Annual Music and Healing Seminar

Our afternoon prelude to the Music of Healing concert this year is entitled: Ancient Songs and Dealings of Sorrow

Special guests from the world of medical science, religion and music will discuss the use of arts, in general, and music in particular, in dealing with grief and mourning across cultures and traditions. Through reflections on the purpose of the lament, the ancient harpers’ triad of goltraí, geantraí, and suantraí: the storied music of the Scottish pibroch, Saxon traditions and American “Delta Blues,” we will examine music as both witness and remedy to suffering by offering consolation, connection, and celebration in its aftermath.

Confirmed speakers include:

Bróna McVittie (musician, biologist, author), Pipe Major David Hanna MBE, Dr Bruce Victor (psychiatrist, musician) and singer/peace-activist Tommy Sands

Admission is £5 cash on the door.