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SUMMARY:Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas: Highlanders Farewell
DESCRIPTION:A live virtual concert on Friday\, March 12\, 2021\, 7:30pm Eastern Time \nThe Boston Scottish Fiddle Club is excited to be taking part in the Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas live virtual concert\, Highlander’s Farewell\, being held on Friday\, March 12\, 2021 at 7:30pm Eastern Time. \nThe concert will be the third in a series of six retrospective concerts celebrating the music that Alasdair & Natalie have recorded over the past 20 years. Each concert will contain totally different music from the other shows. \nFollowing the performance\, the audience will be invited to jump onto a Zoom call with Alasdair & Natalie so everyone can have a post-concert social gathering! \nAlasdair and Natalie \nThe musical partnership between Alasdair Fraser\, long regarded as Scotland’s premier fiddle ambassador\, and the sizzlingly-talented Californian cellist Natalie Haas may not seem an obvious one\, but the duo’s dazzling teamwork\, driving rhythms\, and their shared passion for improvising on the melody and the groove of Scottish tunes has helped reconstruct and revive the Scottish tradition of playing dance music on violin and cello. They have toured internationally for over twenty years\, wowing audiences at festivals and concerts worldwide with their unique sound and have released six critically acclaimed and award winning albums along the way. \nThe Boston Scottish Fiddle Club receives a portion of the ticket proceeds so be sure to use our specific link to purchase tickets. \nTickets: \n\n$20 General\n$30 Family/Household\n$10 Student\n$5 Times are Hard\n$50 Music Supporter\n\nPurchase Tickets \n 
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/alasdair-fraser-natalie-haas-highlanders-farewell/
LOCATION:Online via link
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210307T151500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210307T161500
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SUMMARY:Workshops with Katie McNally - Sunday Meeting
DESCRIPTION:For Members only\n\nKatie McNally has made waves in both the American folk music scene and abroad since the release of her debut album\, Flourish\, in 2013. Her latest project synthesizes her elegant and powerful fiddle playing with the talents of genre-crossing pianist Neil Pearlman and bluegrass phenom Shauncey Ali on viola.\n\nZoom Workshop Schedule:\n\n2:00 – 3:00pm Beginner/Intermediate workshop\n(learn tunes at a slower pace)\n3:00 – 3:15 Break\n3:15 – 4:15 Intermediate/Advanced workshop\n(faster-paced and more advanced)\n\n\n\n* Members will receive the Zoom link the day before the workshop.
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/workshops-with-katie-mcnally-sunday-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Zoom meeting\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210307T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210307T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210224T165854Z
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SUMMARY:Workshops with Katie McNally - Sunday Meeting
DESCRIPTION:For Members only\n\nKatie McNally has made waves in both the American folk music scene and abroad since the release of her debut album\, Flourish\, in 2013. Her latest project synthesizes her elegant and powerful fiddle playing with the talents of genre-crossing pianist Neil Pearlman and bluegrass phenom Shauncey Ali on viola.\n\nZoom Workshop Schedule:\n\n2:00 – 3:00pm Beginner/Intermediate workshop\n(learn tunes at a slower pace)\n3:00 – 3:15 Break\n3:15 – 4:15 Intermediate/Advanced workshop\n(faster-paced and more advanced)\n\n\n\n* Members will receive the Zoom link the day before the workshop.
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/workshops-with-katie-mcnally-sunday-meeting/
LOCATION:Zoom meeting\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210222T020000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210222T020000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200812T022304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210207T215608Z
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SUMMARY:Online Workshop with Douglas Montgomery
DESCRIPTION:An ONLINE Workshop Series – for Members Only \n_______________ \nDouglas Montgomery  – “I love what I do and I do what I love. I have been teaching the fiddle in Orkney for over 20 years\, 18 of which have been in the primary and secondary schools around the county. I teach around 100 students each week\, am involved in various fiddle bands and orchestras\, both in school and in the community. I perform with Saltfishforty and The Chair and I am the musical director of Orkney Folk: The Gathering. I have been a guest tutor at Newcastle University\, Blazin’ in Beauly and The Cromarty Fiddle Weekend. I have also led workshops at various festivals such as Celtic Colours\, Scots Fiddle Festival\, Cambridge Folk Festival\, Shetland Folk Festival\, Heb Celt and many more.” \n_____________ \nWe 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. \nThese are intermediate workshops.  Any member can participate online. \nThis will be a Zoom meeting – Members will receive the Zoom link via email the day before the workshop.
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/online-workshop-with-douglas-montgomery/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210217T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210217T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20210228T194558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210228T194558Z
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SUMMARY:Scottish Session with Katie McNally & Neil Pearlman
DESCRIPTION:These sessions takes place on the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club Facebook group page.  If you are not a member of that Facebook group you should go to that page  and request to join.  You will be accepted as long it looks like you are a human with no bad intentions.  Anyone can join.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn Wednesday evening when you go to the Facebook group page you should see the Facebook Live event underway or about to begin.\n\nIn lieu of a donation basket at the door you can send a tip to paypal.me/neilpearlman or Venmo: @neil-pearlman.  Select “Send to someone you trust” so there are no fees at their end.\n\n\n\n“See” you at the session!\n\n\n\n\n\nLIST OF POPULAR TUNES played at these sessions here. \nData on which tunes were played each month or frequency of tunes over time:  Lance Ramshaw’s site. \nQuestions?  Send us an email. \n(During non-Covid times these sessions take place in person on the Third Wednesday of each month (September – June) at the Canadian American Club in Watertown\, MA.)
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/scottish-session-with-katie-mcnally-neil-pearlman-11/
LOCATION:Facebook Live
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210207T151500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210207T161500
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200821T205451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T205451Z
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SUMMARY:Online Workshop - Leader TBA
DESCRIPTION:For Members only\n\nZoom Workshop Schedule:\n\n2:00 – 3:00pm Beginner/Intermediate workshop \n(learn tunes at a slower pace)\n3:00 – 3:15 Break\n3:15 – 4:15 Intermediate/Advanced workshop \n(faster-paced and more advanced)\n\n\n\n* Members will receive the Zoom link the day before the workshop.
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/online-workshop-leader-tba-13/
LOCATION:Zoom meeting\, MA\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210207T020000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210207T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200821T205311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T205311Z
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SUMMARY:Online Workshop - Leader TBA
DESCRIPTION:For Members only\n\nZoom Workshop Schedule:\n\n2:00 – 3:00pm Beginner/Intermediate workshop \n(learn tunes at a slower pace)\n3:00 – 3:15 Break\n3:15 – 4:15 Intermediate/Advanced workshop \n(faster-paced and more advanced)\n\n\n\n* Members will receive the Zoom link the day before the workshop.
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/online-workshop-leader-tba-12/
LOCATION:Zoom meeting\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210118T020000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210118T153000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200812T022121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200822T020633Z
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SUMMARY:Online Workshop with Charlie Mckerron
DESCRIPTION:An ONLINE Workshop Series – for Members Only \n_______________ \nCharlie Mckerron has been a major figure in the traditional music scene since the early 1980’s and is internationally regarded as one of Scotland’s finest fiddlers.  He is a key member of the highly successful Capercaillie but has collaborated with many other musicians and played with other noted bands such as SessionA9 and Big Sky Charlie was brought up with the Northeast fiddle tradition learning from his father and Great uncle but has immersed himself in the Gaelic tradition with Capercaillie and in doing so has helped to bring this music to high acclaim on the International stage. \n_____________ \nWe 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. \nThese are intermediate workshops.  Any member can participate online. \nThis will be a Zoom meeting – Members will receive the Zoom link via email the day before the workshop.
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/online-workshop-with-charlie-mckerron/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210103T151500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210103T161500
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200821T204917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200822T020457Z
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SUMMARY:Online Workshop with Natalie Haas
DESCRIPTION:For Members only\n\nZoom Workshop Schedule:\n\n2:00 – 3:00pm Beginner/Intermediate workshop \n(learn tunes at a slower pace)\n3:00 – 3:15 Break\n3:15 – 4:15 Intermediate/Advanced workshop \n(faster-paced and more advanced)\n\n\n\n* Members will receive the Zoom link the day before the workshop.\n\n  \n \nNatalie Haas is one of the most sought after cellists playing traditional music today. She and Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser have toured as a duo for over 15 years\, wowing audiences at festivals and concerts worldwide with their unique sound.  A graduate of the Juilliard School\, Natalie discovered the cello at age nine.  In addition to having extensive classical music training\, she is accomplished in a broad array of fiddle genres. Her music journey found purpose when she fell in love with Celtic music at the Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School at age 11. Inspired and encouraged by director Fraser\, she began to investigate the cello’s potential for rhythmic accompaniment to fiddle tunes\, and to this day\, the two continue to resurrect and reinvent the cello’s historic role in Scottish music.  Natalie’s skills as an educator make her one of the most in demand teachers at fiddle camps across the globe. She also teaches privately and in a workshop setting\, and holds an associate professorship at the Berklee College of Music. Natalie now makes her home in Boston\, where she is an active member of the traditional music scene.
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/online-workshop-with-natalie-haas-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210103T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210103T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200821T204709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200822T020400Z
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SUMMARY:Online Workshop with Natalie Haas
DESCRIPTION:For Members only\n\nZoom Workshop Schedule:\n\n2:00 – 3:00pm Beginner/Intermediate workshop \n(learn tunes at a slower pace)\n3:00 – 3:15 Break\n3:15 – 4:15 Intermediate/Advanced workshop \n(faster-paced and more advanced)\n\n\n\n* Members will receive the Zoom link the day before the workshop.\n\n  \n\n \nNatalie Haas is one of the most sought after cellists playing traditional music today. She and Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser have toured as a duo for over 15 years\, wowing audiences at festivals and concerts worldwide with their unique sound.  A graduate of the Juilliard School\, Natalie discovered the cello at age nine.  In addition to having extensive classical music training\, she is accomplished in a broad array of fiddle genres. Her music journey found purpose when she fell in love with Celtic music at the Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School at age 11. Inspired and encouraged by director Fraser\, she began to investigate the cello’s potential for rhythmic accompaniment to fiddle tunes\, and to this day\, the two continue to resurrect and reinvent the cello’s historic role in Scottish music.  Natalie’s skills as an educator make her one of the most in demand teachers at fiddle camps across the globe. She also teaches privately and in a workshop setting\, and holds an associate professorship at the Berklee College of Music. Natalie now makes her home in Boston\, where she is an active member of the traditional music scene.
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/online-workshop-with-natalie-haas/
LOCATION:Zoom meeting\, MA\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201221T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201221T153000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200812T021903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200822T020132Z
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SUMMARY:Online Workshop with Adam Sutherland
DESCRIPTION:An ONLINE Workshop Series – for Members Only \n_______________ \n Adam Sutherland  comes from Errogie on the south shores of Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland.  In his late thirties\, he is one of Scotland’s most exciting fiddle players\, composers and teachers in a thriving scene\, drenched with talent.  Outfits that Adam has been a part of include The Treacherous Orchestra\, Session A9\, Peatbog Faeries\, Babelfish and Croft no. Five.  He has also played with a host of other well known acts including Salsa Celtica and Manran.  Adam’s tunes are perhaps his most impressive legacy and are played in music sessions and on youtube videos in many countries. \n_____________ \nWe 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. \nThese are intermediate workshops.  Any member can participate online. \nThis will be a Zoom meeting – Members will receive the Zoom link via email the day before the workshop.
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/online-workshop-with-adam-sutherland/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201216T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201216T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200929T040404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T040536Z
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SUMMARY:Scottish Session with Katie McNally & Neil Pearlman
DESCRIPTION:These sessions takes place on the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club Facebook group page.  If you are not a member of that Facebook group you should go to that page  and request to join.  You will be accepted as long it looks like you are a human with no bad intentions.  Anyone can join.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn Wednesday evening when you go to the Facebook group page you should see the Facebook Live event underway.\n\nIn lieu of a donation basket at the door you can send a tip via Paypal(sign in here) during the session directly to Katie and Neil using Katie’s Paypal email:  mcnallykl@gmail.com.  Select “Send to someone you trust” so there are no fees at their end.  This is how we can help Katie and Neil during this very difficult time for touring and performing musicians.\n\n\n\n\n\n* On Paypal enter Katie’s email\, enter the $ amount\, click “Continue”\, select “Send to a friend“.  This will eliminate the fee at Katie and Neil’s end.\n\n“See” you at the session!\n\n\n\n\n\nLIST OF POPULAR TUNES played at these sessions here. \nData on which tunes were played each month or frequency of tunes over time:  Lance Ramshaw’s site. \nQuestions?  Send us an email. \n(When life is normal these sessions take place in person on the Third Wednesday of each month (September – June) at the Canadian American Club in Watertown\, MA.)
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/scottish-session-with-katie-mcnally-neil-pearlman-6/
LOCATION:Facebook Live
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201206T151500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201206T161500
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200812T025915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200822T020029Z
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SUMMARY:Online Workshop with Laura Risk
DESCRIPTION:For Members only\n\nZoom Workshop Schedule:\n\n2:00 – 3:00pm Beginner/Intermediate workshop \n(learn tunes at a slower pace)\n3:00 – 3:15 Break\n3:15 – 4:15 Intermediate/Advanced workshop \n(faster-paced and more advanced)\n\n\n\n* Members will receive the Zoom link the day before the workshop.\n\n\n\n \nLaura Risk’s fiddling has been described by filmmaker Ken Burns as “a revelation and achingly beautiful” and Living Tradition hails her “powerful\, percussive style… bursting with energy and passion.” Originally from California\, now living in Montreal\, Laura performs and teaches Scottish and Québécois fiddling internationally and has over a dozen albums to her credit. Her distinctive sound and compelling interpretations of traditional tunes are intensely personal yet grounded in meticulous archival and ethnographic research. Laura has toured with Cordelia’s Dad\, Triptych\, Ensemble Galilei\, and dancer Sandy Silva; served as musical director for ensembles Childsplay and Revels North; and produced seven albums\, including three for fiddler Hanneke Cassel. Her research credits include articles in Ethnomusicology and MUSICultures\, co-authorship of The Glengarry Collection: The Highland Fiddle Music of Aonghas Grant (Mel Bay)\, and the CD-booklet Douglastown: Music and Song from the Gaspé Coast\, awarded the 2014 Prix Mnémo. Laura holds a PhD in Musicology from McGill University\, for which she received the 2017 Governor General’s Gold Medal
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/online-workshop-leader-tba-11/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201206T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201206T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200812T025759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200822T015951Z
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SUMMARY:Online Workshop with Laura Risk
DESCRIPTION:For Members only\n\nZoom Workshop Schedule:\n\n2:00 – 3:00pm Beginner/Intermediate workshop \n(learn tunes at a slower pace)\n3:00 – 3:15 Break\n3:15 – 4:15 Intermediate/Advanced workshop \n(faster-paced and more advanced)\n\n\n\n* Members will receive the Zoom link the day before the workshop.\n\n \nLaura Risk’s fiddling has been described by filmmaker Ken Burns as “a revelation and achingly beautiful” and Living Tradition hails her “powerful\, percussive style… bursting with energy and passion.” Originally from California\, now living in Montreal\, Laura performs and teaches Scottish and Québécois fiddling internationally and has over a dozen albums to her credit. Her distinctive sound and compelling interpretations of traditional tunes are intensely personal yet grounded in meticulous archival and ethnographic research. Laura has toured with Cordelia’s Dad\, Triptych\, Ensemble Galilei\, and dancer Sandy Silva; served as musical director for ensembles Childsplay and Revels North; and produced seven albums\, including three for fiddler Hanneke Cassel. Her research credits include articles in Ethnomusicology and MUSICultures\, co-authorship of The Glengarry Collection: The Highland Fiddle Music of Aonghas Grant (Mel Bay)\, and the CD-booklet Douglastown: Music and Song from the Gaspé Coast\, awarded the 2014 Prix Mnémo. Laura holds a PhD in Musicology from McGill University\, for which she received the 2017 Governor General’s Gold Medal
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/online-workshop-leader-tba-10/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201202T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201202T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200929T040259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T040259Z
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SUMMARY:Scottish Session with Katie McNally & Neil Pearlman
DESCRIPTION:These sessions takes place on the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club Facebook group page.  If you are not a member of that Facebook group you should go to that page  and request to join.  You will be accepted as long it looks like you are a human with no bad intentions.  Anyone can join.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn Wednesday evening when you go to the Facebook group page you should see the Facebook Live event underway.\n\nIn lieu of a donation basket at the door you can send a tip via Paypal(sign in here) during the session directly to Katie and Neil using Katie’s Paypal email:  mcnallykl@gmail.com.  Select “Send to someone you trust” so there are no fees at their end.  This is how we can help Katie and Neil during this very difficult time for touring and performing musicians.\n\n\n\n\n\n* On Paypal enter Katie’s email\, enter the $ amount\, click “Continue”\, select “Send to a friend“.  This will eliminate the fee at Katie and Neil’s end.\n\n“See” you at the session!\n\n\n\n\n\nLIST OF POPULAR TUNES played at these sessions here. \nData on which tunes were played each month or frequency of tunes over time:  Lance Ramshaw’s site. \nQuestions?  Send us an email. \n(When life is normal these sessions take place in person on the Third Wednesday of each month (September – June) at the Canadian American Club in Watertown\, MA.)
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/scottish-session-with-katie-mcnally-neil-pearlman-5/
LOCATION:Facebook Live
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201118T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201118T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200929T040145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T040145Z
UID:3254-1605726000-1605733200@www.bsfc.org
SUMMARY:Scottish Session with Katie McNally & Neil Pearlman
DESCRIPTION:These sessions takes place on the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club Facebook group page.  If you are not a member of that Facebook group you should go to that page  and request to join.  You will be accepted as long it looks like you are a human with no bad intentions.  Anyone can join.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn Wednesday evening when you go to the Facebook group page you should see the Facebook Live event underway.\n\nIn lieu of a donation basket at the door you can send a tip via Paypal(sign in here) during the session directly to Katie and Neil using Katie’s Paypal email:  mcnallykl@gmail.com.  Select “Send to someone you trust” so there are no fees at their end.  This is how we can help Katie and Neil during this very difficult time for touring and performing musicians.\n\n\n\n\n\n* On Paypal enter Katie’s email\, enter the $ amount\, click “Continue”\, select “Send to a friend“.  This will eliminate the fee at Katie and Neil’s end.\n\n“See” you at the session!\n\n\n\n\n\nLIST OF POPULAR TUNES played at these sessions here. \nData on which tunes were played each month or frequency of tunes over time:  Lance Ramshaw’s site. \nQuestions?  Send us an email. \n(When life is normal these sessions take place in person on the Third Wednesday of each month (September – June) at the Canadian American Club in Watertown\, MA.)
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/scottish-session-with-katie-mcnally-neil-pearlman-4/
LOCATION:Facebook Live
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201116T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201116T153000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200812T021644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200822T015904Z
UID:2862-1605535200-1605540600@www.bsfc.org
SUMMARY:Online Workshop with Anna Wendy Stevenson
DESCRIPTION:An ONLINE Workshop Series – for Members Only \n_______________ \nAnna Wendy Stevenson is a fiddler specializing in Celtic music\, she has toured the world as a performer and teacher working with a range of artists and community groups. As a composer\, she has written music for film\, theatre\, animation\, TV and Royal Conservatoire exam boards.  In 2011\, her Celtic Connections festival commission My Edinburgh was nominated for a BBC MG Alba Composer Of The Year award.  Anna-Wendy has produced several albums and recorded on over 35\, working with many artists from different genres including her grandfather\, composer and pianist Ronald Stevenson. She has directed for several TV shows and documentaries including BBC Itrad and BBC Christmas service which featured her students from Benbecula. She was also nominated Music Teacher Of The Year for the Scottish Music Industry Awards in 2011. \n_____________ \nWe 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. \nThese are intermediate workshops.  Any member can participate online. \nThis will be a Zoom meeting – Members will receive the Zoom link via email the day before the workshop.
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/online-workshop-with-anna-wendy-stevenson/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting online
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201104T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201104T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200929T040036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T040036Z
UID:3251-1604516400-1604523600@www.bsfc.org
SUMMARY:Scottish Session with Katie McNally & Neil Pearlman
DESCRIPTION:These sessions takes place on the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club Facebook group page.  If you are not a member of that Facebook group you should go to that page  and request to join.  You will be accepted as long it looks like you are a human with no bad intentions.  Anyone can join.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn Wednesday evening when you go to the Facebook group page you should see the Facebook Live event underway.\n\nIn lieu of a donation basket at the door you can send a tip via Paypal(sign in here) during the session directly to Katie and Neil using Katie’s Paypal email:  mcnallykl@gmail.com.  Select “Send to someone you trust” so there are no fees at their end.  This is how we can help Katie and Neil during this very difficult time for touring and performing musicians.\n\n\n\n\n\n* On Paypal enter Katie’s email\, enter the $ amount\, click “Continue”\, select “Send to a friend“.  This will eliminate the fee at Katie and Neil’s end.\n\n“See” you at the session!\n\n\n\n\n\nLIST OF POPULAR TUNES played at these sessions here. \nData on which tunes were played each month or frequency of tunes over time:  Lance Ramshaw’s site. \nQuestions?  Send us an email. \n(When life is normal these sessions take place in person on the Third Wednesday of each month (September – June) at the Canadian American Club in Watertown\, MA.)
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/scottish-session-with-katie-mcnally-neil-pearlman-3/
LOCATION:Facebook Live
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201101T151500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201101T161500
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200812T025544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T195824Z
UID:2888-1604243700-1604247300@www.bsfc.org
SUMMARY:Online Workshop with Ed Pearlman
DESCRIPTION:For Members only\n\nZoom Workshop Schedule:\n\n2:00 – 3:00pm Beginner/Intermediate workshop \n(learn tunes at a slower pace)\n3:00 – 3:15 Break\n3:15 – 4:15 Intermediate/Advanced workshop \n(faster-paced and more advanced)\n\n\n\n* Members will receive the Zoom link the day before the workshop.\n\n\nEd Pearlman plays with heart and an unusual depth of knowledge about Scottish and Cape Breton music.  He is a full-time fiddler and teacher living in the Portland\, Maine area.  His band\, Highland Soles\, with wife Laura Scott and 3 kids\, offers a contemporary take on traditional Scottish and Cape Breton dance and music\, and his new CD\, On the Edge\, features the innovative piano playing of his son Neil.  Ed directed the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club for 18 years\, building it from about 15 to nearly 200 members\, and creating events such as the 15-year annual Scottish Fiddle Rally\, spotlighting each year a different soloists from Scotland and Cape Breton with dancers and Fiddle Club members.  A CD of Rally highlights is on Greentrax Records.  The Fiddle Rally pioneered\, for the general public\, the connection between the fiddling of Scotland and Cape Breton.  Ed also created and directed for 7 years the Celtic Festival at the Hatch Shell\, featuring top Irish\, Scottish and Cape Breton artists\, and led the Fiddle Club on two performing tours to Cape Breton.  Since the mid 90s\, Ed has written the music column for Scottish Life magazine.  Ed’s Portland America Distributing was for 11 years the US distributor for recordings from Scotland\, Atlantic Canada\, and selected titles from Ireland\, Brittany and Wales; this distribution has continued under a new owner since 2003.  Ed has taught many camps\, including Blazin-in-Beauly in Scotland\, Ohio Scottish Arts School since 1995\, Pinewoods\, Maine Fiddle Camp\, Ashokan\, Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp.  Ed created the music committee and music books for the RSCDS Boston Branch\, and has played other styles as well\, including contra dances (he ran Roaring Jelly for a few years and currently runs a monthly contra dance in Portland)\, and a swing jazz band.
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/online-workshop-leader-tba-9/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting online
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201101T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201101T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200812T025409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201027T042252Z
UID:2886-1604239200-1604242800@www.bsfc.org
SUMMARY:Online Workshop with Ed Pearlman
DESCRIPTION:(Note: daylight savings time ends – clocks “fall back”)\n\nFor Members only\n\nZoom Workshop Schedule:\n\n2:00 – 3:00pm Beginner/Intermediate workshop \n(learn tunes at a slower pace)\n3:00 – 3:15 Break\n3:15 – 4:15 Intermediate/Advanced workshop \n(faster-paced and more advanced)\n\n\n\n* Members will receive the Zoom link the day before the workshop.\n\n\nEd Pearlman plays with heart and an unusual depth of knowledge about Scottish and Cape Breton music.  He is a full-time fiddler and teacher living in the Portland\, Maine area.  His band\, Highland Soles\, with wife Laura Scott and 3 kids\, offers a contemporary take on traditional Scottish and Cape Breton dance and music\, and his new CD\, On the Edge\, features the innovative piano playing of his son Neil.  Ed directed the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club for 18 years\, building it from about 15 to nearly 200 members\, and creating events such as the 15-year annual Scottish Fiddle Rally\, spotlighting each year a different soloists from Scotland and Cape Breton with dancers and Fiddle Club members.  A CD of Rally highlights is on Greentrax Records.  The Fiddle Rally pioneered\, for the general public\, the connection between the fiddling of Scotland and Cape Breton.  Ed also created and directed for 7 years the Celtic Festival at the Hatch Shell\, featuring top Irish\, Scottish and Cape Breton artists\, and led the Fiddle Club on two performing tours to Cape Breton.  Since the mid 90s\, Ed has written the music column for Scottish Life magazine.  Ed’s Portland America Distributing was for 11 years the US distributor for recordings from Scotland\, Atlantic Canada\, and selected titles from Ireland\, Brittany and Wales; this distribution has continued under a new owner since 2003.  Ed has taught many camps\, including Blazin-in-Beauly in Scotland\, Ohio Scottish Arts School since 1995\, Pinewoods\, Maine Fiddle Camp\, Ashokan\, Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp.  Ed created the music committee and music books for the RSCDS Boston Branch\, and has played other styles as well\, including contra dances (he ran Roaring Jelly for a few years and currently runs a monthly contra dance in Portland)\, and a swing jazz band.
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/online-workshop-leader-tba-8/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting online
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201023T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201023T203000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200909T135007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200909T140138Z
UID:3175-1603483200-1603485000@www.bsfc.org
SUMMARY:Young Fiddlers Workshop Series with Hanneke Cassel
DESCRIPTION:These workshops will be faster paced evenings geared toward musicians under 25. \nAll instruments are welcome \nExpect to learn a tune or two by ear. \nOlder members welcome to “audit” with audio & video turned off to keep the focus on the younger musicians \n \nEffervescent and engaging\, Boston-based fiddler Hanneke Cassel is a performer\, teacher and composer whose career spans over two decades. Her style fuses influences from the Isle of Skye and Cape Breton Island with Americana grooves and musical innovations\, creating a cutting-edge acoustic sound that retains the integrity and spirit of the Scottish tradition. Hanneke’s music is a blend of the contemporary and traditional\, described by the Boston Globe as “exuberant and rhythmic\, somehow wild and innocent\, delivered with captivating melodic clarity and an irresistible playfulness.”
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/young-fiddlers-workshop-series-with-hanneke-cassel-2/
LOCATION:Zoom meeting\, MA\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201021T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201021T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200929T035850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T035916Z
UID:3248-1603306800-1603314000@www.bsfc.org
SUMMARY:Scottish Session with Katie McNally & Neil Pearlman
DESCRIPTION:These sessions takes place on the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club Facebook group page.  If you are not a member of that Facebook group you should go to that page  and request to join.  You will be accepted as long it looks like you are a human with no bad intentions.  Anyone can join.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn Wednesday evening when you go to the Facebook group page you should see the Facebook Live event underway.\n\nIn lieu of a donation basket at the door you can send a tip via Paypal(sign in here) during the session directly to Katie and Neil using Katie’s Paypal email:  mcnallykl@gmail.com.  Select “Send to someone you trust” so there are no fees at their end.  This is how we can help Katie and Neil during this very difficult time for touring and performing musicians.\n\n\n\n\n\n* On Paypal enter Katie’s email\, enter the $ amount\, click “Continue”\, select “Send to a friend“.  This will eliminate the fee at Katie and Neil’s end.\n\n“See” you at the session!\n\n\n\n\n\nLIST OF POPULAR TUNES played at these sessions here. \nData on which tunes were played each month or frequency of tunes over time:  Lance Ramshaw’s site. \nQuestions?  Send us an email. \n(When life is normal these sessions take place in person on the Third Wednesday of each month (September – June) at the Canadian American Club in Watertown\, MA.)
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/scottish-session-with-katie-mcnally-neil-pearlman-2/
LOCATION:Facebook Live
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201019T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201019T153000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200812T021428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200822T015745Z
UID:2860-1603116000-1603121400@www.bsfc.org
SUMMARY:Online Workshop with Anita MacDonald
DESCRIPTION:An ONLINE Workshop Series – for Members Only \n_______________ \nAnita MacDonald\, along with her duo partner Ben Miller\, have become renowned across Canada and further afield\, for their synergistic approach to traditional Scottish music.  Blending Scottish Lowland pipes with Cape Breton fiddle\, Gaelic song and step-dance\, Ben and Anita join together the threads of Old and New World traditions\, while constantly exploring new ways to bring their instruments closer together. Their music has been hailed as “Playful\, poignant\, and passionate all at once” — “Fresh\, yet totally traditional.”  \n_____________ \nWe 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. \nThese are intermediate workshops.  Any member can participate online. \nThis will be a Zoom meeting – Members will receive the Zoom link via email the day before the workshop.
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/online-workshop-with-anita-macdonald/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting online
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201007T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201007T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200929T035256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T035730Z
UID:3244-1602097200-1602104400@www.bsfc.org
SUMMARY:Scottish Session with Katie McNally & Neil Pearlman
DESCRIPTION:These sessions takes place on the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club Facebook group page.  If you are not a member of that Facebook group you should go to that page  and request to join.  You will be accepted as long it looks like you are a human with no bad intentions.  Anyone can join.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn Wednesday evening when you go to the Facebook group page you should see the Facebook Live event underway.\n\nIn lieu of a donation basket at the door you can send a tip via Paypal(sign in here) during the session directly to Katie and Neil using Katie’s Paypal email:  mcnallykl@gmail.com.  Select “Send to someone you trust” so there are no fees at their end.  This is how we can help Katie and Neil during this very difficult time for touring and performing musicians.\n\n\n\n\n\n* On Paypal enter Katie’s email\, enter the $ amount\, click “Continue”\, select “Send to a friend“.  This will eliminate the fee at Katie and Neil’s end.\n\n“See” you at the session!\n\n\n\n\n\nLIST OF POPULAR TUNES played at these sessions here. \nData on which tunes were played each month or frequency of tunes over time:  Lance Ramshaw’s site. \nQuestions?  Send us an email. \n(When life is normal these sessions take place in person on the Third Wednesday of each month (September – June) at the Canadian American Club in Watertown\, MA.)
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/scottish-session-with-katie-mcnally-neil-pearlman/
LOCATION:Facebook Live
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201004T151500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201004T161500
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200812T025258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200818T010041Z
UID:2884-1601824500-1601828100@www.bsfc.org
SUMMARY:Online Workshop with Wendy MacIsaac
DESCRIPTION:For Members only\n\nZoom Workshop Schedule:\n\n2:00 – 3:00pm Beginner/Intermediate workshop \n(learn tunes at a slower pace)\n3:00 – 3:15 Break\n3:15 – 4:15 Intermediate/Advanced workshop \n(faster-paced and more advanced)\n\n\n\n* Members will receive the Zoom link the day before the workshop.\n\n\nWendy MacIsaac is a renowned fiddler from Cape Breton who has been playing music for over 30 years. She is recognized as one of the “old school” style of players who has kept the traditional sound going and has a deep respect for it.  Wendy is also a sought after piano accompanist and step dancer.  Besides performing as a solo artist\, Wendy tours with Mary Jane Lamond.  Wendy can also be seen performing with Heather Rankin and occasionally Beolach who she toured with for 11 years.  Wendy is in high demand for her skills at teaching the Cape Breton style of fiddling. She travels throughout North America and overseas as well as teaching from her home in Halifax.
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/online-workshop-leader-tba-7/
CATEGORIES:Wednesday Night Sessions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201004T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201004T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200812T024933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T210614Z
UID:2880-1601820000-1601823600@www.bsfc.org
SUMMARY:ONLINE Workshop with Wendy MacIsaac
DESCRIPTION:For Members only\n\nZoom Workshop Schedule:\n\n2:00 – 3:00pm Beginner/Intermediate workshop \n(learn tunes at a slower pace)\n3:00 – 3:15 Break\n3:15 – 4:15 Intermediate/Advanced workshop \n(faster-paced and more advanced)\n\n\n\n* Members will receive the Zoom link the day before the workshop.\n\nWendy MacIsaac is a renowned fiddler from Cape Breton who has been playing music for over 30 years. She is recognized as one of the “old school” style of players who has kept the traditional sound going and has a deep respect for it.  Wendy is also a sought after piano accompanist and step dancer.  Besides performing as a solo artist\, Wendy tours with Mary Jane Lamond.  Wendy can also be seen performing with Heather Rankin and occasionally Beolach who she toured with for 11 years.  Wendy is in high demand for her skills at teaching the Cape Breton style of fiddling. She travels throughout North America and overseas as well as teaching from her home in Halifax.
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/online-workshop-leader-tba-6/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting online
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200921T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200921T153000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200731T174425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200822T015539Z
UID:2767-1600696800-1600702200@www.bsfc.org
SUMMARY:Online Workshop with Rua MacMillan
DESCRIPTION:An ONLINE Workshop Series – for Members Only \n_______________ \nHailing 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. \nIn 2014\, Rua joined the multi-awardwinning Blazin’ Fiddles \nIn 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. \n_____________ \nWe 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. \nThese are intermediate workshops.  Any member can participate online. \nThis will be a Zoom meeting – Members will receive the Zoom link via email the day before the workshop.
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/online-workshop-with-rua-macmillan/
LOCATION:Zoom meeting\, MA\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Katharine MacPhail":MAILTO:macphailkat@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200916T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200916T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200904T190144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200915T212916Z
UID:3142-1600282800-1600290000@www.bsfc.org
SUMMARY:Cancelled!  Scottish / Cape Breton Session with Katie McNally & Neil Pearlman
DESCRIPTION:The session will take place on the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club Facebook group page.  If you are not a member of that Facebook group you should go to that page  and request to join.  You will be accepted as long it looks like you are a human with no bad intentions.  Anyone can join.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn Wednesday evening when you go to the Facebook group page you should see the Facebook Live event underway.\n\nIn lieu of a donation basket at the door you can send a tip via Paypal(sign in here) during the session directly to Katie and Neil using Katie’s Paypal email:  mcnallykl@gmail.com.  Select “Send to someone you trust” so there are no fees at their end.\n\n\n\nThis is how we can help Katie and Neil during this very difficult time for touring and performing musicians.\n\n\nWearing headphones may help to hear Katie and Neil while you play along with them.\n\n\n\n\n* On Paypal enter Katie’s email\, enter the $ amount\, click “Continue”\, select “Send to a friend“.  This will eliminate the fee at Katie and Neil’s end.\n\n“See” you at the session!\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLIST OF POPULAR TUNES played at these sessions here. \nData on which tunes were played each month or frequency of tunes over time:  Lance Ramshaw’s site. \nQuestions?  Send us an email. \n(When life is normal these sessions take place in person on the Third Wednesday of each month (September – June) at the Canadian American Club in Watertown\, MA.)
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/scottish-cape-breton-session-with-katie-mcnally-neil-pearlman/
LOCATION:Facebook Live
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200913T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200913T180000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200904T185634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200904T185634Z
UID:3140-1600009200-1600020000@www.bsfc.org
SUMMARY:Annual Meeting / Social / Session
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for our Annual Meeting.  There will be time for socializing\, a quick report and then a session with Barbara and Robert McOwen! \n3:00 – Socialize \n3:15 – Annual Meeting \nMore socializing \n4:00 – 6:00 Session with Barbara and Robert McOwen \nOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/annual-meeting-social-session/
LOCATION:Zoom meeting\, MA\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200831T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200831T163000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125649
CREATED:20200629T151335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200830T152006Z
UID:2642-1598886000-1598891400@www.bsfc.org
SUMMARY:Online Workshop with Allan Henderson
DESCRIPTION:NOTE TIME CHANGE! \nAn ONLINE Workshop Series. \nFor Members Only – (Special “Social Distancing” Memberships available for only $25 Individual\, $15 Youth \, $40 Family\, valid through August.  This membership gets you into all of the new “Social Distancing” workshops!) \nThis will be a Zoom meeting – Members will receive the Zoom link via email the day before the workshop. \nWe 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. \nThese are intermediate workshops.  Any member can participate online. \nAllan Henderson -Born and bred in the West Highlands\, Allan Henderson is very much in the vanguard of the resurgence of interest in the native Gaelic culture of that area. He’s a founder member of Blazin’ Fiddles\, and works as a performer\, teacher\, composer and producer.  He is one of the foremost exponents of Scottish Highland music and Gaelic culture around today.
URL:https://www.bsfc.org/event/online-workshop-leader-tba-2/
LOCATION:Zoom meeting\, MA\, United States
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