Thursday 19 February 2015

Friends of Wighton - Cappuccino Concert

Gerda Stevenson
From Sheena Wellington :

This Saturday 21st February at the Wighton Heritage Centre, Central Library - 11am (coffee available from 10.30am).

Gerda Stevenson, singer/songwriter and Kyrre Slind, multi-instrumentalist.

Gerda Stevenson trained at R.A.D.A., London, winning the Vanbrugh Award. She has worked on stage, television, radio and film throughout Britain and abroad. In 2014, she was nominated as one the Saltire Society's outstanding women of Scotland.   

From the Stevenson family of musicians (her father the composer/pianist Ronald, sister composer/harper Savourna, and niece composer/fiddler Anna-Wendy), Gerda is known for her singing in many theatre productions.

Kyrre Slind is a brilliant musician from Norway now living in Kerry.  He plays several instruments like the Renaissance lute, acoustic guitar, banjo and sitar.  He sings Gregorian chants too.  His music is deeply rooted in the power of nature and he is an accompanist of great sensitivity and skill.

Tickets are £5 at the door.