News from RACHEL HAIR
Upcoming gigs
This week
Rachel and Jenn Butterworth (guitar/vocals) are support “Newfangled
Folk: Kim Edgar, David Ferrard and Yvonne Lyon” this Thursday at the
Carnegie Halls in Dunfermline.
Thursday 1st April
Rachel Hair & Jenn Butterworth (support)
7.30pm, Carnegie Halls, Dunfermline
http://www.attfife.org.uk / 01383 602302
Spain
Rachel and her trio are heading to Austurias in Northern Spain for a
couple of gigs next week.
Wednesday 7th April
Rachel Hair Trio
Centro Cultural Cajastur, Oviedo
Austurias, Spain
Thursday 8th April
Rachel Hair Trio
Pabellón Cajastur Recinto, Ferial Luis Adaro, Gijón,
Austurias, Spain
Scottish Tour
Rachel and her trio are going to be a wee tour of Scotland over the
coming months so please try and come along to some of the gigs!
Thursday 15th April
Rachel Hair Trio
7.30pm, Community Hall, Gairloch
01445 731535
Friday 16th April
Rachel Hair Trio
8pm, An Lanntair, Stornoway,
http://www.lanntair.com / 01851 708480
Saturday 17th April
Rachel Hair Trio
7.30pm, Macphail Theatre, Ullapool
http://www.macphailcentre.co.uk / 01854 613336
Friday 23rd April
Rachel Hair Trio
8pm, Woodend Barn, Banchory
http://www.woodendbarn.co.uk / 01330 825431
Saturday 1st May
Rachel Hair Trio
7.30pm, Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley
https://boxoffice.renfrewshire.gov.uk / 0141 8871010
15th June
Rachel Hair Trio
8.30pm, An Tobar, Tobermory, Isle of Mull
http://www.antobar.co.uk / 01688 302211
Celtic and Classical Harp Concert
Join Rachel and pedal harpist Julia Sommerville for a special charity
concert featuring Celtic and Classical harp music. This concert is in
aid of “The Sunflower Garden Project”… an organisation which works
with children affected by drug and alcohol use.
Friday 14th May
Rachel Hair & Julia Sommerville
7.30pm, Holyrood Abbey Church,
London Road, Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Harp Festival
Teaching
Rachel will be teaching the weekend course “Elementary Scottish Harp”
at the Edinburgh International Harp Festival on the weekend of the
10th & 11th April. The course is now full, but Rachel can offer one-to-
one harp lessons through the festival during the weekend. Please
contact the administrator of the festival at harp.festival@hotmail.com
and on 0131 652 0585 http://www.harpfestival.co.uk
“Mostly Scottish Harp” Music Book
Available VERY soon!
Rachel has just had delivered copies of her new book “Mostly Scottish
Harp: Scottish, Irish, Manx & Original tunes arranged for Celtic
Harp”. They will be available to buy from her at the Edinburgh
International Harp Festival and from Monday the 12th April on her
website. The book features 17 tunes ranging from lower-intermediate to
advanced levels, and is 28 pages long. Price will be £12 (additional
postage and packaging will be added if buying from website).