Funding & Finances for Musicians
CatStrand, Castle Douglas, DG7 3RN
Saturday 9th May 2026
Led by festival organiser, folk music agent, and creative producer Katch Holmes. Katch has experienced both sides of the funding fence, having applied for and secured funding, as well as managing grant programmes during her time with Arts & Business Scotland.
She has worked with many musicians, helping them develop, apply for, and secure successful funding applications.
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.
For traditional and folk musicians and organisations who are interested in applying for funding, or who have a great project idea but don’t know where to begin, with plenty of time for discussion and questions.
Participants should leave understanding:
Katch Holmes has worked in the music industry in Scotland for over 25 years. She has represented artists, commissioned new music, produced residencies, and promoted gigs with folk and crossover music acts through her company Off Site Productions. She organises Knockengorroch roots music festival in Dumfries and Galloway. She sat on WOMEX selection panels in 2021 and 2017, and is a Relational Dynamics business coach working with professional creatives.
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Please note - this workshop is for over 16s only.
Information on CatStrand can be found here.
If you have any specific access requirements, please contact [email protected].
TMFS Members can enjoy a 50% discount on all our workshops - get in touch.
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This event is supported by TRACS (Traditional Arts & Culture Scotland) through Creative Scotland Multi-Year Funding.
The Traditional Music Forum of Scotland (TMFS) aims to develop, sustain, support and maximise the potential of traditional music in Scotland.
She has worked with many musicians, helping them develop, apply for, and secure successful funding applications.
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.
For traditional and folk musicians and organisations who are interested in applying for funding, or who have a great project idea but don’t know where to begin, with plenty of time for discussion and questions.
Participants should leave understanding:
- More about the viability of your project for funding
- More about the funding landscape in Scotland generally
- What makes a good funding application
- Dos and don'ts to writing a successful funding application
- How to consider finances and funding in the context of an overall plan
- How to manage your funding and relationship with your funder
- Further places to go to for support
Katch Holmes has worked in the music industry in Scotland for over 25 years. She has represented artists, commissioned new music, produced residencies, and promoted gigs with folk and crossover music acts through her company Off Site Productions. She organises Knockengorroch roots music festival in Dumfries and Galloway. She sat on WOMEX selection panels in 2021 and 2017, and is a Relational Dynamics business coach working with professional creatives.
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Please note - this workshop is for over 16s only.
Information on CatStrand can be found here.
If you have any specific access requirements, please contact [email protected].
TMFS Members can enjoy a 50% discount on all our workshops - get in touch.
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This event is supported by TRACS (Traditional Arts & Culture Scotland) through Creative Scotland Multi-Year Funding.
The Traditional Music Forum of Scotland (TMFS) aims to develop, sustain, support and maximise the potential of traditional music in Scotland.
