A Well Worn Track
About the event
Their tunes come from everywhere—Cumbria, the Scottish Lowlands and Highlands, even across the pond to Canada and the USA. But they’ve all been brought back home to be pieced together around their little kitchen table in the heart of Glasgow.
Join multi-instrumentalists Bethany Pugh and Hazel Sharp—from Ulverston and Dumfriesshire—for an evening of folk music exploring themes of home, travel, and the deep-rooted sense of place at the heart of the tradition.
With a line-up of fiddle, piano, saxophone, vocals, whistle, and banjo, their set brings together old tunes, original tunes, and above all, a shared love for a good story.
BIOGRAPHIES
BETHANY PUGH
Bethany Pugh is a dynamic young musician from Ulverston, Cumbria, currently studying classical violin at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS). Also hugely passionate about traditional music, as a fiddle player Bethany is particularly interested in the music of her home area of Cumbria and the Lake District, as well as composing her own folk tunes and songs.
Bethany attended the Junior RCS for two years, playing in the symphony orchestra, string ensemble, trad group, and a concert with renowned film composer Patrick Doyle (‘Thor’, ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’, ‘Much Ado About Nothing’) for his 70th birthday concert, and again with Doyle in a side-by-side project with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra – definitely worth the weekly 6-hour round trip!
Bethany benefitted from the fantastic Ulverston Victoria High School music department with teachers Richard Butler MBE and Ann Heginbotham. She played keyboards in the wind, swing and jazz bands, sang in the choirs and led the string quartet, trio and ensemble.
She also acted as a rehearsal conductor for the bands, and scored the production of ‘Alice in Wonderland’, leading the 7-piece band from the violin. She unwittingly developed a knack for playing parts on the wrong instrument – flute parts on the glockenspiel, oboe parts on the xylophone, trombone parts on the violin, guitar and bass parts on the keyboards, and played timpani on concert tour to Italy, though quite why is a mystery to all!
The community orchestra of Furness Music Centre has also been pivotal to her development as a musician. She is enthusiastic about encouraging young people in music, having volunteered with Furness Music Centre Juniors, attended the UVHS Italy 2025 tour as a supervisor for the young string players, and has run music workshops in a Glasgow primary school. Additionally, the support from her grandparents, parents, and long-suffering brother has been invaluable over the years!
When she’s not studying, Bethany plays music with her family, including traditional English Morris dance tunes with her Grandad, much to the despair of the ‘favourite child’, Claude the Beagle!
Find out more about Bethany on Instagram @bethanypughmusic or Facebook as Bethany Pugh
HAZEL SHARP
Hazel Sharp is a genre-explorative multi-instrumentalist currently studying classical saxophone at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Classically trained and creatively curious, her musical journey has been shaped by a search for belonging and contentment. Her parents always joked she inherited her mother’s sense of direction — which might explain why this search has taken so many unexpected turns. An important detour, and the one we’re focusing on today, was her move to Glasgow. There, she found a deep connection with Scottish folk music — a spark that ignited a lasting love for the sense of place and home in music, which now guides much of her work.
A saxophonist, pianist, and budding whistle player, Hazel performs widely as a soloist and chamber musician. She’s one quarter of Stillpoint, an all-female ensemble of flute, saxophone, cello, and piano, performing original arrangements of classical and contemporary music that centres the voices of women and other marginalised composers.
When she’s not in rehearsals or concerts, Hazel is on a mission to make the music world a kinder and safer place. A former Youth Board member of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and a former Youth Advisor of ABRSM UK — she’s had plenty of practice in speaking her mind and sharing bold ideas in big places. She’s known for her compassionate, trauma-informed approach as an educator — always aiming to make music a place where people can truly belong.
Navigating life with chronic illness, Hazel continually explores and embraces a creative, body-aware approach to performance and wellbeing. She believes the body is the real instrument behind every sound — a guiding rhythm that shapes both her music and her advocacy at its core.
If there’s a thread running through her music, it’s a quiet insistence on finding honest stories in sound — whether that be in a big concert hall, round a session table, or in a little practice room in Dumfries with a wee fluffy dog curled up at her feet.
Find out more about Hazel on Instagram @hazelsharp_ or at www.hazelsharpmusic.com
Date
Friday 10th October 2025
Time
7:30PM - 9:45PM
Location
Crichton Central, Dumfries, DG1 4TA
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