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Teaching Traditional Music in Glasgow

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Glasgow Folk-music Workshop

GFW offers classes teaching a variety of musical instruments and song, mainly through the medium of traditional Scottish music.

We have an extensive group of professional and semi-professional tutors who are highly experienced performers and educators. Many are award winning musicians, recognised in the traditional genre.

During the year we also run Come-and-Try sessions and Workshops in various places, and a couple of Open-Air Ceilidhs to encourage wider participation and support of Traditional Music.

All GFW classes are held in Glasgow Kelvin College, Springburn Campus, 123 Flemington St, G21 4TD

GFW is a registered Scottish Charity SC029502

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The Classes

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GFW
Junior
Classes

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accordion improvers

Accordion

Available
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String banjo monday

Banjo
4+5
String

Available
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Traditional Irish bodhran and stick on wooden table

Bodhran

Available
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Ceilidh
Band

Available
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A female musician playing the cello.

Cello

Available
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Fiddle player at the weekend

Fiddle

Available
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Guitar

Available
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Mandolin

Available
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Mixed Instruments

Mixed
Instrument

Available
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Song

Available
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guitar player

Ukulele

Available
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Viola

Viola

Available
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Whistle

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Our GFW Community

GFW formed in 1992 as Glasgow Fiddle Workshop. Over 30+ years we have grown to over a dozen different instruments, plus Mixed classes and a Ceilidh Band class. Since 2017 we are officially Glasgow Folk-music Workshop, but we like to stick to just GFW.

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The Tutors

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Junior
Tutors

alan shute

Alan
Shute

Finlay

Finlay
Allison

Nigel 
Gatherer

Nigel
Gatherer

jamie smith

Jamie
Smith

katherine

Katherine
Macleod

adam

Adam
Sutherland

Andrew Mac

Andrew
MacPherson

celine

Celine
Donoghue

Ciorstaidh
Chaimbeul

Christina
Smith

Conor Heafey

Conor
Heafey

Craig
Baxter

Craig
Harrison

Emma

Emma
Tomlinson

Finlay
Dunsmore

garry

Garry
MacFadden

gordon

Gordon
Melrose

Graham
Mackenzie

Graham Rorie

Graham
Rorie

hannah

Hannah
Rarity

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Heather
Cartwright

jenn

Jenn
Butterworth

John Carmichael

John
Carmichael

john newman

John
Newman

Lesley Allton

Lesley
Allton

Lynsey
Tait

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Margaret
McCallum

Ron Jappy

Ron
Jappy

ryan young

Ryan
Young

sandie

Sandie
Forbes

Sarah Markey

Sarah
Markey

trish strain

Trish
Strain
C

Trish
Strain
F

Tutor
TBC

Contact Us

GFW
Glasgow Kelvin College
123 Flemington St
Glasgow
G21 4TD

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