Funding opportunity for increasing access to the arts for disabled people and their families   Spirit of 2012 has launched its ‘Spirit of Achievement Arts and Culture Challenge Fund’:http://www.spiritof2012trust.org.uk/spirit-launches-challenge-fund   The open grant round is available for projects across the UK that create opportunities for disabled people of all backgrounds to participate in arts and … Continued

The Folk Music Map is a new project by mapaholic Chris Rust, and has been on the web for just over a week. More than 400 folk clubs have been added by club organisers and members of the public. Chris started this map as a personal project, a way of listing folk clubs that his band … Continued

Tune up, tune in – CalMac Culture’s search for new music talent launches for 2015 Two rising music stars were discovered last year when the UK’s largest ferry network operator launched the CalMac Culture Music competition. Such was the success of this inaugural contest, Caledonian MacBrayne has made the decision to not only repeat it, but, in consultation with … Continued

The Elphinstone Institute at the University of Aberdeen has relaunched its website. You can take a look at it here. The Elphinstone Institute is a centre for the study of Ethnology, Folklore, and Ethnomusicology at the University of Aberdeen. Established in 1995, the Institute researches and promotes the culture of the North and North-East of … Continued

For the second year young traditional musicians based in Scotland are invited to take part in UKM Arctic’s international youth festival in Finnsnes, Northern Norway.

After two successful year-long community music projects, we’re about to start the first phase of Inspire 3 music groups. Inspire works in partnership with community support organisations in Edinburgh to offer vulnerable people affected by issues such as homelessness, mental health problems, poverty and addiction the chance to participate in music. Our previous projects have worked with organisations … Continued