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Paul Anderson

Pupils at the school were very lucky to be able to listen to Paul Anderson playing fiddle at assembly. Paul has been working with Deveron Arts, who arranged the visit into school.

Paul explained the difference between a fiddle and a violin. He then played some traditional scottish tunes. Everyone”s toes were tapping! Next he played some haunting music and asked everyone to close their eyes and try to imagine what the music was about. Some children thought the music was very sad. Paul told us that it was about the lady from Fyvie Castle. He then invited the school to walk around the hall in time to a tune.

Everyone enjoyed listening to the music and learning more about fiddle music.

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Jake Williams Workshops

The P5 visits enjoyed workshops last Thursday with local musician Jake Williams. Jake has been doing a project with Deveron Arts about the River Deveron, and has walked from it’s source near the Cabrach to where it comes out to the sea at Banff. Along the way he has collected songs and ballads from the area. He played some of these to the p5’s. Songs included The Marchioness of Huntly, The Deveron Reel, Drumdelgie and The Burning of Auchindoon. The Song The Burning of Auchindoon was written in 1597 around the time of Mary Queen of Scots, and the p5s are hoping the learn it and perform it at the Launch of the Junior Tour Guides at Huntly Castle in early July .

Pupils had a chance to handle some of Jake’s musical instruments, which included a ukelele and a double guitar. Some pupils also took part in some impromptu highland dancing.

Jake told the classes about how he found two bottles on his travels along the Deveron. Inside the bottles were messages, written by past pupils from Gordon Primary! Pupils found this very exciting, and many thought it would be great to write their own messages to put in bottles.

The children enjoyed singing along with Jake and hearing old songs from this part of Scotland

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Deveron Walk

Last Week p4b went on a walk round the Deveron because we were looking for habitat for our salmon and I persoomed they will be Fry by now. We walked with Catrin Jeans from Deveron Arts. We went to the Deveron park and kept going down a little path then we walked further until we came to a big hole. Much to my surprise we saw cows waiting for us.We also saw lovely flowers. And I was carrying my bright yellow hat and suddenly a fly came on, then another and another and by the time I got back to class I had twentyfive flies in my hat. And yesterday I went with my dad and sister and did the same walk but we went right up the steps and right back to my house.

By Lewis and Ross

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Summer Tour Guiding

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In the  holidays some of you guys would have been sunbathing while some people from  Gordon Primary were busy at work.  Each Wednesday of the holiday some of the P5s/6s delivered tours around Huntly Castle.

The tours were enjoyed by members of the public, including some chinese visitors who were delighted to see the guides with their sumptuous costumes. After school clubs and people from Huntly and the surrounding area also enjoyed the tour.  All the Tour guides had to cope with all weather conditions so that means they had to do it rain or shine, including some torrential rain showers! They also took part in the Room to Roam festival in the square (organised by Deveron Arts) where they sang “The Jacobite” accompanied by Keith Cockburn.  They also performed at the weekly summer ceilidhs in the Stewarts hall on Wednesday evenings .

The first week of tour guides was the week commencing 8th of July. Tours were given by  Mitch Philippa Lola and Ellie.(public)

Week commencing the 15th of July Heather and Devinick(public)

Week comencing 21st of July Mitch Norah Caitlin Faye Freya Nicole Lola Christy and Fiona(Chinese students)

week commencing 29th of July Norah Fiona Caitlin Philippa Ellie Lola Fiona.B(After school club)

Week com3ncing 5th August Norah Faye Lola Nicole and Fiona(Public)

Week commencing  12th of August Lola Fiona.B Fiona and Heather(public)

All the Tour Guides would like to thank Mrs Raeburn and Mrs Greer with organising the tours throughout the summer.

By Fiona and  Ellie glow bloggers  and tour Guides