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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Creative Programmes

Join us for a recital of the two musical compositions inspired by the exhibition Ash Rise.

John Hope Gateway, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Ash Rise

Celebrate the ash tree and discover how to counter ash dieback through our Ash Rise events programme.

Join us for a recital of the two musical compositions inspired by the exhibition Ash Rise. We will be joined in conversation by collaborative contributors Taran Guitars and Nicholas Denney - makers of concentric harmony, the ash and concrete guitar.Acclaimed jazz and folk guitarist, Chris Amer will play a composition written for Ash Rise on the guitar made for the exhibition, plus other pieces to demonstrate the sounds capable of an ash and concrete guitar.Singer songwriter Rowan Addy will play 'Back to the Ground', her piece written for the musical score of the Ash Rise documentary film on a Taran Guitar, hand made in Fife by Rory Dowling and his workshop team.Listen as the work in the Ash Rise exhibition comes to life, followed by an Q&A.Tickets - £10 / £8 membersLocation - John Hope Gateway, Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, EH3 5NYTime - 12:00 - 13:30Ash Rise is a creative partnership between <a href="https://www.scottishfurnituremakers.org.uk/" title="https://www.scottishfurnituremakers.org.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Scottish Furniture Makers Association</a>, <a href="https://www.forestry.gov.scot/" title="https://www.forestry.gov.scot/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Scottish Forestry</a>, and <a href="https://www.ashs.co.uk/" title="https://www.ashs.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Association of Scottish Hardwood Sawmillers</a>, celebrating the ash tree and highlighting the effects of ash dieback through the work of 20 outstanding contemporary makers, designers, and artists from across Scotland.If you have any questions, please email creativeprogrammes@rbge.org.uk.Image: Guitar from Ash Rise. Photo: Neil Hanna.

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