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  TONIGHT! I’ll be singing some Scots songs, ballads and self penned songs solo with piano at Glenfarg Folk Club ✨🎶 📍Gateside Memorial Hall KY14 7SY 🗓️ Mon 19 Oct ⏰ Doors 19:30 Music 20:00 💰 £10/8 (members) 🎟️ On door or → https://glenfargfolkclub.scot/whatson/

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  It is STILL #BandcampFriday (until 8am UK time). After a pretty difficult financial few months, I’d be ever so grateful if you would take a chance on my traditional Scottish ballads and self penned songs Bandcamp waive the fee, so artists get paid relatively fairly today for their work → https://ionafyfe.bandcamp.com/album/iona-fyfe-digital-download-compilation

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  It's #BandcampFriday ✨My offering today is THREE themed monthly online Scots Song workshops. If ye register TODAY, Bandcamp doesn't charge platform fees ↓ 📍Songs of Robert Tannahill 📅 29/10 🔗 https://bit.ly/4jsLCja 📍St Andrew’s Day 📅 30/11 🔗 https://bit.ly/4AISrDw 📍Festive Scots Song 📅 21/12 🔗 https://bit.ly/4hCWQ2c

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  Workshop announcement! 📣 It's #BandcampFriday and my offering today is THREE themed monthly online Scots Song workshops. If you register TODAY, Bandcamp doesn't charge me platform fees. ↓ 📍Songs of Robert Tannahill Workshop [Zoom] 📅 Thu 29 October 20:00 GMT 🔗 https://bit.ly/4jsLCja 📍St Andrew’s Day Scots Song Workshop [Zoom] 📅 Mon 30 November 20:00 GMT 🔗 https://bit.ly/4AISrDw 📍Festive Scots Song Workshop [Zoom] 📅 Mon 21 December 20:00 GMT 🔗 https://bit.ly/4hCWQ2c

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  Guys 😱 I had an unexpected car bill of £547.20 this week. My streaming royalties paid in Sept was £79.93 for 70k streams. Today is #BandcampFriday. If only 50 folks downloaded an album, signed on to my Scots language workshop, or bought a cute Scots greetings card. I can pay that credit card car bill ♥️ Please have a look here → ionafyfe.bandcamp.com/merch

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  Seattle folks! I’m performing TONIGHT at Fremont Abbey Arts Center ✨ Delighted that The Beltane Boys (Dave Bartley and Rich Hill) will be performing. It will be an evening of Gaelic and Scots song. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 If yer intae Scottish folk music, this is for you! ⏰ 7pm doors 7:30pm music 📅 29/07 🎟️ → https://events.humanitix.com/7-29-26-iona-fyfe

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  I’m playing this evening in Medford OR at Dos Mariposas Vineyard at 7pm. If you’re into Scottish folk music, come on doon! ✨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 $15 on the door

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  Delighted tae be back at Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎉 I sold my shows oot last year and would love to again. If you're looking for Scots folksongs, this is the show for you! 📍Ukrainian Community Centre 🗓️ Fri 21 / Sun 23 August ⏰ 18:00 / 19:30 💰 £20/17 🎟️ Tickets → https://bit.ly/fringeif #ScotsLanguage #Doric #Folksinger

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  Come with me to the Luke Kelly Festival in Dublin 🇮🇪 A family friendly festival organised by Dublin City Council, celebrating the iconic folksinger. I took part in a panel with Steve Byrne chaired by Donal Fallon discussing Luke's love for Scots song and the state of play of folksong in Scotland today. Watch till end if you want to see JFK on a horse 🐎 #ScotsLanguage #FolkMusic

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  Happy Canada Day 🇨🇦🍁 Sending love from Scotland to our Canadian cousins with a wee sing song. 'The Scarborough Settler's Lament' was written by a Scottish immigrant who was longing for his homeland. Sandy Glendinning was one of the many Scots who settled in the bold highlands east of Toronto in the 1800s. Before it became known as Scarborough, the area was originally named after the Scottish city of Glasgow. #Emigration #CanadaDay #Scotland

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  Polls are open for the Scottish Parliamentary elections until 10pm 🗳️ Emergency proxy votes and reissued postal ballots are available until 5pm ⏰ Get oot and vote 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Exercise your democratic right. A reminder ⚠️ You do NOT need ID to vote.

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  Nae exit poll. Nae overnight count. Nae shiny graphics. Nae party big wigs losing their seats at 4 o’clock in the morning in community centres. What’s the point of it all?

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  Ever wondered what First Minister of Scotland John Swinney would do if he didn’t enter politics? Watch on! Here’s five questions with John Swinney filmed at Bute House. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #Scotland #FirstMinister

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  Can you guess who I’m voting for tomorrow? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #Election

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  Happy Valentines Day ♥️🌹 Scotland’s bard Robert Burns wrote the song in 1794 based on traditional sources. Burns sent the song to James Johnson, who created The Scots Musical Museum with the note: The tune of this song is in Niel Gow’s first collection and is there called Major Graham” . Out of shot, Michael Biggins on piano! 🎹

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  Please give me restaurant, coffee and cocktail recommendations for Bordeaux 🇫🇷💌

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  Rector Surgeries this week! 🎓 22/04 Suttie Centre 12:00-15:00 23/04 Union Brew 11:45-14:45 Come say hello, discuss any issues! 👋

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  The date of my next online Scots Song workshop will be announced very soon! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌿 A reminder that workshop admission is included for Patreon subscribers on the “Learn a Scots Song Patron” tier. Ticket price usually £10 💵 Join here → www.patreon.com/ionafyfe

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  Did you know that staff and students at all UK Universities get 50% off Voi. 🎓🚲 It's not widely advertised. First you create an account the normal way, then you apply to thr discoont scheme by mailing the app chat bot asking for Voi 4 Students. Already in Glasgow and Edinburgh, but birdies tell me Aberdeen might be next 👀 Use this link to sign up as normal using this referral link, then ask for Voi for Students through the app chat 💬 → https://bit.ly/4sS4sBv

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  What happens when a bunch of creatives get free rein in asking the First Minister of Scotland questions? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Lots of chat w/ John Swinney & Màiri McAllan about supporting arts & culture in Scotland, the proposed Basic Income for Artist pilot scheme which was successful in Ireland and interesting discussion about navigating the online word as artists & activists. It’s so important that politicians reach out to arts workers to ensure that meaningful support is in place to all...

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  It's still #BandcampFriday until 8am UK time. ⏰ During this time, Bandcamp waives their fees and artists sell merch, downloads and physical CD's. If you're new here and like Scottish folkmusic, 👋 please do consider having a listen or download of this complilation of my last few years work! 🎶 → https://ionafyfe.bandcamp.com/album/iona-fyfe-digital-download-compilation

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  Happy #InternationalPilatesDay 🩰

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  Happy International Workers’ Day 🚩 A time to celebrate our fellow workers and stand up for Labour rights - dignity at work, equality, fair income and safe working conditions. 💪 Here’s a wee snippet of The Internationale. #InternationalWorkersDay #TheInternationale

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  Anyone looking for a train ticket from London to Glasgow tomorrow? I’ve got one going leaving Euston 15:30. (Must have a 26-30 rail card). Comment below or DM me if interested! ♥️🚂

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  Naebdy cares mate

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  Response to the horrific antisemitic posters distributed in Aberdeen: Iona Fyfe, folk singer and Aberdeen University rector, said: “It’s important that we stand together to reject discrimination of all kinds. “There are dark forces at play seeking to divide the community, who only want to stir hatred and villainise parts of society. “There’s no place for fascism in our society.” https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6997899/police-investigate-antisemitic-flyers-victoria-park-aberdeen/

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  The deadline to register to vote is TOMORROW 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🗳️ The Scottish Parliamentary elections are on 7 May. Don't lose your opportunity to exercise your democratic right. Register here → https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote Deadline to register 11:59pm on 20 April 💌 #Vote #Democracy #Scotland

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  Happy #WorldPoetryDay. 🌿🪿Here's my favourite poem, written by Violet Jacob called Norlan Wind (The Wild Geese), written in 1915. The melody was written by Jim Reid. On 1 September 1863, novelist poet and fiction writer Violet Jacob was born in Montrose, where her family owned the house of Dun. #finnishFolkMusic #TradBand #CelticMusic #ScotsLanguage

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  Ever wondered what professional musicians get upto on their morning off on tour? This is it. #glamour #singsong

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  Victoria Derbyshire has been just incredible tonight interviewing the five women survivors. A compelling and heartbreaking discussion, handled with grace, dignity and care. Just heartbreaking.