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Bluegrass workshops all weekend at top local festival


12 May 25
by Nathon Jones

Eilidh Patterson

This year's SpringGrass Bluegrass Festival 16th-18th May 2025 gives you the chance to learn from the very best bluegrass musicians on the scene right now including Charlotte Carrivick (guitar), Evan Davies (mandolin), Eleanor Wilkie (bass), Kieran Towers (fiddle) and Eilidh Patterson (songwriting).

Workshops take place at the festival's main venue, The Vault Arts Centre in Newton Stewart, and are scheduled throughout the weekend.

Workshops are included with Weekend Pass tickets or are priced at £10.00, per workshop, person or, if you're under 25, you can attend free of charge!

SATURDAY 17th MAY 2025

Workshop - Guitar with Charlotte Carrivick
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Book online at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-vault/workshop-guitar-with-charlotte-carrivick/e-rgxblv

Workshop - Fiddle with Kieran Towers
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Book online at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-vault/workshop-fiddle-with-kieran-towers/e-ajkjvy

Workshop - Upright Bass with Eleanor Wilkie
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Book online at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-vault/workshop-upright-bass-with-eleanor-wilkie/e-oebemv

Workshop - Mandolin with Evan Davies
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Book online at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-vault/workshop-mandolin-with-evan-davies/e-yklkax

SUNDAY 18th MAY 2025

Workshop - Songwriting with Eilidh Patterson
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Book online at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-vault/workshop-songwriting-with-eilidh-patterson/e-vxlxmj

SpringGrass Bluegrass Festival 2025 - Book Now!

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