Fri 2 October
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
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.
Sat 3 October
Come & Try Traditional Music
Central library foyer | 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, Accordian and medieval harp is also an option - so come along and get involved. Suitable for all ages.
Daniel Thorpe Fiddle Workshop
Wighton Centre | 10am | £5 | BOOK ONLINE
Advanced workshop with Young Trad Musician of the Year finalist, Daniel Thorp.
Dundee 's Women's Trail
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
Calum MacCrimmon Pipes Workshop
Wighton Centre | 2pm | £5 | BOOK ONLINE
Advanced workshop with Calum MacCrimmon, of Young Trad Tour fame.
Sun 4 October
Brian Cromarty Guitar Workshop
Caird Hall Complex | 11am-1pm | £5 | BOOK ONLINE
Saltfishforty's guitarist straddles traditional, jazz and country styles - a great opportunity for more confident players
Douglas Montgomery Fiddle workshop
Caird Hall Complex | 10am-12pm | £5 | BOOK ONLINE
Douglas Montgomery fiddle & viola workshop: Inspired fiddle tuition for adventurous players.
Catriona McKay Harp workshop
Caird Hall Complex | 2pm | £5 | BOOK ONLINE
Workshop for confident players from one of the most adventurous and accomplished harpers in the UKThe Whistlebinkies Group Workshop: How to make a Folk Ggroup
Caird Hall Complex | 2pm | £5 | BOOK ONLINE
The quintessential Scottish music group, The Whistlebinkies, will be leading a workshop for mixed instruments (lowland pipes, small pipes, flute, clarsach, drum & double bass) covering musical arrangements, how instruments can work together, in fact all aspects of putting together a folk group.