Workshop - Accordion with Andrew Waite


7
Jul

Friday 7th July 2023
Doors: 4:00pm
The Vault Arts Centre, Newton Stewart, Scotland

Tickets: £10.00

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Workshop - Accordion with Andrew Waite

Workshops are included free of charge for Weekend Pass ticket holders. Under 25s Free. Please note: Avoid booking fees and charges by paying on the door for workshop events.

Andrew co-founded the band TYDE in 2008 and got to the finals of the BBC2 Young Folk Awards. He also secured a record deal when he was 15 years old and recorded two studio albums. In 2011 Andrew was a finalist in the BBC Young Traditional Musician Of The Year and was an Up And Coming Act Of The Year nominee at Na Trads 2015.

In 2015 he joined the band Dallahan who were Folk Band Of The Year nominees at Na Trads 2016 and released the album ‘Matter Of Time’ which was also nominated for Album Of The Yearat Na Trads 2016.

Andrew joined Eliza Carthy And The Wayward Band in 2013 and has been regularly touring with them since. In February 2017 they released their debut album ‘Big Machine’ and it reached number 25 in the UK charts.

As well as playing with different bands, Andrew has also appeared on stage with Sting, The Unusual Suspects, The RSNO and performed as a guest on over 15 albums. When he was 13 years old he performed at the Royal Albert Hall at the first ever BBC Folk Proms. Most recently, he launched his solo album ‘TYDE’. 


 

Getting Here


The Vault Arts Centre
40 Victoria Street
Newton Stewart
Wigtownshire
Scotland
DG8 6BT

Fabulous new arts centre facility in the heart of Newton Stewart offering workshops, masterclasses, 1-to-1 tuition, live music & dance, arts & crafts exhibitions and sales, music sales, ticket sales and the offices for Trad Music Trust and Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival.

Trad Music Trust

The 10th annual Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music & Dance Festival takes place over the 12th-14th July 2024. It's an incredible achievement. The charity has created a viable, sustainable, event that continues to grow and develop, proudly celebrating the very best in traditional Scottish, Irish and World music. Make sure you book early for what is shaping up to be the biggest event yet!

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