He won the Gold Medal at Inverness in 1984, and two straight Clasps there in 1989 and 1990, his style has more often been the antithesis of the successful competitive piper, particular in piobaireachd.
He has been strongly influenced by a wide range of traditional music plays Scottish smallpipes, Border pipes, whistle, harmonica, button accordion and Jew’s harp.
He offers 1/2 hour or full 1 hour lessons for any stage of player, expert or novice.
Pipestunes Page: http://pipetunes.ca/composer/allan-macdonald
Michael Ferrie is an award-winning guitarist and composer from Callander, Scotland. A former student of Sgoil Chiùil na Gàidhealtachd (National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music) and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Ferrie is currently studying on the MMus Folk Music program at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland.
Ferrie was named Highland Young Guitarist in 2010, and his compositions have been performed by Ceol Mor, Aberdeen International Youth Festival’s Folk Big Band (Scotland); Inxa Impro Quartet (Catalonia); Nua (Canada); and The Sunshine Coast School of Celtic Music Trad Band (Canada). In 2013 Ferrie was commissioned to compose for the Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s ‘Out and About’ week, and in the same year was nominated for the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award with Scottish folk band ‘Thalla’. Ferrie is now performing with innovative folk trio ‘Reelinki’, based in Helsinki, Finland.
Main instrument and repertoire
Guitar
Base City
Helsinki
Website
www.michaelferrie.co.uk
Languages
English
Normal Price
42 Euros / hour
Teaching levels / prices:
Master class: / hour – dependent on regularity of lessons (i.e. continuing classes or a one off lesson).
Intermediate: 42 / hour
Beginner: 42 / hour
Group lessons: ? / hour – dependent on number of participants and regularity of lessons (i.e. continuing classes or a one off group lesson).
Lessons for kids: 42 / hour
Teaching where:
Skype, from August
Helsinki, at own space, until August
Trained by the tabla master Vijay Kangutkar. Tabla player of the band Homebound and a teacher of Tabla and Padhant in Glasgow.
