Friends of Highland Music

Friends of Highland Music Grants

FoHM's Grant Scheme was set up to assist musicians, students and groups in the study, performance and promotion of Scottish Traditional Music, Song and Dance. Any resident of the Highland or Western Isles local government areas could apply.

The FoHM Grant Awards scheme is currently suspended pending review. A further update will be posted here in due course when available.

Here are some recent Grant awards. Descriptions of projects are contained in the Grant Recipients page.

£975 towards Music Books and a Workshop for a Youth Band
£1500 towards he costs of staging a series of local area concerts
£1250 towards the costs of a Step Dancers Group performance
£300 towards the staging of a local North Coast Concert
£1500 x 2 to assist with CD Production by two independent artists
£1400 to support a series of seven Traditional Muisc events in Croy
£500 to support the production of an exciting pipe-related CD incorporating the input of other up and coming traditional musicians
£1500 to support CD production
£250 and £300 for piping tuition
£200 to assist a youngster attend a piping and druming course in Skye.
£300 to assist a youg clarsach player attend the Edinburgh Harp Festival.
£200 towards master class tuition for a young fiddler.
£800 to assist a school ceilidh band's trip to Canada.
£590 towards a young duo's CD production.
£250 towards a young music group's trip to Orkney.

Here are some quotes:-

'a memorable experience' 'a fantastic experience' 'an unforgetable experience' 'really inspiring' 'an amazing experience' 'absolutely brilliant' 'an amazing opportunity'.

Congratulations to the band members and to leader/ organiser Mrs Alison Mackenzie for such enterprise. Our best wishes go to Alison who has just retired from Head of Music at Culloden Academy.