Our new term at Tolbooth Trad is upon us!
Material to work on/look at will be posted between now and Christmas (only 60 days to go…).
Meanwhile, check out our video below which introduces our tutors and gives you a little info about what each group will be working on.
A warm welcome to our new tutor Gillian Frame! Gillian is joining us as co-lead tutor on fiddle, song and groupwork.
With loads of teaching, performing and creative/recording experience, Gillian is a perfect choice to help all of our participants develop their trad music skills.
Gillian lives in Glasgow with her husband (and singer/songwriter) Finlay Napier and their wee girl Lucy who plays some awesome electric guitar!
You can find out more about Gillian’s music here – www.gillianframe.com
You might have noticed there was no St Andrews ceilidh this year! Fear not! The ceilidh will be hear in the form of a Spring Fling!
So to round off out first term of 2018-19 we’re having a Winter Warmer concert on Monday 10th December at the Tolbooth.
Rehearsals from 5.30pm
Concert from 7pm (TBC)
Hope to see you all there for a sing-song and some lovely tunes!
Tolbooth Trad team 😊🎄
practice these please! see you at 5.45/6 for soundcheck
Here are guitar tutorials for the Bretagne Set and Campsie Glen.
enjoy!
Hi!
Here’s a mini class I made for you guys tonight.
Workshop video by Christie
Enjoy and we’ll see you next week!
Christie
Yo Sessioners!
Here’s a song called Hey Donald – get in there and try it. Lyrics are inside the video!
Innes presents Hey Donald! (click here)
See you nexta week.
Innes 👍🏻
Hi Rogue Feathers!
Here’s a video if the song we’ll be working on in the next few weeks! Lyrics are below.
Keep working on the jigs too!
Lori 🙂
Lori shares Skippin Barfit (click here)
1) As I wis walkin doon yon hill
Twas on a summer’s evenin
There I spied a bonnie lass
Skippin barfit through yon heather
2) O but she wis neatly dressed
She needed neither cap nor feather
She was the queen amang them aa
Skippin barfit thro yon heather
3) Her goon it was a bonnie blue
Her petticoat a pheasant colour
An in between the stripes wis seen
Shinin bells o bloomin heather
4) Lassie, lassie, will ye gang wi me?
Will ye gang wi me an leave yon heather?
Silk an satins ye shall hae
If ye gang wi me an leave yon heather
5) Kind sir, she says, yer offer’s guid
But weel a ken ye’ll deceive me
Gin I gie ma hert awa
Better though I’d never seen ye
(repeat verse 2)
Tonight’s workshops are NOT running due to weather/travel risks for our rural participants. The temperature will drop tonight and we don’t want anyone getting stuck.
The tutor team will be posting some videos this evening with music for you to learn – so stay safe at home and try out the videos.
We’ll see you next week as normal.
Tolbooth Trad team 🙂
We’ve had 5 new members join this term! And we still have some spaces… please come and join us!
ARE YOU:
- 10-18 yrs old?
- Living in Stirlingshire?
- Interested in playing traditional and contemporary folk music in a group?
DO YOU:
- Want to try whistle, fiddle or guitar?
- Already play whistle, flute, fiddle, viola, cello, guitar, accordion, voice, clàrsach, harmonica, mandolin, tenor guitar, bouzouki, bass etc.?
- If you play something not on the list – get in touch and ask us 🙂
Classes take place on Mondays at the Tolbooth in Stirling
Please enroll via Tolbooth box office: 01786 274000
More info – ymi@stirling.gov.uk
Traddies 5.30pm – 6.15pm
For beginners playing whistle, fiddle and guitar (instruments can be provided on loan).
Folkus 5.30pm – 6.15pm
For improvers (already played for 1 year or more) of any traditional music instrument.
The Session 6.15pm – 7.15pm
For intermediate players of 2years – 8 years experience of any traditional music instrument.
Trad Bands 7.15pm – 8.15pm
For advanced players – these groups are by invitation, many of our advanced players also attend The Session – so join us there and we’ll invite you to join one of the bands as soon as there is a space and you are ready.
