An Lanntair is offering the opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to undertake a Gaelic language creative traineeship within our Performing Arts Programming Team. Job Title: Trainee Gaelic Performing Arts Programmer Accountable to: Head of Performing Arts and Cultural Projects Hours of work: Full time, 35 hours / week Rate of pay: £8.75 per hour Base: […]

We are seeking an organised, highly numerate individual with drive and commitment, who has a keen eye for detail, as well as excellent, communication skills to cover one year maternity leave. Please refer to our website for full details before applying. Post: Administration and Marketing Officer One year maternity cover Reports to: Chief Executive Place […]

Do you write tunes in a Scottish traditional style? Hands Up for Trad are looking for the top 20 tunes of 2018* for their 2018 Collection. They can be anything from reels, jigs, airs, waltzes and anything in between! All you have to do is to upload them to MusicHub! All the tunes will be listened […]

Help Musicians UK are recruiting a Scotland Regional Manager to lead our regional office in Glasgow. The position will be responsible for the delivery, administration and fundraising of Help Musicians Scotland. The deadline is Friday 23 March 2018 at 17:30. Salary: £35,000 Full-time, permanent Location: Glasgow The charity is looking for a proactive manager for […]

PRS Foundation’s International Keychange initiative gathers politicians, artists and the music industry at the Canadian High Commission this evening to celebrate a milestone moment on the journey to decreasing the gender gap in music. In a pioneering move, 45 international music industry conferences and festivals including four leading Canadian events have made a pledge towards achieving or maintaining a […]

I got this from the fantastic Help Musicians UK Newsletter. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Help Musicians UK Transmission Fund (deadline 30 March) PRS Foundation The Composers Fund (deadline 8 May) Momentum Music Fund (deadline 29 May) Open Fund for Music Creators (deadline 11 June) International Showcase Fund (continuous programme) Sign up to their newsletter here.

Just saw this on 9to5Mac.com. After opening the platform to a few thousand artists earlier this year, Apple is further expanding beta testing of its ‘Apple Music for Artists’ dashboard, the company announced via a tweet. Apple describe it as “everything you need to understand your music’s impact across Apple Music and iTunes.” While not particularly […]

We had a great Twitter chat on Thursday 8th March on International Women’s Day. Below is a quick summary of some of the chat but please visit Twitter and the hashtag #womenintrad for the complete discussion. Rachel Newton @rachel_newton_ It’s not just #womenintrad that need to address these issues it’s #menintrad too 🙂 equality is […]

Hands Up for Trad are very pleased to announce our top 20 tunes submitted to MusicHub in 2016. Simon Thoumire has played through all the tunes submitted and chosen his favourite 20. The list shows off the amazing level of contemporary composition by Scottish composers and showcases what is possible within the traditional form – […]