Forthcoming Dates

Welcome to our Site

We are currently meeting monthly usually at Blawarthill Church.  Sometimes we have ad hoc meetings too.  Details of dates below in blog.  All welcome.

Want to contact us?  See https://scratchynoises.wordpress.com/committee/

See the links to the right to get the music.

Sign up for a Performance or Event

‘Usually’ the 2nd Saturday of each month 2-5pm Sept – May – in person practice in Blawarthill Church hall.  Open to all.  See blog posts below for details.

11th May 2024

15th June 2024 small group to play at Muirhead and Chryston gala approx 1100 to 1600. Two 1 hour sets with time between to lunch/browse the gala stalls etc.

16th June 2024 Scratchy Noises birthday. The Glasgow 10k at Glasgow Green approx 1000-1200 time tbc. We play well know tunes like Spootiskerry and the Glensides in a loop as the runners flood by smiling and dancing.

July 2024 possible bard BQ tbc

Want to offer your garden or house for a summer get together? Please shout.

September 2024 – Back to monthly sessions

If you want to organise another practice or event and advertise it here let us know.

Workshop 13th April 2024

Hello,

Come and join us for a workshop.

We have asked Nigel Gatherer to run a workshop for us on 13th April 2-5pm. The theme will be playing for dancers.

Everyone welcome. Please email valeriemcc@hotmail.co.uk if you wish to add your name to the list as we are asked to secure the door once everyone in. The cost is £10 for the 3 hours and includes tea/coffee biscuits etc.

Please do not try to access hall before 1350.

Blawarthill Church Hall. https://www.blawarthillchurch.org/visit-us

The address is:

Millbrix Avenue, Scotstoun,

Glasgow G14 0EP

Note access to the hall we use at the back of the church is from Kinstone Avenue which is the next street parallel.

You may need to park a bit further away. Please do not park on pavements or block local residents.

If you wish to bring a donation for the foodbank you can find a list of what they currently need at https://glasgownw.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-food/

Who might be coming?

David S, Valerie, Mel, Mitchell, Dad, Neil, Sandra, Maureen, Ken, David B, Christine, Jack, Matt, John S, Cath M, Alison, Rae, Cath L, John L, Mary, Verity

Play List

Book 1
Set 07 Boys of Bluehill/Harvest Home
set 14 Headlands/Barren Rocks
Set 22 Leaving Lismore/The Rope Waltz

Book 2
Set 27 Farquhar & Hettie’s/Elsey’s Waltz
Set 39 The Milltimber Jig/Jimmy Ward’s

Book 4 
set 66 Virginia Reel set

Book 5
Set 89 The Road to Banff set
Set 107 Swedish Masquerade

Music books can be found here: https://scratchynoises.wordpress.com/tunes-we-play-2016/

Session 17th February 2024

Hello,

Everyone welcome. Please email valeriemcc@hotmail.co.uk if you wish to add your name to the list below as we are asked to secure the door once everyone in.

Please do not try to access hall before 1350.

Blawarthill Church Hall. https://www.blawarthillchurch.org/visit-us

The address is:

Millbrix Avenue, Scotstoun,

Glasgow G14 0EP

Picture courtesy of Neil

Note access to the hall we use at the back of the church is from Kinstone Avenue which is the next street parallel.

You may need to park a bit further away. Please do not park on pavements or block local residents.

If you wish to bring a donation for the foodbank you can find a list of what they currently need at https://glasgownw.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-food/

Coffee and Tea available at break. Offers to boil the kettle and set up/tidy up appreciated.

Who might be coming?

Valerie, David S, Sandra, Neil, Rae, Ken, Maureen, Mary, John S, David B, Mel, Ian, John L, Catherine L.

We will focus on our ‘book 6’. In the second half we will have participants choice.

£2 contribution to hall hire please. Rest of cost subsidised from funds.

Music can be found here: https://scratchynoises.wordpress.com/tunes-we-play-2016/

Uddingston Musicfest 10th February and more

Hello All,

Info about the festival in the flyer below.

Tune list.

Also Neil has kindly assembled a book of tunes for those who are not regulars/to save you time flipping through files.

umf11-flyer-1Download

sn-uddingston-book-2024Download

Session 13th January 2024

Hello,

Everyone welcome. Please email valeriemcc@hotmail.co.uk if you wish to add your name to the list below as we are asked to secure the door once everyone in.

Please do not try to access hall before 1350.

Blawarthill Church Hall. https://www.blawarthillchurch.org/visit-us

The address is:

Millbrix Avenue, Scotstoun,

Glasgow G14 0EP

Note access to the hall we use at the back of the church is from Kinstone Avenue which is the next street parallel.

You may need to park a bit further away. Please do not park on pavements or block local residents.

If you wish to bring a donation for the foodbank you can find a list of what they currently need at https://glasgownw.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-food/

Coffee and Tea available at break (Neil kindly offered to boil the kettle etc. He may need a hand)

Who might be coming?

David S, Valerie, Mitchell, Alison, Ken, Sandra, Ray, John S, Geoff, Neil, David B, John L, Cath L, Jack, Maureen, Mel, Verity, Ian, Allan, Carol, Mary

We will focus on our ‘best’ gig tunes the first half. See ‘sn-playlist-23-sept-2023 file below for information. In the second half we will have participants choice.

£2 contribution to hall hire please. Rest of cost subsidised from funds.

Music can be found here: https://scratchynoises.wordpress.com/tunes-we-play-2016/

sn-playlist-23-sept-2023Download

Excess Hoodies (Free)

Hi, we have a few hoodies left over from the batch made up a few years ago and looking to shift.

They are free (I’ll confirm) to anyone who wants one. If you think you’d like one for outings, please let me know. Perfect for Xmas. :-) 🎅🌲

1*Maroon, Zip Front – size XL

1*Maroon, Zip Front – size L

1*Light Blue, Zip Front – size XL

1*Dark Blue, Zip Front – size XL

1*Dark Blue, Pullover Type – M

Many thanks

Neil

Successful Session 9th December

Thank you to everyone who came along to the session on Saturday.

We aired some old tunes and had a good chat.

Hope you all have a lovely festive season.

Session 9th December 2023

Everyone welcome. Please email valeriemcc@hotmail.co.uk if you wish to add your name to the list below as we are asked to secure the door once everyone in.

Please do not try to access hall before 1350.

Blawarthill Church Hall. https://www.blawarthillchurch.org/visit-us

The address is:

Millbrix Avenue, Scotstoun,

Glasgow G14 0EP

Note access to the hall we use at the back of the church is from Kinstone Avenue which is the next street parallel.

You may need to park a bit further away. Please do not park on pavements or block local residents.

If you wish to bring a donation for the foodbank you can find a list of what they currently need at https://glasgownw.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-food/

Coffee and Tea available at break (any offers to boil the kettle etc welcome)

Who might be coming?

David S, Valerie, Christine, Mel, Verity, Cath, Neil, Maureen, David B, Mary, Mary’s friend 1, Mary’s friend 2 Ray, Carol, Al, Mitchell, Ian, Alison

We will focus on book 3 for the first half then attendees choice in the second half.

Feel free to wear or bring something festive and bring a festive (politically correct) joke.

£1 contribution to hall hire please. Rest of cost subsidised from funds.

Music can be found here: https://scratchynoises.wordpress.com/tunes-we-play-2016/

Fabulous Wee Practice and AGM October 2023

Thanks to all who attended yesterday.

We practised some less well known tunes from book 5.

Next session 11th November. All instruments and their owners welcome.

‘AGM’

1. With thanks to Alison for an activity summary:

Scratchy Noises Events and Session list for AGM Saturday 14 October 2023

Monday Night On-Line Zoom Sessions – took place throughout Covid pandemic from April 2020 until January 2021 hosted by Allan MacDougall, Valerie McCutcheon, Mel Williamson

In Person Saturday Afternoon Sessions at Blawarthill Parish Church

8 Nov 21/4 Dec 21/26 Feb22/23 Apr 22/21 May 22 (led by Nigel Gatherer)/10 Sept 22/29 Oct 22/17 Dec 22/14 Jan 23/18 Mar 23/29 April 23 (led by Nigel Gatherer)/16 Sept 23/14 Oct 23 + AGM

Events 2022/23

12 Feb 2022. Thomas Tunnock Folk Festival

On-line session hosted by Allan MacDougall

1 May 2022. Clanscape. Cashel Forest Trust, Loch Lomond

18 June 2022. Chryston and Muirhead Gala Day

16 June 2022. Garden Session chez Valerie and David

28 January 2023. Hurlford Session

11 February 2023. Thomas Tunnock Folk Festival hosted afternoon Session

17 June 2023. Chryston & Muirhead Gala day, played at various venues

18 June 2023. Glasgow Green, Men/Women’s 10k

20 August 2023. Abbeyfield Extra Care, Rutherglen

23 Sept 2023.  Jam and Ham Festival

2. Voted to keep the group going.

3. Healthy bank balance noted and will continue to subsidise members attendance at events and workshops.

4. Agreed we have more than enough tunes to work on and new tunes are not a priority for forthcoming months.

Jam and Ham 2023 a Great Hit

A group of us performed at our annual gig at the Jam and Ham Festival. We seemed very well received and all had a good time despite the serious faces :-). The cake was delicious.

5 Gigs in a Weekend

What a super weekend we had.

17th June

First up the minions stage at Chryston and Muirhead Gala. Enjoyed the parade led by the pipe band. Then on to the Masonic Hall where there was tea and cakes too. Later we played at the Bowling Club accompanied by some helpful percussionists.

18th June

Played for about 3 hours solid at Glasgow Green as the official band of the Men’s and Women’s 10k. Neil even ran first then joined us for a tune and the official 13th birthday non-alcoholic fizz and cake.

Wonderful fun all round and lots of smiles and jigs from the runners.