Katch Holmes has been a constant in the Scottish music sector for quarter of a century. A major driving force in the festival sector with Knockengorroch in south west Scotland, and artist agent, a coach, expert speaker on major global music panels, she has seen and done it all. Ahead of a series of workshops in Glasgow and Edinburgh on how artists can be better at self promotion and the scared art of touring, she talks to Shaun Milne about her career, the shape of the music sector and industry, and what motivates her to help.

Episode 28 is streaming now.

SHOW NOTES

Knockengorroch Festival

https://www.knockengorroch.org.uk/

Self-Promotion & Organising a Tour with Katch Holmes

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/tradmusicforum/self-promotion-organising-a-tour-with-katch-holmes/2025-09-26/10:00/t-qjlmpvz

Off Site Productions

https://www.offsiteproductions.org/about/

It's easy to get lost in the music of Elias Alexander. It's trad-meets-electronic. Fiddle, bagpipes, guitar, whistles and keys, one minute. Samples, loops, and dance floor beats the next.

You could just as easily be shaking your stuff to his music around a beach bonfire, drowning out the noise of the Atlantic, or contemplating his emotion layered lyrics on a drive home.

Thoughts of Scotland, shores, mountains, but with a twist.

It's all born in the USA.

In Ep27 of the Good Stuff in Between podcast, Elias chats to Shaun Milne about how his love of bagpipes and fiddles happened, writing songs with emotion and a sense of knowing who you are, and a return to Scotland to perform at HebCelt and other big stages.

Episode 27 'Elias' is streaming now.

It's festival season, but how on Earth do bands and artists get to perform on the big stages, and what goes on behind the scenes to decide the all important line ups?

As the Artist Programmer for HebCelt and a veteran of other huge live events including the MTV Europe Awards, Celtic Connections and more, Michelle Shields knows the importance and impact of such decision.

She talks to Shaun Milne about planning, making connections, and always being switched on to the talent of today for the festivals of tomorrow, delivering some of the best live programming in the UK and beyond.

Good Stuff In Between Ep26 'Michelle' is streaming now.