Scottish Country Dance and Ceilidh Bands based in NZ
Scottish Country Dance Bands
Airs and Graces
Balmoral
Bourach Mor
Ebony and Ivory
Glenfiddle
Kiwi Kilties
Rose and Thistle
Saltire Scottish Dance Band
Strings Attached
The Dunwofflin Ceilidh Band
The Monday Knights
Thissldhu
Twisty Willow
Wild Heather
Ceilidh Bands
Schiehallion
Taps o’Thristle
The Dunwofflin Ceilidh Band
The Monday Knights
Twisty Willow
Band Details
Airs and Graces
Contact:
Mary McDonald – dunmar22@gmail.com
Location:
Palmerston North and Wellington
Band Members:
Mary McDonald – Fiddle
Glenice Saunders – Fiddle
Lynne Scott – Piano
Class playing options:
Mary McDonald – Solo/accompanied fiddle
Glenice Saunders – Solo/accompanied fiddle
Lynne Scott – Solo/accompanied fiddle Piano accompanied
Balmoral
Contact:
Sharlene Penman – s.penman@xtra.co.nz
Location:
Auckland, Christchurch and Queensland
Band Members:
Anne-Marie Forsyth – Fiddle
Sharlene Penman – Piano
Iain McKenzie – Accordion
Class playing options:
Anne-Marie Forsyth – Solo/accompanied fiddle
Sharlene Penman – Solo piano
Iain McKenzie – Accordion
Bourach Mor
Contact:
Virginia Mathieson – glengariff@xtra.co.nz
Location:
Waikato
Band Members:
Ruth Budden – Fiddle
Mee-mee Phipps – Fiddle
Wayne McConnel – Fiddle
Shelley McConnel – Recorder
Lynne Hudson – Accordion
Virginia Mathieson – Piano
Joy Harding – Bass guitar
Others from time to time
Class playing options:
Ruth Budden – Accompanied Fiddle
Lynne Hudson – Accordion
Virginia Mathieson – Piano accompanied
Ebony and Ivory
Contact:
Sharlene Penman – s.penman@xtra.co.nz
Lynne Scott – lynne@scott.gen.nz
Location:
Wellington and Christchurch
Band Members:
Sharlene Penman – Piano
Lynne Scott – Fiddle
Class playing options:
Sharlene Penman – Solo/accompanied piano
Lynne Scott – Solo/accompanied fiddle
Glenfiddle
Contact:
Anne-Marie Forsyth – learnscotsfiddle@gmail.com
Location:
Auckland and Christchurch
Band Members:
Anne-Marie Forsyth – Fiddle
Lynn Pettit – Fiddle
Margaret Peace – Fiddle
Sharlene Penman – Piano
Class playing options:
Anne-Marie Forsyth – Solo fiddle
Lynn Pettit – Accompanied fiddle
Margaret Peace – Accompanied fiddle
Sharlene Penman – Solo/accompanied piano
Kiwi Kilties
Contact:
Sharlene Penman – s.penman@xtra.co.nz
Mary McDonald – dunmar22@gmail.com
Location:
Wellington and Christchurch
Band Members:
Sharlene Penman – Piano
Mary McDonald – Fiddle
Duncan McDonald – Drums
Class playing options:
Sharlene Penman – Solo/accompanied piano
Mary McDonald – Solo/accompanied fiddle
Rose and Thistle
Contact:
Trish Henley – trishhenley@xtra.co.nz
Location:
Auckland
Band Members:
Trish Henley – Fiddle
Margie O’Connor – Piano
Class playing options:
Trish Henley – Accompanied fiddle
Margie O’Connor – Piano accompanied
Saltire Scottish Dance Band
Contact:
Mary McDonald – dunmar22@gmail.com
Location:
Palmerston North and Wellington
Band Members:
Mary McDonald – Fiddle
Duncan McDonald – Drums
Glenice Saunders – Fiddle
Class playing options:
Mary McDonald – Solo/accompanied fiddle
Duncan McDonald – Accompanied
Glenice Saunders – Solo/accompanied fiddle
Strings Attached
Contact:
Lynne Scott – lynne@scott.gen.nz
Location:
Wellington and Christchurch
Band Members:
Lynne Scott – Fiddle
Richard Hardie – Double Bass
Sharlene Penman – Piano
Class playing options:
Lynne Scott – Solo/accompanied fiddle
Sharlene Penman – Solo piano
The Dunwofflin Ceilidh Band
Contact:
Ian Matcham – Ian@jumbletree.com
Location:
Wellington
Band Members:
Ian Matcham – Fiddle
Jason Morris – Piano
Class playing options:
Ian Matcham – Fiddle with piano
Jason Morris – Piano accompanied
The Monday Knights
Contact:
Ian Matcham – Ian@jumbletree.com
Location:
Wellington
Band Members:
Ian Matcham – Fiddle
Jean Malcolm – Piano
Terry Bradshaw – Percussion
Rebecca Bourne (optional) – Cello/fiddle/piano
Class playing options:
Ian Matcham – Fiddle with piano
Thissldhu
Contact:
Clare Simpson – claresimpson@xtra.co.nz
Location:
Wellington and Christchurch
Band Members:
Ian Matcham – Fiddle
Clare Simpson – Piano
Class playing options:
Ian Matcham – Accompanied fiddle
Clare Simpson – Piano accompanied
Twisty Willow
Contact:
Wes Bycroft – twillow@xtra.co.nz
https://twistywillow.co.nz
Location:
Northland
Band Members:
Barbara Bycroft – Fiddle
Wes Bycroft – Bodhran
Class playing options:
Barbara Bycroft – Fiddle and bodhran
Wild Heather
Contact:
Lynne Scott – lynne@wildheather.co.nz
https://wildheather.co.nz
Location:
Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch
Band Members:
Lynne Scott – Fiddle/piano
Mary McDonald – Fiddle
Anne-Marie Forsyth – Viola
Sharlene Penman – Piano
Class playing options:
Lynne Scott – Solo/accompanied fiddle OR Piano accomp.
Mary McDonald – Solo/accompanied fiddle
Anne-Marie Forsyth – Solo/accompanied fiddle
Sharlene Penman – Solo/accompanied piano
Schiehallion
Contact:
Lynne Scott – lynne@scott.gen.nz
Location:
Wellington
Band Members:
Lynne Scott – Fiddle/piano
Mary McDonald – Fiddle
Iain Matcham – Fiddle
Duncan McDonald – Drum
John Jowett – Piano
Alastair McCarthy – Guitar
Liz Langholm – Flute
Taps o’Thristle
Contact:
Lynne Scott – lynne@scott.gen.nz
Location:
Wellington
Band Members:
Lynne Scott – Accordion
Mary McDonald – Fiddle/Caller
Duncan McDonald – Drums
The Dunwofflin Ceilidh Band
Contact:
Ian Matcham – Ian@jumbletree.com
Location:
Wellington
Band Members:
Ian Matcham – Fiddle
Jason Morris – Piano
The Monday Knights
Contact:
Ian Matcham – Ian@jumbletree.com
Location:
Wellington
Band Members:
Ian Matcham – Fiddle
Jean Malcolm – Piano
Terry Bradshaw – Percussion
Rebecca Bourne (optional) – Cello/fiddle/piano
Twisty Willow
Contact:
Wes Bycroft – twillow@xtra.co.nz
https://twistywillow.co.nz
Location:
Northland
Band Members:
Barbara Bycroft – Fiddle
Wes Bycroft – Bodhran
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