As part of Creative Scotland 2012, Trad Trails, a joint venture between
Feis Rois and the Traditional Music and Song Association (TMSA), offers
exciting performances and friendly music sessions showcasing Scotland ’s
world renowned folk music heritage.
Trad Trails will bring five of its brightest and best young musicians
to Dundee on 31st July and 1st August. There will be informal sessions at Discovery
Point and Verdant Works on Tuesday and a Lunchtime Recital at the Wighton
Heritage Centre at 1.15pm on Wednesday afternoon.
Their visit to the city will end with a flourish in a Gala Ceilidh on
the Frigate Unicorn on Wednesday 1st August, starting 7.30pm, with their
special guests, singer Sheena Wellington, fiddler Karen Hannah and piper Kyle
"Brave" Howie. Tickets, price
£8/£6, are available from the Frigate Unicorn, phone 200900, email roderick.stewart@frigateunicorn.org
or at the door.
Sheena, who is patron of TMSA, said "I am delighted that Dundee will get the chance to see and hear these stars of
the future. It's especially good that
they will be heard in some of our most interesting venues and that they will
have a chance to enjoy the unique atmosphere and great acoustics of Dundee 's own Frigate Unicorn. Songs, tunes and dancing -
what more could you ask for?"
The Trad Trail musicians are:
Ali Levack is a piper and whistle player from Maryburgh
who previously attended Sgoil Chùil na Gàidhealtachd and next year is
commencing his studies on the B.A. Scottish Music (Piping) course at the Royal
Conservatoire of Scotland.
Eilidh Ramsay is a fiddle player and singer from Jamestown who is studying French and History at Glasgow University
and will be spending next year in Brittany
as an English language assistant.
Sally Simpson comes from Portobello in Edinburgh and plays the fiddle, piano and clàrsach.
She has spent the past year at Sgoil Chùil na Gàidhealtachd and will be joining
Ali in Glasgow
next year studying B.A. Scottish Music.
Alasdair Paul comes from Aultbea in Wester Ross and plays
the guitar. He has just completed his first year studying B.Mus. Folk and
Traditional Music at Newcastle
University
Steaphanaidh Chaimbeul is originally from Sleat but now lives in
Kyle and has spent the last six years at St. Mary’s Music
School in Edinburgh . She plays clàrsach and sings in Gaelic on the Trad Trails
Tour but also plays pedal harp, saxophone and clarinet.