Tinto Summer School 2016
I was delighted to be asked to return to the Tinto Tasters as a tutor in July. I first taught at the tasters in the summer of 2014 and it was brilliant. I was asked to tutor again last…
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piano | flute | whistle | composition
I was delighted to be asked to return to the Tinto Tasters as a tutor in July. I first taught at the tasters in the summer of 2014 and it was brilliant. I was asked to tutor again last…
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A podcast dedicated to the world of Irish dance music. Presented by Tina Jordan Rees. This episode: July 2016 REELS – Fire Dance (Gary Currie & Michelle O’Leary) HEAVY JIGS – All Around The World (Gerry Conlon & Seamus O’Sullivan) HORNPIPES –…
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I’ve had a few things on this month with Top Floor Taivers. I love the varied work that we get to experience. Have a read of what we’ve been up to. Culross Festival On the 12th June we were invited to…
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We had an absolutely fantastic time at the first G&T Day on Saturday 21st May. It took place in St Peter’s Hall, Partick, which is a lovely wee space. We had 12 musicians for the workshops which was great. Gráinne…
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Welcome to the brand new Irish Dance Music Podcast, a podcast dedicated to the world of Irish Dance Music. Presented by Tina Jordan Rees. You can subscribe to it on iTunes or listen on here. [iframe style=”border: none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/destination/id/374710/height/360/width/640/theme/legacy/autoplay/no/autonext/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/no-cache/true/” height=”360″ width=”640″ scrolling=”no”…
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I had a lovely time on Islay this weekend playing for a wedding alongside Gráinne Brady, Fiona Black and Jenn Butterworth. We arrived on Friday night and went to the Port Charlotte Hotel for a lovely meal followed by a…
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The last tune I wrote (Zoe’s Globe) was in G minor. I must still be in G minor mode as so is this latest tune. Week 48 #tuneoftheweek is a jig I composed on the piano last week. I didn’t…
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I enjoyed a great run of gigs through Live Music Now Scotland at the end of February and over March. I started with a gig at Seafield Community Centre with Kristan Harvey. This was a public concert where members from…
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I’m looking forward to heading down to the Bury Met for this year’s Big Whistle Festival. I’ll be giving an Improver’s Whistle Workshop on Saturday 7th May at 11.30am where we’ll be looking at how to progress further. Then in the…
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