European Folk Day – September the 23rd
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Online Scots Song Workshop with Iona Fyfe
September 23 @ 21:00 - 22:15 UTC+1
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To celebrate European Folk Day, award-winning Scottish folksinger Iona Fyfe will be hosting an online Scots Song Workshop on 23rd September at 20:00 BST. The workshop is open to people of all ages and abilities from all over the world. No fluency in Scots is required and all resources will be sent to you. This year, the Scots became an official language of Scotland with the passing of the Scots Language Act as part of the Scottish Languages Bill (2025).
Iona has delivered Scots Language and Song workshops in various formats across the UK, Canada and the USA including at the University of Aberdeen, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago and the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley California.
We will learn 3-4 folksongs in the Scots language and will do some listening of source, revivalist and contemporary interpretations of the songs also. Lyrics will be provided in PDF format via email. The Zoom link and resources will be sent to the email you sign up with.
Tickets via Bandcamp.
📍Zoom
📅 23 September
⏰ 20:00 – 21:15 BST
🎟️ Tickets https://ionafyfe.bandcamp.com/merch/scots-song-online-workshop-23rd-september-2025
💰£10