Sgrìobh | Scrieve 2026 Commission

Tobar an Dualchais/Kist of Riches an Eden Court are fair trickit tae offer an opportuinity tae twa muisickers, the ane wirkin in the Gaelic an the ither in Scots. The pair wull hae the dint o treaning and resairch in the speicial Kist o Riches archive, wi a routh o recordins fae the School o Scottish Studies. With advice and direction fae sangster an’ screiver Ainsley Hamill, an syne wull scrieve a new sang tae be performit at the Under Canvas festival 2026 as pairt o a set with the other artists. An aa, there may be ither performance opportunities at ither festivals. Ilk ane wull be grantit a steepend o £,1200 fir the resairchin an scrievin o the sang, wi anither steepend forby fir takin pairt in Under Canvas.

Applicants maun:

• be 18-27 year auld

• be fluent in Gaelic or ony dialeck o Scots

• bide in Scotland

• be able tae perform at Under Canvas on 19 August 2026

Gin ye are interestit, please send yer CV an a single-page letter tellin us why ye wad be keen tae tak pairt in the projeck, an hoo ye wad plan tae honour an heize up oor recordins, bi Sunday 19 April 2026.

Ye can submit this information on ony o the follaein formats: a screievin o max 500 wirds, a video or soond recordin o max 5 meenits, or a presentation wi a maximum o 10 slides an 500 wirds.

Please send this information, an ony email links tae exemples o yer previous wark ye wad like tae include, til Emily MacDonald at [email protected]; forby, ye can e-mail Emily wi ony questions ye micht hae.

We are very grateful to Bord na Gàidhlig, Creative Scotland, and Wee Grants for Creativity in the Scots Leid for funding this project.