TMSA Edinburgh & Lothians Branch presents The Muckle Sing - Saturday 11 February 2023 - with Jo Miller

Saturday 11th February 2023: 10.00am to 5.30pm

Queen Margaret Hall, Blackness Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JA

Back by popular demand! An event for community singing groups and for individual singers, including morning and afternoon workshops, a performance platform and a short concert from our tutor.

All welcome, from the beginner to the experienced performer - no need to be able to read music.

We have closed the bookings as we have reached capacity for the venue - please see at the bottom of the listing how you can get on the reserve list!

Jo Miller is a singer, fiddler, ethnomusicologist, and community musician. She is based in Stirling where she leads the house singing group ‘Our Front Room’, whose diverse repertoire ranges from Scots songs to jazz and pop. She also tutors the Tolbooth’s adult fiddle class. Jo grew up in Galloway, SW Scotland, and is currently working on an album of music from the area. As a performer, she enjoys bringing new life to songs from archives and published sources. As a music leader, Jo is particularly interested in learning and teaching in community-based environments. Her book Community-based Traditional Music in Scotland: A Pedagogy of Participation has just been published by Routledge. Together with TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland), she organises mentoring programmes for traditional musicians, dancers and storytellers. In 2017, Jo received the Hamish Henderson Award for services to traditional music.

Programme

10am Doors open - Registration/coffee

10.30 – 12.30 Muckle Sing Workshop Session 1

12.30 – 13.45 Lunch and informal singing session

14.00 – 15.45 Muckle Sing Workshop Session 2

15.45 – 16.00 Tea Break

16.00 – 16.45 Performance Platform for groups

16.45 – 17.15 Concert – Jo Miller

17.15 – 17.45 Clearing up: any help appreciated!

Performance Platform

An opportunity for community singing groups who wish to perform songs from their own repertoire for the entertainment of other participants. (No compulsion, very informal, and you are among friends!) Groups wishing to perform should prepare up to three songs. If possible let Susan Streater know in advance if your group wishes to perform - there is a means of doing this on the booking form.

Ticket prices

Full price – £18.00, Concessions - £15.00

Concessions Individual Concession price is available to TMSA members, students, Age 60+, unemployed, disabled people and their helper.

Groups which hold affiliated membership of the TMSA will be entitled to the concessionary rate for ALL participants in that group. If you are not sure whether your group is affiliated or not, before sending in your booking, please check with Susan Streater: her contact details are in the Enquiries section of the booking form which you can download below.

For more information and to book

Have a look at the event flyer/booking form - https://www.tmsa.scot/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Muckle-Sing-2023-Leaflet-20221212.pdf - for more details including access/travel to the venue and catering during the day.

We have closed the Paypal link and removed the booking form as we have now reached capacity for the venue.

If you would like to be put on the reserve list in case we have any spaces become available or have any queries, please email paul.streater@hotmail.co.uk to be put on it - thanks!