Day 3

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COME AND TRY (T37): Wire Harp – Bill Taylor

George Watson's College 69 Colinton Road, Edinburgh

An opportunity to try out the beautifully resonant wire-strung Highland clarsach. While these were properly played with fingernails at least 2mm long, that’s not necessary for this taster class. The technique we use is often called playing “in the stopped style”, where the finger pads damp certain strings to stop excessive ringing and allow us to hear a clear line for …

£16

WORKSHOP (W04): The Place of the Harp in Irish Music – Michael Rooney

George Watson's College 69 Colinton Road, Edinburgh

In this workshop Michael will demonstrate playing the harp in a session setting with other musicians. He will focus on accompaniment and look at chordal patterns and rhythmical features associated with Irish music. Students with instruments will be taught how to accompany pieces in a session setting.

£11

WORKSHOP (W05): Harmony Singing – Corrina Hewat

George Watson's College 69 Colinton Road, Edinburgh

The singing hour! Corrina has been working with Sangstream and the Health in Harmony Choir since she was last at the EIHF and will bring something from this repertoire which we’ll try out in this workshop. It will be entertaining and relaxing with no need for harps or tuning up! Just a smile, a voice, …

£11

WORKSHOP (W06): Calm Your Nerves – Kim Robertson

George Watson's College 69 Colinton Road, Edinburgh

Learn how to remain relaxed and genuine when performing for others with practical tips on preparing pieces (safety nets, exit points, etc) along with some effective ways to conquer nerves. Applying some basic strategies can increase your comfort level and help you become a more calm, confident performer. This is a lecture and not a …

£11

AFTERNOON CONCERT (C04): Neil Wood / Gwen Mairi

George Watson's College 69 Colinton Road, Edinburgh

NEIL WOOD In this concert Neil (from Glasgow) will perform a selection of arrangements of traditional Scottish music from a range of places, time periods and sources as well as new traditionally inspired compositions on both gut and wire-strung harps. The programme will explore ornamentation and texture through the use of fingernail techniques on both harps. GWEN MÀIRI Gwen, a harpist …

£15

EVENING CONCERT (C05): Rachel Hair & Ruth Keggin / Gillian Fleetwood & Ensemble

George Watson's College 69 Colinton Road, Edinburgh

RACHEL HAIR AND RUTH KEGGIN Two much respected shining lights on the thriving Celtic music scene, Manx Gaelic singer Ruth Keggin and Scottish harpist Rachel Hair, present the music and song from their recently released album LOSSAN. Celebrating the vibrancy and growth of the Manx Gaelic language and culture on the Isle of Man and the connections between the island and Scotland …

£18