Council Offers A Taste Of Traditional Music

A traditional music open evening and taster session for adults and children in the Inverness area will take place on Wednesday 31st August from 7-9pm in Crown Church Hall.

Organised by The Highland Council’s Community Learning and Leisure Services, anyone interested in traditional music from age 8 upwards can come along and try out instruments, songs or dances of their choice.

The open evening aims to provide locals with the opportunity of meeting traditional music tutors and to help them make their choice in taking up a class.

Tuition is available for new beginners through to advanced pupils depending on the type of class chosen in accordion, chanter, fiddle, instrumental group work, guitar, keyboards, mandolin, whistle, Scots Song, Ceilidh dance, and Step dance.

The classes run for ten weeks from Monday 5th September to Friday 25th November with a two week break for the October mid-term.

Venues include Inverness High School (for fiddle bodhran and chanter), Charleston Academy (for keyboard, guitar , mandolin and music groupwork), Maple Court Hotel (for Scots song and intermediate fiddle), Hotananny (for advanced fiddle), Crown Church Halls (for fiddle and accordion), Crown Primary School (for fiddle and whistle), and Phipps Hall in Beauly (for ceilidh dance classes).

Tuition fees are charged for the classes; however, concessions are available. Instrument hire is also available with advanced bookings.

For further information about the open evening or to request a booking form please contact: The Highland Council’s Community Learning & Leisure Service tel: 01463 724314 or email: margo.maclennan2@highland.gov.uk.