{"id":3588,"date":"2015-03-25T15:38:19","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T15:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/?p=3588"},"modified":"2015-03-31T07:42:12","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T06:42:12","slug":"my-thoughts-on-sustaining-a-career-in-traditional-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/my-thoughts-on-sustaining-a-career-in-traditional-music\/","title":{"rendered":"My thoughts on sustaining a career in traditional music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/files\/2015\/03\/career-opportunities.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-3589\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/files\/2015\/03\/career-opportunities-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"career-opportunities\" width=\"251\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/files\/2015\/03\/career-opportunities-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/files\/2015\/03\/career-opportunities.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a>I was asked to contribute to the &#8220;Sustaining a career in traditional music&#8221; panel at the Traditional Music Forum&#8217;s TradTalk at the weekend and I decided to write down my thoughts on the subject. By the time I arrived at the workshop the panel had changed name to &#8220;Sustaining a life in traditional music&#8221; and maybe this fits better. If you have any comments on this please <a title=\"Contact Us\" href=\"http:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/handsupfortrad\/contact-us\/\">get in touch<\/a> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t stop learning<br \/>\nDon\u2019t be frightened to try new things<br \/>\nDon\u2019t stop practicing<br \/>\nDon\u2019t stop loving what you do<br \/>\nDon\u2019t wait for the telephone to ring<\/p>\n<p>Continue learning as much as you can<br \/>\nTry new things<br \/>\nTell people about them<br \/>\nPractise as much as you can<br \/>\nLove what you do &#8211; you need to<br \/>\nLive a creative life<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t play music for a living. Play music because you love it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was asked to contribute to the &#8220;Sustaining a career in traditional music&#8221; panel at the Traditional Music Forum&#8217;s TradTalk at the weekend and I decided to write down my thoughts on the subject. 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