Our world class tutors are featured at the following events in Tobermory!
I've been friends with Natalie for over two decades and I'm delighted she said yes to my invitation to teach at Mull Fiddle Week 2025. She barely needs any introduction! A phenomenal musician and probably the most in-demand string teacher I know, of all genres, Natalie is so experienced in sharing her iconic and much sought after skills in cello accompaniment, as well as inspiring cellists to break free from the shackles of sheet-music - empowering them to play what they want to play and how they want to play it!
Vincent is a superb violinist and fiddle player - a rare example of the two stylistic approaches blending seamlessly, resulting in a versatile and highly pedagogically equipped teacher. We first met and taught together in France in 2020 and it turns out he is in love with Scottish fiddle music! We geeked out on fiddle technique and he is very much looking forward to sharing his methods and influences with us very soon.
Lauren is a wonderful, soulful musician and much sought after exponent of the Highland fiddle style. Her sound is so distinct and I suspect many wish her super powers could be bottled! She is deeply connected to the music she plays and a passionate and experienced teacher to boot, carefully dissecting the melodies and methods of her beloved Highland dialect. What's more, she's great company and I can't wait to share a few tunes with her over the course of the week.
The organising force behind Mull Fiddle Week! Patsy's unique approach to fiddle teaching has secured her as a popular choice at camps and courses across the globe. Patsy's commitment and dedication to teaching Scottish fiddle music through the lens of violin pedagogy and technique can almost be described as an obsession and she's got the performing career, discography and line of happy students to go with it.
We haven't crossed paths much but I've heard so many good things about John's groupwork classes over the years that I just knew he had to come to Mull and lead our whole group sessions! A trailblazing accordion player, John is also a fabulous composer and arranger and has toured extensively in popular bands such as Croft No. 5 and Treacherous Orchestra! Prepare to be loud and groovy!
Join us for incredible and unique performances, featuring world-class musicians and local talent
(Free for Under-18s)
This is sure to be a special, one-time only collaboration between some of the best musicians and traditional music tutors in the world traditional music scene. Alongside our course director, Patsy Reid, we are delighted to present the Mull Fiddle Week 2025 tutor team - Natalie Haas on cello, fiddlers Vincent Leutreau and Lauren MacColl as well as renowned accordion player John Somerville.
A 5-piece all-girl fiddle band from Boston, Scottish Fish present a fresh take on
trad. and contemporary Scottish & Cape Breton music. Plus support from Mull Music
Makers.
Many thanks to the Quinn Charitable Trust for supporting this event.
We are delighted to present our annual Mull Fiddle Week concert and ceilidh at the Aros Hall, where we will be treated to performances by the local, super-talented Mull Music Makers, our wonderful course participants and our incredible lineup of tutors, before clearing away the chairs for a proper, knees-up ceilidh!
Join us for an informal mega-session, where we'll be consolidating and sharing our favourite learnings from the week.
Donations are welcome!
The shop will be open at all of our evening events, selling refreshments alongside a wide array of MFW merchandise, including jumpers, t-shirts, ceramic keepsakes, fiddler earrings, bridge badges and tote bags alongside tutor CDs, tunebooks and other surprising delights!
We'll be accepting cash or card payments.
Our concert venues are wheelchair friendly - The Aros Hall has a chairlift and disabled parking nearby. Tobermory Parish Church has a wheelchair ramp but not a dedicated disabled parking space. Inside the church, there are two areas for wheelchair users, halfway down the church on both sides.
Please get in touch with us prior to the event if you have any questions regarding accessibility.
Join our course participants and tutors for lively, impromptu tunes in some of Tobermory's iconic bars and restaurants.
Come and join us for peaceful, dreamy yoga with the wonderful Flora, who will guide us through a variety of satisfying postures, guaranteed to leave us feeling relaxed, energised and that little bit taller. All yoga classes are suitable for beginners.
Drop-in £10 (Cash only please)
Free for course participants
