Join renowned Aberdeen ceilidh band Iron Broo for a rousing afternoon of Scottish music and dance suitable for all the family. If you’ve never ceilidh-ed, or you’re feeling a bit rusty, don’t worry, all the dances will be explained by the musicians. Saturday 30 September 2023, 1.30pm - 3.30pm Location Cowdray Hall Aberdeen. Tickets
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Music Lyric Video of Up the Noran Water.
onhttps://youtu.be/dgZlpJkUgBE 'Up the Noran Water', it's a song I heard first from the late Jim Reid. He had put the melody to the words of a poem written many years earlier by Helen Cruickshank (1886-1975). The poem was called 'Shy Geordie' and features a young Angus mother who is pregnant out of wedlock. It was...
Free Sheet Music Library
onI have been told a few times recently that I'm not good at selling myself. The truth is it's because generally, I don't like people who are good at selling themselves. It's something ingrained in the northeast of Scotland psyche. Naebody likes a big heid. I've always been conscious of this. I really enjoy creating...
Doric Film Festival
onCharlie, Duncan & Fred at the Doric Film Festival "Awa we Gaed tae Aikey" https://youtu.be/No6dYzxNTt0 Our entry to the Doric Film Festival 2019 Directed and written by Duncan Harley. An Iron Broo film. Music performed by Charlie Abel & Fred Wilkinson. Narrated & edited by Charlie Abel. Doric supervisors Alison Abel (my ma fae Turra)...
The Left-Handed Fiddler
onThe Left-Handed Fiddler is a well-known traditional Scottish tune written by James Scott Skinner, who is an iconic Scottish fiddle player from Banchory. (1843-1927) Skinner rose to fame during his time and left a vast legacy of music with his own compositions and collections that are still played widely to this day. Skinner gave himself...
New Cd launched today
onI'm excited to announce a new album release today. Available on CD from CharlieAbel.scot or download on the usual platforms.iTunes, CdBaby, Amazon etc. The album contains 16 tracks of Celtic music and songs. Some of my own original pieces. Please give it a listen and if you like it I hope you will buy the...
Burgess Charlie Abel
onDean of Guild, Colin Taylor welcomes Charlie Abel Wow. I was very honoured to be received as a Free Burgess and Guild Member of the City and Burgh of Aberdeen on the 15th of August 2015. Â I'm told it's the highest honour the city can bestow on a citizen so I'm really really humbled. Â I...