Adam Sutherland (fiddle), Pete MacCallum (guitar), Arthur Coates (mixed instruments) and Iona Fyfe (voice) will be teaching tunes and songs including those from 'Our Living Rivers and Glens'. This will be extra special as Arthur and Iona are from the Huntly area and this is reflected in their work for the project.

Acclaimed musicians Hamish Napier, Arthur Coates, Paul Anderson, Shona Donaldson and poet Sheena Blackhall to celebrate the music and songs of Deeside. Hear old stories and folklore as well as new pieces which were written as part of The Dee and Don Ceilidh Collective Our Living Rivers and Glens Project. This concert is part of the Tarland Food and Music Festival.

We are restarting our program, with our favourite mix of workshops and some sessioning to get your musical juices flowing again. We will focus on learning and performing tunes and songs from our 2021 project 'Our Living Rivers and Glens' with Shona Donaldson (voice), Charlie McKerron (fiddle), Arthur Coates (mixed instruments) and Steve Garrett (guitar). There is a fabulous evening BBQ provided by the local community, who are also providing lunch and teabreaks during the day. Just what we all need after this very long, enforced hiatus! Camping is available next to the hall for those that wish to stay over.

Recording of our live streamed event on 12th December 2021.

Our 9 fantastic composers for ‘Our Living Rivers and Glens’ (Paul Anderson Adam Sutherland Charlie McKerron Arthur Coates Hamish Napier Fraser Fifield Iona Fyfe Jenny Sturgeon and Shona Donaldson) will feature in a free online finale gig including performances and interviews, alongside Gill Russell and Pete Stollery who curated the media map. We will also introduce and launch the beautiful new book at the gig. We’d love to see you there to celebrate the project! The broadcast will be LIVE on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/deedonceilidhcollective (follow us) and on our YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC28H9uPkIKgU-VX_f99GbMA (please subscribe) at 7.30pm on Sunday 12th December.

A beautiful new book ‘Our Living Rivers and Glens’ is at the printers after some amazing design work by Gill Russell and Richy Lamb. It has imagery and words of sky, springs, waterways, trees, stones and people from the entries to the on-line media map, the sheet music with guitar chords for the new tunes and songs and named recognition for the 80 of you who have contributed to the project in so many different ways. The base price of the book is £10 plus postage and packing - there is an option to pay more if you are able, have loved this project and would like to support further events and projects from the Collective. We are aiming to ship during the week commencing 13th December - in time for festive gift giving - barring power cuts, paper shortages, pandemic variants and postal problems! Pre-order here: https://deedonceilidhcollective.com/olrag-book

Join us for an evening of insight and discussion on traditional music projects in the community. We'll hear from three traditional music organisations running educational activities in north-east Scotland about their work. Presenters will showcase their projects, discuss the successes and issues faced in carrying out their work and share any lessons learned in the process. We'll hear from: SC&T Youth SC&T Youth currently provides exciting, high quality online opportunities for young people interested in Scottish traditional music! This includes weekly classes, taster sessions, a summer Youth Camp, and fantastic Spotlight Sessions. The majority of our events are totally free to make it as accessible as possible for every young person. www.scottishculture.org/youth Dee and Don Ceilidh Collective Their project entitled 'Our Living Rivers and Glens - a musical exploration', is funded by Creative Scotland and aims to encourage participants to explore and respond creatively to their local environment and our unique local landscapes. Through the educational strand of the project, participants also learn new music created by guest composers. Gathering together to play and enjoy music both on and offline is another important project activity. www.deedonceilidhcollective.com Ballad School As part of the new North East Ballad School project Janice Clark ran a series of ten, one-hour, on-line workshops for adult singers who were interested in learning some of the beautiful North East Ballads. www.northeastballadschool.com Presentations will be followed by a discussion. Audiences will be most welcome to contribute.

Trad music awards live from Glasgow, hosted by Mary Ann Kennedy and Alistair Heather. 'Our Living Rivers and Glens' has been nominated for Community Project of the Year.

Our Living Rivers and Glens project from The Dee and Don Ceilidh Collective present a free online singing and guitar workshop with experienced tutors Pete and Carola MacCallum. Join them to learn both the song and accompaniment to Jenny Sturgeons song Spinning Discs which was inspired by all of the responses to the map.

Our Living Rivers and Glens project from The Dee and Don Ceilidh Collective present a free online music workshop with fiddler Adam Sutherland. Adam will be teaching his new composition inspired by The Cabrach. Suitable for all instruments.

Our Living Rivers and Glens project from The Dee and Don Ceilidh Collective present a free music workshop with multi instrumentalist Arthur Coates. Suitable for all instruments. Learn Arthur's new tune "The Picardy Stone".

Our Living Rivers and Glens project from The Dee and Don Ceilidh Collective present a free workshop, via zoom with multi instrumentalist Fraser Fifield. Suitable for all instruments. Fraser will teach his new tune "Our Rivers and Glens" inspired by the media map.

Our Living Rivers and Glens project from The Dee and Don Ceilidh Collective present a free beginners/intermediate music workshop with Averil Blackhall. Experienced tutor Averil Blackhall will teach a tune from the project at a slow and steady pace.

Our Living Rivers and Glens project from The Dee and Don Ceilidh Collective present a free online melodyand guitar workshop with Charlie McKerrons and Pete MacCallum. Join them to learn both Charlies new tune and accompaniment to Jwhich was inspired by the responses to the map. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/2YZMzbM Our 9 composers have now written their tunes and songs inspired by the media map ( https://bit.ly/DDCCmediamap ) and are ready to share them with you through an online workshop! It's a great chance to learn a brand new tune or song from the composer or tutor involved and get an insight into what inspired them

Our Living Rivers and Glens project from The Dee and Don Ceilidh Collective present a free music workshop via zoom with Paul Anderson. Suitable for intermediate/advanced melody players. Paul will be teaching some of his tunes inspired by Hosie's Well, Millert of Rhynie and The battle of Essie.

Come an jyne a ceilidh wi Grace Banks an the Dee & Don Ceilidh Collective - guid craic wi music, sang, wird and pictures inspired by nature.

This ceilidh is a wee celebratory reflection of an on-going project led by the Dee & Don Ceilidh Collective (D&DCC) - folk have shared their personal touch of the land on a communal story map. Their contributions have provided the stimulus for composers to create new musical and song pieces which will then be shared with the community. This unique ceilidh evening will be led by Grace, and in atween her tale-telling, there'll be opportunity to hear some participants tell their stories through word, song, picture or music and hopefully from the composers too!

In partnership with the Scottish International Storytelling Festival.

Our Living Rivers and Glens project from The Dee and Don Ceilidh Collective present a free singing workshop via zoom with Grace Banks. Suitable for all levels of singer. Grace will be teaching Shona Donaldson's song "Dear Mither" inspired by the redwood trees at Aboyne Castle estate.

Our Living Rivers and Glens project from The Dee and Don Ceilidh Collective present a free workshop via zoom with multi instrumentalist Hamish Napier. Learn Hamish's new piece inspired by the Wells of Dee. Suitable for all instruments.

Our Living Rivers and Glens project from The Dee and Don Ceilidh Collective present a free singing workshop with Iona Fyfe. Suitable for all levels of singer. Learn Iona's new song inspired by The Meeting o the Waters.

Come along to an informal concert with tutors from the Dee and Don Ceilidh Collective as well as local musicians and singers and perhaps even have a dance or two! There will also be a chance to sign up on the day if you fancy sharing your party piece with us!

Join experienced singing tutor Grace Banks for an informal singing session. No singing experience needed. Children are welcome if accompanied by an adult.