The Summer Schools

Pictures from the various weeks

Some pictures from the Summer Schools taken by Pete Heywood are available on flickr.comFlickr is a website for photographers and the various links below will take you to 'Sets' taken by Pete Heywood. You will also find other folk related photos on Pete's flickr site.

Traditional Music, Song and Dance Week
Link to Trad Music & Dance Week 2009 photos on Flickr
Link to Trad Music & Dance Week 2008 photos on Flickr
Click here for Piping Week, 2007pictures

Guitar & Instrumental Week
Link to Guitar Week 2009 photos on Flickr
Link to Guitar Week 2008 photos on Flickr
Click here for Guitar Week 2007 pictures

Common Ground Week
Link to Common Ground 2009 photos on Flickr
Link to Common Ground 2008 photos on Flickr
Click here for Common Ground Week, 2007 pictures

Arts Week
Link to Arts Week 2008 photos on Flickr
Arts Week 2007 pictures

Music Technology & Performance Week
Link to Music Technology Week 2008 photos on Flickr
Music Technology Week, 2007 pictures

Vocal Week
Click here for Vocal Week 2007 pictures

Video and Slideshow of the 2007 Summer Schools

We have a video presentation telling the story of the Summer Schools in pictures and words. This presentation is of the Summer Schools in 2007 when they were based at Glaisnock House and Friars Carse /Allanton. The presentation runs for almost 20 minutes. We hope that you enjoy it. Click here for Flash version (small).

Concerts @ Living Tradition Summer Schools

During Living Tradition Summer Schools we will be bringing masters of the traditional arts to Dundee.  This will offer a unique chance to hear them on a concert stage and rub shoulders with them in informal sessions.  All evening Concerts at our Summer Schools are open to the public.  Please be at the venue at 7.30 for a 7.45 start. 

Concerts will be followed by our ‘Late Night Extra’ sessions which are open to people who have a concert ticket for that evening.  Concert tickets are £8.  A ‘concert season ticket’ for a week is £25. (Concerts are included in the overall ticket for people who are participating in the full summer school programme)

Traditional Music, Song & Dance Week

Monday 13 Jul:  Pete Clark & friends
Tuesday 14 Jul: Dundee and the East, Helen Forbes, Neil Paterson, Iain Anderson, Alan Small and guests
Wednesday 15 Jul: Ceilidh with the Summer School All Stars and special guests
Thursday 16 Jul: Shepheard, Speirs & Watson

Guitar and Instrumental Week

Monday 20 Jul:  Strings & Things
Tuesday 21 Jul: ‘Red Shoes on my Feet’ with Eddie Walker
Wednesday 22 Jul: Wendy Stewart & Friends
Thursday 23 Jul: Guitar Maestros in Concert

Common Ground

Monday 3 Aug: Welcome to Scotland
Tuesday 4 Aug : Visitors Concert
Wednesday 5 Aug: Bluegrass and Old Time Concert
with Goldrush and New Redwing
Thursday 6 Aug: Common Ground Concert
with the Common Ground Gospel Choir and Special Guests.  Followed by a Ceilidh.

Tickets are available Online with payments by PayPal or Credit Card.

Registration is on Sunday afternoon. The first meal of the week is Sunday at 5.30. In the evening there will be a 'Welcome Concert' and a chance to get to know your tutors and familiarise yourself with the venue and facilities.

Classes start at 9.15 on Monday morning and finish on Friday just before lunch. There will be a busy programme of evening activities and various social activities throughout the week.