Well we had another fantastic time at Distil. As usual everything was great at about it! Thanks to Chris Wood, Brian Irvine and Joost Buist for being great and inspiring workshop leaders. Here are some photos from the event taken by Martin Forry. [AFG_gallery id=’4′]
20 for 14 Funding Opportunity
The 20 for 14 programme is aimed at giving individual artists a voice and profile within the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme by supporting the development of new work responding to, or reflecting upon, the unique cultural, social, political and historical contexts of the Commonwealth and Glasgow’s hosting of the Commonwealth Games in 2014. The programme […]
Great blog on free improvising
Dave Francis sent me this blog called “The reward from art is experiencing yourself opening up” (Joe Morris interviewed by Doug Fischer)” For one reason or another, this blog turns its attention to free jazz infrequently. That’s too bad. In a nutshell, I think it’s a lot harder to write smartly — especially with the […]
Composition opportunity (with money attached…)
To all musicians, Announcing an exciting award for young composers aged between 16-25. £500 prize money plus a performance at the 33rd Edinburgh International Harp Festival in April 2014. Closing date is Friday, 29 November 2013. It is not necessary for the composer to be a clarsach player. For more information, please open the attached document […]
Critical Response
As a follow up to the recent Showcase, Distil has been looking at an initiative called Critical Response Process, a method of giving feedback to artists developed in the US by the choreographer and dancer Liz Lerman. It has being picked up here in the UK by the theatre community in Scotland, through the Federation […]
BEYOND BORDERS: UK-wide new music funding opportunity – grants of up to £15,000 available
Following the success of three previous editions, PRS for Music Foundation is again teaming up with funding partners Arts Council of Wales, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Creative Scotland, and Colwinston Trust to run the Beyond Borders UK-wide funding programme. What activity can Beyond Borders support? In a change from previous editions, organisations and groups […]
Distil Residential participants announced!
We’ve just announced the participants of our 2013 Distil Residential. It will be held again in New Lanark from the 24-27th October and we can wait! Patsy Reid Andrew Dunlop Megan Henderson Rona Wilkie Marit Falt James Mackintosh Pete Stewart Catriona Price They will be working with Chris Wood (fiddle, songwriter, traditional musician) Brian Irvine […]
Ambleskramble Productions presents: Commissioning Opportunity: Imagined / Remembered
Mr McFall’s Chamber in collaboration with Hands Up For Trad’s Distil are delighted to announce an exciting new commissioning project for emerging composers and writers (prose, poetry and lyrics), produced by Ambleskramble and supported by Creative Scotland. Established artists are also encouraged to apply, showing how this opportunity would have a benefit to their career/professional […]
Composers Lab
The Composers Lab offers a unique chance for emerging composers to meet with some of the most successful professionals in their field and to find out what the real score is in the world of moving image composition. Over five days, eight composers will attend EIFF to learn from leading film composers, directors, music editors […]
Jen Austin sketch of Mr McFall’s
Here’s a great sketch of Mr McFall’s Chamber from the pen of Jen Austin. it was drawn at the Distil Showcase in Stirling on 23rd March. You can listen to Jen’s Distil showcase here https://soundcloud.com/handsupfortrad/sets/distil-showcase-2013