Posts for August, 2021

A wonderful new ‘digital guidebook’ has now been created for the Badenoch area – really useful for visitors and locals alike – ‘Badenoch The Storylands App’. It’s a free smartphone app, and comes with highly recommended tours for driving, cycling and walking as well as a customisable map with accommodation, restaurants and great places to visit in the area.

It also doubles as a Badenoch entertainment jukebox – featuring music by local performers and over 7 hours of local fascinating local heritage stories written and narrated by well known local folk musician Hamish Napier.

The app also includes a pioneering new feature for travel apps of this kind – stunningly detailed 3D artist impressions of what the local castles and stone circles would have looked like back in their heyday. See Ruthven Barracks and two local hill forts as they might have looked centuries ago.

Whether a visitor to the area or local this is a chance to hear more about the App, its content and how it works, presented by Hamish Napier and hosted by The Badenoch Great Place Project.

A wonderful new ‘digital guidebook’ has now been created for the Badenoch area – really useful for visitors and locals alike – ‘Badenoch The Storylands App’. It’s a free smartphone app, and comes with highly recommended tours for driving, cycling and walking as well as a customisable map with accommodation, restaurants and great places to visit in the area.

It also doubles as a Badenoch entertainment jukebox – featuring music by local performers and over 7 hours of local fascinating local heritage stories written and narrated by well-known local folk musician Hamish Napier.

The app also includes a pioneering new feature for travel apps of this kind – stunningly detailed 3D artist impressions of what the local castles and stone circles would have looked like back in their heyday. See Ruthven Barracks and two local hill forts as they might have looked centuries ago.

Whether a visitor to the area or local this is a chance to hear more about the App, its content and how it works, presented by Hamish Napier and hosted by The Badenoch Great Place Project.

Peter Grant was born and bred in Braemar. He joined the army in 2006, rising through the ranks and becoming the Pipe Major of ‘The Highlanders’, 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, last year. A highly skilled musician, training at the Army School of Bagpipe Music, Peter is also a professional infantry soldier having served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Earlier this year, Pipe Major Grant was in the international spotlight as the lone piper playing the lament at the funeral of HRH the Duke of Edinburgh.

He will be joined on stage in conversation with fellow piper, Fergus Mutch, who will chat to him about his life and experience leading up to this momentous occasion, peppered with some tunes on the pipes.

As part of the ‘Nae Games Weekend’, a performance of highland dancing will take place at St Margaret’s on Saturday afternoon, giving visitors to Braemar the authentic Highland Games experience. There will be an explanation of highland dancing and expert judges, Vivienne Milne and Alison Gordon will explain how the dancers are judged during competition.

Ashley Fripp is welcomed back to Boat of Garten for his third visit as a guest of The Osprey Music Society. His recital will focus on two of his favourite composers, Chopin and Schubert. The concert will kick off with Chopin’s, ‘Impromptus 1 and 4’ followed by Schubert’s ‘Sonata in B flat major, D.960’, and after the interval the programme continues with Schubert’s ‘Impromptu in F minor’ followed by Chopin’s ‘Sonata No.3, opus 58 in B minor’.

Rant will be sure to get you up and dancing playing a variety of great music. Come along for a great night of Live music and some local craft beer!

A lively ceilidh band from Inverness and Speyside. The trio have played throughout the UK and Europe, whilst having residencies in Aviemore – which has allowed them to flourish and build a great repertoire of entertaining material. Weaving together traditional ceilidh music with funk, ska beats and anything in between.

Gilly’s Gypsies will be playing a variety of tunes sure to get you up on your feet dancing!

The Anne Dickson band offer a wide range of music from Traditional Scottish to folk, pop, jazz, swing, blues, rock and country. Whatever the occasion, they are sure to get you up and dancing!

You are warmly invited to an informal get-together at Kincraig Community Hall with local musician and composer Hamish Napier to learn about the new #badenochthestorylands App and explore all it has to offer, and a welcome chance to catch up with friends old and new.

Entry is free and all are welcome – and with a little encouragement maybe Hamish will play a tune! We’d love to welcome visitors as well as locals so please do spread the word.

The Badenoch The Storylands App is a new self-guided touring aid, showcasing the very best that local heritage has to offer.