Event Archive

2007

October

• Button Boxes and Moothies: A Free Reed Convention

  26 - 28 October 2007

  A unique celebration of small 'free-reed' instruments, including mouth organs, concertinas, melodeons, diatonic button accordions, and Jews harps, the convention will be just the place to enjoy the appealing music of these delightful instruments from some of the very best talents around, both local to Scotland and from further afield....

September

• Between the Sacred and the Secular: Exploring the Soirée in North-East Scottish Coastal Communities

  25 September 2007, 19:30 - 23:59

  Elphinstone Institute Public Lecture Series

July

• The Traditional Singing Weekend at Cullerlie

  20 - 22 July 2007

  The Festival is a unique celebration, bringing together outstanding traditional singers from Scotland, England, and Ireland.

June

• Boaties Craft Residency

  29 June - 24 August 2007

  A residency program for traditional model-making apprenticeships.

March

• A Boorach an' a Barrie Nicht

  30 March 2007

  Celebrating the Oral and Cultural Traditions of Scottish Travellers

• The Third UK Graduate Conference in Folklore and Ethnology

  23 - 25 March 2007

  A conference for graduate students in Folklore and Ethnology

2006

July

• North Atlantic Fiddle Convention (NAFCo) 2006

  26 - 30 July 2006

  Celebrating the excellence of traditional fiddlers, fiddle music and dance from countries around the North Atlantic

May

• The Poetry of North East Scotland: Beyond Sentiment

  23 May 2006, 19:30 - 23:59

  Elphinstone Institute Public Lecture Series

April

• What is North-East Fiddle Style?

  18 April 2006, 19:30 - 23:59

  Elphinstone Institute Public Lecture

March

• New Songs in the Bothy: From George Bruce Thomson to Ian Middleton

  21 March 2006, 19:30 - 23:59

  Elphinstone Institute Public Lecture Series