Follow in footsteps of Mary Queen of Scots - learn to play the Medieval Scottish Harp

The Friends of Wighton are pleased to offer a taster session in medieval Scottish harp music, at Dundee Central Library, Wellgate Centre on Saturday 4th September 2010.

Historical harp specialist Simon Chadwick will be on hand from 2.00pm till 4.00pm to demonstrate beautiful hand-crafted replicas of Scottish and  Irish medieval harps.  You may recognise this type of harp as it features on the Guinness logo and is similar to the harp of Mary, Queen of Scots which is preserved in the National Museum in Edinburgh.

The venue is the beautiful Wighton Centre, which houses Dundee's collection of antique Scottish music books. Over 700 volumes, between 200 and 300 years old, were gifted to the city by the Victorian  businessman Andrew Wighton, and have been preserved in the city library ever since. The Wighton centre, on the top floor of the Central Library in the Wellgate, is a welcoming and airy space, perfect for music and performance.

There is no need to book,  just turn up. No previous musical experience is necessary. Everything you need is provided in the class, and harps are available to rent if you want to take one home.

For more information visit http://www.friendsofwighton.com/ or call 07792 336804.