The Aberdeen FluteFling 2026 takes place 6th-8th November

More about the Aberdeen FluteFling and access to tickets here.

Background

FluteFling Scottish Flute and whistle weekends take place in Edinburgh and Aberdeen and feature inspirational traditional flute and whistle workshops, guest musicians, performances and sessions.

Previous guests and tutors have included Cathal McConnell, Orlaith McAuliffe, Dougie Pincock, Tom Oakes, Hammy Hamilton, Kirsten Allstaff, Elizabeth Ford, Martin Morroni, Davy Maguire, Claire Mann, Niall Kenny, Rebecca Knorr, Munro Gauld, Tina Jordan Rees, Laura MacKenzie, John Gahagan, alongside regular tutors Sharon Creasey, Kenny Hadden and Gordon Turnbull.

Open to people playing Boehm system, wooden keyed or unkeyed flutes and whistles and low whistles in D, the weekends have become an important part of the year for many and we look forward to welcoming returning friends and meeting new ones.

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Flute players at the very first FluteFling Scottish Flute Day in 2014 (c) Ros Gasson

History

After a successful pilot half day workshop in 2012 run by Gordon Turnbull as part of the Ceilidh Culture festival (later renamed Tradfest Edinburgh), a full day with tutors Sharon Creasey, Kenny Hadden and Gordon and almost 30 students ran in May 2014.  A full workshop day with sessions and performances over the weekend followed in 2015 and 2016. In 2017 the Edinburgh weekend event was followed by one in Aberdeen in November. Whistles and low whistles were included from 2018. The first online event with Claire Mann took place over two weekends in December 2020.

Since resuming after the Covid pandemic, the weekends have regularly included concerts featuring the main guests, and the workshops have frequently sold out.

Photo: (c) Ros Gasson.