SESSIONS RECITALS CEILIDHS
ADULT & YOUTH
17th-19th NOVEMBER
WORKSHOPS CONCERTS STALLS TALKS
EDINBURGH the QUEEN'S HALL & SUMMERHALL
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The Scots Fiddle Festival The Scots Fiddle Festival started in 1996 with the aim of promoting and sustaining traditional fiddle music. 21 years on this is still our aim and, over the years, the number of events at the festival has tripled. It brings people together from all over the world, as performers and audience members, and continues to inspire thousands to take part in traditional music, either as players, learners, listeners or dancers. Our all-volunteer committee spends the year organising the festival and is helped, at the weekend itself, by a further army of enthusiastic volunteers. Huge thanks to all of them and everyone who makes the festival what it is.
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The programme is correct at time of going to press but may be subject to minor changes beyond our control.
CONTENTS Friday & Saturday night 2 Sunday night 5 Recitals 6 Workshops Saturday 9 Workshops Sunday 10 Timetable 12 Youth Programme 15 Special events Saturday 17 Special events Sunday 19 Free events 21 Tickets 25 1
FRIDAY NIGHT
FRIDAY CONCERT (THE QUEEN'S HALL)
FRIDAY CEILIDH (SUMMERHALL)
7.30 – 10pm. Tickets £18/£15
7.30pm – 11pm, Main Hall. Tickets £9/£7
Snuffbox
Grouse Ceilidh Band
Glasgow based acoustic trio Snuffbox features Charlie Stewart on fiddle, Rufus Huggan on cello and Luc McNally on guitar and vocals. Mixing traditional tunes with contemporary flair, as well as quirky, original material, Snuffbox melds old and new to create their own unique sound. Charlie is a member of Dosca and Techno Trad Collective Sketch and won the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year at Celtic Connections 2017. Luc is also a member of Sketch and Dosca and is much in demand as a player on the burgeoning Scottish trad scene. Currently studying at RCS in Glasgow, Rufus is also very much in demand as a player.
Grouse Ceilidh Band are one of the UK’s finest ceilidh bands with years of experience playing professionally for weddings, parties, corporate events, functions and special occasions. A night of dancing with the band includes classic ceilidh dances like the Gay Gordons and Dashing White Sergeant in addition to popular new dances. Newcomers needn’t worry, as all dances are guided step-by-step by our expert callers, ensuring a fun and inclusive night for all!
FESTIVAL CLUB (SUMMERHALL) 11pm – 1am, Dissection Room. Tickets £5 Want more music? The Festival Club brings you even more great music after the recitals and concerts are over. Join local and international artists as they make special unbilled appearances. You may get the opportunity to see someone you wouldn’t have had a chance to hear elsewhere and witness some spellbinding musical collaborations.
Graham Mackenzie
Snuffbox
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SESSION (SUMMERHALL) 10pm - 1am, Cafe.
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A lively session for everyone to join in.
Grouse Ceilidh Ban
Graham
Highland fiddler Graham Mackenzie hails from Inverness. Twice a finalist in the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, he was also a finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year. 2015 saw Graham commissioned by Celtic Connections for the ‘New Voices’ series. Entitled ‘Crossing Borders’, it was released as his debut album in September 2016 and has featured across BBC Radio. Graham was also nominated as ‘Composer of the Year’ at the Scots Trad Awards 2016 and performed with the ‘Grit’ orchestra, Greg Lawson’s orchestration of Martyn Bennett’s album Grit, and with ‘The Undivided’, a folk/jazz fusion project fronted by Mike McGoldrick and Neil Yates. He is also a founder member of new folk band, ‘Aizle’ who released their debut EP in January 2017 and remains the youngest ever winner of a Danny Kyle Open Stage award.
SATURDAY CONCERT (THE QUEEN'S HALL)
Jeremy Kittel Trio
7.30 – 10pm. Tickets £18/£15
Award-winning fiddler, violinist, and composer Jeremy Kittel has worked with everyone from My Morning Jacket to Yo-Yo Ma to Bela Fleck. The Compass Records recording artist is a master of Scottish, Irish, classical, jazz, and bluegrass traditions, and is gifted in fusing and revitalizing styles. A member of the Turtle Island Quartet for five years, he also performs as a guest artist with symphony orchestras and was twice featured on A Prairie Home Companion. Kittel performs with leading virtuosos Joshua Pinkham on mandolin and Quinn Bachand on guitar.
The Scots Fiddle Festival Outreach Project will be opening this special concert. Led by Eilidh Steel, this group of young musicians from across Scotland will be working together towards performing at the festival. This project has been running for four years with great success, giving groups of young fiddlers an insight in being professional musicians in the form of arranging repertoire, recording and performing.
Patsy Reid Patsy made her Scots Fiddle Festival debut 16 years ago. Since then, the Perthshire fiddle player has been in much demand as a session musician, collaborating with the likes of Kathryn Tickell, Zakir Hussain, Julie Fowlis, Donald Shaw and Duncan Chisholm. Fellow fiddler, Aidan O’Rourke of Lau, said: “She has an accuracy and tone that many fiddlers only dream of… and has developed a unique style, which seems to grow in depth and maturity”. 2017 sees her 4th release, The Other Side - her debut as a songwriter, which promises an exciting new direction to her music. Delighted to return to the festival, Patsy appears with her 4-piece band, featuring Ewan MacPherson (guitar & mandolin), Signy Jakobsdóttir (drums & percussion) and Alistair Paterson (keys & harmonium).
SATURDAY NIGHT
FF Outreach Project by
Mark Neal
FESTIVAL CLUB (SUMMERHALL) 11pm – 1am, Dissection Room. Tickets £5 Want more music? See Friday’s description!
SESSION (SUMMERHALL) 10pm - 1am, Cafe. A lively session for everyone to join in. Jeremy Trio
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SUNDAY NIGHT
SUNDAY CONCERT (SUMMERHALL) 8 – 10.30pm, Dissection Room. Tickets £15/£10
Dallahan
Jenna from New York & Màiri from Skye combine to make contemporary music rooted in the melodies of Scotland and Appalachia. Heavily steeped in tradition, their music breathes new life into old tunes and merges wide-ranging influences into a sound that is at once grounded and adventurous. Their debut album, “One Two” was released in April 2017. One of the best in the new generation of acoustic musicians, Jenna’s inventive fiddling style draws strongly from the Scottish tradition, but is in no way bound by it. Folk Radio UK said “it is clear that her playing is resonating straight from the depths of her soul”. She has taken part in many musical collaborations including with Hamish Napier, Phil Cunningham and Old Blind Dogs and performed as a soloist at Symphony Hall with the Boston Pops. In 2015 Jenna released her debut solo album, Woven. Màiri’s versatile sound combines a deep-rooted sense of Gaelic tradition with a distinctive improvising voice and honed classical technique. Twice nominated for the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award and a finalist in the BBC Young & Jazz Musician of the Year, she can currently be heard with progtrad group Aerialists, the Jacob Matheus Group, and legendary violinist Darol Anger & the Furies.
Dallahan is one of the most thrilling forces in the international folk music scene; heavily rooted in traditional Irish music, but with hugely diverse backgrounds and influences. They call on their mixed Irish, Scottish and Hungarian heritage to create a unique and seamless musical montage, drawing in influences from jazz, funk, pop and classical music. Dallahan will push and pull you along on a musical journey, artistically transcending from tender and delicate songs from Transylvania, to relentlessly punchy Irish dance tunes littered with funk grooves and everything in between.
Jenny & Màiri
Jenna Moynihan and Mairi Chaimbeul
Dallhan
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RECITALS
SATURDAY RECITAL SERIES (SUMMERHALL)
SATURDAY
DISSECTION ROOM. Hours of concert play for the price of a Day Ticket or Festival Saver.
Archie
12 noon : Archie McAllister
2 pm : OBT
Playing the fiddle for over 30 years, Archie has played with many top musicians like Ross Kennedy and The Jura Ceilidh Band, and produced his own acclaimed album Fiddlers Rock. 2004 saw him nominated for best musician at the annual Trad awards. Presently he plays with his own band as well as Kinloch Ceilidh band and also as a session musician with the likes of Skipinnish. He now passes on his skills and knowledge through teaching youngsters and continues with radio and TV work.
OBT is comprised of Tom Oakes, Jon Bews and Daniel Thorpe who came together in 2016 to explore Scottish, Irish and English traditional music alongside contemporary arrangement ideas resonating in the sphere of world music. Lush strings, driving rhythms and intricate melodies playing on fiddle, nylon string ‘alto’ guitar and wooden flute, OBT bring a wide range of experience. Dan and Jon are both experts in Scottish traditional dance music and Jon is frequently in demand in the contemporary music scene playing with James Yorkston and the Last Battle. Tom comes from the Irish music world but also composes everything from electronic soundscapes to string quintets and theatre scores.
Mairi
1 pm : Mairi Therese Gilfedder
OBT
From South Uist, Mairi Thérèse was immersed in local Gaelic song and piping traditions from very young before taking up the fiddle. Part of the young fiddle group Flying Fiddles, she then studied music at Glasgow Uni. Today’s recital features a blend of old and new Gaelic airs as well as some of Mairi’s own compositions. She’s joined by Pablo Lafuente on guitar and Alistair Iain Paterson on piano and harmonium.
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3 pm : Charlie Grey & Joseph Peach Charlie Grey and Joseph Peach’s music is as much based on self-penned material as it is informed by their native musical traditions. Their collective voice, captivating fiddle supported by sensitive piano, is the product of hundreds of gigs and innumerable hours playing together. From a mellow base, the music rises and falls, slowly building to moments of intensity, breaking away into powerful improvisation. Their album Waves Rise from Quiet Water captures this essential fiddle/ piano combination with a number of instrumental additions.
4 pm : Carly Blain Carly, from Kelso, graduated from Newcastle Uni with a Folk and Traditional Music Degree. She’s performed widely - Kazakhstan & Borneo among other - with the bands Real Time and Monster Ceilidh Band, and duos with Graeme Armstrong. She uses her own compositions for teaching and on her CDs. Musical director of award winning Stocksfield Stompers folk band, Carly released a book of her compositions which will be performed today with Harris Playfair on piano.
RECITALS
SUNDAY RECITAL SERIES (SUMMERHALL)
SUNDAY
DISSECTION ROOM. Hours of concert play for the price of a Day Ticket or Festival Saver.
12 noon : RCS Junior Conservatoire
3 pm : Sally Simpson & Catriona Hawksworth
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Junior Traditional Ensemble, aged 11 – 18, hail from all corners of Scotland. Led by Lauren MacColl, they rehearse weekly at the RCS. The students create their own arrangements, as well as working with pieces arranged by tutors and leading names in Scottish traditional music.
Sally and Catriona form a striking and dynamic fiddle and piano duo playing repertoire from the Scottish traditions alongside new compositions. Their music is influenced by Scottish music while incorporating elements of traditions from further afield. Their sound is intimate and personal, focusing on the link between the two musicians, making full use of dynamics and textures, while respecting the traditions from which their music is taken.
This new group of fiddlers share a passion for Scottish & Nordic folk and other unusual world music. Choosing tunes around stories with distinct visual imagery, they’ve played together in various combinations for years. Lachlan Green, from Canberra, has performed as a Hardanger fiddler in Australia, Scandinavia and the UK. Libby McGugan, from Glasgow, studied at UHI and is a trad session addict, co-running Nordic sessions with Lachlan. Fiddler, bouzouki player and singer Malcolm Bushby is from Tasmania with Scottish roots who also studied at UHI and Sally Simpson, from Portobello, studied at The National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music as well as in Stockholm.
4 pm : Amy Geddes Musician & educator Amy Geddes grew up in Galloway and is widely recognised as a leading light in the world of contemporary Scottish Fiddle. She is an inspirational tutor and Fiddle 2017 sees the launch of her first book Fyne Fiddles Volume 1, a suite of lessons also available online and on CD. Amy has recorded 3 solo fiddle CDs but her most recent release, Redwood Mountain, highlights her combined vocal & instrumental skills in a reimagining of old American folk songs.
Your chance to play with our performers in one of the largest sessions in the UK.
Pianist extraordinaire and prolific composer, Muriel Johnstone is highly acclaimed in the world of Scottish country dancing. She obtained a B(Mus) degree from Edinburgh and teaching qualification from Moray House. Although classically trained, she always found the pull of traditional music irresistible, and has played and taught for Scottish dance all over the world, working with Angus Fitchet and Alasdair Fraser among others.
Sally & Catriona
Malcolm
5 pm : Final Stramash
Pete Clark lives in highland Perthshire and plays throughout Scotland and beyond. His most frequent musical companions are Muriel, Gregor Lowrey (accordion) and Ron Shaw (cello). He features in the 4-piece line up “Auld Hat, New Heids” featuring singing brothers Fraser and Ian Bruce.
Pete & Muriel
2 pm : Pete Clark & Muriel Johnstone
Amy
1 pm : Fika Collective
RCS
Libby
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SATURDAY WORKSHOPS (SUMMERHALL)
AFTERNOON: 12 - 1.30 pm
Please book workshops in advance.
Fiddle Technique : Patsy Reid
Places are allocated on a first-come first-served basis and, in the interests of participants, spectators are not allowed into workshops. Under 12s must be accompanied by an adult (if taking part, the adult must also have a ticket).
Workshop Room 1 (intermediate / advanced)
MORNING: 10 - 11.30 am Carly Blain's tunes : Carly Blain
WORK SHOPS SATURDAY
Patsy is a versatile fiddle & viola player from Perthshire, specialising in performing, teaching and writing. As a teacher, she incorporates classical technique, focusing particularly on bow control, dexterity and tone. Students will also learn a melody by ear, including stylistic features such as bowing and ornamentation.
Tempo, tone & expression : Pete Clark Workshop Room 2 (intermediate)
Workshop Room 2 (beginner) Originally from Inverurie, Daniel went to the National Centre of Excellence in Plockton then took a degree in Scottish Music at the RCS in Glasgow. Winner of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year in 2010, he has gone on to teach at various projects in Scotland, including GFW, the RCS and YMI as well as having numerous private pupils. He also plays gigs and ceilidhs across Scotland and Europe with a number of groups.
How to get the best out of your fiddle: With a focus on slow airs, Pete will use this workshop to give you guidance on set-up, strings, rosin, bowing technique and fingering.
AFTERNOON: 2 - 3.30 pm
Pete teaches privately, runs fiddle courses in Birnam and founded the annual Niel Gow Festival.
Workshop Room 1 (advanced)
Carly
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Tunes from Crossing Borders : Graham MacKenzie Graham has a broad knowledge of musical genres and is a keen composer of traditional music. His style is influenced by his roots in the Highlands as well as his travels to Cape Breton and Ireland. This workshop will focus on some of Graham’s compositions as well as insights to bowing and ornamentation.
Graham
Carly Blain, from Kelso, will be teaching from her new tune book. There are a variety of tunes in the book from beginner to advanced level with many different keys and time signatures. She will teach her tunes by ear and you can purchase a signed copy of the book for £15.
Archie
Beginner Fiddle : Daniel Thorpe
Workshop Room 1 (beginner)
West Coast Fiddle : Archie McAllister Workshop Room 2 (intermediate) A west coast fiddler from Campbeltown, Archie has been playing for 35 years. He has played with many bands including Jura Ceilidh Band, and Skipinnish which he plays with at the moment. He continues to enjoy performing and passing on his skills to the younger generation. Patsy
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SUNDAY WORKSHOPS (SUMMERHALL) MORNING: 10 - 11.30 am A taste of Fyne Fiddles : Amy Geddes Workshop Room 1 (intermediate) Amy will be using material from her new book Fyne Fiddles Volume One which is officially launching at this year’s festival (see Special Events). The book is made up of a suite of lessons, each using one melody to focus on different elements of technique and playing style as taught by Amy and Donald Knox on courses at Ardkinglas House in Argyll. It includes arrangements for 2 or 3 fiddles and guitar. The material is a mixture of traditional & contemporary pieces including some composed and all arranged by the authors. Donald & his guitar will be joining Amy at this workshop. Suitable for lower intermediate players and above, participants can play by ear or from music.
Classes for Adults & Children Monday and Wednesday nights at John Wheatley.
Mixed Instrument Appalachian Old-Time : Jenna Moynihan & Mairi Chaimbeul Workshop Room 2 (intermediate / advanced) Jenna (fiddle) & Màiri (harp) will teach a tune from the Appalachian Old-Time tradition. Students should be comfortable learning by ear and are strongly encouraged to bring a recording device to the class. All instruments are welcome.
Amy
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Jenna & Màiri
Learn to play an instrument in the Scottish Tradition, or join in classes with players of similar ability or mixed instruments. From Absolute Beginners to Ceilidh Band
AFTERNOON: 12 - 1.30 pm
AFTERNOON: 2 - 3.30 pm
Guitar : Quinn Bachand
Tunes & Technique : Jeremy Kittel
Workshop Room 1 (Intermediate)
Workshop Room 1 (Advanced)
Although Quinn’s range of styles include jazz and bluegrass, it is his talents in the world of Celtic music that draw the most attention. His unique harmonies, hard-driving strumming, inventive chord voicing and powerful rhythmic effects make even the most well-worn tunes seem new and exciting. He performs with his sister Qristina and has also toured nationally and internationally with Canadian fiddling icons Ashley MacIsaac and Natalie MacMaster.
Fiddling is a rich and compelling form of communication. We’ll use a couple of tunes as vehicles to explore bowing styles, rhythms, variations and improvisation, as well as philosophical / holistic ideas useful for practicing, performing, recording and finding one’s creative muse.
Mandolin : Josh Pinkham
Tom is principal traditional flute tutor and DADGAD guitar tutor at the Royal Conservatoire in Glasgow. Highly in demand as a workshop leader teaching flute, whistle, guitar (standard and DADGAD tuning), Tom has taught at numerous residential music schools including Tinto Summer School, Adult Feis Rois, The Hub at Cambridge Folk Festival and the Irish Association of Paris. Tom also leads improvisation, composition and instrumental classes with the much respected Paragon Ensemble (Glasgow) where he specialises in music for children and adults with additional support needs.
Workshop Room 2 (Intermediate) Named “the future of the mandolin” by Mandolin Magazine, and dubbed “one of the most important young improvisers on the acoustic scene today” by mandolin grandmaster David Grisman, Josh Pinkham has established himself as a striking performer, composer and recording artist. He continues to push his mandolin into new and old territory, excelling in Bluegrass, Newgrass, Jazz and Classical music.
WORK SHOPS SUNDAY
DADGAD Guitar : Tom Oakes Workshop Room 2 (Intermediate)
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FRI & SAT
CONCERT / CEILIDH
AT A GLANCE FRI 18
Summerhall Summerhall Workshop Rm 1 Workshop Rm 2
Summerhall Workshop Rm 3
Summerhall Cafe/Basement
RECITALS
Summerhall Anatomy
WORKSHOPS
Summerhall Techcube
SESSIONS
Summerhall Courtyard
SPECIAL EVENTS
Summerhall Dissection
7 pm
Summerhall The Main Hall Queen’s Hall Ceilidh
8 pm
FREE EVENTS
7.30 - 11pm
Concert
7.30 - 10pm
9 pm
Session
10 pm
Cafe 10pm - 1am
11 pm
Festival Club 11pm - 1am
12 am
SAT 19
Workshop Rm 1 Workshop Rm 2
Workshop Rm 3
10 am
Carly’s Tunes
Beginner
11 am
Carly Blain 10 - 11.30am
12 pm
Technique
Tempo, Tone... Pete Clark 10 - 11.30am
1 pm 2 pm
Crossing Borders West Coast
3 pm
Sally Simpson 10 - 11.30am
Beginner Fiddle
Patsy Reid 12 - 1.30pm
Graham MacKenzie 2 - 3.30pm
Cafe/Basememt Anatomy
Courtyard
FESTIVAL HUB: Session & Stalls
11am - 12noon
Pete Clark
12noon Archie McAllister 1pm Mairi Th’ Gilfedder
2pm discussion
2pm
1pm talk
Slow Session Basement 1 - 5pm
Dissection
Main Hall
Queen’s Hall
Try Fiddle
10 am - 5pm
Daniel Thorpe 12 - 1.30pm
Archie McAllister 2 - 3.30pm
Techcube
BIT Collective
OBT
3pm talk
3pm Charlie
Musicians Union
& Joseph 4pm
4 pm
Carly Bain 5pm book launch
5 pm 6 pm 7 pm 8 pm
Carly Blain VARIOUS TIMES SAT/SUN Matthew Hannafin Fiddle Making
Concert
Summerhall Cafe
7.30 - 10pm
9 pm 10 pm 11 pm 12 am
Session
Cafe 10pm - 1am
Festival Club 11 pm - 1am
SUNDAY AT A GLANCE SUN 20
Summerhall Workshop Rm 1
Summerhall Workshop Rm 2
Summerhall Workshop Room 3
10 am
Fyne Fiddles
Mixed Instrument
Advanced
11 am 12 pm 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm
Amy Geddes 10 - 11.30am
Guitar
Quinn Bachand 12 - 1.30pm
Tunes & Technique Jeremy Kittel 2 - 3.30pm
Jenna & Mairi 10 - 11.30am
Summerhall Basement
Sally Simpson 10 - 11.30am
11am film screening
The Groove is not Trivial
Mandolin
Josh Pinkham 12 - 1.30pm
DAGDAD Guitar Tom Oakes 2 - 3.30pm
Summerhall Anatomy
Summerhall Techcube FESTIVAL HUB: Session & Stalls 10am - 5pm
Summerhall Courtyard
Summerhall Dissection
11am - 12noon
Try Gaelic 12noon
RCS Junior Conserv Slow Session Basement 1 - 5pm
1-2 Try Fiddle 2pm discussion
(courtyard gallery)
Mark Borthwick 3pm talk
David Francis 4 pm
1pm book launch
Amy Geddes
1pm
Fika Collective 2pm
Pete & Muriel 3-4 Try Gaelic
(courtyard gallery)
3pm
Sally & Catriona 4pm
Amy Geddes 5 pm
5pm
Final Stramash 6 pm 7 pm 8 pm 9 pm
VARIOUS TIMES SAT/SUN Matthew Hannafin Fiddle Making
Concert
8- 10.30pm
Summerhall Cafe
10 pm
FESTIVAL FOOD DISCOUNTS Show your Festival ticket or performer’s pass BEFORE ORDERING for a discount on your food bill at these supporting venues:
Abbey Bar, 65 South Clerk St: 10% Edinburgh Coffee Cake, 18 South Clerk St: 10% Greenmantle, 133 Nicolson St: 30% Flip Healthy Fast Food, 54 Clerk St: 10% Greenmantle, 133 Nicolson St: 30% Tanjore South Indian, 6-8 Clerk Street: 10% The Wee Boulangerie, 67 Clerk St: 10% PLAY A TUNE FOR A FREE COFFEE!
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YOUTH WORK SHOPS
YOUTH WORKSHOPS (SUMMERHALL) Please book workshops in advance. Youth workshops can only be attended by those up to the age of 18.
SATURDAY MORNING: 10 - 11.30 am Beginner Fiddle : Sally Simpson Workshop Room 3 In this workshop, Sally will be teaching a simple fiddle tune by ear and looking at some technique tips – no prior experience of learning by ear is required, but please note this workshop would be a little too tricky for complete beginners who have never played before at all.
SUNDAY MORNING: 10 - 11.30 am Intermediate/advanced : Sally Simpson Workshop Room 3 In this workshop Sally will teach a few more challenging fiddle tunes by ear, looking at technique and arrangement tips for putting together a set of several tunes. All teaching will be done by ear, with copies of the music available from the end of the workshop. No prior experience of learning by ear required!
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The Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin was set up in 1995 by a group of parents who wanted to provide an opportunity for young people from across the city to come together and learn skills in traditional Scottish music. It takes place during the Easter holidays in Edinburgh. Up to 100 young people (P5 – S6) take part in four days of workshops led by some of the country’s finest traditional musicians. The event is supported by a team of volunteers and workshops range from fiddle and guitar to song and groupwork. The Youth Gaitherin is all about creativity and having fun. It gives young people the opportunity to socialise and become part of a wider music community. They learn about playing together, grow in confidence and often end up going on to other similar events and forming bands. The Easter Gaitherin 2018 will be held from the 2nd-5th of April and will feature several fiddle tutors including Innes Watson and Sally Simpson. For for more information, please visit The Hands Up for Trad website: https:// projects.handsupfortrad.scot/tradmusicschools/
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Edinburgh Highland Reel & Strathspey Society Musical Director—Yla Steven BEM
New members are very welcome. We meet on Monday evenings: juniors 6.30—7.30 pm and adults 7.30—9.30 pm. Forthcoming concerts: 24 November at St. Anne’s Church, Corstorphine and 10 March at The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh. Contact ehrss.secretary@gmail.com for further information Find us on: facebook.com/ehrss @EHRSS ehrss.org.uk Scottish Charity registered number SCO06204
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SPECIAL EVENTS
SATURDAY EVENTS (SUMMERHALL) Entrance with a Saturday Day Ticket or a Festival Saver
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SATURDAY 1 pm : If Only they Could Talk: Neil Gow and his Fiddles Talk by Pete Clark Anatomy Lecture Theatre
3 pm : Introducing the Musician's Union Anatomy Lecture Theatre
During the course of his long life, Niel Gow owned and played several fiddles, including the one at Blair Castle and another in the possession of Perth Gaelic Society.
Calling all musicians! MU Official Louise Stanners Pow will host a session introducing the work of the union and explore challenges for musicians today.
Another instrument, allegedly by Gasparo da Salo, has recently resurfaced. Pete will be playing this instrument during his concert on Sunday, accompanied by the fabulous pianist Muriel Johnstone. Illustrated with music and pictures, Pete will give an insight into Gow’s life and the fiddles which crossed his path.
From rock bands to orchestras and from composers to instrumental teachers, the Musicians’ Union (MU) represents over 30,000 musicians across the UK. The union negotiates Compositions from the Scottish Borders fiddler as Carlyoff Blain with all major employers in the industry, as well ering services, benefits and advice tailored to your needs at every Carly Blain is from Kelso in the Scottish Borders. She is a graduat stage of your career. e from the Newcastle Universi
ty Folk and Traditional Music Degree. She has perform ed all over the world with the bands Real Time, Monster Ceilidh Band, Ideoms Theater group and her duo with Graeme Armstro ng. Including Kazakhstan, Rainforest World Music Festival, Borneo (Malaysia), Saudi Arabia, Cambridge Folk Festival, Tochka Club, St Petersburg (Russia) and many more. Carly has recorded many CD’s and enjoys teaching in schools and privately. Carly has been teaching for many years and is in high demand with many great results from her pupils. Carly uses her own compositions for teaching and has recorded many of her tunes on her own CD’s and on the Monster Ceilidh Band CD’s. She is also the musical director and organiser of the award winning Stocksfi eld Stompers folk band.
Carly Blain’s Tun es
This event is ideal for those who are interested in learning more about the organisation. During this session Louise will touch on; getting paid and using contracts, MU campaigns and practical advice for working in the music industry.
5 pm : Carly Bain Book Launch Courtyard Gallery (free entry)
2 pm : BIT Collective Discussion Anatomy Lecture Theatre The BIT Collective is a group of people interested in discussing issues around gender in music, particularly in folk and traditional music. At this event, Rachel Newton will lead a discussion around these issues and explore the topics that concern you, and the ways in which the collective can address them in the future.
Join Carly for the official launch of Carly Blain’s Tunes. There are 32 compositions in the book for all levels, with stories ÈÒÌÍ OMOÚFÚOFFHIIIÚJÚO and photos to go along with the melodies. Carly enjoys O"/;212(#>???@E" writing tunes for her teaching and uses different keys and different types of tunes including strathspeys, jigs, reels, hornpipes, waltzes and slow airs. She is delighted to be launching it at the Scots Fiddle Festival 2017. www.carlyblain.co.uk
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Are you looking for something to do during the Easter holidays in Edinburgh? Join around 100 young people and take part in four days of workshops led by some of the country’s finest traditional musicians, including: Sarah Hayes, Sally Simpson and Innes Watson. The event is supported by a team of volunteers and workshops range from fiddle and whistle to song writing and group work.
APril 2018 TynEcASTlE HigH ScHool Ages P6 - S6 cost ÂŁ100 (Concessions and Bursaries available)
Further information and booking details can be found here:
www.TradMusicSchool.scot
Please email Laura Beth for further details at:
eyg@handsupfortrad.co.uk
SUNDAY EVENTS (SUMMERHALL)
2 pm : Mark Borthwick discussion
Entrance with a Sunday Day Ticket or a Festival Saver
Anatomy Lecture Theatre
11 am - 12.30 pm : 'The Groove is Not Trivial' Film Screening Anatomy Lecture Theatre In this special documentary, master Scottish musician Alasdair Fraser follows his fiddle into unexpected territory and finds himself helping people around the world engage with their own musical traditions, cultures and, ultimately, themselves.
An interactive exploration of the mythic interconnection of story and environmental thought on these islands. Together we will dig deep into the soil of oral tradition, looking for fossils of ancient environmental knowledge which we can sharpen into tools for spiritual and societal transformation. Led by Mark Borthwick, a traditional storyteller from the Lake District who is researching environmental ethics at the University of Edinburgh.
Tommie Dell Smith, Producer/Director Kate Fritz, Associate Producer
3 pm : David Francis Talk : Dance Callers in Scotland
1 pm : Amy Geddes Book Launch
David Francis is director of the Traditional Music Forum and producer, with Simon Thoumire, of Distil, the composers’ project. He is also a musician, songwriter, and dance caller. Working with Mairi Campbell as The Cast, they have recorded five albums of traditional music and their own material.
SPECIAL EVENTS SUNDAY
David
Anatomy Lecture Theatre
Courtyard Gallery (free entry) Amy Geddes and Donald Knox invite you to join them for the launch of Fyne Fiddles Volume 1, a collection of fiddle lessons using their own compositions and other traditional or contemporary pieces. Meet the musicians and get a signed copy for Christmas!
5 pm : Final Stramash Dissection Room Your chance to play with our performers in one of the largest sessions in the UK!
Amy
Filming on the isle of Skye Mark
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concerts, ceilidhs, workshops, busking trails, sessions, talks and more Moray Munro, Sound Engineer 07765 164798
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Summerhall is the place to network, relax, listen, and browse. There is a café and pub/restaurant open during the day, and stalls will be in the Festival Hub (TechCube) for you to look and shop for instruments, music, jewellery, and much more.
SATURDAY AT SUMMERHALL
SUNDAY AT SUMMERHALL Daytime : Stalls (Techcube) (see Saturday) 10am - 5pm : Session - More tunes! (see Saturday) 11am - 12pm : Come & Try Gaelic : Eilidh Munro
FREE EVENTS
(Courtyard Gallery)
Daytime : Stalls (Techcube) The perfect place to treat yourself, your fiddle or someone else to an early Christmas present! See below for a list of stalls.
10am - 5pm : Session (Techcube) Tunes! Come and play with other musicians at the festival. We’ll give you a place to play to your heart’s content.
11am - 12pm : Come & Try Fiddle : Isla Ferguson
This workshop is open to anyone who would like to have a taste of Gaelic. The class will take an interactive and conversational approach. You will learn a few phrases, play some games and get some tips to help with pronunciation.
1pm - 5pm : Slow Session (Basement)
Eilidh
More tunes! (see Saturday)
(Courtyard Gallery) Pick up the fiddle for the first time and try some simple techniques and notes. Isla has a lot of experience and patience helping new students to begin their journey on the fiddle and enjoys making the instrument accessible to all.
1pm - 5pm : Slow Session (Basement) Free with a day ticket / Supersaver. A hugely popular feature of our festival, these sessions, led by experienced tutors from the Glasgow Folk-music Workshop, are for you if you love to play, feel the formal workshops might be too hard for you, and that the people in the regular sessions just go too fast!
Live Fiddle Making : Matthew Hannafin (Summerhall Café - various times - non-ticketed) A chance to see fiddle making in action - carving scrolls, carving the outside and inside of the belly and backs of instruments, shaping necks and fitting necks to bodies. Mathew Hannafin will be at Summerhall and will provide some fiddles for you to try out. He is a member of the British Violin Makers Association and uses traditional materials, tools and methods to make new violins based on Amati, Stradivari and Guarneri models.
STALLS Thornton Caldwell (Celt Guitars) Shirley Gatt (Cloudberry) Small Strings SFO
Matthew
Many thanks to the tutors for their help with the slow sessions!
Steve Burnett Glasgow Violin Shop Stringers The Hardie Press Box and Fiddle Marie Fielding
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The Violin Shop We know fiddles inside & out • Large selection of new and old violins, violas, cellos, double basses, bows, cases & accessories • Instrument & bow repairs carried out by experienced staff in our workshops • Realistic prices offered for your old instrument • Advice readily given on valuations, insurance etc.
tel: 0141 339 8078 www.theviolinshop-glasgow.co.uk 7/11 Blackie Street, Glasgow G3 8TN 22
Traditional
Traditional Music Graded Exams The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland offers Traditional Music Graded Exams for young people and adults in accordion, fiddle and harp, from grades 1-5. By successfully passing these exams, you will have your knowledge, understanding and creativity recognised.
Taigh na Teud works exclusively with RCS, publishing exam repertoire for accordion, fiddle and harp for grades 1-5. To purchase your books, please visit www.scotlandsmusic.com
For more information about Traditional Music Graded Exams and to book, please visit rcs.ac.uk/tmge or call the team on 0141 270 8271.
rcs.ac.uk/tmge
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TICKETS & BOOKING
Ticket
Cost
Access to...
evening weekend saver
£55/£45 saves £12 / £10
All three evening CONCERTS, plus FESTIVAL CLUBS
festival saver Under 12s free with adult
£80/£63 saves £14/£12
All three evening CONCERTS, plus RECITALS, SPECIAL EVENTS & FESTIVAL CLUBS
Day Ticket Under 12s free with adult
£15 / £10
RECITALS & SPECIAL EVENTS - either Saturday or Sunday Workshops to be purchased in addition
Fri / Sat evening Concert
£18 / £15
Friday or Saturday evening concert Queen’s Hall
Sunday evening Concert
£15 / £10
Sunday evening concert Summerhall (standing)
Ceilidh
£9 / £7
Friday evening’s ceilidh
Festival Club
£5
Festival Club - either Friday or Saturday
Workshop (Adult)
£10 / £8 U18
Individual workshop Also requires an appropriate Day Ticket / Festival Saver
Workshop (youth)
£8
Individual workshop (U18 only) Parents can wait in the Festival Hub which has free access
Festival hub, book launches, late night summer hall sessions
FREE
Book at the Queen's Hall Box Office: By phone: 0131 668 2019 (until 5pm, except on concert evenings when phone lines close one hour before the show.) Online: www.thequeenshall.net
Concessions are provided for unwaged people (unemployed/ student/OAP/under 18s).
In person: 85 - 89 Clerk Street Edinburgh EH8 9JG Mon – Sat 10am - 5.30pm
Accompanied children under 12 are entitled to a free day ticket or Festival Saver.
Stramash by Ludovic Farine
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Scots Fiddle Festival @Scotsfiddlefest info@scotsfiddlefestival.com www.scotsfiddlefestival.com 0131 555 7669
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