgh Permanent Salary: Subject to Job Evaluation, (Anticipated Grade C – £26,276 pa plus pension and benefits) Full-time (36 hrs per week) We are looking for a Traditional Arts […]

Two small grants schemes to support organisations wishing to participate in this year’s To Absent Friends festival. Now in its fifth year, To Absent Friends is an annual people’s festival of storytelling and remembrance, taking place across Scotland between 1 and 7 November. It offers people across Scotland a chance to celebrate and remember those […]

The Cowal Fiddle Workshop in Dunoon (now 30 years old!) is looking for a new Tutor from January 2019 when our long standing tutor Jean-Ann Callender retires. It is a post which requires 5 hours of teaching in Dunoon every second Saturday from September to mid-June. There are currently 50 members. In addition there is […]

The 2018 soundfestival annual Composer’s Day takes place on Saturday 3 November in Aberdeen. The composing theme for the day is endangered instrument the viola. The day will consist of workshops, talks, and one-to-one surgeries led by leading composers Sally Beamish, Ailie Robertson and John De Simone. The aim of the day is to give […]

The Musicians Union (MU) Scotland and Northern Ireland Regional Office are hosting a Summer Social for MU members. Glasgow 26 Jul 2018 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm The Musicians Union (MU) Scotland and Northern Ireland Regional Office are hosting a Summer Social for MU members. Members are invited to come along for a drink and […]

Come join us for a 3-week Study Tour and Cultural Exchange, learning the traditional drumming, dancing and singing of the Volta Region’s Ewe people. TOUR DATES: 1st-22nd January 2019 In the evenings we will host live music performances and story-telling sessions from the Tafi Atome Culture Group and special guest musicians from throughout the Volta […]