Songwriting Workshop & Concert: Whisky, Music and the Land

Name: Songwriting Workshop & Concert: Whisky, Music and the Land
Start: 2025-03-01T10:00:00+00:00
Location: Moffat Distillery

Schedule

Sat, 01 Mar, 2025 at 10:00 am

UTC+00:00

Location

Moffat Distillery | Moffat, SC

How can you write a song inspired by nature and whisky? And how do you distill all the impressions and inspiration you gather into a finished song?
In this unique workshop, led by award-nominated singer, songwriter and composer Christine Kammerer, we will learn how to draw inspiration from – among other things – the interaction between nature, the water of life, the local tales and folklore, and our interaction with them.
Kammerer will have spent the week leading up to the workshop, writing music inspired by the area and will give the group a unique insight into her methods as well.We will immerse ourselves in the beautiful nature surrounding Moffat Distillery and then return to the distillery to create music.

The workshop is open to both doing solo work, and to working in a group.
In this workshop you will:
* Learn how to draw inspiration from your surroundings, and create a framework from the inspiration you have harvested
* To remove your “idea” of what the song should be and lean into the integrity of the story that wants to be told. And watch the magic unfold
* Learn how to create a basic song structure
* Learn tools to overcome writer’s block
* Be introduced to methods and techniques for writing lyrics and melodies
* Be introduced to basic chord structures which can aid your songwriting
* Be introduced to tools, sites, and communities which can help you continue your songwriting after the workshop

On the day you will also get:
- Lunch
- Free entre to the evening concert with Christine Kammerer, incl. a drink (non-alc options available)

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The songwriting workshop is led by Christine Kammerer. A composer who for decades has drawn inspiration for her music from nature, and her many travels throughout Scotland, Scandinavia and Germany. She has released 2 EP’s, 2 singles, a music video, and her debut album “Echoes of North”: A Symphonic Fusion of the tonalities of Nordic and Celtic folk music.
Listen to Kammerer's music here:
https://linktr.ee/ckammerermusic
In 2024 Kammerer finished a Creative Scotland project for the Scottish Crannog Centre, composing music for the new Iron Age village in Dalerb. The project consisted of co-creating a choir composition with Maryhill Integration Network’s “the Joyous Choir”, and composing 8 songs for the museum. Furthermore, Kammerer is co-founder of the critically acclaimed, award-nominated musical whisky experience "Whisky & Witches", and lead singer and composer in the Danish Viking band Jotunger.

For 7 years she has collaborated with several museums, universities and festivals in Scotland and Scandinavia.Throughout her career, Kammerer has graced stages across the UK, Scandinavia, Germany, and USA, in venues such as Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Elsinore Castle, Copenhagen Distillery and the National Museum of Denmark. Performances also include for the Danish Royal Family.