Routes to Roots is an initiative dedicated to fostering intercultural collaboration through music. Our mission is to unite communities across cultures, showing how cultural exchange can deepen our understanding of one another. Through artist composition residencies and community music workshops, we aim to create lasting connections and celebrate the power of cultural wealth.
Our First Milestone: Celtic Connections 2025
After a transformative 10-week journey through Mexico and Chile in 2023/24, supported by Creative Scotland, we’re thrilled to debut our first set of intercultural new music at the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow in January 2025. This performance will introduce Routes to Roots to a live audience for the very first time, featuring artists from Mexico, Argentina, and Chile, alongside our Artistic Director Catriona Price. We can’t wait to share this exciting new chapter in our mission to bring cultures together through music.
A Vision for Global Collaboration
Our plans don’t stop in Scotland. In January 2025, we’re taking our next step by hosting a mini-residency in Oaxaca, Mexico, in partnership with Fundación Alfredo Harp Helú. This residency will bring together an international group of musicians to collaborate on new music, run community workshops, and perform the work created. The residency will serve as a test for our larger vision: a full-scale, annual Routes to Roots residency and festival beginning in 2026. Our goal is to run residencies in both Scotland and Mexico, with performances in each country, and to use these residencies as a platform for cultural exchange, collaboration, and community engagement.
Why We Need Your Support
This mini-residency is crucial for testing our model before expanding it in 2026. We’re asking for a minimum of £4,500 to cover the essential costs of travel and logistics for our core team. Our stretch goal of £9,000 will allow us to expand the project, pay our core team, enhance the production quality, and document the entire process. By supporting us, you’ll help ensure that this vision becomes a reality. See below for more detail.
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