TRAD
ANGUS - TAYROOTS SESSIONS
Tuesday July 27th - Sunday September 5th
ALL SESSIONS ARE FREE
SESSIONS
three times a week for six weeks,
TUES & THURS evenings 8pm-11pm,
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS 3pm-6pm
Open Sessions - All welcome.
Tuesdays & Thursdays 8pm; Sundays 3pm
Live Music
Sessions featuring a superb range of traditional singers and musicians
of all ages,
from talented teenagers to the seasoned artistes. These 18 sessions
in hotels and pubs across Angus
provide an opportunity to hear the best of Angus Music.
Open sessions, all most welcome to join in with a song or a
tune.
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This is the FIRST year of the TRADANGUS SESSIONS with TAYROOTS and replaces The Hairst Sessions & Angus Folk Sessions, which ran for 10 years.A unique and major event in Angus, featuring 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’
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| RanDan,
with their new line-up will start the main session programme. Band members are:- Karen Hannah is a well-travelled fiddler having played in UK and abroad with various ensembles. Involved in organising music events; loves playing at sessions and ceilidhs; busy teaching fiddle, including at The Wighton Centre in Dundee and private pupils. Michael Kelleher - guitar accompaniment and some cracking songs. Plus two other great musicians - David Adam
& Kyle Howie on Great Highland, Scottish Small and
Border Pipes, plus flute, whistles and accordion. |
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| Katherine
Liley, originally from near Portree on Skye, teaches
Scottish fiddle in Angus schools where a group of her students
from primary 6 to 18 years have gained the name 'The Funky Fiddlers'.
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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, repairs, advice – whatever. |
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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.
Maureen
will be appearing this year with a couple of friends. |
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‘Sinsheen’
- a new exciting harmony duo with fine singers Christine Kydd and
Barbara Dymock. Christine
Kydd - singer/workshop leader, traditional & contemporary.
Well known for her singing and excellent guitar accompaniment with
Calluna, Chantan and Janet Russell.
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| Eilidh
Firth & Lara Findlay & Co..
Eilidh and Lara played in 2008 as Birlin’, together with Douglas Dorward. Last
year they were joined at the sessions by Nicola, another friend
and excellent musician on flute and fiddle, also former member
of The Tayside Young Fiddlers. No
doubt some of these excellent young musicians will be attending
Alasdair Fraser Fiddle Week at Sabhal Mor Ostaig on Skye. |
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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. Pipes, Fiddles, Guitars an’ a’ – A fine session up the glen – music led by Ian & friends, but with fiddlers, guitar-players, singers and various – all welcome.
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the Cuff, function band formed from the regular session
at Carnoustie, includes singers, guitars, mandolines, bodhran, with
Andy Davis on small pipes & bodhran and fiddler
Ian Hunter for their allegedly true life story
and excellent i-pod recordings of the Angus Folk Sessions visit;
Ian is also a member of The Abertay University Pipers and Ceilidh Band – various instruments, obviously including pipes, fiddles, guitar etc |
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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 mandola, and a thump on the bodhran. [You can check out his success as an author on www.albannaich.co.uk] |
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| The Ryan Family - Willie Ryan, bodhran/percussion and tin whistle/flute – talented dad with talented youngsters - Megan Ryan on fiddle and Ciaran Ryan on tenor banjo - both winners of umpteen trophies for Scottish and Irish music. |  |
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Nigel
Jelks – mandoline, concertina & fiddle. Plays guitars mostly for work with Ceilidh & Dance Bands, never stuck for a chord or a key. Great knowledge of music and tunes, bit of an arranger, collector & researcher - now knows more than he can do,.... or remember! |
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| Roy
Henderson –
guitar, and some great songs with great arrangements; also front man
for the Portobello Ceilidh Band. www.portobelloceilidhband.com |
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| Rachel Harris, from Glen Clova. Just returned from Aberdeen Uni , summer in Skye at Salmor Ostaig and a year at the Gaelic College on Uist. Went out with a tin-whistle, came back with a flute! Continuing studies now at Limerick. |  |
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and many many more …. |
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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 - Chapter & Verse, 114 Castle Street,
Forfar. GLEN
CLOVA HOTEL - Glen Clova Hotel, Glen Clova GLENISLA
- Glenisla Hotel, Kirkton of Glenisla KIRRIEMUIR
- Three Bellies Brae, 3 Bellies Brae, Kirriemuir ADDITIONAL NOTE: Nigel
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