mull music makers

Learning and performing together

Mull Music Makers offers young people on the island of Mull the opportunity to learn the violin and develop their general musicianship.

If you have a child of school age on Mull & Iona and would like to find out more about signing them up to Mull Music Makers, please register your interest.

Set up by local parent, Laura Mandleberg, in 2013, Mull Music Makers is a unique grassroots community music project inspiring the next generation of young islanders

Mull Music Makers offers young people on the island of Mull the opportunity to learn the violin and develop their general musicianship. Weekend workshops, held monthly during term time are led by the celebrated Scottish musician and educator, Patsy Reid.

The team of regular and guest tutors come from the mainland to teach and encourage the young players. Between times there are online lessons and videos to help the music makers practise the learning from the workshops.

Summer Week

In the long school holiday we organise our Summer Week, five days of concentrated learning and impromptu performances (in the open air if the weather allows) and a final ceilidh where families, friends and visitors can enjoy and be impressed by the talented young musicians of Mull.

main programme 2026

February 2026

Friday 13 February - Salen
Saturday 14 February - Salen

March 2026

Saturday 21 March - Salen
Sunday 22 March - Salen

April 2026

Friday 17 April - Salen
Saturday 18 April - Salen

May 2026

Friday 22 May - Salen
Saturday 23 May - Salen

July 2025

Friday 6 July - Salen
Saturday 7 July - Salen

summer week

Monday 3 to Friday 7 August

August 2023

Mull Music Makers performed as part of the Opening Fanfare of the Edinburgh International Festival 2023

It was an amazing event that aimed to celebrate youth and community music in Scotland.

The Mull Music Makers, in their new standout sweatshirts, took the stage of the Ross Bandstand with confidence and played their pieces, from memory, in great style.

They returned to the stage for the grand finale where all the performers of the day (over 300 people) helped to create the first performance of a piece written for the occasion and introduced by Nicola Benedetti.

What an end to the year!

The workshops, online lessons and the Summer Week are free

This is so that any young person who wants to be a Music Maker can be part of this amazing community initiative.

We are also grateful to:

The Q Charitable Trust, The Waterfall Fund, The Johnny Paton Memorial Fund, Turus Mara and MESS grant.

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