TradAngus Events:
Summer 2013 - TradAngus Summer Sessions
Tuesday 20th August, 8-11pm
Three Bellies Brae, Kirriemuir
with guest KAREN HANNAH
Tuesday 27th August, 8-11pm
Three Bellies Brae, Kirriemuir
with guest BARBARA DYMOCK
Tuesday, September 3rd, 8pm - 11pm
Three Bellies Brae, Kirriemuir
with guest NEIL PATERSON
Sunday, September 8th, 3pm - 6pm
Three Bellies Brae, Kirriemuir
with SKIRDECHAL - as part of Kirrie Festival
The programme of Summer Sessions was started in the year 2000, under the name of Angus Folk Session, Hairst Sessions, Saturday Skirls and latterly The Trad-Angus Sessions - also working alongside Angus Council and partner projects, including The Hamecoming and The Tayroots Festival.
After 12 glorious years of this unique Scottish Music event, the Trad Angus voluntary music group is to cease, as such, after the 2013 Trad Angus Summer Sessions.
Since 2000, so many musicians and singers, from teenagers to those influenced by the 60's and 70's folk revival have been part of these events, but now many have other commitments; from moving away to persue further education, to work, career and musical commitments, to raising young families. Others that have been involved in the summer sessions have moved from New Zealand to Sweden and across the UK.
Anyway, marriages, children and work must surely be a priority, and - to quote an eminent musician from the West Coast "the music will aye be there, long after we're gone". So meantime, we're all playing music, but not all in the same place, and not all at the same time!
THE KIRRIE SESSION
The weekly Tuesday session still continues in Kirriemuir, and hopefully will do so for a long time to come. Many musicians and singers in Scotland, and abroad, know that this is a great place to hear Scottish music in a totally informal setting – to be able to hear the music, see the musicians and chat to them - a unique experience.
Regular Folk Sessions in Angus
Here is a list of the regular traditional music sessions around Angus. Trad Angus does not organise these sessions so it can be worthwhile checking with the pub to make sure they are on before you travel.
Weekly
- Tuesday 8:30pm - Three Bellies, Kirriemuir
- Wednesday 8:30pm - Aboukir, Carnoustie
Fortnightly
- Wednesday 8:30pm - The Star, Friockheim
Monthly
- The 3rd Sunday of the Month - 3:30pm - Losset, Alyth
- The last Friday of the Month - The Caledonian Hotel, Brechin
- The first Saturday of the Month - Glen Clova Hotel