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Online Workshop with Rua MacMillan

September 21, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

An ONLINE Workshop Series – for Members Only

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Hailing from Nairn, Rua Macmillan is one of Scotland’s top fiddlers. Having graduated with a B.A.(Hons) in Scottish Music from the R.S.A.M.D. (now Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), and being awarded the prestigious title of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year in 2009, Rua has toured extensively throughout Europe and North America, inlcuding performances at some of the world’s most prominent Folk Festivals, including  Celtic Connections (Sco), Cambridge (Eng), Ortigeuira (Spn), and Winnipeg (Can). His debut album, ‘Tyro’ (CDTRAX346) was voted instrumental album of the year in the Fatea Awards, and was picked by Songlines Magazine as a ‘Top of the World’ album.

In 2014, Rua joined the multi-awardwinning Blazin’ Fiddles

In addition to touring, Rua is in great demand as a tutor, and teaches regularly with Fèis Rois, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow Fiddle Workshop, as well as internationally.

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We encourage people to tip the workshop leader if you can via Paypal, directly to the leader’s account.  Touring musicians have had all of their gigs cancelled and this is a chance to help them out.

These are intermediate workshops.  Any member can participate online.

This will be a Zoom meeting – Members will receive the Zoom link via email the day before the workshop.

Details

Date:
September 21, 2020
Time:
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Venue

Zoom meeting
MA United States

Organizer

Katharine MacPhail
Email
macphailkat@gmail.com