Tea & Tunes - Gaelic Lunchtime Concerts returns with an exciting programme of some of the best Gaelic and traditional singers and performers live at the Marryat Hall. Starting with:
Dundee Gaelic Choir
Sunday 19 January 2025, 2-3pm
Come join us at Marryat Hall for a delightful afternoon filled with beautiful Gaelic music performed by the talented Dundee Gaelic Choir. The Choir promotes the Gaelic language and culture through music and song. They compete in provincial mods throughout the year and at the Royal National Mod each October under the guidance of their conductor Frances Menter. Frances conducts the choir with fun, vim and vigour! With a range of music from traditional Gaelic songs to modern Gaelic ballads written for Runrig!
Kaitlin Ross & Catriona Hawksworth
Wednesday 19 February 2025, 1-2pm
Kaitlin Ross and Catriona Hawksworth form a Scottish traditional song and piano duo. They blend Kaitlin’s singing of traditional Gaelic and Scots songs with Catriona’s contemporary piano style, creating a unique sound. The duo began playing together in secondary school, meeting at the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music in Plockton and have loved learning and playing together ever since!
Isla Ratcliff & Evie Waddell
Wednesday 12 March 2025, 1-2pm
Isla Ratcliff and Evie Waddell perform unique arrangements of Scottish traditional music, combining Scots and Gaelic songs, fiddle, piano, stepdance and BSL. Originally from Edinburgh and Stirling, the trilingual duo met during their studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. They bonded over their love for traditional culture and their desire to convey important messages through their music. They have a striking blend of voices and a distinctive approach and attitude to traditional music.
Kaitlin and Catriona, Isla and Evie are Live Music Now performers.
£5 per concert – tickets via Eventbrite or on the door. https://www.eventbrite.com/o/music-development-35237073903
With the support of Bòrd na Gàidhlig, Gaelic Lunchtime Concerts are an introduction to Gaelic Music & Song