Category: Accordion

Celebrating European Folk Day with Roo & Neil: 1300- 1345, 23rd September 2025

Accordion, concert, concerts, dundee, fiddle, lunchtime concert, Multi-instrumental, music, open day, Scottish, Scottish music, traditional, traditional music

Entry by donation.

Roo & Neil hit the road in September 2025 with Play it Again — a new album celebrating the tunes that have shaped their decade playing together.

After the success of Homelands, which wove together folk, classical and jazz influences, Play it Again brings the focus back to traditional and contemporary melodies — some well-known, others unearthed from archives and old collections. With no fixed arrangements, the album captures the spontaneity of live playing, letting the tunes breathe and shift with the moment.

Alongside favourites from the tradition, Play it Again features original tunes the duo have honed over years of performing together. Their long-standing musical friendship brings a natural ease and warmth to the music — rooted in tradition, alive in the present.

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Saturday 23rd November 11am, Cappuccino Concert: Sandy Brechin, accordion, & Ewan Wilkinson, guitar

Accordion, cappuccino concert, Celtic, concert, guitar, music, Scottish, Scottish music, song, traditional music

Admission £5, tea/coffee available for donation

Sandy and Ewan have been playing together for more than ten years. They regularly tour Scotland, England and Wales, appearing at folk clubs and several folk festivals throughout the year, as well as their annual spots at the Edinburgh International Festival Fringe. They have toured Australia three times, and also played in Bahrain and Sweden.

Ewan and Sandy play a mixture of Scottish, Irish and English traditional songs and tunes, together with contemporary folk songs and original compositions. Many of the contemporary folk songs are written by Ewan himself.

Ewan’s debut album Lost in the Day, a collection of songs featuring Sandy on accordion and backing vocals, was released in 2009. Ewan and Sandy’s album Hard Times Come and Go, released in 2015, is a mix of songs and tune sets, including three new songs by Ewan – along with blazing tune sets led by Sandy, accompanied by Ewan on guitar and various guest musician friends on other instruments.

Ewan’s powerful baritone voice and unique guitar technique combine with Sandy’s unbelievably fast and adept accordion playing to make an exceptional album.

 

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Lunchtime Recital, Feb 7th, 1.15pm – Aandowin Trio

Accordion, Celtic, cittern, fiddle, music, Scottish, Scottish music, traditional music

Aandowin are Peter Cooper (fiddle), Margaret Leighton (accordion) and Bill Shackman (cittern). The group plays a laid-back mix of Shetland and Celtic session tunes. With their usual good timing they formed just before lockdown meaning that practicing in a gazebo became the only option. They can occasionally be seen busking outside St Andrews public library until they make enough money for lunch, at which point they stop.

Admission free, donations welcome!

 

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Our Autumn season of song and music classes are in full swing – new and returning singers and players are always welcome!

Accordion, cello, clarsach, class, classes, fiddle, guitar, harp, Helen Forbes, keyboards, multi instrumentalist, Scots song, Scottish, song, traditional, traditional music

Saturday at 12.15pm, Whistle Class Tutor Helen Forbes, one of Scotland’s finest whistle players.        The class is suitable for all levels, fee £5

 Saturday at 1.30pm,  Fiddle Class Tutor Heather Miranda, an experienced strings teacher and performer. The class is suitable for all levels, fee £5

Tuesday at 2pm, The Wighton Singers Tutor Amy Lord,  experienced tutor and harmony wizard.     A friendly group who just love to sing, fee £5

Online

Saturday 11am

Mixed instrument classes, tutored by MoragAnne Elder, 11am (Payment £5 online or by cheque}

Zoom link   https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85293330814

 

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Wednesday 2nd August, 1pm – 2pm. Feis Rois Ceilidh Trail

Accordion, ceilidh, concert, fiddle, Gaelic, Gaelic song, guitar, lunchtime concert, multi instrumentalist, music, Scottish, song, traditional, traditional music

Feis Rois Ceilidh Trail 2023

Fèis Rois Ceilidh Trail is back!

The Ceilidh Trail is a paid summer job and professional development opportunity for outstanding young traditional musicians. Musicians between the ages of 16 and 25 spend the summer playing music, travelling throughout Scotland and beyond, and gain experience playing for just about every kind of gig under the sun!  Dundee is lucky – we get two chances to see and hear them!

Wednesday 2nd August – Wighton Centre; 1-2pm. Free; donations welcome. Informal Concert

Wednesday 2nd August – HMS Unicorn, Dundee; 7.30pm. £10/£8 (Concession – Over 65/Unwaged)
Ceilidh Dance – https://www.hmsunicorn.org.uk/on-board/events/ceilidh-0208

 

 

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Saturday April 29th, 11am: Northern Streams – a double bill

Accordion, fiddle, Nae Coffee Concert, song

Fromseier & Hockings – (Ditte & Sigurd) a Danish Folk Award winning fiddle/guitar/voice duo from Denmark with songs and tunes. They come from the tiny village called Øksendrup, where they also run a small organic orchard and cidery. Their tunes and songs are inspired by their surroundings and the people in them with voices and instruments intertwining, grooving and moving! https://www.fromseierhockings.com/

The Låtmores – Paul Sinclair (fiddle) and Janeta Österberg (accordion) – a Scottish/Finnish duo with a mix of traditional and modern folk tunes including ones they like people to dance to…! They feature ‘Finlandssvensk Musik’ subculture of Finnish folk music in their repertoire as both Janeta and Paul are part of that community. https://www.facebook.com/the.latmores/

 In association with the TMSA (Traditional Music & Song Association of Scotland)

 £5 at the door.

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Sandy Brechin: Wednesday 5th May

Accordion, lunchtime concert, music, Online, Scottish music

Sandy Brechin: Wednesday 5th May 2021 1.15pm – 1.45pm

Sandy Brechin is one of Scotland’s best known accordionists, famous for his lightning-fast playing and hilarious on-stage humour. He has developed his own unique approach to the art of accordion playing and his innovative style is instantly recognisable: a combination of slick, incredibly fast finger-work on the melody and a revolutionary method of syncopation on the bass. Sandy was the first in Scotland to play professionally the small 48 bass size of accordion, which is now pretty much his trademark. Despite its small size and range, Sandy gets a huge sound out of it.

Sandy also has a great sense of humour so be ready for some fun!

Admission is free but you can donate to Sandy’s tipjar =    www.paypal.me/sandybrechin

Sheena Wellington is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Lunchtime Recital – Sandy Brechin, accordion & fun!
Time: May 5, 2021 01:00 PM Greenwich Mean Time

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83182178611?pwd=dXJTcCtOUHdqeC9GWHE1S1N0K0FjZz09

Meeting ID: 831 8217 8611
Passcode: 820859

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