Passing on Tradition - Harp-Making & Storytelling
The Old School Workshop, Peebles, EH45 8NU
Sunday 30th August 2026
Passing on Tradition.
Harp-Making & Storytelling
Join master harp maker, Mark Norris, and storyteller Janis Mackay, in the Old School Workshop, Stobo, and learn about how the ancient arts both of harp making and storytelling are passed on. For many years Janis led the storyteller’s apprenticeship, to support people wishing to learn the art of oral traditional storytelling. Mark is soon to open the doors of the Scottish School of Harp Making, to pass on the skills of harp making to a new generation. Learn about harp making. Hear a story of a mystical harp. Visit the workshop and meet the maker.
Please also see the concert shortly after the end of this event at Stobo kirk with Morag Brown and Lewis Powell-Reid.
The Old School Workshop
1 – 2.30pm
By donation on ticket source or bring cash on the day.
Harp-Making & Storytelling
Join master harp maker, Mark Norris, and storyteller Janis Mackay, in the Old School Workshop, Stobo, and learn about how the ancient arts both of harp making and storytelling are passed on. For many years Janis led the storyteller’s apprenticeship, to support people wishing to learn the art of oral traditional storytelling. Mark is soon to open the doors of the Scottish School of Harp Making, to pass on the skills of harp making to a new generation. Learn about harp making. Hear a story of a mystical harp. Visit the workshop and meet the maker.
Please also see the concert shortly after the end of this event at Stobo kirk with Morag Brown and Lewis Powell-Reid.
The Old School Workshop
1 – 2.30pm
By donation on ticket source or bring cash on the day.
