Free Fiddle Workshops Thursday 13th Nov
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:43 pmFree Fiddle workshops with Islay fiddle player Rebecca Brown are being held in the Kirk Street Hall, Campbeltown on Thursday 13th November. They will be the first in a series of workshops which will then be held monthly from January 2009. They will be run jointly by The Kintyre Music and Arts Tuition Group and The Kintyre Fiddlers.
The tutor for the first set of workshops, Rebecca Brown (pictured) performed at this years Mull of Kintyre and Gigha Music Festival’s. Rebecca, who started playing the fiddle at the age of nine, is currently studying her third year in the BA Hons Applied Music at Strathclyde University. The organisers have also announced that Jerry Holland, legendary Cape Breton fiddle player will tutor the workshops on Friday Jan 16th as well performing in a night time concert in the Heritage Centre, Campbeltown.
The three workshops on Nov 13th will start at 4.15pm with a beginner’s workshop followed by an intermediate at 5.15pm and ending with an experienced workshop starting at 6.15pm, these workshops are free and are open to all. Both organisations have stated that they will put together a series of monthly workshops next year tied in with either a concert or informal session later.
If you are interested in booking onto a workshop or want more information please phone Iain at 01586 552034 or email kmatg@hotmail.co.uk.
IainJ
The tutor for the first set of workshops, Rebecca Brown (pictured) performed at this years Mull of Kintyre and Gigha Music Festival’s. Rebecca, who started playing the fiddle at the age of nine, is currently studying her third year in the BA Hons Applied Music at Strathclyde University. The organisers have also announced that Jerry Holland, legendary Cape Breton fiddle player will tutor the workshops on Friday Jan 16th as well performing in a night time concert in the Heritage Centre, Campbeltown.
The three workshops on Nov 13th will start at 4.15pm with a beginner’s workshop followed by an intermediate at 5.15pm and ending with an experienced workshop starting at 6.15pm, these workshops are free and are open to all. Both organisations have stated that they will put together a series of monthly workshops next year tied in with either a concert or informal session later.
If you are interested in booking onto a workshop or want more information please phone Iain at 01586 552034 or email kmatg@hotmail.co.uk.
IainJ