Global Music Match 2020

Global Music Match was created in 2020 as a direct response to the sudden limitations imposed on the worldwide music industry during the COVID-19 global shutdown. 

The world-first collaboration was created by founding partners Showcase Scotland Expo, with Sounds Australia and Canada’s East Coast Music Association (ECMA), to continue developing profiles for folk-based artists in international music markets through social media, and peer-to-peer collaboration – increasing networks, audiences and meaningful exposure for internationally touring or export-ready artists. 

Representing a diverse cross-section of the country’s folk, roots and acoustic music, the Scottish artists selected to take part in Global Music Match 2020 were Breabach, Claire Hastings, Elephant Sessions, Fara, Iona Fyfe, Kim Edgar, The Langan Band, RURA, Ryan Young, Siobhan Miller, Skerryvore and Twelfth Day.