Date/Time
Date(s) - Mon 21st Sep - Sat 26th Sep, 2015
12:00pm
Location
Moniack Mhor, Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire , IV4 7HT
Through focused self-development as well as collaborative co-writing opportunities, course participants will write and record a demo album of new songs on site in a week. Guided morning sessions will develop practical craft techniques and tools and offer fresh approaches to generating lyrical and musical ideas for both beginners and more experienced writers. There will be opportunities also to explore active listening and participative singing as powerful resources for writing. Not to mention a chance to experience the warmth of a Highland Village Hall concert!
Karine Polwart
“One of the finest songwriters in Britain” The Guardian
Karine is four times winner at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, including twice for Best Original Song. Her most recent album Traces was chosen as folk-roots album of the year by The Guardian and shortlisted for the prestigious Scottish Album of The Year (SAY) Award. She has co-written and collaborated with King Creosote (as part of the erstwhile Burns Unit collective), Roddy Woomble, Lau, and most recently with the renowned Greek-Cypriot songwriter and composer Alkinooos Ioannidis.
Findlay Napier
“Genuine songcraft and wit following in the Difford and Tillbrook tradition” The Sunday Herald
Winner of the Burnsong Songwriting Prize in 2013, and twice nominated as Composer of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards, Findlay’s career takes in collaborations with award-winning Buena Vista Social Club producer Jerry Boys, an ongoing co-writing project with Boo Hewerdine and many years of international touring with award-winning trad band Back of the Moon and with his own band Findlay Napier and the Mountaineers. His current album Very Important Persons includes homages to country idol George Jones and Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space.
Bookings
This course is now fully booked, if you would like to be added to the waiting list, please email management@karinepolwart.com or phone +44 (0)131 4677 667