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NASC creates an intimate, transformative space where traditional singers from across the North Atlantic region come together to share songs, stories, and experiences. While deliberately small in numbers to foster genuine connections, this inter-cultural project makes a profound impact on everyone who participates.

In the words of a Swedish traditional music student who attended NASC 2025:

"NASC was one of the most pivotal points for me in my exploration of folk music and folk singing... I found that it fulfilled a role of acceptance that I haven't found elsewhere. Everyone was equal regardless of previous experience, age, background or accomplishments."

NASC invites cultural organisations, educational institutions, and national bodies across the North Atlantic region to:

• Support traditional singers from your area to attend annual NASC events.

• Become a NASC partner alongside the Traditional Music Forum of Scotland.

• Develop ongoing cultural exchange opportunities.

• Participate in shaping the future of traditional song sharing.

Partnership Benefits

• Connect your singers with the wider North Atlantic traditional song community.

• Develop international collaborative opportunities.

• Share expertise and best practices.

• Create pathways for cultural exchange projects.

• Contribute to the preservation and development of traditional song.

Partnership Example:

Ealaín na Gaeltachta is supporting three singers from Irish-speaking regions to attend NASC 2026 through dedicated funding of €1,000 per singer, demonstrating how organisations can actively contribute to this cultural exchange.

The NASC concept is adaptable to where you are and can be integrated into:

• Existing festivals and cultural events

• Educational programmes

• Community celebrations

• Dedicated song gatherings

Event Possibilities

• A one-day NASC strand within your festival

• A weekend of workshops and concerts at your institution

• An evening of international song circles

• A series of masterclasses and performances

Success Stories:

Access Folk and The Manchester Folk Festival hosted a "mini NASC" in March 2025, incorporating workshops, discussions, and song sharing into a day long programme, culminating in a vibrant pub session. This demonstrates how the NASC concept can enhance existing events while maintaining its core values of inter-cultural connection and tradition sharing.

• Contact us to discuss partnership opportunities

• Explore ways to support singers from your region

• Learn more about hosting NASC events

• Join our international network of traditional song advocates