SMG is a community-based charity located in Edinburgh, offering classes for anyone aged 16+, sessions, ceilidhs, and other social events.
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2009-10 memberships 547 classes 47 enrolments 696
End of term stramashes
These will be happening as usual for all classes this term. Details of dates, times and venues are in the website diary
SMG Gift Vouchers – ideal Christmas presents!
SMG office hours
From January 2010, we will be changing the SMG office opening hours to 11am – 3pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Enrolment for spring term is now open
Please enrol for the spring term as soon as possible, to help us to manage this time with as little disruption to classes as possible.
Do you go to Boroughmuir classes on Thursday evenings?
We are looking for someone to help out as a Venue Host at Boroughmuir classes on Thursday evenings (from January 2010), putting out the juice and biscuits etc at the start of the night and putting them away again after class. Venue hosts receive a generous reduction on their class fees for the term. If you are interested, or would like to find out more, please Contact Ros in the office
Do you go out to perform?
We’re gathering information on groups and performes who have come from the Scots Music Group. If you have started performing as a result of your involvement in SMG, you can add details here
Gigs by SMG members, tutors & affiliated groups
We have a page on our website to publicise gigs involving SMG members, students, tutors or affiliated groups. Add events you are performing at to our gig list
News
Sheila Capewell will leave SMG on 31st December 2009
Given the financial difficulties created in the current year by the lack of core funds from the Scottish Arts Council, Sheila will be made redundant from 31st December 2009.
We are hugely grateful to Sheila for her commitment over many years of dedication to the work of the Scots Music Group. Whilst sorry to leave SMG after 16 years, Sheila feels that it will give her the opportunity to pursue new ventures and is a good time for her personally to move on.
The full text of Alastair Cameron’s message given at SMG’s AGM 2009 can be found here
SMG musicians and dancers in BBC film
On Wednesday 7th October SMG musicians and dancers took part in filming for a BBC programme called ‘Democracy in Action’, which is a series of films made by the BBC for the citizenship curriculum, to help in the teaching of politics in schools. The programme will be broadcast early next year. The film crew were rather creatively using ceilidh dancers to demonstrate the Single Transferrable Vote system!
SMG Tea Towels: The Slender Tree edition now available
The latest addition to our range of merchandise, a fairtrade cotton tea towel with The Slender Tree words and motif, was officially unfurled at the Diggers Session fundraising concert .
Priced at £4 for members and £5 for non-members, the tea cloots are now on sale via our web site shop and at SMG classes and events.
The song ‘The Slender Tree’ was written by Anne Renshaw, and the design is thanks to Sangstream member Helen Wyllie.
Ros on the Plinth!
Ros, the SMG development worker, played her fiddle on Trafalgar Square’s 4th plinth on Sunday 13th September.
Ros made dedications for people who who pledged a donation to SMG, and played a new unnamed tune. The auction to name the tune was won by members of the Diggers session. They have decided to call the tune ‘Jig Formerly Known as Plinth’. Download the written music here. The £200 raised will go to Macmillan Cancer Support
