Glasgow School Of Folk

Folk music summer school for adults, based in the West-End of Glasgow brought to you by @laurabethsalter @adamfiddle @CalumMaccrimmon & John Somerville

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Good morning School of Folk-ers! We hope you enjoyed day one. Today we have workshops from your four core tutors, plus a special guest song workshop with @fionahscotssong AND our xmas jumper sesion tonight! Here's Fiona being blummin marvelous
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Behind the scenes! @CalumMaccrimmon teaching a puirt à beul to his whistle class earlier

[Andrena Campbell Ballantyne @AnniCampbell1]

@school_of_folk And it’s absolutely brilliant! ✨

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School of Folk is go! @laurabethsalter taught Fraser Shaw's tune, Angus MacKenzie this morning, and now @adamfiddle is onto his techniques for fiddle class

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The GSOF team are John Somerville (accordion), @CalumMaccrimmon (whistle) @adamfiddle (fiddle) @laurabethsalter (mandolin) and we're going to be star guest tutor extraordinaire @fionahscotssong for a song workshop on Sunday. Yahoo!

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Its almost time for Glasgow Winter School of Folk Online! We're glad to say that the event is to capacity, and our tutors are geared up to deliver some great workshops, and lead some sessions over the weekend. Yahoo!

[Adam Sutherland @adamfiddle]

Fancy it? 🎶🎻

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Half way to our Winter Glasgow School of Folk being fully subscribed! Thanks folkies :-)
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Register at https://t.co/03vDIYhnqm

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Winter is coming! And so is the Winter Glasgow School of Folk - zoom workshops and sessions; mandolin @laurabethsalter fiddle w @adamfiddle @CalumMaccrimmon #johnsomerville and @fionahscotssong
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We're delighted to announce Winter Glasgow School of Folk over zoom on the 5th and 6th of December. We're still finalising details, so watch this space for info on tickets and workshops. The GSOF team x

#johnsomerville #accordion #whistle #mandolin #fiddle

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That's a wrap folks! We finished off proceedings with tunes, songs, hats and drams over zoom last night! Thanks to our wonderful participants for joining @fionahscotssong, @adamfiddle, @laurabethsalter, @CalumMaccrimmon & John Somerville for a farewell jam to remember!
#GSOF2020

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Don't forget that 4pm today is you chance to get the vocal cords going with the amazingly talented Fiona Hunter.

Check out her version of Cruel Mother here!

@fionahscotssong

https://t.co/EAMJ4ue2sk

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LB taught us this fab Olav Luksengard Mjelva of SVER to start the day. Now its onto tune writing with Adam!
https://t.co/egJf3lInSy

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11am: Scandi tunes for mando with LB (all welcome)
12pm : Tune writing with Adam
2pm : Gaelic melodies for whistle with Calum (all welcome)
3pm : Catchy tunes for accordion with John (all welcome)
4pm : Special guest Fiona Hunter - Song for all!
7pm : Farewell Session over zoom

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Our tutor-led zoom session was good craic last night! We had Calum and LB in one house and John and Adam in another, joined by folkies all over the UK and even America!
#GSOF2020

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Thanks to everyone who came along to our first day of workshops, and to all the tutors - it takes some getting used to teaching over zoom! Now I think we all deserve a refreshment or two and then tunes from 7pm! More workshops from 11am tomorrow :-) #GSOF2020

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This year's real life event was going to feature our first ever guest tutors - @abmassie on mixed instruments and @fionahscotssong on song and YES they're joining us for #GSOF2020 online! Anna will be doing a guitar workshop at 4pm today and Fiona a song workshop 4pm tomorrow!

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It's 'Catchy Tunes for Accordion' right now with the one and only John Somerville!
#GSOF2020