About Flutefling
Classes, workshops and tuition for traditional flute and whistle players in Edinburgh and beyond.
Flutefling Description
Based in Portobello, Edinburgh, FluteFling workshops are for traditional flute and whistle players of all abilities and experience. Simple system wooden flutes, modern Boehm system, whistles and low whistles welcome.
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Munro Gauld, who taught at the Edinburgh weekend returns to Bellfield at the end of June to play in a ceilidh with Hud Yer Wheesht. Fiddler Fiona Farris is also in the lineup and can be heard on the stunning Lùs Collective recordings on SoundCloud alongside Munro.
Some more photos from the weekend. Fluters, whistlers and their flutes and whistles! https://photos.app.goo.gl/9R7H1MBrWhR2kyg B7
Fabulous photos from David Flett of the 6th FluteFling Edinburgh Weekend.
Thanks to Dr Sarah Deter at the University Historical Musical Instruments Collection, our wonderful tutors this year - Rebecca Knorr, Claire Mann and Munro Gauld. Also to the Cathal McConnell Trio for their special performance at Bellfield. And importantly to everyone who came and supported and took part in the weekend!
Something to think about in this great blog post from Dr. Jessica Quiñones, regardless of your instrument.
Looking forward to this!
Cathal McConnell (flute, whistles, song), Karen Marshalsay (Scottish harp) and Kathryn Nicoll (fiddle, viola) in an acoustic concert.
Cathal McConnell is one of traditional music’s true legends. As a founder of Boys of the Lough he has taken Irish music round the world, touring the US countless times and entertaining audiences with his sweetly sung ballads, his lightly worn tin whistle and flute virtuosity and his inimi...table drolleries.
A one-man carrying stream of tradition, McConnell has music and song in his blood and he is particularly in his element when accompanied by his superbly talented friends, fiddler and violist Kathryn Nicoll and harper Karen Marshalsay, delivering the ‘pure drop’ and roguish charm that won him a Herald Angel award at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2015.
An evening with Cathal McConnell in any situation is time well spent and this evening with the Cathal McConnell Trio is sure to be musically enriching, hugely rewarding and a whole lot of fun.
The concert rounds off a day of flute and whistle workshops as part of FluteFling’s 6th Annual Edinburgh Weekend. Please note that the concert will last approximately 75 minutes and there will be no interval.
Unfortunately a bar will no longer be available. However, drink is allowed, so feel free to bring your own.
Doors open 18:00
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NEW - Traditional Workshop for Boehm flutes I will be running an extra workshop on the 2nd March for Boehm system flutes, covering ornamentation, tone, style and a few choice tunes in keys such as G minor, Bb, F, C and D minor. All Boehm (and Radcliff) players welcome. The Workshop will be held from 2-4pm in the lovely Lesser Hall, Partick Burgh Hall, 9 Burgh Hall Street, Glasgow G11 5LN. The fee for this extra Workshop will be £20/£17 concessions.
The 6th annual FluteFling Scottish Flute Weekend will take place in Edinburgh 26-28 April 2019, with a day of workshops on Saturday 27 April.
Promoting the traditional flute revival and whistle playing in Scotland, the event centres upon a day of workshops, special guests and sessions.
This year, multi-instrumentalist Claire Mann returns, this time as a tutor after last years guest appearance. She will be joined by Edinburgh's amazing Rebecca Knorr and a third tutor is to be... announced.
Add in performances and sessions and the scene is set for another memorable weekend for trad flutes and whistles in Edinburgh.
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Glasgow FluteFling workshops will soon be restarting for 2019 - on the 19th January, 16th February, 16th March and 13th April. All workshops run from 2-4pm in the lovely Lesser Hall, Partick Burgh Hall, 9 Burgh Hall Street, Glasgow G11 5LN. Price £15/£12 concessions. The workshops are suitable for keyed and unkeyed flutes and low and high D whistles, and will cover all aspects of playing traditional Scottish and Irish music on those instruments. Hope to see you there! Sharon Newton Creasey
Looking forward to starting up the Workshops again!
Traditional flute and whistle workshops led by Sharon Creasey. Come along to learn and develop traditional techniques while building up a repertoire from Scotland, Ireland and beyond.
The workshops are for flute and whistle, covering all aspects of playing traditional Scottish and Irish music on flutes (keyed, unkeyed and Boehm systems) and whistles (low and high D).
FluteFling monthly Saturday afternoon workshops are held in Portobello, Edinburgh and providing flute and whistle players with inspiration, ideas and support to further develop their music.
Led by traditional flute and whistle player Gordon Turnbull in a relaxed setting, come along to learn and develop traditional techniques while building up a repertoire from Scotland, Ireland and beyond.
The workshop will feature techniques for learning new tunes by ear and working with mus...ic from the repertoire archive. Some details will be emailed to participants in advance.
For more information and resources: www.flutefling.co.uk
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Cathal McConnell in fine form, doing what only he can do...
Jean-Michel Veillon shared this link of a performance from the 1980s. Enjoy!
A flute-heavy feast this weekend in Edinburgh with local players Tom Oakes and Niall Kenny right in the mix. Workshops, concerts and multiple sessions - there is something for everyone. Hope to see you there!