THE HAIRST SESSIONS & SATURDAY SKIRLS

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.

THE HAIRST SESSIONS 2007
JULY
Tuesday 10th
8pm
Caledonian Hotel, BRECHIN
Aff the Cuff
Thursday 12th
8pm
Aboukir Hotel, CARNOUSTIE
Thistle Dhu & Nigel Jelks
Sunday 15th
3pm
Belmont Arms Hotel, by MEIGLE
Mike Ward & Barbara Dymock
Tuesday 17th
8pm
The Tolbooth, FORFAR
Gordon & Davie Ewan with Jim Penny
Thursday 19th
8pm
Glenisla Hotel, GLENISLA
David Adam, Katherine Liley & David Sutherland
Sunday 22nd
3pm
Old Royal Inn, MONIFIETH
Eastern Promise & Kevin Findlay
Tuesday 24th
8pm
The Ship Inn, ARBROATH
Christine Kydd, Ian Hunter & Jim Penny
Thursday 26th
8pm
Three Bellies Brae, KIRRIEMUIR
Ian Kinnear, Brian & Mike McKay
Sunday 29th
3pm
The George Hotel, MONTROSE
The Ryan Family & Stuart Mackay
Tuesday 31st 8pm The Tolbooth, FORFAR
Maureen Jelks, Scott Gardiner & Stuart Mackay
AUGUST
Thursday 2nd
8pm
Three Bellies Brae, KIRRIEMUIR
Karen Hannah & Michael Kelleher
Sunday 5th
3pm
Glen Clova Hotel, GLEN CLOVA
Pipes, Fiddles, Guitars an’ a’
Tuesday 7th
8pm
Caledonian Hotel, BRECHIN
Nigel Jelks, Gordon Ewan & Roy Henderson
Thursday 9th
8pm
The Ship Inn, ARBROATH
Friock Folk
Sunday 12th
3pm
Aboukir Hotel, CARNOUSTIE
Katherine Liley & The Funky Fiddlers
Tuesday 14th
8pm
Glenisla Hotel, GLENISLA The McKays & The Ryans
Thursday 16th
8pm
Caledonian Hotel, BRECHIN Maureen Jelks, Stuart Mackay & Alison Roberts
Sunday 19th
3pm
The Tolbooth, FORFAR David Adam, Katherine Liley & David Sutherland
Tuesday 21st
8pm
Aboukir Hotel, CARNOUSTIE Christine Kydd & Barbara Dymock
Thursday 23rd
8pm
Belmont Arms Hotel, by MEIGLE Ian Kinnear with Brian, Coralea & Mike McKay
Sunday 26th
3pm
Three Bellies Brae, KIRRIEMUIR Mike Ward & The Fishermans Friends
       
| Dates and Times | The Artistes | The Venues | The Gallery | Saturday Skirls |
THE SATURDAY SKIRLS 2007
JULY      
Sat 7th Noon-2pm The Brechin Saturday Skirl
Outside Brechin Townhouse Museum
Aff the Cuff
Sat 14th Noon-2pm The Arbroath Saturday Skirl
Outside Arbroath Library
Angus Folk & Nigel Jelks
Sat 21st Noon-2pm The Monifieth Saturday Skirl
Outside Tescos
Eastern Promise & Kevin Findlay
Sat 28th Noon-2pm The Montrose Saturday Skirl
Outside Montrose Townhouse
The Ryans & Stuart Mackay
AUGUST      
Sat 4th Noon-2pm The Kirriemuir Saturday Skirl
Outside Gateway to the Glens Museum
Scott Carnegie, Brian & Mike McKay
Sat 11th Noon-2pm
The Carnoustie Saturday Skirl
Outside Carnoustie Library
Adam, Liley & Sutherland
(Skelpaig)
Sat 18th Noon-2pm The Forfar Saturday Skirl
The Buttermarket
Aff the Cuff
       
       

The Hairst Sessions 2007

THE ARTISTES

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:



Skelpaig – an exciting and unique band. Fronted by David Adam from Inverness, playing the Border Pipes, the Scottish Small Pipes, and a variety of whistles plus flute, with Skye fiddler Katherine Liley and Lochaber guitarist David Sutherland. What a sound

www.skelpaig.co.uk


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...

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.
Vintage Strings – 77 Perth Road, Dundee.
Tel: 01382 226415.
Mon - Sat 11 - 5.30. Closed Wednesdays.

www.vintagestrings.co.uk


Fishermans Friends, are a formidable group of sessioners from the local Thursday session in Broughty Ferry;


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


Christine Kydd - another fine singer/workshop leader, traditional & contemporary. Well known for her singing and excellent guitar accompaniment with Calluna, Chantan and Janet Russell.

www.christinekydd.com

Barbara Dymockyet another great singer, founder member of Ceolbeg and Fon a Bhord. Workshop leader and spirited Bodhran player. Christine and Barbara have now teamed up together and are touring as ‘Sinsheen’.

Eastern Promise – a fiddle-led ensemble from the Tayside Young
Fiddlers. Traditional and modern tunes, they’ll play anything from ‘The
Fairy Dance’ to ‘Take Five’.
www.taysideyoungfiddlers.co.uk
Kevin Findlay, one of TYF musical co-ordinators, also plays with Boogalusa and The Mad Parrot Ceilidh Band.


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

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

 


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 mandola, and a thump on the bodhran
.

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.

Gordon Ewan & Davie Ewan - Fine Scots tunes from 1700’s to present day with the twin fiddlers; Davie also plays button-box.


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

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

 


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

Thistle Dhu – 5 lady singers, including Alison Roberts, formed out of Angus Folk – solos, duets, choral...

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.


Nigel Jelks – mandoline, concertina, fiddle (and guitar accompaniment with Ceilidh & Dance Bands)

 
 

Other artistes, also involved in The Saturday Skirls, include:-

Scott Carnegie – digitally dextrous on the accordion and great on the bodhran;
Stuart Mackay – singer/mandola;
Roy Henderson – songs/guitar, Portobello Ceilidh Band;
Michael Kelleher - songs/guitar – member of Randan with Karen Hannah;
Iain Milne – banjo; and many many more ….


Hope to see you all there.
www.thehairst.co.uk

       
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
Tel: 01356 624345. C ontact – Ian Meldrum.
Recently refurbished hotel with open bar, wood floor/surrounds. Real ale.
Situated just down from the public library, opposite Caledonian (steam) Railway.
(www.sca-host.com for railway)


CARNOUSTIE - Aboukir Hotel, 38 Ireland St., Carnoustie
Tel: 01241 852149. Contact – Dave Scorgie/Lynda
Very recently refurbished hotel. Situated at east end town, continuation of High Street, at bend into Carlogie Road. Originally built for an engineer working and resident in Aboukir, Egypt in 1900. Built as Aboukir Lodge, a house, became a Temperance Hotel in 1930, later a Licensed premises. This information came from the Craigie column in The Courier, but there’s a better story about the name on their website! www.aboukirhotel.com


FORFAR - The Tolbooth, 37-43 West High Street, Forfar DD8 1BE.
Tel: 01307 464350. Contact – Jacqui Garvin.
Public Bar, Wooden surrounds, restaurant upstairs. Opposite post office & library.


GLEN CLOVA HOTEL - Glen Clova Hotel, Glen Clova
Tel: 01575 550350. Contact - Jane Niven / Claire Cameron
Large Hotel plus bunkhouse accommodation. Climbers Bar, Lounge Bar, Conservatory, Restaurant. .

www.clova.com


GLENISLA - Glenisla Hotel, Kirkton of Glenisla
Tel: 01575 582223. Contact: Warwick & Shelley McKiever.
'The Inn in the Glen'. Open plan bar area , real ales, food.
www.glenisla-hotel.com


KIRRIEMUIR - Three Bellies Brae, 3 Bellies Brae, Kirriemuir
Tel: 01575 574889. Contact – Ed Wilson.
Wood area, food/snacks available. Local music session pub, just off the High Street, opposite the Gateway to the Glens Museum.


MEIGLE - Belmont Arms Hotel, by Meigle
Tel: 01828 640232. Contact – David & Teresa Robinson
Inn since 1830, known locally as ‘The Junction’, used to be a music session pub when Smith had it.
Situated just in Angus, beside the 1831 railway junction where the Royal Family used to change trains for Balmoral. Parts of station still visible, ask David. Station closed by the Mr Beeching in 1966. Recently refurbished Hotel, situated on the B954, the road between Meigle and Newtyle (1830's 'planned' village), open lounge adjacent to restaurant area, separate function hall.
www.belmontarms.co.uk


MONIFIETH - The Old Royal Inn, 69-71 High Street, Monifieth
Tel: 01382 532114. Contact - John Hunter
Public Bar, Lounge/Restaurant area.
Session held in excellent third area with wood floor and surrounds for live music.
Beer Garden


MONTROSE - The George Hotel, 22 George St., Montrose
Tel: 01674 675050. Contact – Daniel Morgan / Tracey Park.
Session held in function room opposite their car park - adjacent to the 26+ bedroom hotel with lounge/restuarant. George Street situated at junction with west end of High Street.
www.thegeorge-montrose.co.uk


ADDITIONAL NOTES

Nigel Jelks contact -
Tel: 01575 573276, fax by arrangement
E-mail: nigelsjelks@tiscali.co.uk




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