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Forthcoming dates:

2010
 
Fri 19 Feb Concert at Alloa Tower
A Series of Unfortunate Events - A Musical History of Medieval Scotland

7:30pm, £7.  A fundraising concert for the Friends of Alloa Tower

Numbers limited - booking essential
Contact: Isobel Risk on 01259 220 976 or  email:  isobel.risk@btinternet.com

Alloa Tower
Earn Court, Alloa
Wed 3 Mar Lunchtime Concert at the Glass Arcade
King's Buildings, Edinburgh University.

13:05 - 13:50, Free

A programme of 13th century songs and instrumental music
Details at http://www2.ph.ed.ac.uk/musicinkb/
13-14 Mar 15th Century Dance and Music Workshop
Colchester
Organised by Colchester Waits and Colchester Historical Dance

A weekend workshop for dancers and (mainly loud) instrumentalists.
http://www.wyldesnoyse.co.uk/colchester/gaita.html

Fingringhoe Primary School ,
Church Road, Fingringhoe,
Colchester, Essex, CO5 7BN
 
2-5 April Easter at Edinburgh Castle
A Music and dance collaboration with Gaita and Danse Ecosse with dances from the time of James IV.

Included with entry to the castle, times to be announced

1 May 
            
St Andrews Medieval Fair
St Andrews Castle grounds , 10am-4pm
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~caledon/
15 May Paisley Medieval Fair
In and around Paisley Abbey
Part of Cluny 2010 (11 centenary of the founding of Cluny Abbey)
http://cluny2010scotland.info/?page_id=167

29-30 May                                                     Traquair Medieval Fair
Traquair House, nr Innerleithen, Peebles
11:00 - 17:00 Saturday and Sunday
http://www.traquair.co.uk
19 June Inverness Marymas Medieval Fair
Northern Meeting Park
All through the day
http://crossroadsinverness.co.uk/Marymas-Medieval-Fair.php

17 July Concert: Songs of Love and Loss

A concert in two halves - first by the vocal ensemble Hieronymus with Eastern European songs; the second by Gaita with 13th C French and 14th century Italian pieces.

7pm. Entry by Donation
St James Episcopal
57b Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5PX
 
25 July Linlithgow Palace
Historic Scotland site. Performace during the afternoon.
Included with entry to the castle.

21-22 August Lanark Festival of History
The Old Racecourse, Lanark Moor, off the A73, Near Lanark
10:00 - 17:00, Saturday and Sunday. £6 for adults, children under 16 free

http://www.lanarkmedievalfestival.co.uk
For location see: www.lanarkmedievalfestival.co.uk/public/map.htm

25-26 Sept Stirling Castle
In the Great Hall 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00
Included with entry to the castle.
    





Contact: Chris Elmes 


(Edinburgh, Scotland)
(+44) 0131 557 2397
info (at) gaita.co.uk

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Last updated 14th July 2010