Distil was like a gift to me in turbulent and unsecure artistical times. Musicians from all over the world can meet, sit, talk, jam and exhange ideas and knowledge as equals and inspire each other deeply. The location, the staff and the nature contributed to the depth of this experience. My Scottish/Englisch colleagues have made […]
Distil Showcase 2013 Submission form
Hands Up for Trad’s Distil Showcase is one of the highlights of our calendar. Since the first Distil Showcase in 2006 Distil has commissioned over 60 new pieces of music. Our 2013 Showcase will be held in Stirling Tolbooth on the 22nd March at 8pm. If you have attended a Distil Residential you are eligible […]
Maeve Mackinnon Blog
I’ve been hearing about Distil for several years so I felt very honoured to be invited onto Distil Residential 2012. My compositional experience spans a measly two years but I’ve also been afforded the privilege of showcasing and broadcasting my work relatively quickly. As my own worst critic I am more than aware that this […]
Kath Burlinson blog
What a huge privilege it was to be invited to be part of the team at Distil 2012. To be surrounded by such creativity, talent and musicianship, yoked to deep soul and integrity was special indeed. And then there were the magnificent walks, the beautiful pool, the steam room, the bar and the sessions therein, […]
Amy Duncan Blog
I am feeling greatly inspired after the Distil Residential. It has been a wonderful opportunity to develop composition ideas in a supported and accepting environment. I haven’t had much experience in writing for many instruments other than voice, guitar, piano and double bass. Earlier this year I wrote string parts for my forthcoming album ‘Cycles of Life‘, […]
Innes Watson Blog
I have been lucky enough to attend 2 Distil residentials now and also Distil Electronic. I have not yet written any blog about any of my experiences so this is gonna be packed with tails of exploration, inspiration and innovation! The first Distil I took part in (Distil 10 in 2009) featured the composer Stephen […]
Andro with Distil again
Here’s another great video of Andro singing with the participants of Distil and their G&Ts…
Distil Residential 2012 photos
Here are a selection of photos from our Distil Residential! [AFG_gallery id=’1′]
Distil photo upload
If you attended Distil and would like to upload a video or photo to go on the website you can do so here by adding to the drop box below!
Distil Day 3
Day 3 was another varied affair. We started off the day with a workshop on stage technique from Kath Burlinson and after a few 1-1 sessions we embarked on our Creative process workshop. We had 3 wonderful results A musical discursive on all things USA An Alice in Wonderland world of mirrors and wishes A […]