Announcing the 2nd Aberdeen "FluteFling" - whistles included

[kenny]

We are very pleased to announce the second Aberdeen "FluteFling" - now incorporating whistles, as well.
A weekend of sessions and classes will take place in Aberdeen over the weekend of Fri.16th - Sun.18th November 2018.
Some details have still to be finalised, but at the moment the programme will be as follows :

Fri.16th - an evening informal "welcome" session.

Sat. 17th - 9.30 - 1630 : 2 flute classes and 1 whistle class will rotate between our 3 tutors who this year are :

Gordon Turnbull [ "simple-system" flute and whistle ]
Sharon Creasey [ "Boehm-system" flute and whistle ]
- and we are particularly pleased to be having as our guest tutor and speaker, Dougie Pincock, ex-"Battlefield Band" member for 7 years and Director of the "School Of Excellence in Traditional Music" in Plockton on the west coast of Scotland, since its' inauguration in 2000.
The afternoon will end with a "Question & Answer" session with Dougie and the other tutors.

A communal meal will be arranged in a local restaurant for those who wish to participate.

An evening session which may include a few "performance" spots from the tutors.

Sunday - lunchtime / afternoon "Farewell" session.

Full cost = "£50 Concessions = "£40 A "link" to pre-book will be created and posted here soon.

Session venues are still under negotiation. I will post further details as they come in to play.

If anyone has any queries, please ask here, or forward me a private message.

Hope to meet some of you here in November, regards, Kenny

[LI Whistler]

Location, direction, lodging info please if you know them yet.

[kenny]

Sorry - forgot to include location details [ and thank you for pointing that out ] :

Classes will be held at: Inchgarth Community Centre
Aboyne Street, Garthdee
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
Scotland

Venue Telephone: 01224 325191
Website: http://www.inchgarth.org/
Email: inchgarthcc1@btinternet.com

Bookings website should be up and running next week.

I will update information here as it becomes available, as will Gordon Turnbull on his "FluteFling" website - see below :

http://www.flutefling.co.uk/

[kenny]

Online bookings can now be made at : https://fluteflingaberdeen2018.brownpapertickets.com/

Session details to follow very soon. Kenny.

[kenny]

I should perhaps point out that whistle class numbers will be limited to a maximum of 15, and I already know of 7 local musicians who are intending to come. If you want to come to this weekend, please book early to avoid disappointment.

This new link from Gordon Turnbull is perhaps better : http://www.flutefling.co.uk/scottish-fl ... kend-2018/

[kenny]

Advance bookings are looking good - still some places left. Here are a few Dougie Pincock clips from his "Battlefield Band" days :

https://youtu.be/7FNtr0t38n0

https://youtu.be/99wiRrUDWcM

https://youtu.be/0sVV6uwsSfM