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See you from 20-22 November for the 30th Scots Fiddle Festival...

After a brilliant first day of workshops and showcases, we have reached our third and final day of the Scots Fiddle Festival 2025!

Don’t be too sad yet though, we still have 12 more workshops and 5 more showcases with our final stramash at the end 🎻🎻🎻

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It’s day 2 of this year's Scots Fiddle Festival and we have a jam packed day for you! Take a scroll through and see what’s on today 🎻 🎶

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Not got a ticket for tonight’s concert yet?? Head to our website and get your tickets for a fab Friday night out!

Tonight’s concert features the amazing Sam Sweeney & Grace Smith and Fergal Scahill & Fabian Joyce 🎻

🎟️ - www.scotsfiddlefestival.com

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✨🎻1 day to go!!!🎻✨
We’re so excited! Here’s a reminder of what's at the festival:

🎻Concerts

🎶Showcases

🎻Workshops

🎶Ceilidh (sold out)

🎻Stalls

🎶Sessions

🎟We bet you all have your tickets now for this years festival, if not head to our website - www.scotsfiddlefestival.com

We have some brilliant stalls at this year's festival!

🎶Mairie Fielding @mairiefieldingartist
🎶Stringers @stringersmusic
🎶The Hardie Press
🎶Lovaig Violins
🎶Joughin Violins
🎶Joan Olivella Violins
🎶Pure Acoustic
🎶Steve Burnett Violin Maker
🎶Christian Mueller Violins

www.scotsfiddlefestival.com

✨Friday & Saturday concerts!✨

Friday: Sam Sweeney & Grace Smith Music/Fergal Scahill Music & Fabian Joyce
Saturday: Saltfishforty/Strathspey & Surreal/Youth Engagement Project
Dont miss out, get your tickets now! 🎻🎶🎻🎶
🎟️ - www.scotsfiddlefestival.com

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🎻✨🎻5 days to go🎻✨🎻

We still have some tickets left for workshops - go and treat yourself to some now, you deserve it!

🎟️ Head to our website: www.scotsfiddlefestival.com

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1 WEEK TO GO!!

This time next week we will be settling down to watch our Friday night concert featuring @gracesmithmusic + @samsweeneymusic and @fergalscahillmusic + Fabian Joyce ✨

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A few of our workshops are now sold out!

Don’t worry, we still have some left - make sure to go and book your tickets now so you don’t miss out! 🎟🎻

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✨Saturday Showcase - Plockton Music School 25th Anniversary✨

Join the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music in Plockton as it celebrates its 25th anniversary with a special concert for our festival, uniting current and former students 🎻

🎟 www.scotsfiddlefestival.com

Have you got a Festival Saver ticket yet? 🎻

This brilliant ticket gives entry to BOTH evening concerts, ALL Showcases, and a donation to the Festival Club!! ✨

🎟️ Head to www.scotsfiddlefestival.com to buy yours now

(Please note this ticket does not include entry to any workshops or the Ceilidh)

✨Cello workshops✨

We have two amazing cellists hosting workshops at this years festival!

Join Alice Allen in her ‘Cello Tone’ workshop 🎶

Juliette Lemoine is hosting her ‘Interpreting Tunes for the Cello’ 🎶

🎟️ - www.scotsfiddlefestival.com

🎶Trad Tunes for Bairns🎶
You’re never too young to have fun at the Scots Fiddle Festival!
Join Celine Donoghue Music for some family-friendly singing and dancing ✨
For ages 0 - 7
Minimum of one accompanying adult per group
FREE ENTRY (donations invited)
No need to book - just come along!

Two weeks to go until the start of the Scots Fiddle Festival 2025!!
Get into the festival spirit and get yourself some fiddle festival merch 👕🎻

Buy yours now at www.mudchutney.co.uk/.../scots-fi...

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It’s not just fiddles at the Scots Fiddle Festival! Head to our website to check out our mixed instrument workshops - www.scotsfiddlefestival.com 🎟️

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Rose Logan has spent time immersed in both Scottish and Norwegian folk music. She looks forward to sharing her passion for the tunes, stories and traditions of these countries in her workshop ‘From Shieling to Støl’ which will take place on Sunday 16th November 🎻

🎟️- www.scotsfiddlefestival.com

✨Workshop - Séan Gray✨
Originally from Coylton, Seán Gray is a much sought-after guitarist, flautist & singer who has collaborated with many of the leading names in folk music.
Join him in his workshop ‘Arrangement & Accompaniment’ on Sunday 16th November 🎶
🎟️ - www.scotsfiddlefestival.com

✨Workshop - Alistair McCulloch✨
Alistair has performed and taught all over the world and is a long-established fiddle tutor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Join him in his workshop ‘Ayrshire fiddle traditions’ on Sunday 16th November 🎻

🎟️- www.scotsfiddlefestival.com

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✨Workshop - Lauren Collier✨
Talented Scottish musician Lauren Collier, is making a name for her virtuosity on the fiddle and captivating vocals.
Join her for her workshop ‘World Music and Arrangement’ on Sunday 16th November 🎻
🎟️- www.scotsfiddlefestival.com

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✨Workshop - Innes Watson✨

Join Innes in his workshop ‘Rhythm in melody’ on Sunday 16th November 🎻

🎟️ - www.scotsfiddlefestival.com

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✨Workshop - Graham Mackenzie✨
Join Graham in his workshop ‘Exploring a new tune’ on Sunday 16th November 🎻

He will be launching his second book of his own music at the fiddle festival!

🎟️- www.scotsfiddlefestival.com

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✨Workshop - Sally Simpson✨

Join Sally in her workshop ‘Double Stopping Focus’ on Sunday 16th November 🎻

🎟️ www.scotsfiddlefestival.com

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✨One month to go until this years Scots Fiddle Festival!!!✨
Our Saturday night concert is going to be a special one - our very own Youth Engagement Project led by Lauren McColl, Strathspey & Surreal and Saltfishforty!! - Saturday 15th November @ 7:30pm 🎻
🎟️ - www.scotsfiddlefestival.com

✨One month to go until this years Scots Fiddle Festival begins!!!✨

Get your tickets for our first performance of the weekend - Fergal Scahill & Fabian Joyce and Grace Smith & Sam Sweeney - Friday 14th November @ 7:30pm 🎻

🎟️ Find tickets at www.scotsfiddlefestival.com

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✨Workshop - Robbie Greig✨

Join the only ever recipient of the Niel Gow Fiddle Award, Robbie Greig Music, in his ‘Playing with singers’ workshop on Sunday 16th November.

Head to our website to read more about Robbie 🎻

🎟️ - www.scotsfiddlefestival.com

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Celine, a graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS), has performed and tutored extensively throughout Scotland and the world.

Join her for her workshop ‘Beginner Scottish tunes’ on Sunday 16th November 🎻
🎟️Find tickets for the workshop at www.scotsfiddlefestival.com

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✨Workshops - Juliette Lemoine, Madeleine Stewart & Heather Cartwright✨

🎻Join Juliette in her ‘Interpreting tunes for cello’ workshop
🎻Join Madeleine in her ‘Chords & improvisation’ workshop
🎻Join Heather in her ‘Ornamentation’ workshop

🎟️ - www.scotsfiddlefestival.com

✨Sunday Workshops✨

We have a brilliant selection of workshops for you on Sunday 16th November!

Find out more on our website and get your tickets from www.scotsfiddlefestival.com 🎟️

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Get your dancing shoes on and join Bella McNab's Dance Band on Saturday 15th November for a fabulous night of dancing!
The band is delighted to be back at the Fiddle Festival with a great selection of tunes with dancing expertly talked through by caller, Dave Francis.
🎟️www.scotsfiddlefestival.com