Burns Club + School kids

Ellie Beaton & Hannah Rarity

Laura Harrington

Pauline Cordiner

Bairns and their grown ups are invited to join Pauline Cordiner for an extra special Stonehaven Folk Festival Bairns Scots Songs workshop! Pauline visited Arduthie Primary School in Stonehaven in May and wrote some new songs with the P4, 5 and 6 pupils as part of their Hoolie In The Schoolie! Songs of the plague, the Tolbooth, The Comb ‘n’ Paper Championship, the sculptures down in the bay, a very special fossil and a "ghost" chased by a fishwife!

Miguel Girao (Capstan Quartet)

A workshop on traditional music accompaniment on finger style guitar

Dylan Cairns (Capstan Quartet)

A workshop concerning variation, ornamentation and other forms of decorating tunes

Luc McNally (Capstan Quartet)

A workshop on harmony and counterpoint

Irene Watt

Pauline Cordiner

After the Bairns Scots Song workshop, hang around for some of Pauline's favourite stories - folk tales chosen especially for the Festival!

Various

Rachel Groves

Allan Taylor (Judges: Carol Anderson & Susie Kelly)

Sandy Tweddle

Bob Sharp

Host - Sandy Mathers

Tiernan Courell

Intermediate/advanced flute workshop, with a focus on traditional melodies and ornamentation. Please bring your own flute.

Heather Cartwright

Intermediate/advanced guitar workshop, with a focus on flatpicking and ornamentation in traditional music.

Beth Malcolm

All welcome to this songwriting workshop. We'll look at the creative process, how to turn an idea into a song, and try out some re-writes of favourite songs. Bring some ideas, and a notebook and pen. No instruments necessary!

Calum Convoy

Advanced Bodhran workshop with a focus on accompaniment of traditional tunes. Please bring along your own drum.

Rachel Groves

In this workshop Rachel will teach a couple of tunes including one of her own. Along the way, she will share some of her approaches to arrangement, ornamentation, the left hand and technique.

Intro - Prof Fred Freeman of the RCS

A special screening of Hamish Henderson – An Artist’s Inspiration offers a moving tribute to one of Scotland’s most influential cultural figures. Presented as part of the Stonehaven Folk Festival, the film explores Henderson’s enduring legacy as a poet, songwriter, and champion of traditional music.
Price includes return transport from/to Stonehaven.

Danny Couper & Allan Taylor

Cabrach & Friends

Garry Brindley - Theme : Musicals

Bob Sharp

Kenny Hadden & Friends

BREABACH, BETH MALCOLM, RACHEL GROVES & GREGOR BLACK

Pauline Cordiner

Susie Kelly

Rohallion, Ape House followed by Session