What's On - Cappuccino Concert with Catriona Scott and Ian Hardie

Catriona Scott, in addition to being a fine singer and former member of The Young Fife Roadshow, has a BA Honours in Scottish Literature with Music from the University of Stirling. She also has an-ology in the Scottish Highland Dancing Tradition from The School of Scottish Studies! She has a wide knowledge of musical archives and has also contributed her own accessions to the School of Scottish Studies and the Glasgow College of Piping. Notable achievements include winning the Leng Medal, a Danny Award (Celtic Connections), the Grierson Prize for writing Scots poetry (University of Edinburgh) and the Sloan Prize for Scots prose (University of Edinburgh). In 2024, she also won the inaugural Glenfarg Folk Club Folkie Awards for best song.

Ian Hardie who hails originally from Mastrick, Aberdeen, has long had a keen interest in traditional music and song. He has played in various ceilidh bands in Northeast Scotland, including Clachan Yell, notably at the FLAC music festival in France, and Galik Bred of Stonehaven Aqua Ceilidh fame! For many years, he was also a guitar tutor with Scottish Culture and Traditions (SCaT). Ian is currently involved in several music projects in and around the Kinross area. He co-founded and leads Kinfolkies, a thriving weekly community folk club. Most recently, he and his trio, Amici, has been working on 'Sound and Vision'; a collaboration with Scottish visual artists Pauline McGee and Julie Close, to create an hour-long collage of live music and animation. Ian plays Ibanez and Takamine guitars and a Moon mandolin.

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