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01573 224920 (evenings and weekends only)
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| This annual event continues to build on its reputation for providing
exceptional traditional music workshops, concerts and sessions.
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Come and add to your traditional music experience in the stress-free,
informal atmosphere and enjoy the beautiful surroundings and
friendliness of the town of Coldstream on the River
Tweed.
'The Border Gaitherin' of tutors and performers provides an exciting and
inspirational blend of youth, experience, tremendous skill and
internationally renowned artists, all supporting our focus
on 'Flutes and Fiddles Futures'. This year we are showcasing
the immense musical talent which resides here in the Borders. Come
and see for yourself !
We are delighted that Karine Polwart, and Catriona Macdonald, will be
among all the tutors performing at the Tutor's Concert on Sunday 31st May, 7pm
We also are delighted to welcome back again Niall Keegan -
virtuoso Irish Flute player. Don't miss this opportunity !
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Catriona
Macdonald
Shetland Fiddle Masterclass
(Sunday Only)
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Lori
Watson
Border Fiddle & Border Tunes and Scots Song
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Karine
Polwart Song (Sunday afternoon only)
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Niall
Keegan (Flute)
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Innes
Watson (guitar)
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For 2009, the programme features :=
Friday 'Cool Concert' - featuring the coolest young local musicians and
Radio 2 Trad award finalists.
Shetland Fiddle Masterclass with Catriona Macdonald
Song and Harmony workshop with Karine Polwart
Borders Fiddle Tunes and
Scot Song workshop with Lori Watson
Flute Futures with Niall
Keegan
Guitar with Innes
Watson
Irish Fiddle with Des Hurley
Mixed instruments and Whistle with Lillias Kinsman Blake
Bodhran with
Mark Maguire
Fiddle 'FingerZ-On' and 'Fiddle Force' with Carly
Blain, Rachel Cross and Christina Marroni
Accordion Bonanza
- 'The Big Squeeze' with
Ian lowthian
'Come and Try' workshops - fiddle, whistle, pipes, Irish
step dance
Fiddle ('Come
& Try ') and also Tunewriting workshop with
Shona Mooney
Whistle ('Come & Try
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Gordon
Turnbull
Irish Step Dancing
('Come & Try
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Pipes / Chanter ('Come
& Try ') with
Rob Bell
'Absolutely Legless' - Spectacular Irish Dance show.
Family Ceilidh
dance - two high energy Ceilidh Bands
'Flash Company 2009' Fiddles
- With Catriona Macdonald
'Borders Tunesmiths'
- with Shona Mooney and Company
Tutors' Concert
featuring all the tutors, solo and in
permutations you - and they - couldn't imagine.
Click here to see all the tutors.
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Mark
Maguire (bodhran)
Absolutely
Legless Irish
Dance Show with Diane Newman
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Rachel
Cross, Innes Watson, Lori Watson, Carly Blain, Shona Mooney
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Lillias
Kinsman Blake
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Shona
Mooney |
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Ian
Lowthian
Carly Blain Rachel Cross
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Christina
Marroni
Des Hurley
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The
Border Gaitherin held three very successful winter Ceilidhs
Click
here for
a link to Rob Carey's video of our Ceilidh in Ednam on 25th
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Ceilidh Saturday 25th
October Ednam Village Hall
Featuring
The Peninsula
Fiddlers from California,
The Small Hall Band,
and Clarty Cloot Ceilidh Band
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Ceilidh
Saturday 29th Nov
Coldstream Community Centre
St
Andrews Night
Featuring
The Small Hall Band, and Clarty Cloot Ceilidh
Band & Friends |
Saturday
3rd January
New Year Family Ceilidh
Tait Hall, Kelso.
7.30 - 10.30
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