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Voluntary Arts Week, May 2017:
Sat 6          Come ’n try
Wed 10       Graeme Stevenson harpsichord
Sat 13    Jimmy Shand Concert

Lunchtime recitals   
Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB, 1.15pm
 Admission free – retiring collection

5th April:         Helen Forbes, whistle
3rd May:           Karen Hannah, fiddle
7th June:      Sheena Wellington, singer
5 Jul    Simon Chadwick, harp
18 Jul    Feis Rois Ceilidh Trail
6 Sep    Joe Aitken singer
4 Oct    Kate and Jim Allen, singers
1 Nov    Lorraine Wilson singer
6 Dec    Wighton Singers

Cappuccino Concerts
Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB
Admission £5
Coffee and newspapers served from 10.30am – suggested donation £1
Concert runs 11am to 12 noon

22nd April:    Bring in the Spirit (Kirsten Easdale, Rod Paterson, Gregor Lowrey)
20th May:     David Allison, brilliant guitarist
17th June:     Tarneybackle
22nd July: Bruce Davies will preview his Edinburgh Fringe concert “The (Other) Great American Songbook”
19th Aug:       Aileen Carr, singer
16th Sep:       Bob Stewart    
21st  Oct           Alan Brown singer/songwriter
18th Nov    Wilma Kennedy, Gaelic song
25th Nov;        Zakia & Farrah Fawcett
20 Jan ’18     Simon Kempston
24th Feb:       Sandy Brechin & Ewan Wilkinson 
 

Classes 
in the Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB

every Tuesday
Scots song with Sheena Wellington 2.00 pm
Suitable for beginners – just turn up

every Saturday
fiddle 
11.00am-12.3opm

every Saturday
whistle with Helen Forbes 12.30-2.00pm
Whistles can be provided

Most Saturdays
harp with Simon Chadwick 2.00-3.30pm
Suitable for beginners – just turn up
harps are available for use in class and also for long-term rental

Lunchtime recitals   
Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB, 1.15pm
 Admission free – retiring collection

2nd Nov:          Amy Lord, singer
7th Dec:          Wighton Singers
1st Feb 2017:           Just3Folk
1st March:     Simon Chadwick, Harp
5th April:         Helen Forbes, whistle
3rd May:           Karen Hannah, fiddle
7th June:      Sheena Wellington, singer

Cappuccino Concerts
Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB
Admission £5
Coffee and newspapers served from 10.30am – suggested donation £1
Concert runs 11am to 12 noon

19th Nov:      Mary Ann Kennedy and Finlay Wells
26th Nov:      Abercraig (Young Trad Awards Group)
21st Jan 2017:         Turning the Elements (Joanna Nicholson – clarinet, and Frances Cooper – voice)
18th Feb:       Andrew Gordon, singer
18th Mar:      Bob Knight, singer songwriter
22nd April:    Bring in the Spirit (Kirsten Easdale, Rod Paterson, Gregor Lowrey)
20th May:     David Allison, brilliant guitarist
17th June:     Tarneybackle
19th Aug:       Aileen Carr, singer
16th Sep:       Tap o the Hill   

Classes 
in the Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB

every Tuesday
Scots song with Sheena Wellington 2.00 pm
Suitable for beginners – just turn up

Not every Saturday
Gaelic song with Wilma Kennedy 10 am

every Saturday
fiddle 
11.00am-12.3opm

every Saturday
whistle with Helen Forbes 12.30-2.00pm
Whistles can be provided

Most Saturdays
harp with Simon Chadwick 2.00-3.30pm
Suitable for beginners – just turn up
harps are available for use in class and also for long-term rental

Frigate Unicorn, Victoria Dock, Dundee:
Friday 30th September. 7.30pm
MBO Band!  – McKerron Brechin & Ó hEadhra
Fiery tunes and beautiful songs from the Gaelic and Scots tradition by three of Scotland’s finest musicians.
Tickets from HM Frigate Unicorn or Dundee Box Office
 

Lunchtime recitals   
Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB
 Admission free – retiring collection

Wednesday 7th September, 1.15pm – 1.45pm:   Iona Fyfe, singer

Cappuccino Concerts
Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB
Admission £5
Coffee and newspapers served from 10.30am – suggested donation £1
Concert runs 11am to 12 noon

Saturday 20th August
Wilma Kennedy: Gaelic singer, including songs from Albyn’s Anthology

Saturday 24th September
Heather Innes  and Pauline Vallance, song and clarsach

Saturday 22nd October
Bruce Davies, popular singer songwriter

Saturday 19th November
Mary Ann Kennedy & Finlay Wells

Saturday 26th November
Young Trad Awards Group

Classes 
in the Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB

every Tuesday
Scots song with Sheena Wellington 2.00 pm
Suitable for beginners – just turn up

Not every Saturday
Gaelic song with Wilma Kennedy 10 am

every Saturday
fiddle 
11.00am-12.3opm

every Saturday
whistle with Helen Forbes 12.30-2.00pm
Whistles can be provided

every Saturday 
harp with Simon Chadwick 2.00-3.30pm
Suitable for beginners – just turn up
harps are available for use in class and also for long-term rental

Lunchtime recitals   
Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB
 Admission free – retiring collection

Wednesday 3rd February 2016, 1.15pm
Sheena Wellington Burns songs

Wednesday 2nd March, 1.15pm
Paul Livingston and Ian Watt classical violin and guitar

Wednesday 6th April, 1.15pm
Karen Hannah  fiddle

Cappuccino Concerts
Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB
Admission £5
Coffee and newspapers served from 10.30am – suggested donation £1

Saturday 23rd January 2016, 10.30am for 11am
Simon Chadwick: “The Queen Mary harp”

Saturday 20th February, 10.30am for 11am
Mark Spalding harpsichord & piano

Saturday 19th March, 10.30am for 11am
Barbara Dymock and Chris Marra song and guitar

Saturday 16th April, 10.30am for 11am
Solasta, young trio making a name for themselves

Saturday 21st May, 10.30am for 11am
Helen Forbes and Lou Lewis whistle and guitar

Classes 
in the Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB

every Tuesday
Scots song with Sheena Wellington 2.00 pm
Suitable for beginners – just turn up

Not every Saturday
Gaelic song with Wilma Kennedy 10 am

every Saturday
fiddle 
11.00am-12.3opm

every Saturday
whistle with Helen Forbes 12.30-2.00pm
Whistles can be provided

every Saturday 
harp with Simon Chadwick 2.00-3.30pm
Suitable for beginners – just turn up
harps are available for use in class and also for long-term rental

Lunchtime recitals   
Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB
 Admission free – retiring collection

Wednesday 2nd December, 1.15pm Wighton Singers

Cappuccino Concerts
Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB
Admission £5
Coffee and newspapers served from 10.30am – suggested donation £1

Saturday 21st November  2015, 10.30am for 11am
Kat Liley with Macrihanish

Saturday 23rd January 2016, 10.30am for 11am
Simon Chadwick: “The Queen Mary harp”

Classes 
in the Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB

every Tuesday
Scots song with Sheena Wellington 2.00 pm
Suitable for beginners – just turn up

Not every Saturday
Gaelic song with Wilma Kennedy 10 am

every Saturday
fiddle 
11.00am-12.3opm

every Saturday
whistle with Helen Forbes 12.30-2.00pm
Whistles can be provided

every Saturday 
harp with Simon Chadwick 2.00-3.30pm
Suitable for beginners – just turn up
harps are available for use in class and also for long-term rental

Lunchtime recitals   
Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB
 Admission free – retiring collection

Wednesday 7th October 1.15pm
TBA

Wednesday 11th November 1.15pm
Alan Reid and Rob van Sante

Wednesday 2nd December, 1.15pm
Wighton Singers

Cappuccino Concerts
Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB
Admission £5
Coffee and newspapers served from 10.30am – suggested donation £1

Saturday 19th September 2015, 10.30am for 11am
Karen McAulay 
A musically illustrated talk on the manuscripts in the Sir Jimmy Shand Collection

Saturday 17th October 2015, 10.30am for 11am
Frieda Morrison

Saturday 21st November  2015, 10.30am for 11am
Kat Liley with Macrihanish

Classes 
in the Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB

All classes are £5 / £3 under 16s

every Tuesday
Scots song with Sheena Wellington 2.00 pm
Suitable for beginners – just turn up

Not every Saturday
Gaelic song with Wilma Kennedy 10 am

every Saturday
fiddle 
11.00am-12.3opm

every Saturday
whistle with Helen Forbes 12.30-2.00pm
Whistles can be provided

every Saturday 
harp with Simon Chadwick 2.00-3.30pm
Suitable for beginners – just turn up
harps are available for use in class and also for long-term rental

Lunchtime recitals  Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DBAdmission free – retiring collection

Wednesday 1st April 1.15pm
Bob Knight, singer and songwriter 

Wednesday 6th May 1.15pm
Simon Chadwick, medieval harp

Wednesday 3rd June, 1.15pm
Mark Spalding
A tribute to Ronald Stevenson (1928-2015)

Cappuccino Concerts
Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB
Admission £5
Coffee and newspapers served from 10.30am – suggested donation £1

Saturday 18th April 2015, 10.30am for 11am
Bruce Davies

Saturday 23rd May 2015, 10.30am for 11am
Margaret Bennett Gaelic song

Saturday 18th July 2015, 10.30am for 11am
Karen Hannah fiddle with Bob Turner keyboards

Classes 
in the Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB

All classes are £5 / £3 under 16s

every Tuesday
Scots song with Sheena Wellington 2.00 pm
Suitable for beginners – just turn up

Not every Saturday
Gaelic song with Wilma Kennedy 10 am
10, 24 Jan, 7, 21 Feb, 7, 21 Mar

every Saturday
fiddle 
11.00am-12.3opm

every Saturday
whistle with Helen Forbes 12.30-2.00pm
Whistles can be provided

every Saturday 
harp with Simon Chadwick 2.00-3.30pm
Suitable for beginners – just turn up
harps are available for use in class and also for long-term rental

Frigate Unicorn
Saturday 7th March, 7.30pm.  Tickets £10/£8 concessions  
 Alasdair Roberts, Sheena Wellington, Stevie Jones – a triple bill of song and music 
Lunchtime recitals  Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB
Admission free – retiring collection

Wednesday 7th January 2015, 1.15pm
Karen Hannah fiddle and Kyle Howie piano

Wednesday, 4th March, 1.15pm
Barbara Dymock, singer,  and Chris Marra, guitar

Wednesday 1st April 1.15pm
Bob Knight, singer and songwriter

Cappuccino Concerts
Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB
Admission £5
Coffee and newspapers served from 10.30am – suggested donation £1

Saturday 24th January 2015, 10.30am for 11am
Mark Spalding Harpsichord and piano

Saturday 21st February,  10.30 am for 11am.
Gerda Stevenson singer and songwriter, with Kyrre Slind multi-instrumentalist.
 
Saturday 21st March, 10.30am for 11am  
*change of artist*
Helen Forbes whistle, with Lou Lewis guitar

Saturday 18th April 2015, 10.30am for 11am
Bruce Davies

Classes 
in the Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB

All classes are £5 / £3 under 16s

every Tuesday
Scots song with Sheena Wellington 2.00 pm
Suitable for beginners – just turn up

Not every Saturday
Gaelic song with Wilma Kennedy 10 am
10, 24 Jan, 7, 21 Feb, 7, 21 Mar

every Saturday
fiddle 
11.00am-12.3opm

every Saturday
whistle with Helen Forbes 12.30-2.00pm
Whistles can be provided

every Saturday 
harp with Simon Chadwick 2.00-3.30pm
Suitable for beginners – just turn up
harps are available for use in class and also for long-term rental

Music on board the Frigate Unicorn
South Victoria Dock Road, Dundee
Captains Cabin concerts on Wednesday evenings

Lunchtime recitals  
Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB
Admission free – retiring collection

Wednesday 1st October, 1.15pm
Scottish music 78s presented by Simon Chadwick

Wednesday 5th November, 1.15pm
Sheena Wellington Scots song

Wednesday 3rd December, 1.15pm
Wighton Singers

Cappuccino Concerts
Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB
Admission £5
Coffee and newspapers served from 10.30am – suggested donation £1

Saturday 20th September 2014, 10.30am for 11amPatsy Reid fiddle
Before the concert: a fiddle workshop in the Wighton Centre, 9.30am, £5.

Saturday 18th October 2014, 10.30am for 11am
Katherine Liley fiddle, and Martin MacDonald guitar

Saturday 22nd November 2014, 10.30am for 11am
Caireadean Gaelic & Scots song

Classes 
in the Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB

All classes are £5 / £3 under 16s

every Tuesday
Scots song with Sheena Wellington 2.00 pm
Suitable for beginners – just turn up

Not every Saturday Gaelic song with Wilma Kennedy 10 am
Sept 6, 20th; Oct 4, 18th; Nov 1, 15, 29th; Dec 13th.

every Saturday
fiddle 
11.00am-12.3opm

every Saturday
whistle with Helen Forbes 12.30-2.00pm
Whistles can be provided

every Saturday harp with Simon Chadwick 2.00-3.30pm
Suitable for beginners – just turn up
harps are available for use in class and also for long-term rental