SMG is a community-based charity located in Edinburgh, offering classes for anyone aged 16+, sessions, ceilidhs, and other social events.
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2008-09 memberships 566 classes 51 enrolments 858
Scots Music Group Classes in 2009
Our spring term of classes starts on Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 January 2009.
Absolute beginner’s classes taking in new learners in bodhran, cello, chanter, fiddle, moothie, melodeon, guitar, whistle, Scottish smallpipes, song, ceilidh dance and Scots step dance
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News of our funding campaign and press information
Look here for news of our funding campaign and press information.
News
Funding update - 1st December 2008
We have put together information on how you can help us to ensure we can continue to share our music song and dance beyond March 2009. More information
Are you looking for opportunities to get out and play?
People often contact us looking for traditional musicians to play &/or sing at local community events. If you’d like a chance to get out and perform at events, and want your details included on an email list, please contact Ros in the office. You can also email Ros if you are looking for performers to add something to an event you are planning
Looking for a ceilidh band?
What do you call a gaggle of late learner, wannabee, has been, never were, would like to be, keen enthusiastic musicians ?
Answer: Ceilidh Caleerie
Ceilidh Caleerie are a motley crew of players who have all at some stage progressed through traditional music classes with the Scots Music Group over the years, and still come back for more! There are fiddles, pipes, whistlers, mandolins, guitars, accordions, bodhrans, many other instruments. Their main aim is to share some of their unbridled love of traditional music with unsuspecting members of the public and get them up on the dance floor enjoying themselves. They have built up a repertoire of tunes for dancing. Ceilidh Caleerie are happy to provide their services to charities, voluntary organisations and good causes. They are just keen to play music, and only charge a smidgin compared to professional ceilidh band just to cover their basic costs. The only catch is that the band is big, and and typically 20 or more of them will turn up for a gig!
For further details please contact Ros
Trip to Spain
Members of Ceilidh Caleerie and Sarah Northcott’s daytime Mixed Instrument class are planning a trip to Alcossebre in Spain in June 2009. The group will perform and teach Scots music and dance at a number of events, with the aim of raising money for a local cerebral palsy charity.
Sue Sellar, who is a member of the daytime Mixed Instrument class is co-ordinating the trip. The group are looking for a piper and some dancers to join them. It may also be possible for more musicians to get involved. For more information contact Ros
Sangstream sing with Mairi & Dave at the Trad Music Awards
You can see Mairi, Dave and Sangstream ending the Trad Music Awards ceremony with Auld Lang Syne here. Their performance is about 1hour 24 minutes in to the video
