The 6th Scottish Flute Weekend will take place in Edinburgh 26-28 April
Following last year’s great success and hot on the heels of Aberdeen, the FluteFling organisers are looking forward to another feast for flutes and whistles. With workshops featuring Claire Mann, Rebecca Knorr and Munro Gauld, The Cathal McConnell Trio in Concert and sessions, there is something for everyone.
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Saturday workshops
The Saturday workshops feature Claire Mann, Rebecca Knorr and Munro Gauld and We hope to see you there for another weekend of great music, workshops, sessions and performances. Oh yes — and not forgetting the food and socialising!
Claire Mann (Moffet), Rebecca Knorr (Edinburgh) and Munro Gauld (Perthshire) will be taking the workshops.
Claire Mann returns after her appearance last year as our special guest speaker. Originally from Newcastle-on-Tyne, now resident in the Scottish Borders, Claire plays flute, whistle, fiddle and also sings. She has been a fixture on the Scottish music scene for many years, has recorded and performed solo as well as in partnership with many others, from Old Blind Dogs to the Nuala Kennedy Band and in Tabache, a duo with fiddler Aiden O’Rourke. Present projects include performing with award-winning accompanist and singer Aaron Jones. Claire will be in conversation about her work and performing on flute and whistle.
We are delighted that Rebecca Knorr is able to join us this year. Rebecca has been teaching flute and whistle for over 30 years to children and adults individually and in groups. She began playing traditional music in the early 80s and is respected both as a fine player and a composer of traditional music. She is a founding member of the band Calluna, which focused on interpretations of both old and new Scottish music.
Munro is a Perthshire flute and whistle player who has been playing traditional music for over 30 years in ceilidh bands, sessions and gigs.
He is particularly interested in exploring the technical intricacies and requirements of playing Strathspeys, pipe marches and other Scottish music on flute. And, by drawing on the rich Perthshire musical and folklore traditions of the 17th-19th centuries, putting tunes in their historical context of time, place, people and historical events. A thoughtful musician, he likes to dig deep into the music, some of which he has recorded.
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Workshop Tickets
Ticket prices for the all-day workshop remain unchanged at £50 full/ £40 concessions. Spaces are strictly limited to ensure that classes are not too large and everyone has the best experience. Tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets: Book FluteFling Edinburgh 2019 tickets now.
Last year we saw our numbers increase dramatically and the event was almost sold out, so book early to avoid disappointment.
Workshop format and FAQs
This will be updated soon, but we will largely follow the popular format of previous years. To see what we got up to last year and whether it is suitable for you, take a look at last year’s page. If you have any queries, get in touch and we will do what we can to help.
Venue: This year we will return to Bellfield in Portobello, for flutes and whistles by the sea.
The change is due to availability, but Portobello is just a 26 bus ride away from Waverley Station, has free parking and good road links for those traveling by car.
With good cafes, bars and restaurants, art galleries and nearby beach, it’s an attractive location and base for the weekend. There is also a good range of hotels, guest houses and Air BnB.
Address: Bellfield, 16B Bellfield Street, Portobello, EH15 2BP
The 6th FluteFling Edinburgh Weekend is supported by Tasgadh funding.
The Cathal McConnell Trio in concert
Cathal McConnell (flute, whistles, song) Karen Marshalsay (Scottish harp) Kathryn Nicoll (fiddle, viola) in an acoustic concert.
Tickets £10/ £12 available via Brown Paper Tickets: Book Cathal McConnell Trio tickets now.
Cathal McConnell is one of traditional music’s true legends. As a founder of Boys of the Lough he has taken Irish music round the world, touring the US countless times and entertaining audiences with his sweetly sung ballads, his lightly worn tin whistle and flute virtuosity and his inimitable drolleries.
A one-man carrying stream of tradition, McConnell has music and song in his blood and he is particularly in his element when accompanied by his superbly talented friends, fiddler and violist Kathryn Nicoll and harper Karen Marshalsay, delivering the ‘pure drop’ and roguish charm that won him a Herald Angel award at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2015.
An evening with Cathal McConnell in any situation is time well spent and this evening with the Cathal McConnell Trio is sure to be musically enriching, hugely rewarding and a whole lot of fun.
The concert rounds off a day of flute and whistle workshops as part of FluteFling’s 6th Annual Edinburgh Weekend. Please note that the concert will last approximately 75 minutes and there will be no interval.
http://www.cathalmcconnell.com/
http://www.karenmarshalsay.com
Weekend schedule
Friday 26 April
- 14.00-15.30 approx: trip to St Cecilia’s Hall to view historic flute and other instruments collection (free, by invitation — contact Gordon for details)
- 20.30-late: Welcome session, Dalriada Bar, 77 the Promenade, Portobello, EH15 2EL
Saturday 27 April
- 10.00-16.30: Workshops (registration from 09.30)
- 18.30-19.45: Cathal McConnell Trio in Concert
- 20.30-late: Session Dalriada Bar, 77 the Promenade, Portobello, EH15 2EL
Sunday 28 April
- 11.00-12.00 approx: Brunch, Checkpoint, 3 Bristo Place, Edinburgh EH1 1EY
- Lunchtime -15.30 approx: session in Sandy Bell’s Bar, Forrest Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2QH