Workshops

Throughout the year Mairi runs various workshops, which are designed to invigorate and awaken participants’ artistry. Most of Mairi’s workshops are happening online for now.

Mairi has an incredible ability to facilitate, support and encourage. Workshop participants get the chance to expand and explore their own voices, playing and creativity, and have fun with others.

Online fiddle class

Attending Mairi’s mixed-ability online adult fiddle class is a fantastic way to help foster a sense of community.

Classes are a flexible and affordable alternative to normal music lessons, allowing you to share a common music repertoire, improve and add new techniques and skills.

Classes cover the common tunes you’d find at a pub session in Scotland but we play them at a slow pace and several times so people can join in.

You’ll also get access to Mairi’s Tunes section. In there, there’s sheet music and you can slow down and loop the tracks, to learn them at your own pace.

Mairi’s winter online fiddle classes are now finished. To enquire about future sessions, please visit What’s on or contact Mairi.

What participants say…

"I thoroughly enjoy the company on a Wed evening. The gentle pace gives me time to read music and hear the detail in Mairi's playing. It’s technical and practical, a great combination"

"Mairi's slow sessions have been hugely inspiring and motivating! Taking tunes at a modest pace together with Mairi's exercises and hints has made an enormous difference not only to my repertoire but also to my technique. Playing with others from around the world is great fun."

"I loved it when you said not to worry about the length of notes shown - it feels liberating to be able to take the tune as you hear it and try to respond intuitively. The loop and recorded tunes are brilliant for self learning. I’m going to set myself a wee exercise to have 5 tunes already on the list that I learn to play by ear by the end of the year."

Retreats and workshops can be booked through Mairi’s shop, plus find information about what retreats and workshops are coming up. You can also stay informed about the latest retreats and workshops by signing up to the mailing list.