Tayside Young Fiddlers concert Saturday 15th March Welbank Hall
Our own Fishermans Friends are supporting the Tayside Young Fiddlers in the Wellbank Hall on Saturday 15th March. We are anticipating a great night if last year was anything to go by. There is stovies tooo!! It has been 18 months of personnel changes at the fiddlers this year, as many seniors have moved on to college and university . It is a great achievement by Karen, Kevin and Derek that we have totally refreshed the concert material this year. A huge amount of work by the tutors and the players themselves. When I listen on Tuesday night there has been such an amount of progress by the kids.
let us know if you need tickets
Paul
check out the TYF website : Comments (0) 17.02.2008. 10:41
The New Year's Exciting Upcoming Gigs
I really hope you have lots of money left after Christmas. Blazing fiddles are playing on the 27th of February in the Dundee Rep. Well worth seeing if you haven't already!!
Also, a local plug... ...the Tayside Young Fiddlers annual concert, including a Ceilidh by the Mad Parrots, is on the 15th of March at the Wellbank
The National Centre of Excellence for Traditional Music and the TYF, Wednesday 16th April, at the Frigate Unicorn. Will let you know more nearer the time.
Also, Salsa celtica are in the Dundee Rep in May... ...more details to follow
Comments (0) 09.01.2008. 17:28
Best Wishes from Quentin (Back in Poitiers, France)
Hello, I bring greeting from across the Channel. Quentin (thats Irish Keltan to you Elidh) has sent his best wishes for the festive season. Here is a picture of himself, Diego and I at the shed session in the Summer.
I have taken the liberty of copying his email here. He has sent us a piece of music which I think is fantastic. Does anybody know the tune??? Click on the "MP3" icon in the music page, and then the choose the "Fishermans sessions" section. "quentinTune" should come up
I hope everything is allright for you and everyone in Dundee. I've eventually found a job : I'm working for SAFT near ANGOULEME. ..... I have no real holidays for the end of this year as I'm a begginer (and begginers always work...).
Let's skip to better things: as soon as I left Scotland in june, I said to myself that I really wanted to record something linked with traditional music and these incredible sessions at the Fisherman... Well although I've not created anything, I've picked up a tune from the cd you made and tried to arrange it for solo guitar. It was two weeks ago, and this tune turned completely obsessional in my head: during one week each night after work I was trying to play it. It's far from being musically and technically achieved to my opinion, but I'll work on it 'till I'm satisfied! I hope you'll enjoy it : it's my little present for christmas :D. Let me know the name of this tune!
I wish you a merry christmas, See you soon, Quentin.
Comments (0) 27.12.2007. 07:44
A Set of Irish Jigs
Just wanted to remind you that I put up on the video page a set of "irish jigs" played by Jamie Andy and Helen. Could do with somebody telling me what the second one is.Comments (1) 28.11.2007. 15:39