Towards Equality - Womensemble for Women Playwrights

In an equal world, Womensemble might not need to exist!  It's a collective promoting women playwrights, and is coordinated by RCS alumna Helen Cuinn.  From the website:- 

"womensemble is a collective that seeks to promote female playwrights and inspire female theatre artists to write, act, direct and design strong stories for and about women.

"Creating a data base of female theatre artists and interested parties, developing playreading groups and eventually hosting a library resource of interesting plays by women around the globe.

Bookmark this link and check it out!

Womensemble

Alumna Robyn Stapleton to sing on Dundee's Frigate Unicorn

Since Robyn is an alumna of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, we thought we'd help promote her forthcoming performance in Dundee:-

Frigate Unicorn, Victoria Dock, Dundee - Robyn Stapleton

Scotland’s finest young traditional singer, BBC Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician 2014, Scots Singer of the Year nominee, will be singing on board the Unicorn on Friday 10th July.

Robyn, who hails from Stranraer, is touring Scotland to celebrate her debut album “Fickle Fortune” which was released in May to critical acclaim.

Recent career highlights include being commissioned to record “Coming Thro The Rye” for Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, and performances at the Trad Music Awards and, with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, at Proms in the Park!

Robyn is no stranger to Dundee having given two recitals at the Wighton Heritage Centre. Sheena Wellington, who tutored Robyn during her honours year at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, said of her former student:-

‘Robyn was gifted with a beautiful voice, warm, rich, flexible and distinctive. Couple this with a true love and respect for her material and the ability to engage an audience anywhere from a care home to a Prom concert hall and you have a very special singer indeed.’

Robyn will be accompanied by band members Kristan Harvey of Blazin Fiddles (Young Traditional Musician 2011), David McNee in guitar and bouzouki and Alistair Iain Paterson on piano and harmonium (Young Traditional Musician Finalist 2014).

• Doors open at 6:15 for performance at 7:00pm
• Tickets £9 (£7 concession) 
• Online booking: https://www.gammabookings.com/FrigateUnicorn/
• Or available at the door.

Friends of Wighton, Wighton Heritage Centre
Central Library, Wellgate
Dundee DD1 1DB

www.friendsofwighton.com

Friends of Wighton gratefully acknowledge the support of Leisure & Communities Dundee, MMG Archbold, Chartered Accountants and The Weavers Café, Dundee Central Library

Alumna of Royal Conservatoire (was RSAMD): Phamie Gow's new project

Forthcoming CD:

Phamie Gow with the

Pipes and Drums of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

Phamie says,

The Edinburgh Suite CD will be launched and premiered in May 2012. More information to follow soon.

The Whittaker Library has it on their shopping list!

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland alumna Catriona Watt CD

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Catriona Watt - Cadal Cuain

BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2007, and alumna of RSAMD (now the Conservatoire of Scotland), Catriona's new CD was released by Footstompin Records in 2008, but somehow 'Whittaker' missed it.

So, hanging 'his' head in shame, Whittaker is pleased to note that the CD has just been added to the Whittaker Library stock (and not before time!).  See it here.

Staff, students, alumni - if you release a new album, please let us know!  What could be nicer than to know that your colleagues and peers can access your work in the Whittaker Library at your own alma mater?!