This August, communities in southeast Saskatchewan will have the opportunity to hear music from across the ocean.
Scottish folk duo Nae Plans will be teaching and performing at the Kenosee Lake Kitchen Party in Moose Mountain Provincial Park, as well as at Oxbow’s Bow Valley Jamboree on Aug. 10.
Founded by two of Scotland’s most in-demand folk musicians, Nae Plans is a daredevil, off-the-cuff folk show that puts the audience at the centre of an energetic, dynamic and engaging performance which captures the duo’s raw creativity and outstanding musical intuition.
While their onstage chemistry is outstanding, both members of the duo are outstanding musicians in their own right.
Errogie native Adam Sutherland Scots is a Scottish fiddle player, composer and teacher. His second album ‘Some Other Land’ was launched in February 2018 at Celtic Connections to critical acclaim.
“As well as fronting his own band of highly accomplished musicians, outfits that Adam has been a part of include Treacherous Orchestra, Session A9, Peatbog Faeries and Croft No. Five,” states a news release for his appearance.
“Adam’s tunes are perhaps his most impressive legacy and are performed and played in music sessions worldwide, most famously Road to Errogie inspired by his lochside home. Adam’s most recent project is his podcast Adam’s Interesting People, on which he features candid interviews with musicians he admires.”
A pianist, flautist, singer and step-dancer, Hamish Napier is originally from Strathspey in the Scottish Highlands. For over a decade he has been an integral part of Glasgow’s vibrant folk music scene, whilst also touring in Europe and North America, and he has released two critically-acclaimed solo albums.
Napier now teaches composition and music theory at Glasgow’s Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and at music schools and festivals worldwide.
With a deep understanding of Scottish music at its heart, Napier’s compositional approach and piano accompaniments continue to push melodic, harmonic and rhythmic boundaries, as they explore possibilities of musical hybrids with other forms and genres.
“He is also well known as a gifted tunesmith and his songs have been performed live and recorded by top artists,” the press release said.
Both Sutherland and Napier will be instructors at Kenosee Lake Kitchen Party, a music camp for all ages and abilities, where they will share their innovative approach to traditional music with students from all over the Prairies. They will also give public performances during the camp’s concert series on Aug. 7 and 14 at 7 p.m., along with the camp’s other acclaimed instructors.
To register for the camp, or to find out more about the concert series, visit kenoseekitchenparty.ca.
