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 …
Chris and Catriona are old friends of the festival and are absolutely delighted to be able to join this year’s celebrations! Awarded Best Duo at the BBC Radio 2 Folk …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9.00am-10am TUTOR: Toni Russell LEVEL: Beginner (see brochure p23 for explanation) Learn to play the Clarsach in a fun and …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9am-10.30am TUTOR: Malachy Arnold LEVEL: Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially by ear …
So sorry this course has had to be withdrawn. 4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9.00am-10.30am TUTOR: Sixto Corbalan LEVEL: Elementary (see brochure p23 for explanation) …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9am-10.30am TUTOR: Pedro Martinez LEVEL: Mixed Abilities (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially by …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9am - 10.30am TUTOR: Elinor Evans LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9.00am-10.30am TUTOR: Wendy Stewart LEVEL: Elementary/Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially by ear …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9am - 10.30am TUTOR: Diego Laverde Rojas LEVEL: Mixed Abilities (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9.00am-10.30am TUTOR: Catriona McKay LEVEL: Elementary/Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E: Teaching will be by ear. Join …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9.00am-10.30am TUTOR: Adriano Sangineto LEVEL: Elementary/Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially by ear …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9.00am-10.30am TUTOR: Eleanor Hetherington LEVEL: Post beginners (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially by …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9am - 10.30am TUTOR: Anne-Marie O'Farrell LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9.00am-10.30am TUTOR: Bill Taylor LEVEL: Post-beginner /Elementary (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - M: Teaching will be initially …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9am - 10.30am TUTOR: James Ruff LEVEL: Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 9.00am-10.30am TUTOR: Ingrid Henderson LEVEL: Elementary/Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially by ear …
Here is an opportunity for harp and fiddle players to join Catriona & Chris to learn a tune, explore it a little, have a chat, ask a question or two …
Come and experience the joy of singing and harmonising together in a safe and relaxed setting. No experience necessary, just bring your natural voice and an open heart!
Ever fancied joining in a traditional music session with your harp? Don’t know where to begin? Join Rachel and Neil for this relaxed, hands-on group workshop exploring session repertoire, accompaniment …
Rhona is a skilled and innovative musician working with Drake Music Scotland.Inspired by performers such as Catriona McKay, she found her particular love was the sound of the harp. With …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1pm - 2.30pm TUTOR: Heather Yule LEVEL: Elementary(see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially by …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1pm - 2.30pm TUTOR: Malachy Arnold LEVEL: Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially …
2 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / 1pm-2.30pm & 4.30pm-6pm TUTOR: Heather Downie LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially by ear with …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1pm - 2.30pm TUTOR: Catriona McKay LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1pm - 2.30pm TUTOR: Sixto Corbalan LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1pm - 2.30pm TUTOR: Rachel Hair LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD M+E: Written music provided from …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1pm-2.30pm TUTOR: Pedro Martinez LEVEL: Mixed Abilities (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially by …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1pm - 2.30pm TUTOR: Ingrid Henderson LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1PM - 2.30PM TUTOR: Isobel Mieras LEVEL: Mixed Abilities (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD M+E: Written music will …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1pm-2.30pm TUTOR: Charlotte Petersen LEVEL: Mixed Abilities (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially by …
2 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun 1pm-2.30pm & 4.30pm -6pm TUTOR: Wendy Stewart LEVEL: Elementary/Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially by ear with …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1pm - 2.30pm TUTOR: Adriano Sangineto LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially …
***EXTRA COURSE NOW ADDED DAILY 4.30pm*** 4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1pm - 2.30pm TUTOR: Fiona Rutherford LEVEL: Beginner (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD …
So sorry this course has had to be withdrawn. 4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1pm - 2.30pm TUTOR: Diego Laverde Rojas LEVEL: Intermediate (see brochure …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1pm - 2.30pm TUTOR: Anne-Marie O'Farrell LEVEL: Elementary/Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1pm - 2.30pm TUTOR: Eleanor Hetherington LEVEL: Elementary/Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1pm - 2.30pm TUTOR: Sunita Staneslow LEVEL: Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially …
SUE ROTHSTEIN Inspired by her love of birds, Sue will perform several of her own bird-themed compositions accessible to students of varying experience as well as arrangements of some well-known …
Saturday 4.30pm-5.30pm TUTOR Mairi Macleod Learn basic vocabulary and simple phrases to use around EIHF and in different scenarios, switching vocabulary within sentences.
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 4.30pm-6pm TUTOR: James Ruff LEVEL: Mixed Abilities (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will initially be by …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 4.30pm - 6pm TUTOR: Sunita Staneslow LEVEL: Elementary/Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E Teaching will be by …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 4.30pm-6pm TUTOR: Sue Rothstein LEVEL: Mixed Abilities (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD M+E: Written music will be provided …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 4.30pm - 6pm TUTOR: Heather Yule LEVEL: Mixed Abilities (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 4.30pm - 6pm TUTOR: Rachel Hair LEVEL: Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 4.30pm-6pm TUTOR: Elinor Evans LEVEL: Elementary (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially by ear …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 4.30pm - 6pm TUTOR: Fiona Rutherford LEVEL: Elementary/Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 4.30pm - 6pm TUTOR: Ailie Robertson LEVEL: Elementary/Intermediate (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD M+E: Written music will be …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 4,30pm -6pm TUTOR: Charlotte Petersen LEVEL: Elementary (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially by …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 4.30pm - 6.00pm TUTOR: Toni Russell LEVEL: Beginner (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD E+M: Teaching will be initially …
DIEGO LAVERDE ROJAS & FRIENDS Voices from the Savannah, Joropo and Harp A captivating musical journey through the Colombian and Venezuelan plains with four musicians from Colombia. SIXTO CORBALÁN & …
Shelley will open the session by sharing the good, the bad, the ugly, and amazing opportunities online learning can create for harp students and teachers. We explore how it differs …
We are told to think outside the box. What is this box? And what’s inside? In this creativity workshop we redefine it as inspirational space.
James Ruff explores the rich Highland repertoire for voice and harp from the 16th to 18th centuries, composed or collected by women, who, though excluded from official positions, proved important …
Sunday 4.30pm -6pm TUTOR: Bill Taylor An opportunity to try out the beautifully resonant wirestrung Highland clarsach. While these were properly played with fingernails at least 2 mm long, that’s …
ADRIANO SANGINETO Arpa Creativa A welcome return for Adriano, the popular Italianclarsach player. He will perform his Arpa Creativa show with the clarsach becoming an extension of his exuberant personality. …
This workshop highlights the similarities and rhythmic variations of the Llanera and Paraguayan harps, each representing its country. We'll discuss key differences in harp building and playing techniques, exploring rhythms …
With three or four selected students, Sue will offer her thoughts on how they might improve certain aspects of performing a particular piece.
Following the latest research into historic evidence of harp bass and historic fingering for the early Gaelic Harp, we will explore arranging early Gaelic pieces for wire-strung harp and all …
Monday 1pm-2pm TUTOR: Mairi Macleod Learn basic vocabulary and simple phrases to use around EIHF and in different scenarios, switching vocabulary within sentences.
Monday 1pm-2.30pm TUTOR: Bill Taylor An opportunity to try out the beautifully resonant wirestrung Highland clarsach. While these were properly played with fingernails at least 2 mm long, that’s not necessary …
ELEANOR DUNSDON & GREGOR BLACK Eleanor and Gregor are a Glasgow-based harp and percussion duo, who met during their postgraduate studies in Traditional Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland …
***EXTRA CLASS NOW ADDED TUE 9am*** Monday 4.30pm-6pm TUTOR: Gregor Black A brilliant opportunity to learn the basics of bodhrán playing for anyone enthusiastic about rhythm and groove. A limited …
A long established EIHF favourite, string-driven dance band Bella McNab’s features a front-line of three of Scotland’s top fiddlers – Sarah Hoy, Jenny Gardner and Sarah McFadyen
Tuesday 9am -10am TUTOR: Mairi Macleod Learn basic vocabulary and simple phrases to use around EIHF and in different scenarios, switching vocabulary within sentences.
Tuesday 9.00am-10.10am TUTOR: Gregor Black A SECOND opportunity to learn the basics of bodhrán playing for anyone enthusiastic about rhythm and groove. A limited number of bodhráns may be available …
This workshop deals with the role of harp as a leading instrument of harmony in early music, the so-called “continuo.” A bass line can change the mood, lead the rhythm …
Margaret will offer insights into her own repertoire and teach a few Gaelic songs and/or choruses which can easily be picked up in a limited time.
Learn to create instant beauty with shimmering glissandi and improvisation over a simple descending bass line.
ELINOR EVANS Ellie will trace how the clarsach has developed over the years, playing pieces dating back to the early days of the instrument, through its resurgence in the twentieth century and on to the present day. RHONA SMITH & STEPHANIE HUMPHREYS WITH THE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA Festival students join with Edinburgh based ensemble Na Clàrsairean …
With Ingrid on clarsach, Iain on fiddle and Margaret singing Gaelic song, these musical stalwarts create a stunning sound infused with love and understanding of the culture-rich West Highlands. ANNE-MARIE O’FARRELL Hailing from Dublin, Anne-Marie is renowned for her innovations on lever harp. She takes us on a fascinating journey in which the harp imitates …
