Category: Scottish

Wednesday 7th October, 1315 – 1345 Lunchtime Recital with The Twa Grannies

concert, guitar, lunchtime concert, Scots song, Scottish, song

Admission free, donations welcome

Liz Crawford and Maggie Douglas have been singing as a duo over the last few years, after starting their singing journey as part of a trio called Just 3Folk.

The Twa Grannies title comes from the fact that they share a grandson: Maggie is the “Mammy’s Mammy”, and Liz is the “Daddy’s Mammy”. They love to sing at concerts, festivals, WRI groups, birthday parties and other community events. They find it particularly rewarding to sing in care homes and for dementia groups, as music has many benefits for people who may have lost the ability to communicate, but can still sing, hum or tap along with the music. They tailor their playlists to each audience, so their repertoire includes a mixture of traditional, folk, country, ballads, contemporary and sing-along songs.

 

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Lunchtime Recital with Donald WG Lindsay and Roo Geddes: Wed 19th August, 1315-1345

fiddle, lunchtime concert, music, pipes, Scots song, Scottish, Scottish music, song

Admission free, donations welcome

To mark the Lindsay System exhibition in Dundee Central Library, piper, singer, songwriter and instrument designer Donald WG Lindsay is joined by acclaimed fiddler Roo Geddes for an intimate duo performance centred on Scottish smallpipes, fiddle, voice and piano.

At the heart of the programme is the Lindsay System: Lindsay’s extended-range, keyless Scottish smallpipe design, now widely played and heard across contemporary folk, experimental and film music. In this close-listening duo setting, Lindsay and Geddes bring together Scots song, slow airs and tune sets, drawing on traditional melody, new writing, and the shared musical world of their album project Honeymoon Bridge.

https://donaldwglindsay.bandcamp.com/album/honeymoon-bridge

https://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/events/event/35234

 

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Lunchtime Recital with Darach – Wednesday 13th May: 1315-1345

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Darach is a Galician-Scottish duo formed by Roo Geddes (violin) and Hugo Franco (guitar), blending the musical traditions of Galicia and Scotland with a contemporary, intimate, and deeply emotional sound. Their music, rooted in folk, jazz, and classical traditions, creates a dialogue between ancestral melodies and original compositions—rich in nuance and feeling.

Roo Geddes, an internationally acclaimed Scottish violinist, combines classical training at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with a strong background in jazz and traditional music. He is a finalist of the BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year and a recipient of the Danny Kyle Award at Celtic Connections. Hugo Franco, a guitarist and producer from Vigo, stands out for his versatility as a multi-instrumentalist and his ability to fuse tradition, groove, and modernity into a distinctive sound.

Together, they present their debut album in Ortigueira—a sonic journey between two countries and many emotional landscapes.

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Cappuccino Concert, Saturday 18th April, 11am with Judy Barker and Sally Thomas

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Admission £5 (Under 16s free. Tea/coffee available for donation)

Judy Barker and Sally Thomas perform traditional and contemporary folk music on Scottish smallpipes and English concertina.

Drawing on a wide range of sources, Judy and Sally focus on finding songs and tunes which show how these two very different instruments can complement and support each other, and Judy’s vocals, whilst maintaining the integrity and essence of traditional music.

This was to have been the April 2025 Cappuccino Concert, but, unfortunately, Judy broke her wrist. It has healed very well and we are delighted to welcome them at last.

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Cappuccino Concert with the Paddy Buchanan Band: Saturday 21st March 1100-1200

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The Paddy Buchanan Band are a five-piece ensemble from Aberdeenshire who specialise in the reworking of traditional folk songs, primarily ballads from the North-East of Scotland – Paddy is an accomplished Bothy Ballad singer, winning numerous TMSA competitions and the prestigious Champion of Champions competition in Elgin 2024. Fresh from a highly acclaimed BBC Radio Scotland’s Travelling Folk session as well as main stage performance at the Aberdeen Tall Ships 2025 the band are pleased to offer some musical tidings from the Garioch, the New World, and beyond.

 

 

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Cappuccino Concert, Saturday 21st February: 1100-1200: Catriona Scott, singer & Ian Hardie, guitar.

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Admission £5, children  free. Tea/coffee available for donation

Catriona Scott, in addition to being a fine singer and former member of The Young Fife Roadshow, has a BA Honours in Scottish Literature with Music from the University of Stirling,. She also has an -ology in the Scottish Highland Dancing Tradition from The School of Scottish Studies! She has a wide knowledge of musical archives and has also contributed her own accessions to the School of Scottish Studies and the Glasgow College of Piping. Notable achievements include winning the Leng Medal, a Danny Award (Celtic Connections), the Grierson Prize for writing Scots poetry (University of Edinburgh) and the Sloan Prize for Scots prose (University of Edinburgh). In 2024, she also won the inaugural Glenfarg Folk Club Folkie Awards for best song.

Ian Hardie who hails originally from Mastrick, Aberdeen, has long had a keen interest in traditional music and song. He has played in various ceilidh bands in Northeast Scotland, including Clachan Yell, notably at the FLAC music festival in France, and Galik Bred of Stonehaven Aqua Ceilidh fame! For many years, he was also a guitar tutor with Scottish Culture and Traditions (SCaT). Ian is currently involved in several music projects in and around the Kinross area. He co-founded and leads Kinfolkies, a thriving weekly community folk club. Most recently, he and his trio, Amici, has been working on “Sound & Vision”; a collaboration with Scottish visual artists Pauline McGee and Julie Close, to create an hour-long collage of live music and animation. Ian plays Ibanez and Takamine guitars and a Moon mandolin.

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Saturday 24th Jan 2pm- 4pm: A Celebration of Burns!

concert, concerts, dundee, fundraising, music, party, Scots song, Scottish, Scottish music, Sheena Wellingon, song, storytelling, traditional, traditional music

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!

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Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame: MG Alba Scots Trad Awards

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We are absolutely delighted, thrilled and chuffed to the soles of our slippers to announce that, on Saturday 6th December,  Rosa Michaelson, Friends of Wighton’s Membership Secretary, will be inducted, along with her colleagues in the ground-breaking band Sprangeen, into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame at the MG Alba Scots Trad Awards. Rosa, a classically trained violinist who plays sonata or strathspey with equal skill, is an acknowledged authority on Scottish fiddle tunes. Congratulations, Rosa, we are proud of you!

We send congratulations, too, to our recent Cappuccino Concert guest, Elspeth Cowie, who will also be inducted at the ceremony at Aberdeen’s Music Hall on Saturday.  The Trad Awards are shown on BBC Alba on Saturday 6th from 9pm

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A Very Bonnie Christmas Concert: Tuesday 9th December, 1.15pm

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The traditional end of year concert from the Wighton Singers under the leadership of Amy Lord.  The songs all have Bonnie in the title, the harmonies will be sublime! The Singers have had a busy year with several warmly received community events to their credit and they  look forward to welcoming you!

Admission is by donation and there will be tea, coffee and an impressive array of biscuits and confectionery!

 

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