Access to all concerts* at EIHF 2025 Experience an ear-tingling array of top-class harp music for one, simple price. Full price - £115Concession - £100Under 18s - £60 Line-up to …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
"Strings of Passion" is Deborah Henson-Conant's interactive concert/lecture experience that fuses music, philosophy, and humour to explore the principles of the creative process, illustrating each principle through stories and musical demonstrations that trace the journey of an idea from its creative impulse to its moment of expressive "lift-off". Using the harp as both a musical …
Karen will demonstrate each of the three Scottish harps: the older wire-strung harp of the Gaels with its long resonance, the more familiar modern lever harp, and the buzzing bray harp of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The workshop will look at the different characteristics, tones, timbres, and techniques of each harp and how players …
Caroline will give an overview of writing for the pedal harp, with examples through music scores, collections and books. She will demonstrate composition concept progression from initial inspiration to scoring, and processing from image to music and/or music to image, with examples through her works. Caroline was named Composer of the Year at the Prix …
TIME: Mon 1.00pm - 2.00pm TUTOR: Màiri Macleod LEVEL: Come & Try (see brochure p23 for explanation) Learn basic vocabulary and simple phrases to use around the EIHF and in other scenarios.
TIME: Mon 1.00pm - 2.30pm TUTOR: Charlotte Daun LEVEL: Come & Try (see brochure p23 for explanation) A fun, inclusive and interactive way to explore rhythm using only your body! Through a series of creative exercises, we’ll create music by clapping, stomping and snapping, making rhythm accessible to everyone, regardless of musical background.
The clarsach has been referred to as Craobh Nan Teud, The Tree of Strings. Isobel Mieras, Rachel Hair and Rosemary McKerchar are delighted to present a forest of strings as students, performers, teachers and organisers of the festival join with ensembles from five branches of The Clarsach Society and The Music Generation Laois Harp Ensemble …
BELLA MCNAB'S The band will host another EIHF fun evening of ceilidh favourites and less familiar dances, guided by caller Dave Francis, from their wide repertoire. There will also be, in true ceilidh style, impromptu performances from the festival.
TIME: Tue 9.00am - 10.00am TUTOR: Màiri Macleod LEVEL: Come & Try (see brochure p23 for explanation) Learn basic vocabulary and simple phrases to use around the EIHF and in …
A great opportunity to sing traditional High-Brittany songs, in French, together! Lyrics will be handed out during the workshop to make learning easier, so bring your recording equipment and join …
A wonderful opportunity to observe the highly respected harpist and composer Caroline Lizotte as she uses her expertise to guide selected harp students through pieces of their choice.Caroline founded the …
Bring fiddle and flute, guitar and percussion, harp and tuba… whatever you want! The Tarab Trio invites you to join them in this fun participatory workshop full of catchy tunes …
ALISON KINNAIRD Alison Kinnaird has been involved in the resurgence of the Scottish harp since the 1960s and has built an international reputation as a performer and teacher. She will …
CORRINA HEWAT & DAVID MILLIGAN Corrina is one of Scotland’s best loved harpists. She is known in the traditional music world for her work with Shine and Karine Polwart as …
