Location: The Gathering Space. Join us for an opening reception. Come and mingle with this year’s artists and tutors, meet friends old and new. Supported by the North East Scotland Branch of The Clarsach Society
OPENING GATHERING Join us for our free opening reception where you can meet and mingle with this year's artists and tutors, enjoy a refreshment, and reconnect with friends old and new. Tickets available at the door only from 17.45 - limited availability! Supported by Institut Français d'Écosse
DEBORAH HENSON-CONANT This is the long-anticipated and very welcome return to the festival of Deborah "DHC" Henson-Conant, a US-based Grammy-nominated composer/performer. With electric harp, voice and looper pedal, she layers sounds in real time, weaving solo lines, vocals and stories. Her signature instrument, a carbon-fibre electric harp, was designed for her by Camac Harps, and …
TIME: Sat 9.00am - 10.30am TUTOR: Bill Taylor LEVEL: Come & Try (see brochure p23 for explanation) An opportunity to try out the beautifully resonant wire-strung Highland clarsach. The technique …
THIS COURSE IS DELIVERED OVER FOUR SESSIONS: Sat 9.00am - 10.30am | Sat 1.00pm - 2.30pm Sun 9.00am - 10.30am | Sun 1.00pm - 2.30pm TUTOR: Caoimhe Ní Fhlatharta LEVEL: …
THIS COURSE IS DELIVERED OVER FOUR SESSIONS: Sat 9.00am - 10.30am | Sat 1.00pm - 2.30pm Sun 9.00am - 10.30am | Sun 1.00pm - 2.30pm TUTOR: Séamus Ó Flatharta LEVEL: …
THIS COURSE IS DELIVERED OVER FOUR SESSIONS: Sat 9.00am - 10.30am | Sat 1.00pm - 2.30pm Sun 9.00am - 10.30am | Sun 1.00pm - 2.30pm TUTOR: Alison Kinnaird LEVEL: Mixed …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9.00am-10.30am TUTOR: Toni Russell TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be by ear with written music given out during …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9.00am-10.30am TUTOR: Tarab Trio LEVEL: Mixed Ability (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9.00am-10.30am TUTOR: Eleanor Turner and Mendi Singh LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9.00am-10.30am TUTOR: Deborah Henson-Conant LEVEL: Mixed Ability (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9.00am-10.30am TUTOR: Rebecca Hill LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be by …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9.00am-10.30am TUTOR: Kevin Le Pennec LEVEL: Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E: Teaching will be by …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9.00am-10.30am TUTOR: Karen Marshalsay LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be by …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9.00am-10.00am TUTOR: Elinor Evans Have you ever wanted to learn the clarsach? Then come along to this course! Learn the …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9.00am-10.00am TUTOR: Wendy Stewart LEVEL: Elementary/Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be by …
Kevin will introduce you to the steps of several Breton dances, accompanied by songs in French. No instruments are required, just your feet and your voices!
Join award-winning Gaelic singer and clarsach player, Màiri, and learn a Gaelic song with harp accompaniment. Open to Gaelic beginners and learners, and non-harp players. Supported by the Highland Branch of The Clarsach Society
Bring a harp (or any instrument!) along to join in this fun, all-level workshop where Mendi will guide you through all the rhythms of Indian film music, from folk beats to bhangra. Ellie will provide sheet music for the harp players and you’ll soon be immersed in the music from a variety of magical Bollywood …
The EIHF junior ensemble, consisting of young harpers from around the country, will perform a magical suite of newly created music based upon the traditional tale of The Giant and The Swan. The story will be told alongside the music by storyteller Daniel Serridge and the concert will feature a performance from Mòd prizewinners Hazel …
**Sold out, but spaces are available in Adult Beginners with Charlotte Petersen. Click HERE to view** 4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 13.00am-14.30am TUTOR: Heather Yule …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1.00pm-2.30pm TUTOR: Neil Wood LEVEL: Mixed Ability (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1.00pm-2.30pm TUTOR: Kevin Le Pennec LEVEL: Mixed Ability (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E: Teaching will be …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1.00pm-2.30pm TUTOR: Eleanor Hetherington LEVEL: Elementary (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be by …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1.00pm-2.30pm TUTOR: Deborah Henson-Conant LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be by …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1.00pm-2.30pm TUTOR: Eleanor Turner and Mendi Singh LEVEL: Mixed Ability (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1.00pm-2.30pm TUTOR: Rachel Hair LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be by …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1.00pm-2.30pm ON ZOOM TUTOR: Gillian Fleetwood LEVEL: Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be by ear with written music given out during the session. A mid-paced course celebrating the richness of the Scottish tradition, delving into the geography …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1.00pm-2.30pm TUTOR: Tom Daun LEVEL: Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be by …
REBECCA HILL & CHARLIE STEWART Originally from Argyllshire and Perthshire, Rebecca and Charlie are a dynamic harp and fiddle duo, now based in Glasgow, whose music draws on the heritage of their individual backgrounds. As well as showcasing new material and contemporary compositional techniques, they will include a mixture of arrangements from their debut album …
TIME: Sat 4.30pm - 5.30pm TUTOR: Màiri Macleod LEVEL: Come & Try (see brochure p23 for explanation) Learn basic vocabulary and simple phrases to use around the EIHF and in …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 4.30pm-6.00pm TUTOR: Rebecca Hill LEVEL: Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be by …
TIME: Sun 4.30pm - 6.00pm TUTOR: Bill Taylor LEVEL: Come & Try (see brochure p23 for explanation) An opportunity to try out the beautifully resonant wire-strung Highland clarsach. The technique …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 4.30pm-6.00pm ON ZOOM TUTOR: Heather Yule LEVEL: Elementary/Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be by ear with written music given out during the session. In this class you will learn some great tunes that have intriguing traditional stories …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 4.30pm-6.00pm TUTOR: Sunita Staneslow LEVEL: Elementary/Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be by …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 4.30pm-6.00pm TUTOR: Eleanor Hetherington LEVEL: Elementary/Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be by …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 4.30pm-6.00pm ON ZOOM TUTOR: Rachel Hair LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be by ear with written music given out during the session. It’s time to pack your bag, get your harp and go on a celtic …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 4.30pm-6.00pm TUTOR: Tsvetelina Likova LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - M+E: Teaching will be by written …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 4.30pm-6.00pm TUTOR: Elinor Evans LEVEL: Elementary (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be by …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 4.30pm-6.00pm TUTOR: Caroline Lizotte LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - M+E: Teaching will be by written …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 4.30pm-6.00pm ON ZOOM TUTOR: Cheyenne Brown LEVEL: Elementary (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be by ear with written music given out during the session. Join us online to learn a combination of modern and traditional Scottish tunes. With …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 4.30pm-6.00pm TUTOR: Wendy Stewart LEVEL: Mixed Ability (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be …
TIME: Sat 4.30pm - 6.00pm TUTOR: Charlotte Daun LEVEL: Come & Try (see brochure p23 for explanation) A fun, inclusive and interactive way to explore rhythm using only your body! …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 4.30pm-6.00pm TUTOR: Karen Marshalsay LEVEL: Mixed Ability (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 16.30-18.00 TUTOR: Charlotte Petersen TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be by ear with written music given out during …
TARAB TRIO The Tarab Trio comprises Azad Shawaysi (Iran) on santur and Persian dulcimer, Saher Issa (Iraq) on saz, Anatolian lute and voice, and Tom Daun (Germany) on harp. Their music will follow the route along which Azad and Saher went to Germany: Kurdish songs of love, sorrow and the struggle for freedom, melodies from …
Do you freeze or panic when someone says “Improvise!”? Do you run out of ideas before you even start? Does your left hand get lost when your right hand gets started … and then you lose the rhythm? If you answered “Yes” to any of these – then this workshop is for YOU! It all …
Have you ever wondered why some people seem more resilient than others? Is resilience a fixed entity or can you learn to become more resilient? And what part does stress play? In this thought-provoking and uplifting workshop, come and learn how new discoveries about the brain have changed the way we think about resilience. Tana …
New York singer/songwriter Kathy Stewart Kennedy, now resident in Scotland, has performed throughout the UK and Europe and now runs Singing for Wellbeing groups in the Scottish Borders and Edinburgh. Kathy believes that singing is our birthright, a way to express all spectrums of emotion from joy to grief. So join her and feel good …
Séamus and Caoimhe will share their knowledge of the roots of authentic Irish music and song, and explore the fresh, contemporary approaches to melodic and vocal arrangement within the tradition. You are welcome to bring your harp and fiddle. Supported by the Wales Branch of The Clarsach Society
TIME: Sun 1.00pm - 2.30pm TUTOR: Allan MacDonald LEVEL: Come & Try (see brochure p23 for explanation) Allan MacDonald will guide students through the basics of bodhrán-playing and accompaniment, with …
THE WILLOW TRIO The Willow Trio is an innovative Glasgow-based clàrsach trio consisting of Maya MacAdam, Sophie Rocks and Romy Wymer. This performance features their film, Eala Shàilein (The Swan of Salen) with brand-new choreography by Deborah Norris, projected behind the three harpists performing a live-synced score. It is an adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s iconic Swan …
TIME: Sun 4.30pm - 6.00pm TUTOR: Allan MacDonald LEVEL: Come & Try (see brochure p23 for explanation) Allan MacDonald will guide students through the basics of bodhrán-playing and accompaniment, with …
TĀLA TARANG Tāla Tarang, meaning “rhythm waves”, is the musical union of Indian tabla and western harp, with Mendi Singh’s powerful tabla grooves and Eleanor Turner’s hypnotic harp playing weaving a rich tapestry of sounds. Eleanor and Mendi received worldwide acclaim in their own right before sparking a new and beautiful sonic adventure when they …
