The National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music is pleased to announce the dates for this year’s S6 students’ tour. This year’s tour is centred on the far north-east of Scotland, with dates in Inverness, Orkney and Wick.

The 7 S6 students will perform as 3 bands – the 3-piece, song-based “Caitlin McNeill Trio”, the instrumental 4-piece “ReSession”, and the dynamic and contemporary 7-piece “Buffs Until Tomorrow”.

The players are already well-known amongst their peers, and have performed at Celtic Connections, The Ironworks, and in support to the Donnie Munro Band. They are Caitlin McNeill on vocals and guitar, Alexander Levack on pipes and whistles, Iain MacFarlane on fiddle, mandolin and guitar, Lee MacKintosh on guitar, bouzouki and bass, Michael Ferrie on guitar and bass, Alistair Forsyth on piano and Cameron Ross on fiddle and drums.

The students will also do schools workshops in Culloden Academy and Thurso High School. The performance details are:

Monday 4th April, 7:30 p.m.: Bogbain Adventure and Heritage Farm, Inverness, tel. 01463 772800.

Tuesday 5th April, 7:30 p.m.: The Reel, Kirkwall, Orkney, tel. 01856 871000 (with support from students of The Reel)

Wednesday 6th April, 7:30 p.m.: The Norseman Hotel, Wick, tel. 01955 631243 (with support from junior members of Wick Accordion and Fiddle Club).

Source: National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music