Come & Try traditional music!
Central Library | 10am - 12pm | Free
A chance to try out playing traditional music, for free! Tutors will be there to teach you the basics in Fiddle, Tin Whistle, Guitar, Mouthie and medieval harp is also an option - so come along and get involved. Suitable for all ages.
TMSA Young Trad Tour Fiddle workshop: Daniel Thorpe
Wighton Heritage Centre | 10am | £5 | BOOK ONLINE
Advanced workshop with Daniel Thorpe, 2009 finalist in the TMSA Young Trad Awards.
Dundee Women's Trail
Meet at St Pauls Cathedral | 11am | Free
Dundee Women's Trail celebrates just a few of the amazing women whose lives touched this city. The 25 women commemorated by bronze plaques in the city include artists, trades unionists, social reformers, suffragettes, and a certain Frances Wright who fought for the rights of all men and women in pre-abolition America.
This special festival walk through the streets of Dundee will end at St Pauls Cathedral, in plenty of time for the Sheena Wellington & Wilma Kennedy concert.
For more info or to book a place, please contact Moira Foster on
moira.foster@dundeecity.gov.uk
www.dundeewomenstrail.org.uk
Sheena Wellington & Wilma Kennedy
St Paul 's Cathedral | 1pm | £3.50/£2.50 | BOOK ONLINE
Songs from the Gaelic and Scots traditions, reflecting the stories of those who have left Scotland willingly for a better life and those who were forced to leave in the clearances. Sheena Wellington and Wilma Kennedy are two wonderful singers who sing of two very different sides of the Scottish story: the hope of creating a new life, and the sorrow of leaving the old. TMSA Young Trad Tour Pipes workshop: Calum MacCrimmon
Wighton Heritage Centre | 2pm | £5 | BOOK ONLINE
Advanced workshop with Calum MacCrimmon, finalist in the TMSA Young Trad Awards.
Come & Try traditional music!
Central Library | 2pm - 4pm| Free
A chance to try out playing traditional music, for free! Tutors will be there to teach you the basics in Fiddle, Tin Whistle, Guitar and Mouthie - so come along and get involved. Suitable for all ages.
Catriona McKay
DCA | 4pm | £8/£6 concession | BOOK ONLINE
Story of a Boy with live accompaniment.
In association with DCA
We're delighted to present a UK premiere from a world class musician: Catriona McKay. Catriona has composed a new score for an early film classic, and will be performing it live with Alistair MacDonald (laptop) and a string ensemble. The Film:
The Story of a Boy is an early Norwegian film classic. It follows the story of a boy who is suspected to have stolen a teacher's clock. Fearing punishment, he escapes on a ship and becomes a shepherd on a farm before joining a criminal gang.
The Musician:
Catriona McKay is a world renowned harper and composer from Dundee. She was awarded Instrumentalist of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards in 2007 and plays in many bands and ensembles, including Fiddlers Bid.
Wendy Weatherby
Braes | 8pm | £5 | BOOK ONLINE
An evening of Scottish traditional songs and tunes to celebrate the release of Wendy's latest album on Fellside Records, featuring Wendy Weatherby (vocals, cello), Stevie Lawrence (bouzouki, guitar) and Fiona Cuthill (fiddle ).Michael Marra and Saltfishforty
Dundee Rep | 8pm | £14/£12 concession | BOOK ONLINE
The gravelly voiced bard of Dundee heads up this double bill: part jazz, part blues, part folk and part rock, all delivered in his inimitable fashion. Having composed a piece for this years Choired for Sound, we're really delighted to welcome one of the most prolific, acclaimed and original songwriters of his generation. "To Dundonians, he's the troubadour poet who has sculpted from the rhythms and accents of their city a songbook so comprehensive it should be required listening for anyone crossing the Tay Bridge.... And to connoisseurs of Scottish music he shares best kept secret status with people like Bert Jansch and Davy Graham."
Sunday Herald
On the other side of the bill are Saltfishforty - fresh from the release of their third album, the Orkney duo sprinkle their traditional Orcadian tunes with jazz, blues, country and cajun influences. Barnstorming! 'An alchemical blend of superb musicianship and empathy, adding up to a fiery new force'.
The Glasgow Herald