The Deeside Sessions

The Deeside Sessions will be back in the Summer of 2010 ! Please continue to vist this site for further information. In the meantime there is an ongoing weekly folk music session at the Aberdeen Arms, Tarland every Tuesday evening.

The Deeside Sessions are a series of informal traditional folk music sessions taking place during August and September 2009 at a variety of pubs and Hotels in Royal Deeside with local musicians.  The Sessions have been put together by Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms DMO and fiddler Paul Anderson has been closely involved in pulling the programme together. All sessions start at 8pm unless indicated.

A series of Winter Warmer Deeside Sessions also took place in December 2010

AUGUST 2009
Sun 2nd Aug – Loch Kinord Hotel - (1pm afternoon BBQ )
Tues 4th – Aberdeen Arms, Tarland
Thur 6 - Coilacriech, Ballater
Fri 7nd - The Loch Kinord Hotel, Dinnet
Sat 8 – Balmoral Bar, Ballater
Tues 11 – Aberdeen Arms, Tarland
Fri 14 Glenaden Hotel, Ballater (TMSA Homecoming session)
Sat 15 -Balmoral Bar, Ballater
Tues – Aberdeen Arms Tarland
Thur 20 - Coilacriech, Ballater
Fri 21st The Loch Kinord Hotel, Dinnet
Sat 22 - Balmoral Bar, Ballater
Tues 25 – Aberdeen Arms, Tarland
Fri 28th The Loch Kinord Hotel, Dinnet
Fri 28 – Crathes Hall, Banchory ( In assoc with Woodend Barn)
Sat 29 Balmoral Bar, Ballater

SEPTEMBER 2009
Tues 1 – Aberdeen Arms, Tarland
Thur 3 – Coilacriech, Ballater
Fri 4th The Loch Kinord Hotel, Dinnet
Sat 5 - Balmoral Bar, Ballater
Tues 8 – Aberdeen Arms, Tarland
Fr 11th The Loch Kinord Hotel, Dinnet
Sat 12 - Balmoral Bar, Ballater
Tues 15 – Aberdeen Arms, Tarland
Thur - 17 - Coilacriech, Ballater
Fri 18 - The Loch Kinord Hotel, Dinnet
Fri 18 - Glenaden Hotel, Ballater (TMSA Homecoming session)
Sat 19 - Balmoral Bar, Ballater
Tues 22 – Aberdeen Arms ,Tarland
Fri 25 – Crathes Hall, Banchory (In assoc with Woodend Barn)
Sun 27 - The Loch Kinord Hotel, Dinnet (1pm afternoon BBQ )
Tues 29 – Aberdeen Arms, Tarland

For further information contact John Carnie at the Royal Deeside & the Cairngorms DMO office in Ballater Tel: 013397 55283

Check out a session with earlier this year in Tarland with Paul Anderson on youtube  www.youtube.com/watch

                                                                                                         


 

 

 

The Deeside Sessions

Traditional Folk Music - Royal Deeside - Paul Anderson on Fiddle - The Deeside Sessions :: Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms

What is a session?
There is no strict definition of a “session”. They are essentially informal music and social events with  traditional musicians and singers to play tunes and songs together. Sessions are inclusive – they do not have artists and audience – everyone is a participant. Sessions are not concerts or “gigs” but rather a social event with music and song in which everyone can participate. The Deeside Sessions will give visitors to Royal Deeside an authentic experience of North -east Scotland’s indigenous musical culture.

Venue Details

Loch Kinord Hotel: tel 013398 85229

Coilacriech Inn: tel 013397 55377

Balmoral Bar, Ballater: tel 013397 55462

Aberdeen Arms, Tarland: tel 013398 81225