Tuesday
10th July to Sunday 26th August.
ALL SESSIONS ARE FREE
SESSIONS three times a week for seven weeks, on
TUESDAY EVENINGS 8pm-11pm,
THURSDAY EVENINGS 8pm-11pm and SUNDAY AFTERNOONS 3pm-6pm
and Live Music outdoors at The Saturday Skirls, one every Saturday,
noon – 2pm
The
Hairst Sessions (formerly Angus Folk Sessions) and
Saturday Skirls feature a superb range of traditional singers and musicians
of all ages, from talented teenagers to the more ‘mature’
artiste!
These
21 sessions in hotels and pubs across Angus provide an opportunity to
listen to the best of Angus music – open sessions, all most welcome
to join in with a song or a tune.
Outside Brechin Townhouse Museum
Outside Arbroath Library
Outside Tescos
Outside Montrose Townhouse
Outside Gateway to the Glens Museum
Outside Carnoustie Library
(Skelpaig)
The Buttermarket
| The Hairst Sessions 2007 THE ARTISTES |
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| This is the 8th year of The Hairst Sessions (Angus Folk Sessions), a unique and major event in Angus, which features some of the finest Scottish folk musicians and singers from Angus and the surrounding area. We do hope you are able to come along and listen, or as these are open sessions, join in by giving us a song or a tune. Either way, you are most welcome and we will be delighted to see you. The ‘Key Artistes’ will ‘host’ the sessions, also with fellow musicians and singers and yourselves: |
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| The Funky Fiddlers - Katherine Liley teaches fiddle in Angus schools and 'Funky' are formed from her students from primary 6 to 18 years. (note - all juniors attending to be accompanied by a responsible adult). So come along to hear the cream of Angus's developing young talent... |  |
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Mike
Ward - dynamic fiddling and subtle accompaniment; former
member of Tannahill Weavers, Alba, also Fon a Bhord etc,; Mike
has a music shop, specialising in stringed acoustic instruments,
including pianos!, but mostly fiddle, viola, cello, guitar, mandoline
etc; sales, repairs, set-ups, rehairs, advice – whatever.
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Fishermans Friends, are a formidable group of sessioners from the local Thursday session in Broughty Ferry; |
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Maureen Jelks - Fine Dundee singer/workshop leader, traditional and some contempory, few songs also with autoharp. Maureen is well-known for her Dundee songs – recorded on Coorse & Fine, Eence upon a time, First Time Ever as well as her ballads and wee sangs. www.maureenjelks.co.uk |
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Christine
Kydd - another fine singer/workshop leader, traditional
& contemporary. Well known for her singing and excellent guitar
accompaniment with Calluna, Chantan and Janet Russell. |
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| Eastern
Promise – a fiddle-led ensemble from the Tayside
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| Ian
Kinnear makes, repairs, sets up and teaches and plays the
Scottish Small Pipes. Established as a pipe-maker in 1993, his pipes
are played all over Scotland and worldwide,
can be heard on many Scottish recordings. www.scottishsmallpipes.com |
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Aff the Cuff, function band formed from the regular session at Carnoustie, includes singers , guitars, mandolines, bodhran, small pipes and fiddler Ian Hunter for their allegedly true life story and excellent i-pod recordings of the Angus Folk Sessions visit; www.affthecuff.org.uk
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| Friock
Folk – session group from the regular session at Friockheim
includes banjo-player Iain Milne and singer/guitarist
Jim Penny, who’ll also give you a tune on the
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| Scott Gardiner –Brought up on a farm near Forfar, he is best known for his singing of bothy ballads and the songs of the north-east. Careerhighlights include representing Scotland at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in the USA, and winning the Bothy Ballad World Championship in Elgin in 2003, plus an 18 year run of performances at the Kirrie Pensioners Chrismas Party. |  |
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Gordon Ewan & Davie Ewan - Fine Scots tunes from 1700’s to present day with the twin fiddlers; Davie also plays button-box. |
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Twins
Brian and Mike McKay, fiddle, banjo, mandoline
and Willie Ryan, bodhran/percussion and tin whistle
– three talented dads with talented youngsters including Coralea
McKay, fiddle, and Megan and Ciaran
Ryan on fiddle and tenor banjo.
Coralea has been attending The National Centre for Excellence in Traditional Music at Plockton High School, combining academic studies with music. The centre near Kyle of Lochalsh, gateway to the Isle of Skye, was established in 2000 with assistance from the Scottish Executive. www.musicplockton.org     |
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Karen Hannah is another younger well-travelled fiddle-player with Young Fife Roadshow, Keltic Fiddlers, The Midden etc. Also involved in organising music events in Fife and playing in UK and abroad with Randan. www.randan.org.uk
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| Angus
Folk - a local singing-for-fun group. Mostly traditional
Scots and folk songs, but will sing “anything with lyrics that
we like, and a bonnie tune”. Weekly meets, concerts, weekend
workshops. www.angusfolk.org |
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| Thistle Dhu – 5 lady singers, including Alison Roberts, formed out of Angus Folk – solos, duets, choral... |  |
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Pipes, Fiddles, Guitars an’ a’ – this session coincides with the Glen Clova Beer Festival – music led by Ian Kinnear and Mike Katz, world-renowned piper with The Battlefield Band, with fiddlers, guitar-players, singers and various – all welcome.   |
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| Nigel Jelks – mandoline, concertina, fiddle (and guitar accompaniment with Ceilidh & Dance Bands) |  |
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THE
VENUES
ARBROATH
- The Ship Inn, 21 Marketgate, Arbroath. Tel:
01241 873059 . Cosy lounge bar
for lunchtime bar meals, music most Friday/Saturday evenings. Situated
off Brothock Bridge, behind car park for Webster Theatre BRECHIN
- Caledonian Hotel, 43-47 Southesk St., Brechin CARNOUSTIE
- Aboukir Hotel, 38 Ireland St., Carnoustie
FORFAR - The Tolbooth, 37-43 West High Street,
Forfar DD8 1BE. GLEN
CLOVA HOTEL -
Glen Clova Hotel, Glen Clova GLENISLA
- Glenisla Hotel, Kirkton of Glenisla KIRRIEMUIR
- Three Bellies Brae, 3 Bellies Brae, Kirriemuir MEIGLE
- Belmont Arms Hotel, by Meigle MONIFIETH
- The Old Royal Inn, 69-71 High Street, Monifieth MONTROSE
- The George Hotel, 22 George St., Montrose |
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ADDITIONAL NOTES
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