Bothy Tales

Author and actor John D. Burns brings his funny and entertaining one-man show about life in the hills to the heart of the Cairngorms.

In a remote Highland bothy, a weary traveller finds shelter from the storm. In his rucksack he has coal for the fire, candles to ward off the darkness, and a little whisky to bring some cheer. The wanderer invites you into his world.

There are stories of wild places, with near death adventures on ice wreathed cliff faces. Poems about the folk who wander high places. Tales of dark deeds in distant bothies and even a brush with royalty. There is also a little theatre, relating the struggles of working-class folk, fighting to establish their right to wander.

Come and join John, smell the woodsmoke and be transported to a world where all you have is what is packed on your back and the dreams that you follow.