A special Burns season fundraiser for the Friends of Wighton programme – please note timing! Featuring Barbara Dymock, Wilma Kennedy, Sheena Wellington, Wighton Singers, Piers Bowser as Tam O Shanter, Erin Farley, Morag Anne Elder’s Mixed Instruments, Mary Veal’s Harpers, and a singalong with Karen McAulay on piano!
Admission by donation, raffle, auction, refreshments available! Not to be missed!
Music @ HMS Unicorn: Gala Weekend 31st August/1st September: local musicians celebrating the ship’s 200th Birthday.
It’s “Pay What You Can” so a good deal all round.
Saturday 11.30am – 4pm: The Doolichters; Lesley Ann McLuckie, song; Mary Veal, harp; The Wighton Singers; Louisiana Fairytale; Loadsaweeminsinging/Big Noise; Dundee City Pipeband MC – Gary Robertson
Sunday 12.30pm – 4pm: Karen Hannah & Lindsay Duncan; Dundee Gaelic Choir; Mike and Dolly O’Rourke; We The Anchor; Lynne Campbell & Michael Warne; Tayside Young Fiddlers; TS Duncan Band MC – Sheena Wellingon
Last Monday, the Wighton Centre was turned into a recording studio by recording enginner Bob Turner, to record some tracks for the forthcoming limited edition CD produced by the Friends of WIghton as part of the fundraising for the Sir Jimmy Shand Collection.
Tracks were recorded from Mark Spalding playing a Ronald Stevenson composition on the harpsichord, the Wighton Singers, Ellie McDonald reading poetry, Simon Chadwick playing the replica Queen Mary harp, and Morag Anne Elder on the fiddle with Katie playing cello.
At least two of the tracks are the first ever recordings (the harpsichord and harp track). Other tracks are being recorded at Gardyne Studios, and also some tracks will be donated by other artists from their published CDs.
If you missed claiming the CD as a perk on our Indiegogo crowdfunding last month, you will still be able to buy your copy when the strictly limited edition is released.
There will be a unique aspect to the Cappuccino Concert in the Wighton Heritage Centre, Central Library, Dundee on Saturday 19th September.
The distinguished Scottish music expert Dr KAREN McAULAY, Music and Academic Services Librarian at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly RSAMD), will give an musically illustrated talk on the Centre’s recently acquired Sir Jimmy Shand Collection of 18th and 19th century music books.
Karen is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, and is in demand to talk not only about Scottish music history but also about library and research skills. She’s also a practising musician, as a church organist and music arranger. With the help of the Wighton’s harpsichord, she will explore the musical treasures contained in these volumes and some of the rarer and most interesting volumes will be on display.
Karen’s visit comes at a key moment. The Friends of Wighton members are raising funds to have the Shand Collection conserved so that it can be on permanent display and available for use by musicians, singers, scholars and community group. A crowdfunder for The Sir Jimmy Shand Connection has topped £1100 with some weeks still to run. Contributions from the great man’s admirers have come from across the UK as well as Europe and the USA!
“We’re delighted with the success of the crowdfunder so far,” said Sheena Wellington, Friends of Wighton Honorary Librarian, “but we still have a target to reach and there are still lots of special thank you gifts waiting!” ‘Perks’ for those donating online include limited edition CDs, signed prints, etchings, specially composed tunes, house concerts and the opportunity to be entered into a founder’s book to be kept in the Wighton Centre.
To find out more visit http://igg.me/at/jimmyshand
The Friends of Wighton are running a crowdfunding campaign for the Jimmy Shand Collectionl of old Scottish music books
More information at http://igg.me/at/jimmyshand
