The Strathearn Fiddle Band
The Strathearn Fiddle Band is a new project offering children and young people in Crieff and Strathearn the chance to play music in an ensemble.
Led by an experienced professional music leader, the project will provide high-quality musical experiences and performance opportunities for children aged 7 to 17, and help develop youth music in our area.
Membership and attendance will be free of charge/low-cost. The ensemble will welcome a variety of instruments: strings (violin, viola, cello), woodwind (flutes, whistles, recorders), percussion, and traditional instruments like accordion and banjo.
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We expect to run two ensemble classes: a junior group for children at primary level (ages 7 to 11),
and a senior group (ages 11 to 17).
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Sessions will be blocked to follow the school terms, and each block will conclude with a concert performance.
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Dates
Rehearsals begin on Monday 8th September 2025.
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September
08 September 2025
15 September 2025
22 September 2025
29 September 2025
October
06 October 2025
13 October 2025 / no rehearsal - School holiday
20 October 2025 / no rehearsal - School holiday
27 October 2025 / no rehearsal
November
03 November 2025
10 November 2025
17 November 2025
24 November 2025
December
01 December 2025
08 December 2025 / no rehearsal - Performance week
15 December 2025 / no rehearsal
22 December 2025 / no rehearsal
29 December 2025 / no rehearsal - School holiday
Day, Time and Venue
Monday afternoon/evenings during term time
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Junior group: 4.30 till 5.40pm
Senior group: 5:50 to 7.00pm
at Strathearn Arts on Comrie Rd in Crieff.​​
Sign up
To express an interest in joining the ensemble, click the link above and fill out the form.
Ensemble Leader
The Strathearn Fiddle Band is led by Linda Rankin. Linda is an Australian Scottish Fiddler, Teacher and Composer currently based in Braco, Perthshire, Scotland. She has been playing violin since the age of eight, studying Classical Violin alongside her lifelong passion and love, Traditional Music, specifically the Music of Scotland. Linda is a qualified teacher with nearly 30 years teaching experience.
Funded by The Mary Janet King Memorial Fund, administered by Foundation Scotland
Funded by the Thomson Charitable Trust