Summer Sessions 2011
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Summer 2011 - TradAngus Summer Sessions
Here are the dates and details for this summer's sessions. The regular Tuesday session at Kirriemuir will have special guests as well there being additional sessions in the beautiful Angus glens. The programme will finish off with a session at the Kirrie Festival.
Sunday August 14th 2.30pm-5.30pm
Glen Isla Hotel with David Adam and Friends
David Adam from Inverness plays flute, whistles and pipes. He plays with well know samba fusion band MacUmba and the schizophrenetic, multi-genre Moonzie Allstars. At this session though David will be playing more traditional Scottish and Irish tunes.
Tuesday August 16th 8pm-11pm
Three Bellies Brae with guest Alan Small
Alan from Auchtermuchty, Fife plays accordion, midi bass and piano. Alan was the All Scotland Accordion champion in 2002. He also teaches the accordion to many enthusiasts, young and young at heart. Alan plays with the The Lomond Ceilidh Band - a full time broadcasting ceilidh band who perform up and down the British Isles and in countries such as Denmark, Germany, Oman and India.
Sunday August 21st 3pm-6pm
Glen Clova Hotel with Maureen Jelks, Lesley McLuckie and Friends
Maureen and Leslie are two singers with a love and appreciation of the songs of Dundee and the north east. They combine a great sense of humour with a warmth to their singing that draws the ear. They have a diverse repertoire and will be joined by friends on instruments and more vocals.
Tuesday August 23rd 8pm-11pm
Three Bellies Brae, Kirriemuir with guest Karen Hannah
Karen Hannah plays the fiddle and is a veteran of the folk scene in the North East, brought up in Fife and now biding in Forfar. She formed bands such as Midden, Randan and also performs in Sporran Again, the Broon Troots, the Moonzie Allstars and Ceilidh Minougue, to name a few. Karen has performed across Scotland and abroad but still finds the time to teach around the North East and regularly in the Wighton Centre. An energetic and entertaining musician she livens up any event she's performing in.
Sunday August 28th 3pm-6pm
The Retreat, Glen Esk with Roy Henderson, Gordon & Davey Ewan
Roy's intricate guitar playing and singing is joined by fiddles and button box from the talented Gordon and Davey.
Tuesday August 30th 8pm-11pm
Three Bellies Brae, Kirriemuir with guest Barbara Dymock
Barbara was brought up in Fife, learning Scottish and Irish songs from her grandparents . She was a founder member of the band Coelbeg and over the years had many other collaborations: Fair Game, Rathlin, Fon a Bhord and Palaver - to name but a few. She is enjoying a new collaboration with musicians Carol Anderson, Martin MacDonald and Kenny Hadden, which has resulted in a CD called Hilbert's Hotel.
Sunday September 4th 3pm-6pm
Three Bellies Brae, Kirriemuir with Randan
Kirrie Festival
Randan have been playing around the North East and Scotland for 12 years. Over the years the line up has changed but the emphasis on classic fiddle and pipe tunes blended with songs has remained the same. Karen Hannah on fiddle, the remaining founding member, is joined by a rising star of the bagpipe scene, Kyle Howie; a great piper and whistle player and who has performed in the Youth Pipe Band of Scotland, solo at many events and has just joined the Red Hot Chilli Pipers. Also new in the line up is Alistair Cassidy, a solid rhythm guitar player and owner of a great singing voice. He has performed around Scotland with a range of folk musicians and helped put together the Ivory Sessions CD earlier this year.
Other Traditional Music Events around Angus
Kirrie Festival - 2nd to 4th September 2011
Ceilidhs, Concerts, Competitions, Singarounds, Street Entertainment, Sessions
The Wighton Centre's weekly fiddle and whistle classes restarted on Saturday 6th August.
The fiddle class, tutored by Karen Hannah, runs from 11am-12.30pm
The whistle class, tutored by Helen Forbes, runs from 12.30-2pm
Fees are £5/£3 concessions and fiddles are available to borrow and whistles to buy.
Angus Arts are hosting a fabulous, fundraising ceilidh at the Stracathro Hall, Inchbare on Friday August 19th at 7.30pm. The event includes a pot luck picnic and music from some of Angus' finest young musicians, The Barrack Brothers with Skirdechal.
Regular Folk Sessions in Angus
Here is a list of the regular traditional music sessions around Angus. Trad Angus does not organise these sessions so it can be worthwhile checking with the pub to make sure they are on before you travel.
Weekly
- Tuesday 8:30pm - Three Bellies, Kirriemuir
- Wednesday 8:30pm - Aboukir, Carnoustie
Fortnightly
- Wednesday 8:30pm - The Star, Friockheim
Monthly
- The 3rd Sunday of the Month - 3:30pm - Losset, Alyth
- The last Friday of the Month - The Caledonian Hotel, Brechin
- The first Saturday of the Month - Glen Clova Hotel