Hands Up for Trad are inviting bands to send in a demo to take part in The Battle of the Folk Bands 2019 competition to be held at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections Festival on Saturday January 19th 2019. If you are in a band or have an idea for a band that you haven’t tried out yet this could be for you! We want musicians to take a chance and make a band that you might never have thought of! Your … Read more
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Trad Talk comes to Glasgow!
This post was originally published hereThis Trad Talk, of special interest to early-career musicians, will focus on the challenges that musicians experience beyond music-making, with talks from professionals in the field. The easy, and fun, bit of being a folk musician is creating the music, but where do we go from here? This Trad Talk, […]
Callout for Musicians (Dance Base & Scottish Ballet)
This post was originally published hereMusicians required for Dance for Parkinson’s national programme! The Dance for Parkinson’s Scotland programme is a joint initiative managed by Dance Base, Scotland’s National Centre for Dance and Scottish Ballet, Scotland’s National Dance Company, and delivered in partnership with Parkinson’s UK. This national programme originally delivered in Glasgow and Edinburgh […]
2019 EBU children’s short drama scheme (MG ALBA)
This post was originally published hereBBC ALBA are looking for vibrant, compelling ideas from Gaelic writers for the 2019 EBU (European Broadcasting Union) children’s short drama scheme. 2019 EBU (European Broadcasting Union) children’s short drama scheme BBC ALBA are looking for vibrant, compelling ideas from Gaelic writers for the 2019 EBU (European Broadcasting Union) children’s […]
WoW Festival, Rio De Janeiro
This post was originally published hereBetter be quick! Funded place for a young woman working in the creative industries aged 18-26 to attend the Southbank Centre’s Women of the World (WoW) Festival in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil from 14-18 November 2018. As part of British Council Scotland’s work to create new international opportunities during Scotland’s […]
Battle of the Folk Bands 2019: 5 Strings
5 Strings have reached the finals of Battle of The Folk Bands 2019. The competition will be held at Celtic Connections on January 19th in the Drygate Brewary at 1pm. Why not come along and join in the fun? You can buy tickets here. We asked Ewan of 5 Strings a few questions about the […]
Battle of the Folk Bands 2019: DLÙ
DLÙ have reached the finals of Battle of The Folk Bands 2019. The competition will be held at Celtic Connections on January 19th in the Drygate Brewary at 1pm. Why not come along and join in the fun? You can buy tickets here. We asked Zach of DLÙ a few questions about the band. Tell […]
Battle of The Folk Bands 2019 Finalists Announced
Congratulations to the 5 bands who have made it through to Battle of The Folk Bands 2019 which take place at Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow this coming January 19th. The bands are: Canny Ceilidh Band Madeleine Stewart Trio 5 Strings DLÙ Dougal’s Jumper Hands Up for Trad picked the 5 bands from a number […]
Do It Differently – A new fund from Help Musicians UK for all ages
This post was originally published hereFrom Help Musicians email. This year we’ve been listening to music creators and representatives from across the industry and have gained invaluable insights to inform our thinking about the need for a truly holistic package of support for independent music creators. We have created the brand new Do It Differently Fund, […]