Love singing? The Muckle Sing is a very special day for community singing groups and individual singers, including morning & afternoon workshops, performance platform & short concert from our tutors.
Location: Queen Margaret Hall, Blackness Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JA
All welcome, from the beginner to the experienced performer – no need to be able to read music.
Our Guest tutors for 2025 are Joss Cameron with Amy Dudley drawing on Joss’s Traveller background and research into songs of the sea. Edinburgh-based Joss Cameron is a well-known musician and award-winning songwriter. Part of the Scottish folk scene for over 35 years, she has entertained audiences from Australasia, Europe and Africa with her unique blend of traditional music. Amy Dudley is a versatile composer from Galloway, specialising in piano, harp and harmonium.
Programme
10am DOORS OPEN – Registration/coffee
10.30 – 12.30 Muckle Sing Workshop Session 1
12.30 – 13.45 Lunch and informal singing session
14.00 – 15.45 Muckle Sing Workshop Session 2
15.45 – 16.00 Tea Break
16.00 – 16.45 Performance Platform for groups
16.45 – 17.15 Concert – Choras
17.15 – 17.45 Clearing up: any help appreciated!
Ticket prices
Full price – £19.00, Concessions – £17.00
Concessions Individual Concession price is available to TMSA members, students, Age 60+, unemployed, disabled people and their helper.
Groups which hold affiliated membership of the TMSA will be entitled to the concessionary rate for ALL participants in that group. If you are not sure whether your group is affiliated or not, before sending in your booking, please check with Susan Streater: her contact details are in the Enquiries section of the booking form which you can download below.
You can book and pay online or pay by post / cheque – please access the postal booking form on the website or use the contact details provided below to get in touch.
For more information including more about the two tutors, access/travel to the venue, catering during the day, the event leaflet, postal booking form and to book online visit: www.eltmsa.org.uk
This event is organised and run on a voluntary basis by the TMSA Edinburgh & Lothians Branch – get in touch if you are interested in helping on the day and/or at future Branch events such as the Northern Streams Festival and the Branch committee!