Wighton Collection Open Access
Wighton Heritage Centre | 10am - 12pm | Free
The Wighton Collection is a treasure trove of traditional music from Scotland , England , Wales and Ireland . Containing over 700 titles, the collection includes the Orpheus Caledonius (the first ever printed volume of Scots Songs, circa 1725), the Bunting Collection of Irish music, and various works by James Oswald and Neil and Nathaniel Gow. A specialist will be on hand to guide musicians, students or interested amateurs around the collection.
Wighton Talk: Sara Grey:
Tracking the migration of songs between Scotland, Ireland and North America
Wighton Heritage Centre | 2pm | Free
Scots and Ulster Scots have emigrated in such numbers that no other European Nation has ever lost such a high proportion of it’s people. In the early days these were men and women who left behind them a homeland rich in the oral tradition of song and ballad singing; an inheritance which they carried with them wherever they went. Their legacy is apparent to this day. Sara Grey traces this fascinating history.Homecoming Hootenanny featuring Peatbog Faeries,
TMSA Young Trad Tour & Boogalusa
Bonar Hall | 7.30pm | £17.50/£15 concessions | BOOK ONLINE
To celebrate both our 5th birthday and Homecoming 2009, we're opening with a night packed full of some of the very best live music in Scotland today. Festival favourites The Peatbog Favourites top the bill after a summer spent touring to promote their first live album. Needing no introduction, their unique brand of funk infected celtic folk has thrilled audiences around the world, and we're delighted to have them back in Dundee.
Not to be outshone, the wonderful TMSA Young Trad Tour will be showcasing the future stars of Scottish Traditional music, alongside Dundee's own Boogalusa - the first, best and very possibly only cajun-ceilidh band playing in Scotland today.
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Jagged Roots presents Jagged Shoots: Panda Su and Friends
Drouthy Neebors| 8pm | £5 (tickets for sale on the door only)
Panda Su launches her long awaited 'Sticks & Bricks' EP tonight ahead of a two week UK tour. Su will be joined by several other alt-acoustic friends and Jagged-Rooters. Having played at Homegame Festival earlier this year, Panda Su has been amassing critical acclaim from within the music industry and the general public alike.www.myspace.com/jaggedroots
www.myspace.com/thepandasu
Black Voices - Sisters in Song
Marryat Hall | 8pm | £10/£8 | BOOK ONLINE
Black Voices are the UK's leading female a capella quintet, who since forming in 1988 have performed all over the world, singing with an extraordinary range of artists including Nina Simone, Ray Charles and Take 6. Six albums downs the line, their repertoire is huge and stunningly eclectic: from ancient spirituals to Caribbean folk songs, via 'Greensleeves' and Bob Marley tunes.
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www.blackvoices.co.uk