Celebrating 20 years of Scotland’s biggest fiddle event
Scots Fiddle Festival ‘Fiddle 2016′
A spectacular line-up bringing together some of the greatest names in traditional music will celebrate 20 years of Scotland’s biggest fiddle event. With Concerts/ Ceilidhs/ Workshops / Talks / Festival Club and Sessions
Please check with festival for any alterations, amendments, additions and tickets before attending events
Stalls
Dissection Room Saturday & Sunday
There will be a lovely selection of stalls from various fiddle makers, violin shops to jewelry and crafts.
Session
Dissection Room Saturday & Sunday 10am – 5pm
Tunes! Come and play with other musicians at the festival.
Slow session Basement Saturday & Sunday 10am – 5pm
Adam Sutherland – The Errogie Collection: Volume One’ Book Launch
Courtyard Gallery Saturday 11.30am non-ticketed
Summerhall Café Live fiddle Making – Matthew Hannafin – various times throughout the festival
Fiddle Playing Clinic with Marie Fielding Fiddle Clinic room Sunday 3pm – 5pm non-ticketed
Friday 18
Concerts -The Queen’s Hall 7:30pm – 10.00pm
Duncan Chisholm with support from Hayley & Dylan Richardson
Tickets £19/£17, under 16s £8 with an adult
Ceilidh Summerhall Main Hall 7:30
Pentlands Ceilidh Band are Colin Brown, Derek Rae and Garry Kellow with Iain Anderson guesting on fiddle
Tickets £9/£7
Summerhall Festival Club 11pm -1am tickets £4
Late night session Summerhall Café 10pm – 1pm
Saturday 19
Concert -The Queen’s Hall 7:30pm – 10.00pm
Aonghas Grant, Catriona Macdonald, Aidan O’Rourke, Liz Doherty, Paul Anderson and Chris Stout . along with percussionist Allan MacDonald and pianist Mhairi Hall Tickets £20/£17, under 16s £8 with an adult .
Many people are aware of the recent loss of Edinburgh based fiddler, Angus R. Grant, of the band Shooglenifty and son of the tradition bearer Aonghas Grant who will be performing in this concert. Angus will be remembered over the weekend with one of his tunes being played at the ‘stramash’ on the Sunday, which involves every person with an instrument at the festival playing tunes together.
Recitals –Hour long concerts on Saturday & Sunday afternoon at the Main Hall, Summerhall
12pm Robbie Greig
1pm Nellie Quinn & Chris Meredith
2pm Seonaid Aitken
3pm Southside Fiddlers
4pm Wildings (Jennifer Austin /Fiona MacAskil / Sarah Hayes)
Workshops Room 1 10 – Summerhall
10- 11.30am A1: Duncan Chisholm – Slow Air Technique -Advanced -Room 1
10- 11.30am A2: Aonghas Grant – Highland Tunes Beginner -Room 2
12 – 1.30pm A3: Chris Stout – Contemporary Shetland Tunes – Intermediate/Advanced -Room 1
12 – 1.30pm A4: Aidan O’Rourke – Trad Fiddle with a twist – Advanced – Room 2
2 – 3.30pm A5: Mhairi Hall – Mixed Instrument All Levels – Room 2
Talks at the Summerhall Anatomy Lecture Theatre
1.30pm Fiona Scott – ‘Fiddlers in Fairyland’ book reading
2.30pm Steve Burnett – Fiddle Maintenance
3.30pm Fiona Scott – ‘Fiddlers in Fairyland’ book reading
Ceilidh -Summerhall Main Hall 7:30
HotScotch Ceilidh Band -Paul Chamberlain, Michael Haywood , Jim Walker – drums.
Summerhall Festival Club 11pm -1am tickets £4
Late night session Summerhall Café 10pm – 1pm
Sunday 20
Concert – The Queen’s Hall 7:30pm – 10.00pm
Adam Sutherland & friends,The Strathspey and Surreal Society
Fiddlers performing in the Strathspey and Surreal Society are:
–Charlie McKerron, Lori Watson, Ross Couper, Dan Thorpe, Carly Blain, Bernadette Kellermann, Sally Simpson, Mhairi MacKinnon, Patsy Reid, Graham Mackenzie, Catriona Price, Innes Watson, Madeleine Stewart, Mairi Campbell, Shona Mooney, Rona Wilkie, Aidan O’Rourke, Ryan Young, Lauren MacColl, Laura Wilkie.
Tickets £19/£17, under 16s £8 with an adult
Recitals Hour long concerts on Saturday & Sunday afternoon at the Main Hall, Summerhall
12pm Neil Ewart and Luc McNally
1pm Gavin Marwick
2pm Hannah MacRae
3pm Gregor Borland with Bob Turner
4pm Claire Mann and Aaron Jones
5pm Stramash!! Your chance to play with our performers in one of the largest sessions in the UK!
Workshops Room 1 10 – Summerhall
10- 11:30am B1: Liz Doherty – Irish Fiddle Tunes and Technique Advanced – Room 1
10-11:30am B2: Mhairi MacKinnon – Beginner Fiddle – Room 2
12- 1.30pm B4: Patsy Reid – Fiddle Technique -Intermediate -Room 2
2 – 3.30pm B5: Catriona Macdonald – Shetland Fiddle – Advanced – Room 1
2 – 3.30pm B6: Laura Jane Wilkie – developing your playing -Beginner / Intermediate -Room 2
2 – 3.30pm B7: Paul Anderson – North East fiddle tunes -Advanced – Room 3
Talks at the Summerhall Anatomy Lecture Theatre
12.30pm Aonghas Grant: Fiddle Tales
1.30pm Marie Fielding: Alternative Teaching Ideas
2.30pm Mark Neal: Some Sound Advice
3.30pm Sara Watkin: Musicians’ Health
Please check with festival for any alterations, amendments, additions and tickets before attending events
Website: www.scotsfiddlefestival.com
