Admission £7 (16 & under free) Tea/coffee available for a donation.
Christina Lawson, harpsichord & Annie Catriona NicDhomnaill, soprano and acclaimed Gàidhlig (Gaelic) singer
Monday 22nd June. Blackness Library (passage on right of building , lift to room) 2.30 -3.30pm
Tutor Mary Veal and the Wighton harp class invite you to an Informal Concert in their practice room at Blackness Library. They’ll play from 2.30 – 3.30 with the usual tea break in the middle!
Admission by donation
From North-East Spain originally, Manuel has lived in Scotland since 2001. He picked up his first whistle at 15 having already learned to play the jew’s harp. He also plays a variety of wind instruments, such as Duduk or Willow Pipe. Manuel plays mainly a mixture of Scottish, Spanish, Nordic and Irish music. A regular guest at the Kirriemuir Festival, he can also be found playing the odd tune (literally!) in local sessions across Angus.
Admission £10: Eventbrite booking advised
Songs and stories from Sheena Wellington on Burns, presented by Friends of Wighton and the Dundee Burns Club.
Sheena Wellington has been talking about Burns and singing his songs for decades; her authority on all matters to do with Scottish traditional music has been recognised by honorary degrees from Dundee and St Andrews Universities, and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
She is one of the first female members of Dundee Burns Club, and Vice Chair of the Friends of Wighton, which runs classes and concerts, all featuring traditional music.
In a presentation featuring songs and stories, Sheena will reflect on Burns and what he means for Scots music and culture.
Dundee Burns Club was founded in 1860. Club members will contribute a short talk on the history of the club and there will be music, including the rollicking tune “The Dundee Burns Club”, composed by the ‘Strathspey King’, J Scott Skinner.
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.
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.
Saturday 23rd August, 11am – noon, Cappuccino Concert with Bill Adair
Admission £5, tea/coffee available for donation.
As well as being a fine guitar player and singer Bill Adair is a prize winning poet and songwriter. His work combines influences from folk and blues, addressing universal themes of love, work, loss and redemption. His award- winning songs have won plaudits from all round the world.
Equally at home singing a traditional ballad or one of his own songs, Bill’s performances are complemented by a natural story-telling style that is both thought-provoking and entertaining.
From his home in Stirling, Bill is much in demand at festivals and folk clubs all over the UK and throughout Europe and New Zealand. He is widely recognised as a renowned interpreter of the poems and songs of Robert Burns.
To date Bill has released two albums. Along The Miners’ Rows was commissioned and recorded to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Auchengeich mining disaster, and features a range of songs written by Bill especially for the album. Dusty Boots on a Gravel Road contains both new songs by Bill and some fresh interpretations of works by Robert Burns, Ewan MacColl, Billy Edd Wheeler and Robin Laing. Bill is currently working with Glasgow University on some new recordings of the songs of Robert Burns on their project Editing Robert Burns for the 21st Century.’
Sheena has shared that she is recovering after major surgery in Ninewells Hospital. Please allow her time to recuperate, and regain equilibrium. She’s a Lochee lass and made o’ strang stuff. She’ll be back to full vigour soon.
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The Wighton Centre has received the generous donation of a beautiful harp: gut-strung, and in excellent condition – thank you, Paul Blackburn.
