What Will This Daytime Workshop Cover?

Join acclaimed local Strathspey musician and composer Hamish Napier for an imersive day delving into top trad tunes, arrangements and creativity. This workshop is designed for players who want to deepen their skills and explore traditional Scottish tunes in a welcoming group setting.

We will focus on:

🎵 Expanding your trad session tune repertoire
🎶 Learn a few cracking local tunes from Badenoch & Strathspey

🎻 Exploring ornaments and variations to bring melodies to life
🎼 Learning how to arrange music for small folk ensembles

Who is this for?

Open to adult instrumentalists (ages 16+) with some experience in traditional music. Suitable for both by-ear players and readers (those who can read a little music). Players of all melody instruments (e.g. fiddle, flute, whistle, accordion, etc.) and accompaniment instruments (e.g. guitar, piano) are welcome!

This event is in collaboration with Fèis Rois - we are very excited to invite attendees of their adult learning programme from Inverness, Rosshire and surround areas to come to Badenoch and join us for this extra large ensemble workshop.

Open to people age 16+ who play a folk instrument at intermediate to advanced level. If you are a beginner please get in touch with Hamish directly on hamishnapier@mac.com and he will try to connect you with a suitable music tutor.

What do I need to bring along with me?

Please bring with you:

• your instrument(s)
• a recording device (e.g. the voice memos app on your phone or a handheld recorder)
• paper and a mechanical pencil (or pencil)
• a few quid for the money jar (for tea, buscuits and home baking in the break)

What do I need to bring along with me?

Please bring with you:

• your instrument(s)
• a recording device (e.g. the voice memos app on your phone or a handheld recorder)
• paper and a mechanical pencil (or pencil)
• a few quid cash for the money jar (for teas, biscuits and home-baking in the break)
• ...and a bit of enthusiasm and self- belief.

📌 Join us for a year of great music, learning, and community!

Have you spotted our regular event series....
🎶 Please note, there is also a series of monthly workshops held in the Iona Gallery in Kingussie. These are listed in a separate Eventbrite page, more info on those here.

Always teas, biscuits, banter and home baking at the interval! It's a very relaxed and welcoming atmosphere.

Workshop Series

Have you also spotted the Storylands Sessions 'Wordplay - Stories & Poetry' workshops run each month by writers like Merryn Glover, Andrea Turner, Karen Hodgson Pryce and Barbara Henderson? They take place in person at the Folk Museum in Newtonmore and Online, and there is even a workshop for Young Folk.

Storylands Sessions - Community Concert Events

These workshops are part of a wider programme of the Storylands Sessions. An initiative of Badenoch Heritage, the Sessions are a series of community music and story events celebrating the traditions and contemporary culture of Badenoch The Storylands.

The high point of the Storylands Sessions is the monthly Storylands Sessions Show, where interested workshop participants and the wider community come together in a celebratory and inclusive event. See this link for info and bookings.

Storylands Sessions is proud to be funded by Creative Scotland and private sponsors. If you would like to sponsor us plese visit our sponsorship page here.

Storylands Sessions proudly presents this event in collaboration with Fèis Rois.