Afo News Blog
Centerstage Concert
Great Concert with Centrestage in Kilmarnock last night! You can watch videos of the orchestra’s performance of Skye Boat Song and Irish Session Tunes...Swimathon 2019
Well we certainly made a splash! Thank you to all those that came along and had a great time at the Swimathon!
St Columba Concert
A tremendous concert last night in Ayr St. Columba’s church for the Ayr and Prestwick Lions Club
A Fiddlers’ Concert 2019
Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra supported by 1st Troon BB Pipeband accompanied by Troon Primaries Cluster Choir. Tickets £12 Concessions £10 under 16’s £5. See poster for ticket sales information.
February Update
Following the tremendous success of our playing at the Burns Suppers at 10 Downing Street with the Prime Minister, the Presiding Officer’s at Holyrood Parliament Edinburgh and the unique and superb production of Burns Meets Gow at Ayr Gaiety, several great Concerts are coming in the next few weeks.
Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra Takes CentreStage (Press Release)
IT’S GOING TO BE A ‘GRAND’ NIGHT OF MUSIC AT THE GRAND HALL THIS SPRING. We’re delighted to announce our forthcoming production in collaboration with the ‘Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra’ this Spring at the Grand Hall, Kilmarnock.
Burns’ Night at Holyrood
AFO at Holyrood last night for the Presiding Officer’s Burns Supper. AFO met the Japanese Consul General while at Holyrood. ...Burns’ Night at Westminster
AFO entertained at House of Commons last night. Thanks to Philippa Whitford MP for organising!
Happy New Year
2019 has finally arrived and we wanted to say thank you for supporting us throughout 2018 and we look forward to entertaining you all again throughout 2019. We have a lot planned, and most excitingly our 2019 international tour to Japan. We hope to see lots of you at our events throughout 2019 . ...AFO Christmas Concert 2018
...Christmas Fayre – Saturday 1st December
The festive sounds of Jingle Bells, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, White Christmas and many more will ring through the rafters of Ayr Town Hall on Saturday 1st December
Halloween Party
Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra players and families celebrated a scary Halloween night at Northfield Bowling Club with fiddle music and disco beats helping to keep the witches at bay!
The Rising Sun Tour Reckie!
Euan and Wallace set off on Monday 5th November for Tokyo to spend a week visiting all the Concert venues, accommodation, checking transport, luggage movements and generally making sure that all is in place for next July’s fantastic Tour!
Two’s Company – Saturday 3rd November
Put together the powerful, strident sounds of a brass band with the smooth stirring sounds of 100 string players – add the sweet singing voices of 60 young singers and you have 200 musicians on Ayr Town Hall stage bringing together the music for this year’s Two’s Company!
Upcoming Events
Make sure you’ve got your tickets so you don’t miss out on the next AFO events.
A Musical Summer
No sooner had the School doors closed for the summer holidays when members of the Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra started a series of musical activities.
Catalunya Tour 2018
It has been a few weeks since our return from Catalunya and here I find myself looking out at the rain; warmly remembering our sunny time with our new friends in Sant Cugat.
News – June
Whilst preparations for the Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra’s next International Tour to Japan in July 2019 – The Rising Sun Tour – gather pace,
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