http://www.scottishculture.org/index/news-app News from www.scottishculture.org en 2013-05-23T06:16:51300:10 hourly 1 1970-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://www.scottishculture.org/index/news-app/story.151/title.may-festival-day-of-song A DAY OF SONG 'A Day of Song' aims to raise the profile of contemporary traditional singing as an art form and to raise awareness of the rich resources available to today's singers of the Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection, gathered here in the North-East of Scotland between 1904 and 1914. We aim to create a celebration and encourage young singers, and those new to the art, to see the potential for artistic development and new interpretations of this repertoire. For bookings, visit http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mayfestival/events/2502/ You can pay on the door - no problem! (There are some free tickets for AU students and staff - email festival@abdn.ac.uk) We hope you can join us for our Day of Song at the Elphinstone Institute, MacRobert Building King's College, Aberdeen AB24 5UA THE PROGRAMME 10:00-10:30 Registration 10:30-11:15 The Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection, with Katherine Campbell 11:30-12:30 Language and the Land - North-East Scots in Song, with Frieda Morrison, with Aileen Carr and Scott Gardiner 1:45-3:00 Workshops Singing the Greig-Duncan: Learning Songs from the Collections, with Jo Miller Ensemble Singing, with Christine Kydd 3:30-4:45 Workshops Local Songs for Local Singers, with Arthur Watson Songwriting using Scots, with Bob Knight 7:00-10:00 Evening Concert With Frieda Morrison (compere) with Sarah Beattie, Christine Kydd, Janice Reavell, Scott Gardiner, Aileen Carr, and Elizabeth Stewart For more information and bookings, visit http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mayfestival/events/2502/ . General 2013-05-11 http://www.scottishculture.org/index/news-app/story.150/title.young-sc-t-2013 29th July - 2nd August. In association with AIYF General 2013-05-01 http://www.scottishculture.org/index/news-app/story.149/title.folk-aye-at-buchanan-s-bistro-24th-march March 24th sees the fifth in the SC&T Fourth Sundays series at Buchanan’s Bistro in Woodend Barn, Banchory.  This month’s offering features Folk Aye, providing a varied programme of lively Scottish tunes, with the occasional Irish jig and Galician song thrown in: Grace Banks (clarsach, vocals), Louisa Costelloe (concertina, clarsach), Koshka Duff (keyboard, cello), Helen Lynch (whistle, vocals) and Oscar Pallares (bodhran, vocals, Galician pipes). Music is from 1-2 pm. Tel. 01330 826530 to book a table http://www.buchananfood.com . General 2013-03-13 http://www.scottishculture.org/index/news-app/story.148/title.sc-t-spring-sing-2013 Janet led amusing songs... plus a look ahead to 2014. General 2013-02-23 http://www.scottishculture.org/index/news-app/story.147/title.end-of-term-concert The Lemon Tree. Doors open 5:00pm. Start 6:00pm General 2012-12-16