Friends of Wighton

The Scottish a cappella group Choras, consists of three traditional singers: Aileen Carr, Barbara Dymock and Janice Reavell. All three ladies (wifies) are established solo artists with extensive performing experience.

They present songs drawn from the Scottish tradition and beyond. With stunning harmonies and arrangements, they mix passion, laughter and protest in songs of work, love, loss, war and the sea, always reflecting the female perspective and indomitable spirit.

AILEEN CARR. from Perthshire, has performed since the early 70s – solo and with bands: Lang Johnny More, Ceolbeg, and Palaver. Former chair of the Traditional Music & Song Association of Scotland, she was Inducted into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame in 2023.

BARBARA DYMOCK has been singing so long, she’s forgotten when it started., Over the years she has sung with Ceolbeg, Fair Game, Rathlin, Fon a Bhord, Sinsheen, The Barbara Dymock Band and in a duo with Chris Marra.

Born and brought up in Aberdeen, JANICE REAVELL’s ballad singing style was heavily influenced by some of her celebrated local source singers like Jeannie Robertson, Lizzie Higgins and Stanley Robertson. A member of trad bands: Iolair, Lang Johnnie More and Highland Connection, she also played guitar and sang with blues band Off the Tracks.

Shanties! Sea Songs! Stories! Join The Sea Word for a gig to remember. You’ll hear shanties, sea songs and tunes with a Scottish and Dundonian flavour, and from further afield. Guaranteed to get your toes tapping and you singing along.

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One of Scotland’s foremost folksingers, Iona showcases her passion for the Scots language through traditional repertoire, translations, and self-penned songs. A graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Iona has toured extensively in the UK, Europe, and USA. Two-time winner of Scots Singer of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards, Iona presents a solo vocal and piano show.

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Usually found in a small weaving shed just along the Tay in Newburgh, Jimmy Hutchison is a handloom weaver alongside being one of Scotland’s most invaluable tradition bearers, as a bi-lingual Scots and Gaelic singer.

This documentary asks how songs shape the life of the person who sings them, through exploring Jimmy’s life and work.

Originally from the Outer Hebrides, Jimmy has over half a century of experience in the weaving trade. Today, he still uses the handloom on which he first learned his craft.

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Admission £7 (16 & under free) Tea/coffee available for a donation. 

Christina Lawrie, harpsichord/piano & Annie Catriona NicDhomnaill, soprano and acclaimed Gàidhlig (Gaelic) singer

Monday 22^nd 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!

 

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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.