Award-winning Scots singer Iona Fyfe invites you to participate in an in-person Robert Burns Song Workshop, open to people of all ages and abilities. No fluency in Scots is required and all materials will be provided.

We will learn 2-3 folk songs in the Scots language and we'll do some listening of source, revivalist, and contemporary interpretations of the songs as well. Lyrics will be provided.

The Celtic Arts Center is very excited to be hosting Iona for the second time in four years. In 2022, we were Iona's first concert venue in the United States. In 2026, we welcome her back to spread the seeds of Scots culture and create more Scots singers.

The workshop will take place in the upstairs boardroom at 8:00 PM on Monday, July 13th alongside our regular Monday Night session and arts programming at the Mayflower Club. This unique, one-night only workshop runs from 8:00 PM to a little past 10:00 PM, with a 20-minute break at the midpoint.

TUITION/COST:
General Public: $30/person
Celtic Arts Center Members: $25/person*

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Please direct any questions regarding the workshop and Member Promo Code inquiries to Tom Louie at freepacifica@gmail.com .

More about Iona Fyfe...
Iona Fyfe has become one of Scotland's finest singers, rooted deeply in the singing traditions of the North East of Scotland. In 2021, she became the first singer to win the coveted title of Musician of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards, and won again in 2023. Honoured at the Scots Language Awards with the title of Speaker of the Year in 2021, Iona performs both folk and pop songs in the Scots language, remaining true to her rooting in tradition. She won the title of Scots Singer of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards in 2018 and was described as "one of the best Scotland has to offer."

Iona has performed throughout the UK, Poland, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Czech Republic, Canada and Australia, and with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra as part of the World Premiere of Disney Pixar's Brave in Concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. She has performed for the Library of Congress' Homegrown concerts series, and has been an Official International Showcase Performer at the Folk Alliance International conferences, and performed in iconic venues such as the Burren and Club Passim in Boston, and the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley. She has recently also been elected Rector of the University of Aberdeen!

Braw Sailin on the Sea – Iona Fyfe (Memory of Water) This is a sample of Iona's Doric Scots singing style, but not necessarily one of the songs featured in the course.

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