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Enjoy a walk along Newtonmore Main Street and hear about the history of the village.
Take in this talk by a member of the Macpherson family to hear about their involvement in the ministry.
A rare opportunity to come along and experience an excavation in progress at this dig site of a Pictish barrow cemetery, possibly the largest in Scotland.
Fourth Tuesday of the month, hosted by Hamish Napier
Sep 28th, Oct 26th, Nov 23rd, Dec 28th, Jan 25th, Feb 22nd
7pm Skills Workshops (Donations on door, online booking in advance required). Skills covered in workshops might include ‘How to Play in a Folk Session’,’ How to Learn New Tunes’ and ‘How to Play Together Dynamically’
8.30pm Slow Session Trad Tunes Table (for less experienced players). Held in a corner of the Ghillies Rest Bar of the Duke of Gordon Hotel. Free, open to all: participants and audience. Drawing musicians around a table in a traditional folk tunes night, weaving in local memories and anecdotes.
9.30pm Advanced Session Trad Tunes Table (for more experienced players). Same details as above. Finish 11pm-ish.
Hamish Napier is a traditional musician and composer from Grantown-on-Spey who recently wrote and recorded local stories for the new ‘Badenoch The Storylands’ app. hamishnapier@mac.com www.hamishnapier.com
Open Mic Sessions hosted by writer, Merryn Glover, at The Boathouse, Loch Insh near Kincraig.
The second Tuesday of every month, 7-8pm skills workshop, eg: How to Tell Your Story, Using Your Body and Finding Your Voice.
8.30-10.30pm open mic.
Some of the programme organised in advance + plenty of opportunity for joining on the night.
Free & open to all. Warm, supportive atmosphere to share stories, poetry and spoken word, with music woven in.
September theme: Water.
Held in a side nook of the Boathouse Restaurant.
Dates: September 14th, October 12th, November 9th, December 14th, January 11th, February 8th
Join award-winning folksinger Iona Fyfe and Aidan Moodie for a programme of folksongs in the Scots language.
Iona and Aidan will perform songs from her recent releases. Aidan Moodie, a guitarist and singer from Kirkwall, Orkney, is one of the newest in a long line of traditional musicians steeped in the unique heritage of Scotland’s northern isles. … Aidan graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s ‘Bachelor of Traditional Music’ in 2018 with first class honours.
Aberdeenshire singer, Iona Fyfe, has become one of Scotland’s finest young folk singers, rooted deeply in the singing traditions of the North East of Scotland. The youngest ever winner of Scots Singer of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2018, Iona has been described as “one of the best Scotland has to offer.” (Global-Music.de).
Iona and Aidan will perform songs from her recent releases.
Strathspey Thistle FC v Rothes FC Highland League Football Match
For the first time, The Spirit of Speyside offers you a November Festival.
From the 3rd to the 8th of November, come and join us to experience the warm hospitality of Speyside. Whether you are dining in our local restaurants, staying at our beautifully decorated hotels, or sampling the delights of our distilleries.
There will be many events, at various locations for you to enjoy involving eating, drinking, or indulging in retail therapy. There is something for everyone in Speyside.
Wildwood Jack are a totally unique acoustic guitar and ukulele duo from Kent.
Having sold their home in 2013 to hit the road and tour the world they bring a heartwarming and adventurous spirit to their music and to audiences wherever they play. The quality of their musicianship together with songs that sparkle with the journeys of a life on the road will be sure to uplift you. Contemporary folk music with a twist of bluegrass and world music played with outstanding fingerstyle guitar and ukulele.
Golf competition for men and ladies
Where is this event being held?
Newtonmore
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