Well I have to correct what I said about Auchtermuchty. What is happening is that it will no longer be a TMSA ( Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland) festival, but there will still be some sort of musical input into the weekend of what is a week-long local gala. If anyone really wants to know, they have set up a Facebook page entitled Auchtermuchty Festival 2013, or there's discussion over on the Footstompin forum, some of which is a bit cryptic.
Regarding funding of festivals, this is a bit of postcode lottery, with some being well supported by local businesses and councils, and others having to rely on ticket sales, raffle sand bar takings to keep afloat without any external grants. It is also a fact that grant applications are becoming more and more complicated, with potential funders wanting statistics of attendances, "economic impact assessments" , business plans, novel projects rather than simple core funding, before they will agree to support.