Swing out, sister: UK grant helps to export music

Artists receive government grants to help them take their music abroad

Sisters Kitty and Daisy Durham, of the rock ’n’ roll trio Kitty, Daisy and Lewis, perform for the BBC (Getty)

Three siblings who play swing, a spoken word artist nominated for the Mercury music prize and a trio of DJs who include a former bodyguard for Westlife, are all among artists receiving government grants to encourage success overseas.

Thirteen artists – including Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Kate Tempest and Futuristic Polar Bears – have each been given up to £30,000 in the fifth round of the Music Export Growth Scheme, set up to encourage success abroad.

The money will be put towards touring, venue costs, marketing and promotion.