{"id":6409,"date":"2026-03-24T12:31:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/?p=6409"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:31:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:31:44","slug":"essential-skills-workshops-for-traditional-musicians-head-to-new-galloway-this-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/essential-skills-workshops-for-traditional-musicians-head-to-new-galloway-this-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential Skills Workshops for Traditional Musicians Head to New Galloway this May"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.traditionalmusicforum.org\/\">Traditional Music Forum of Scotland<\/a>&nbsp;is delighted to be heading to&nbsp;<strong>CatStrand<\/strong>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<strong>New Galloway<\/strong>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<strong>May<\/strong>&nbsp;for more&nbsp;<strong>Essential Skills Workshops for Traditional Musicians<\/strong>, this time with festival organiser, folk music agent, and creative producer&nbsp;<strong>Katch Holmes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our industry-focussed workshops are designed to offer invaluable insights and practical guidance for musicians and organisations working within traditional music in Scotland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you want to learn how to record and release your music, craft a successful funding application, improve your self-promotion, learn how how to book gigs, or take control of your finances \u2013 these workshops are designed with your professional development in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funding &amp; Finances for Musicians<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sat 9 May | 10am (3hrs) | CatStrand, New Galloway<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For individuals and organisations, this interactive workshop will take you through important considerations for developing a funded project, how to budget it, writing the application, and keeping track of finances once you have secured the funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/tradmusicforum\/funding-finances-for-musicians\/e-vrqjvq\">More info and booking<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Self-Promotion &amp; Booking Gigs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sat 9 May | 2pm (3hrs) | CatStrand, New Galloway<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this workshop that focuses on self-promotion and booking gigs, participants will take a look at who they are as an artist, how they promote themselves, what they want to achieve, an understanding of a good biography, and some kind of plan for next steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop will also consider practical steps to booking gigs, such as how to build contacts, approach promoters, negotiate fees and costs, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/tradmusicforum\/self-promotion-booking-gigs\/e-dlqzpa\">More info and booking<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pricing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a315 \/ \u00a313<br>\u00a37.50 (TMFS Members)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>TMFS members can enjoy an exclusive 50% discount on all workshops<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These workshops are supported by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tracscotland.org\/\">TRACS (Traditional Arts &amp; Culture Scotland)<\/a>&nbsp;through Creative Scotland Multi-Year Funding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;Traditional Music Forum of Scotland&nbsp;is delighted to be heading to&nbsp;CatStrand&nbsp;in&nbsp;New Galloway&nbsp;in&nbsp;May&nbsp;for more&nbsp;Essential Skills Workshops for Traditional Musicians, this time with festival organiser, folk music agent, and creative producer&nbsp;Katch Holmes. 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