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Sounds Between
Match Fund, until July 2027

Book Sounds Between

Commission participatory music, culturally credible live programming or expert impact support. Tell us what you are trying to make happen and we will recommend the best-fit commission. Every commission receives a bespoke quote, with a scope shaped around your goals, audience and budget.

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Three ways to work with Sounds Between

Easiest to commission

Flash Folk

Participatory music built around collective singing, queer traditional song and collective voice.

Commission a workshop, a workshop plus performance, or a longer programme or residency. Delivered for festivals, arts and cultural venues, community organisations, councils, libraries, universities and public programmes. Already delivered at We Out Here Festival, Staffordshire Street, Glengall Wharf Garden and Hill Station Cafe.

Bespoke quote based on scope, group, location and requirements.

Commission a Flash Folk session
Larger commissions

Cultural Programming & Live Music Curation

Need distinctive live music programming without having to build it all yourself?

Sounds Between curates artist-centred programmes rooted in global, folk, experimental, diasporic and grassroots music. Support can include curation, artist liaison, cultural framing and programme development.

Bespoke quote based on scope. Artist fees, production, access, marketing and administration are scoped clearly and quoted separately.

Discuss a programming commission

Impact Marketing & Amplification

Turn meaningful cultural or community work into a clearer story, a stronger audience route and a more compelling case for support.

We provide scoped help with campaign messaging, audience development, partner amplification, programme positioning, impact storytelling and funding narratives.

Bespoke quote based on scope. Start with a paid review or short sprint, or commission longer programme support. Grant application review can be added as a separate, clearly scoped service.

Ask about a paid impact review

Commission Flash Folk

Participatory music built around collective singing, queer traditional song and collective voice. Flash Folk treats music as a shared social practice, creating spaces where artists and audiences meet and take part.

Suitable for festivals, arts and cultural venues, community organisations, councils, libraries, universities and public programmes.

Flash Folk Workshop

A standalone facilitated participatory singing session, warm and accessible, with no experience needed.

Bespoke quote

Commission this format

Flash Folk Workshop + Performance

Participants learn material together before sharing it as part of an event, festival or public programme.

Bespoke quote

Commission this format

Flash Folk Programme / Residency

A sequence of sessions leading towards a performance, gathering or other public outcome.

Bespoke quote

Commission this format

Every Flash Folk commission receives a bespoke quote based on scope, group, location and requirements.

In practice

Flash Folk is an existing delivered programme, not a speculative service. Selected delivery:

  • We Out Here FestivalFlash Folk participatory singing session.
  • Staffordshire StreetFlash Folk participatory singing session.
  • Glengall Wharf GardenFlash Folk participatory singing session.
  • Hill Station CafeFlash Folk participatory singing session.
Commission Flash Folk

What happens next

  1. Step 1

    Tell us what you are planning.

  2. Step 2

    We identify the best-fit commission and the right-sized scope.

  3. Step 3

    You receive a clearly scoped proposal or quotation.

Bespoke quote every time. Fees depend on scope.

Send a booking enquiry Or email us directly

What Impact Marketing & Amplification can include

  • campaign messaging
  • audience development
  • partner amplification plans
  • event and project positioning
  • social/email/listing copy direction
  • fundraising and grant writing support: funding narratives, bid writing and grant application review
  • impact storytelling
  • case study framing
  • programme support
  • launch plans

This is for organisations and organisers doing meaningful cultural, social or community work who need help making the value of that work clearer, more visible and easier to support.

Rates available on request. Artist/organiser rates available.

Ask about a paid impact review Or email us directly

Every booking supports the Match Fund

Commission Sounds Between because the work is valuable and useful. There is an additional benefit: every £1 of eligible trading income can unlock another £1 in match funding, up to £7,000 of match funding, until July 2027. Eligible income includes bookings, commissions, paid workshops, programming support and sponsorship.

You can support the match by booking a workshop, commissioning programming, hiring us for impact marketing and amplification, or sponsoring a future programme.

Book or commission us

Workshops, cultural programming and amplification support are all eligible trading income. Tell us what you are trying to make happen and we'll shape the best-fit commission.

Send a booking enquiry

Sponsor a future programme

Brands, venues and individuals can sponsor a future programme or event. We tailor recognition to fit, and you can opt out of being named publicly if you prefer to support quietly.

Sponsorship form

Not sure what fits?

Tell us what you are trying to make happen and we'll recommend the right-sized scope.

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