Boston Scottish Fiddle Club

August 31- Last day to join or renew and lock in 2021 membership rates!
2022-08-31
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Hybrid Session with Leland Martin and Eamon Sefton
2022-05-18 20:00 - 22:00 UTC | Canadian American Club, 202 Arlington St., Watertown, MA, 02472, United States
In-person & on Zoom
Session Leaders: Leland Martin and Eamon Sefton
Must provide proof of vaccination
Must wear a mask except while drinking.

Minimum $5 donation requested
Location: Upstairs at the Canadian American Club in Watertown (plenty of space to spread out)
Everyone welcome! All instruments, friends, listeners, etc.
Cash Bar

Zoom link will be sent to Boston Scottish Fiddle Club members plus the email list of interested people the day before and will be posted in the “Members Only” section of the website. If you are not a member of the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club or on our session email list and would like the Zoom link email bostonscottishfiddle@bsfc.org by 5:00 the day of the session.
If you have received Zoom links for sessions in the past you will receive one for this.

Zoom Workshop with Alasdair White
2022-05-16 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom meeting, MA, United States
Zoom workshop with Alasdair White Monday!
Workshop: 2:00-3:30pm Eastern Time

Zoom link will be emailed to members the day before the workshop.
Recording of the workshop will be available after the workshop.

Alasdair White is an exceptional exponent of west coast Scottish music and is widely regarded as one of the foremost Scottish fiddler players of his generation. He was born and brought up on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, a chain of islands of singular importance to Gaelic Scotland’s musical heritage.

Join the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club to attend. Members also have access to video recordings of workshops, sheet music and instructor recordings of tunes taught at all 17 workshops this year.
Annual memberships: $50 Individual, $70 Family, $35 Youth (25 & under), good through August 2022. For more info about the workshops, go here.

Sunday Meeting with Ed Pearlman
2022-05-01 14:00 - 16:30 | Plymouth Congregational Church, 582 Pleasant St., Belmont, United States
Ed Pearlman is teaching IN-PERSON at the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club’s meeting! A video recording will be available afterwards.

Two workshops:
2:00pm (Beginner/ Intermediate)
3:15pm (Int./ Advanced).

**Must have proof of vaccination and wear a mask to attend.

Join the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club to attend. Members also have access to video recordings of workshops, sheet music and instructor recordings of tunes taught at all 17 workshops this year.
Annual memberships: $50 Individual, $70 Family, $35 Youth (25 & under), good through August 2022. For more info about the workshops, go here.

Scottish Session with Barbara McOwen & Beth Murray
2022-04-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Canadian American Club, 202 Arlington St., Watertown, MA, 02472, United States
Hybrid Session with Barbara McOwen & Beth Murray

April 20 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

In-person & on Zoom
Session Leaders: Barbara McOwen & Beth Murray
Must provide proof of vaccination
Must wear a mask unless sitting and drinking.

Minimum $5 donation requested
Location: Upstairs at the Canadian American Club in Watertown (plenty of space to spread out)
Everyone welcome! All instruments, friends, listeners, etc.
Cash Bar

Barbara McOwen possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of Scottish tunes and there is no one better at leading sets at a relaxed and enjoyable pace. Beth Murray has played for Scottish and contra dances over many years, and accompanied many of the great Scottish fiddlers of the era in concerts. She is known as an especially responsive and knowledgeable accompanist and piano teacher.
Zoom link will be sent to Boston Scottish Fiddle Club members plus the email list of interested people the day before and will be posted in the “Members Only” section of the website. If you are not a member of the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club or on our session email list and would like the Zoom link email bostonscottishfiddle@bsfc.org by 5:00 the day of the session.
If you have received Zoom links for sessions in the past you will receive one for this.

2022-04-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Canadian American Club, 202 Arlington St., Watertown, MA, 02472, United States
Hybrid Session with Barbara McOwen & Beth Murray

April 20 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

In-person & on Zoom
Session Leaders: Barbara McOwen & Beth Murray
Must provide proof of vaccination
Must wear a mask unless sitting and drinking.

Minimum $5 donation requested
Location: Upstairs at the Canadian American Club in Watertown (plenty of space to spread out)
Everyone welcome! All instruments, friends, listeners, etc.
Cash Bar

Zoom link will be sent to Boston Scottish Fiddle Club members plus the email list of interested people the day before and will be posted in the “Members Only” section of the website. If you are not a member of the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club or on our session email list and would like the Zoom link email bostonscottishfiddle@bsfc.org by 5:00 the day of the session.
If you have received Zoom links for sessions in the past you will receive one for this.

Zoom Workshop with Mairi Rankin
2022-04-18 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom meeting, MA, United States
Zoom workshop with Mairi Rankin Monday!
Workshop: 2:00-3:30pm Eastern Time

Zoom link will be emailed to members the day before the workshop.
Zoom Cloud recording available for about a month after the workshop.

Join the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club to attend. Members also have access to video recordings of workshops, sheet music and instructor recordings of tunes taught at all 17 workshops this year.
Annual memberships: $50 Individual, $70 Family, $35 Youth (25 & under), good through August 2022. For more info about the workshops, go here.

Sunday Meeting with Barbara McOwen
2022-04-03 14:00 - 16:30 | Plymouth Congregational Church, 582 Pleasant St., Belmont, United States
Barbara McOwen is teaching IN-PERSON at the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club’s meeting this Sunday! A video recording will be available afterwards.

Two workshops:
2:00pm (Beginner/ Intermediate)
3:15pm (Int./ Advanced).

**Must have proof of vaccination and wear a mask to attend.

Join the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club to attend. Members also have access to video recordings of workshops, sheet music and instructor recordings of tunes taught at all 17 workshops this year.
Annual memberships: $50 Individual, $70 Family, $35 Youth (25 & under), good through August 2022. For more info about the workshops, go here.

Hybrid Session with Leland Martin & Eamon Sefton
2022-03-16 20:00 - 22:00 | Canadian American Club, 202 Arlington St., Watertown, MA, 02472, United States
In-person & on Zoom
Session Leaders: Leland Martin and Eamon Sefton
Must provide proof of vaccination
Must wear a mask unless sitting and drinking.

Minimum $5 donation requested
Location: Upstairs at the Canadian American Club in Watertown (plenty of space to spread out)
Everyone welcome! All instruments, friends, listeners, etc.
Cash Bar

Zoom link will be sent to Boston Scottish Fiddle Club members plus the email list of interested people the day before and will be posted in the “Members Only” section of the website. If you are not a member of the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club or on our session email list and would like the Zoom link email bostonscottishfiddle@bsfc.org by 5:00 the day of the session.
If you have received Zoom links for sessions in the past you will receive one for this.

Zoom Workshop with Kevin Henderson
2022-03-14 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom meeting, MA, United States
Zoom workshop with Kevin Henderson Monday!
Workshop: 2:00-3:30pm Eastern Time

Zoom link will be emailed to members the day before the workshop.
Zoom Cloud recording available for about a month after the workshop.

Join the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club to attend. Members also have access to video recordings of workshops, sheet music and instructor recordings of tunes taught at all 17 workshops this year.
Annual memberships: $50 Individual, $70 Family, $35 Youth (25 & under), good through August 2022. For more info about the workshops, go here.

Sunday Meeting with Elizabeth Anderson
2022-03-06 14:00 - 16:30 | Plymouth Congregational Church, 582 Pleasant St., Belmont, United States
Hopefully we will meet IN-PERSON at the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club’s meeting. A video recording will be available afterwards.

Two workshops:
2:00pm (Beginner/ Intermediate)
3:15pm (Int./ Advanced).

**Must have proof of vaccination and wear a mask to attend.

Elizabeth Anderson Elizabeth is the 2020 US National Scottish Fiddle Champion and the 2016 Perth All-Scotland Fiddle Champion. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, she teaches string instruments as a middle school and private instructor.

Join the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club to attend. Members also have access to video recordings of workshops, sheet music and instructor recordings of tunes taught at all 17 workshops this year.
Annual memberships: $50 Individual, $70 Family, $35 Youth (25 & under), good through August 2022. For more info about the workshops, go here.

Zoom Workshop with Wendy MacIsaac
2022-02-21 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom meeting, MA, United States
Zoom workshop – Teacher TBD
Workshop: 2:00-3:30pm Eastern Time

Zoom link will be emailed to members the day before the workshop.

Zoom Cloud recording available for about a month after the workshop.

Wendy 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.

Join the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club to attend. Members also have access to video recordings of workshops, sheet music and instructor recordings of tunes taught at all 17 workshops this year.
Annual memberships: $50 Individual, $70 Family, $35 Youth (25 & under), good through August 2022. For more info about the workshops, go here.

Zoom Session with Katie McNally & Neil Pearlman
2022-02-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom Meeting online
February 16th @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Session Leaders: Katie McNally & Neil Pearlman

Minimum $5 donation requested – directly to Katie & Neil’s PayPal and Venmo
Everyone welcome! All instruments, friends, listeners, etc.
Cash Bar (in your own house)

Zoom link will be sent to Boston Scottish Fiddle Club members the day before and will be posted in the “Members Only” section of the website. Share the Zoom link with your friends! If you are not a member of the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club and would like the Zoom link email bostonscottishfiddle@bsfc.org by 5:00 the day of the session.

Club and would like the Zoom link email bostonscottishfiddle@bsfc.org by 5:00 the day of the session.

Sunday Meeting - Zoom Only - with Mari Black
2022-02-06 14:00 - 16:30 | Plymouth Congregational Church, 582 Pleasant St., Belmont, United States
Zoom workshops at the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club’s meeting!

Two workshops:
2:00pm (Beginner/ Intermediate)
3:15pm (Int./ Advanced).

Join the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club to attend. Members also have access to video recordings of workshops, sheet music and instructor recordings of tunes taught at all 17 workshops this year.
Annual memberships: $50 Individual, $70 Family, $35 Youth (25 & under), good through August 2022. For more info about the workshops, go here.

Zoom Session with Katie McNally & Neil Pearlman
2022-01-19 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom meeting, MA, United States
Session Leaders: Katie McNally & Neil Pearlman
Must wear a mask unless sitting and drinking.

Minimum $5 donation requested
Location: Upstairs at the Canadian American Club in Watertown (plenty of space to spread out)
Everyone welcome! All instruments, friends, listeners, etc.
Cash Bar (in your own house)

Zoom link will be sent to Boston Scottish Fiddle Club members the day before and will be posted in the “Members Only” section of the website. Share the Zoom link with your friends! If you are not a member of the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club and would like the Zoom link email bostonscottishfiddle@bsfc.org by 5:00 the day of the session.

Zoom Workshop with Anna Wendy Stevenson
2022-01-17 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom meeting, MA, United States
Zoom workshop with Anna Wendy Stevenson Monday!
Workshop: 2:00-3:30pm Eastern Time

Zoom link will be emailed to members the day before the workshop.
Zoom Cloud recording available for about a month after the workshop.

Join the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club to attend. Members also have access to video recordings of workshops, sheet music and instructor recordings of tunes taught at all 17 workshops this year.
Annual memberships: $50 Individual, $70 Family, $35 Youth (25 & under), good through August 2022. For more info about the workshops, go here.

*Zoom* meeting with Katie McNally
2022-01-02 14:00 - 16:30 | Zoom meeting, MA, United States
Katie McNally is teaching ON ZOOM at the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club’s meeting this Sunday! A video recording will be available afterwards.

Two workshops:
2:00pm (Beginner/ Intermediate)
3:15pm (Int./ Advanced).

**Must have proof of vaccination and wear a mask to attend.

Join the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club to attend. Members also have access to video recordings of workshops, sheet music and instructor recordings of tunes taught at all 17 workshops this year.
Annual memberships: $50 Individual, $70 Family, $35 Youth (25 & under), good through August 2022. For more info about the workshops, go here.

Zoom Workshop with Jenna Reid
2021-12-20 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom meeting, MA, United States
Zoom workshop with Jenna Reid Monday!
Workshop: 2:00-3:30pm Eastern Time

Zoom link will be emailed to members the day before the workshop.
Zoom Cloud recording available for about a month after the workshop.

Join the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club to attend. Members also have access to video recordings of workshops, sheet music and instructor recordings of tunes taught at all 17 workshops this year.
Annual memberships: $50 Individual, $70 Family, $35 Youth (25 & under), good through August 2022. For more info about the workshops, go here.

Monthly Session In-Person & on Zoom with Leland Martin & Eamon Sefton
2021-12-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Canadian American Club, 202 Arlington St., Watertown, MA, 02472, United States
Session Leaders: Leland Martin and Eamon Sefton
Must provide proof of vaccination
Must wear a mask unless sitting and drinking.

Minimum $5 donation requested
Location: Upstairs at the Canadian American Club in Watertown (plenty of space to spread out)
Everyone welcome! All instruments, friends, listeners, etc.
Cash Bar

Zoom link will be sent to Boston Scottish Fiddle Club members the day before and will be posted in the “Members Only” section of the website. If you are not a member of the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club and would like the Zoom link email bostonscottishfiddle@bsfc.org by 5:00 the day of the session.

In-Person Sunday Meeting with Anne Hooper
2021-12-05 14:00 - 15:30 | Plymouth Congregational Church, 582 Pleasant St., Belmont, United States
Anne Hooper is teaching IN-PERSON at the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club’s meeting on Sunday! A video recording will be available afterwards.

Two workshops:
2:00pm (Beginner/ Intermediate)
3:15pm (Int./ Advanced).

**Must have proof of vaccination and wear a mask to attend.

Join the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club to attend. Members also have access to video recordings of workshops, sheet music and instructor recordings of tunes taught at all 17 workshops this year.
Annual memberships: $50 Individual, $70 Family, $35 Youth (25 & under), good through August 2022. For more info about the workshops, go here.

Monthly Session In-person & on Zoom
2021-11-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Canadian American Club, 202 Arlington St., Watertown, MA, 02472, United States
Session Leaders: Barbara McOwen & Terry Traub
Must provide proof of vaccination
Must wear a mask unless sitting and drinking.

Minimum $5 donation requested
Location: Upstairs at the Canadian American Club in Watertown (plenty of space to spread out)
Everyone welcome! All instruments, friends, listeners, etc.
Cash Bar

Zoom link will be sent to Boston Scottish Fiddle Club members the day before and will be posted in the “Members Only” section of the website. If you are not a member of the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club and would like the Zoom link email bostonscottishfiddle@bsfc.org by 5:00 the day of the session.

Zoom Workshop with Troy MacGillivray
2021-11-15 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom meeting, MA, United States
Zoom workshop!
Workshop: 2:00-3:30pm Eastern Time

Zoom link will be emailed to members the day before the workshop.
Zoom Cloud recording available for about a month after the workshop.

Join the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club to attend. Members also have access to video recordings of workshops, sheet music and instructor recordings of tunes taught at all 17 workshops this year.
Annual memberships: $50 Individual, $70 Family, $35 Youth (25 & under), good through August 2022. For more info about the workshops, go here.

No Sunday Meeting
2021-11-07
Check out Fiddle Hell. There are many many workshops in many styles, many instruments and with a whole slew of great teachers.

Wednesday Night Session: In-person & on Zoom
2021-10-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Canadian American Club, 202 Arlington St., Watertown, MA, 02472, United States
Session Leaders: Katie McNally and Neil Pearlman
Must provide proof of vaccination
Must wear a mask unless sitting and drinking.

Minimum $5 donation requested
Location: Upstairs at the Canadian American Club in Watertown (plenty of space to spread out)
Everyone welcome! All instruments, friends, listeners, etc.
Cash Bar

Zoom link will be sent to Boston Scottish Fiddle Club members the day before and will be posted in the “Members Only” section of the website. If you are not a member of the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club and would like the Zoom link email bostonscottishfiddle@bsfc.org by 5:00 the day of the session.

Zoom Workshop with Natalie Haas
2021-10-18 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom meeting, MA, United States
Zoom workshop with Natalie Haas Monday!
Workshop: 2:00-3:30pm Eastern Time

Zoom link will be emailed to members the day before the workshop.
Zoom Cloud recording available for about a month after the workshop.

Join the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club to attend. Members also have access to video recordings of workshops, sheet music and instructor recordings of tunes taught at all 17 workshops this year.
Annual memberships: $50 Individual, $70 Family, $35 Youth (25 & under), good through August 2022. For more info about the workshops, go here.

Sunday Meeting In-Person with Jenna Moynihan
2021-10-03 14:00 - 16:30 | Plymouth Congregational Church, 582 Pleasant St., Belmont, United States
Jenna Moynihan is teaching IN-PERSON at the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club’s meeting this Sunday! A video recording will be available afterwards.

Two workshops:
2:00pm (Beginner/ Intermediate)
3:15pm (Int./ Advanced).

**Must have proof of vaccination and wear a mask to attend.

Join the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club to attend. Members also have access to video recordings of workshops, sheet music and instructor recordings of tunes taught at all 17 workshops this year.
Annual memberships: $50 Individual, $70 Family, $35 Youth (25 & under), good through August 2022. For more info about the workshops, go here.

Online Workshop with Gregor Borland
2021-06-21 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom meeting, MA, United States
An ONLINE Workshop Series – for Members Only
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Gregor Borland grew up near Inverness in the Scottish highlands and started fiddle lessons with Donald Riddell at the age of 9. After several years and many successes in fiddle competitions all over Scotland, he was sent to continue his studies with Hector MacAndrew, an acclaimed fiddler in the north-eastern tradition. Both his teachers inspired and influenced his great love of highland pipe marches and stirring strathspeys. He lived and worked in Edinburgh for many years as a piano technician. During that time he played and recorded with many great bands and artists, including Kathryn Tickell, Davy Steele, Jim Malcolm and Burach, to name just a few. He toured extensively all over the UK and as far afield as Colombia, Australia and Russia. Gregor began teaching while still in Scotland, but eventually moved to Spain with his wife and young family. He is passionate about passing on my musical heritage to the next generation of fiddle players, which he does at his fiddle camps in Spain and Scotland. He has also continued to tour and teach in other countries.
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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.

Scottish Session with Katie McNally & Neil Pearlman
2021-06-16 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-05-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Facebook Live
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.

On Wednesday evening when you go to the Facebook group page you should see the Facebook Live event underway or about to begin.

In 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.

“See” you at the session!

LIST OF POPULAR TUNES played at these sessions here.
Data on which tunes were played each month or frequency of tunes over time: Lance Ramshaw’s site.
Questions? Send us an email.
(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.)

2021 BSFC Gala Celebration!
2021-06-06 | Zoom meeting, MA, United States
FREE for Boston Scottish Fiddle Club members!
$10 Non-members:

2021 BSFC Gala Celebration – Sunday, June 6th

1:00 – 2:15 – Allan Henderson will teach the tune Thursday Night in the Caley (written by Allan).
2:15 – 2:45 – Recipe Swap – Share your favorite recipe from ‘the lockdown’
2:45 – 4:00pm – Barbara McOwen will teach the tune Peter Barnes’ Trip to Skye (written by Barbara)
4:00pm on – Session led by Barbara and Robert McOwen
