We were very lucky to have a visit this morning from Steph and Fiona who came to tell us about the Feis. This is a traditional music festival which takes place in Elgin every year to keep Scottish music alive. Children are allowed to come and try the instruments for free, once they are eight years old.

Steph showed us her beautiful harp, called a clarsach in Gaelic. Fiona played her penny whistle and together they played some Scottish tunes for us. It was then our turn to try playing them. We learnt all about the strings on the harp and how to play it. Some lucky people were chosen to have a go!

Fiona let a group of us play the penny whistles and we learnt how to blow softly to make a lovely sound.

We all enjoyed the sound of the harp – it sounded like Chinese music and made us feel very calm!

What a lovely visit – maybe we can try the fiddle, drum, harp and whistle!