Workshops should be booked in advance
Workshops are generally aimed at intermediate players with some experience of playing by ear.
Places are allocated on a first-come first-served basis, and only two workshops may be booked initially.
Any spare places will be made available from 9.30am on the day.
Please note that in the interests of participants, spectators are not allowed into workshops.
| B1 10:00am - 11:30am Queen's Hall, Main Hall Mixed Instrument Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas Ticket Booking Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas have been performing and recording together for years. They will share their knowledge of how to perform with other instruments and weave harmony and melody together |
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| B2 10:30am - 12:00am Queen's Hall, Tunnell Room Asturian Traditional Simon Bradley Ticket Booking Simon has played with Asturian group Llan de Cubel for many years. The group play the traditional music from this region in northern Spain which has strong links with the celtic tradition. An overview of this repertoire will be illustrated through examples and tunes from it taught |
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| B3 1:00pm - 3:30pm King's Hall, Lower Room Song Ewan Robertson Ticket Booking In 2008, Ewan became the first singer/guitarist to win the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Award. |
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| B4 1:00pm - 3:30pm Queen's Hall, Hope Scott Room Fiddle Megan Henderson Ticket Booking Coming from a musical family, Megan Henderson first began playing violin at the age of four. From a young age, she has been involved with the Feisean movement and has received tuition from some of the world's most respected traditional musicians. Megan's playing is heavily influenced by the west coast style. |
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| B5 3:00pm - 4:40pm King's Hall, Lower Hall English Fiddle Pete Cooper Ticket Booking Pete Cooper will teach great fiddle tunes from the manuscripts of John Clare and Thomas Hardy. This will be a practical, mixed-ability workshop, but not for beginners. Music reading ability will be useful |
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| B6 3:30pm - 5:00pm Queen's Hall, Hope Scott Room Introduction to Harmonising with Fiddles Anna-Wendy Stevenson Ticket Booking From Edinburgh, Anna-Wendy Stevenson has taughtfiddle all over the world. Currently, Anna-Wendy is Director of Music at Lews Castle College. This workshop will explore some basic harmonisation techniques which will enable you to create some interesting and attractive arrangements. |
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