Swinging on Birches
Swinging on Birches is an exciting, innovative new trio consisting of Juliette Lemoine (cello), Madeleine Stewart (fiddle), and Heather Cartwright (guitar/vocals). The band weave songs, tunes and harmonies across cello, fiddle and guitar, creating lush, intricate pieces. Their music is drawn from their shared love of Scottish traditional music, though each musician brings her own interpretation through different musical backgrounds. Juliette plays trad/jazz fusion in her own band and studied classical music, Heather sings her own songs as well as traditional ones and plays fingerstyle guitar/folk music, and Madeleine plays in a trad/classical string quartet and has been playing traditional fiddle music since childhood. Each of the trio has been making her mark in the UK music scene individually, and they are now joining forces to form Swinging on Birches.
In addition to their Sunday Showcase, Juliette, Madeline and Heather will each be hosting the following workshops:
Juliette Lemoine - Interpreting Tunes for the Cello (Intermediate) - Exploring what you can do with tunes and accompaniment with the cello.
Madeline Stewart - Chords and Improvisation (Intermediate/Advanced) - Learn a simple tune, talk about basic chord structure & how that can inform harmonies and variations when playing with others. A tiny bit of theory and a lot of experimentation!
Heather Cartwright - Ornamentation (Intermediate) - Taking ornaments from any instrument, applying them to your own instrument and, in turn, your tune playing.
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