June update – Sagas and Seascapes Recording, Competition and a Live Concert!

The end of May saw Nordic Viola playing together under the same roof for the first time since March 2020! … More

April News Update

Histories and Herstories There’s lots going on with Nordic Viola this month. First of all, one year after it was … More

Histories and Herstories Composers part 4

Lillie Harris Some composers just have a feel for the North. Lillie Harris is one of these. I commissioned her … More

Histories and Herstories Composers part 3

Gemma McGregor Today (16th April) is St. Magnus Day. Nordic Viola should have been performing in the 5th International St. … More

Histories and Her-stories – Institute of Northern Studies, University of the Highlands and Islands

Island life would have been impossible without the equal contribution of both women and men. Women have often taken leading … More

Review of 2019 and onwards into 2020 – Scotland’s “Year of Coasts and Waters”

2019 has been the busiest year yet for Nordic Viola as the project continues to grow and make new connections … More

Isle of Coll Music Group September 2019

Invigorated after sharing ideas of cultural practice in the rural economy at Shoormal Conference in Shetland, I travelled straight to … More

Nordic Viola in Coll

Nordic Viola’s first visit to the Hebrides! Come and join us for a September weekend on this beautiful island in … More

Egilsstaðir Concert

After a week in the capital, I was really excited to head north-east to Egilsstaðir to meet old friends from … More

2 Violas – Concert at Mengi, Reykjavik

Back in September 2016 I met Charles Ross at Seyðisfjörður in East Iceland. I confess to feeling a little nervous. … More