TEACHER FEATURE 01

As promised last week here's the first of our 'TEACHER FEATURES'

Today we are introducing two of our guest teachers, Paul Anderson, the renowned fiddler who'll be offering classes in intermediate standard fiddling, and Anna Fancett the talented story teller. Paul's classes are on Thursday and Friday afternoon, while Anna is offering the workshops for adults on Friday morning and storytelling for children on Friday afternoon.

PAUL ANDERSON

Already a legend in the time honoured fiddle tradition of Scotland, Paul Anderson is the finest Scots fiddler of his generation. He is something of an icon in Scotland, a fact duly recognised by two specially commissioned portraits of him, a life size one in Aberdeen Art Gallery and a study which is in the care of the National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh.
In the tradition of many of Scotland’s great fiddler’s, Paul is a composer of some repute, having composed over 300 pieces in the Scots style. In 2008 he was the musical director for HMT Aberdeen’s critically acclaimed production of “Sunset Song” by Lewis Grassic Gibbon.

During his competitive career Paul won most of the traditional fiddle championships in Scotland and in 1995 won Scotland’s premier fiddling event, the Glenfiddich Scottish fiddle championship which is held each year at Blair Castle.
A regular on Scottish T.V and radio, Paul has toured extensively and recorded eight solo albums and over forty albums with artists like Pallas, Rock Salt and Nails, The Cutting Edge and the Banchory Strathspey and Reel Society.

ANNA FANCETT
Storytelling is a skill with an increasing public interest. Clubs and groups are popping up all over the country. Anna Fancett is a professionally accredited storyteller with the Scottish Storytelling Centre, and has a wealth of experience in tutoring and teaching. She comes highly recommended by local story teller and journalist, Joan Anderson. Anna has a website that can be found by just googling her name.