Jul 28: Robert Burns Song workshop with Iona Fyfe

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

6:30pm – 8:30pm

Dusty Strings 3406 Fremont Ave N

Maximum Enrollment: 16

Registration & Refund Deadline: Friday, July 24, 2026

Award winning Scots singer Iona Fyfe invites you to participate in a Robert Burns Song Workshop. We will learn 2-3 folksongs in the Scots language and will do some listening of source, revivalist and contemporary interpretations of the songs also. Lyrics will be provided.

Skills Needed: Open to people of all ages and abilities. No fluency in Scots is required, and all resources will be provided.

What to Bring: A recording device, notebook and pen if you want to take notes.

Teacher: Iona Fyfe has become one of Scotland’s finest singers, rooted deeply in the singing traditions of the Northeast of Scotland. In 2021, she became the first singer to win the coveted title of Musician of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards and won again in 2023. Honoured at the Scots Language Awards with the title of Speaker of the Year in 2021, Iona performs both folk and pop songs in the Scots language, remaining true to her rooting in tradition. She won the title of Scots Singer of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards in 2018 and was described as “one of the best Scotland has to offer.”  (Global-Music.de) Iona has performed throughout the UK, Poland, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Czech Republic, Canada and Australia, and with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra as part of the World Premiere of Disney Pixar’s Brave in Concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. She has performed for the Library of Congress’s Homegrown concerts series and has been an Official International Showcase Performer at the Folk Alliance International conferences and performed in iconic venues such as the Burren and Club Passim in Boston, and the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley. She has recently also been elected Rector of the University of Aberdeen!

If you have any questions about group classes, or the school in general, don’t hesitate to contact us at (206) 634-1662 or music@dustystrings.com.