Posts for June, 2024

Ian Bailey-Scudamore invites you to an informal drop-in featuring music and sumptuous videocam in aid of local good causes. Let your senses be soothed and invigorated as Ian improvises in classical and modern guitar style. Afterwards, you are encouraged to leave a contribution in aid of Grantown Grammar School, Grantown Primary School and Grantown Health Centre Medical Equipment Fund.

Art and Craft featuring local artists with a great variety of work including paintings, fabrics, photography, bird boxes, metal birds, cards and prints.

Delivering the iconic routines of the much-loved funny man, Simon will have you in fits of laughter from Garlic Bread to his Misheard Song Lyrics. Simon really does have Peter Kay down to a tee. With his mannerisms, faces, and impeccable Peter Kay delivery, he will leave your audiences wanting more but don’t just take our word for it, I couldn’t believe it, after 5 minutes I thought I was actually watching Peter Kay.

Come along for an evening of delightful food and vocal and instrumental jazz. Led by Neil Birse, ACMS pupils will take you on an exquisite musical journey featuring jazz standards, jazz/pop fusion, and improvisation.

Tickets: £15 (includes food)

‘Fit Ye Sayin Quine?’ finds Ava, seemingly alone, in her Grannies cottage on the north-east coast of Scotland. As Ava remembers long summer evenings spent listening to her Grannies stories, the line between folktale, memory and reality is blurred and some unexpected guests appear. Performed in Doric, Scots and English, this production considers the meaning of home and showcases Scotland through the eyes of its women.

An enormous treat for fans of the cello, Rebecca Gilliver, principal cello of the London Symphony Orchestra, Philip Higham, international soloist and James Halsey will indulge their love of chamber playing and take the audience on a memorable journey for the evening. Characterised by rich cello sounds and fine ensemble, the trio will present an eclectic mix of music and will be augmented when Joshua Lynch joins to make a cello quartet, performing works by Klengel and Arvo Pärt.

Entertaining and friendly introductions complement the wonderful music-making and this special concert is guaranteed to leave the audience with smiles on their faces!

Doors open 7pm

Starts 7:30pm

Finishes (approx.) 9:30pm

Evie’s tongue is as biting as ever, her wit as sharp, her humour as lively but now there in no-one to hear except her cat who would rather sleep in his basket and change to her life dreaming of mice and milk.

Evie is 70 years old, an Aberdonian to her fingertips and about to experience a huge change to her life. Evie is one of Charles Barron’s finest creations. He has penned a sympathetic yet wickedly funny portrait of a women we will all recognise and can all sympathise with.

“Evie” is played by Aberdeen actor Yvonne Morton. The play was commissioned for the Doric festival celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2003 and voted best newcomer of 2004 in the Aberdeen Evening Express annual survey of theatre in Aberdeen. It has toured extensively over the years and most recently in early summer 2024 under the banner of Fleeman Productions along with other plays celebrating the uniqueness of the north East tongue.

“An evening of theatre we are never likely to forget, and our lives are all the richer for it.”

St Margaret’s Braemar is bringing the internationally-renowned band Capercaillie to Deeside for a truly one-of-a-kind concert. Taking place on eve of the world-famous Braemar Gathering, the date forms part of a special run of events as part of the band’s 40th anniversary.

Capercaillie have been credited with being the major force in bring Celtic music to the world stage, and their unique fusion of Gaelic culture and contemporary sound has always stretched boundaries in their quest to keep the music evolving. There have been many milestones for a band who have sold over a million albums world-wide. These include three silver and one gold album in the UK, the first Gaelic Top 40 single, writing the music for, and appearing in the Hollywood movie ‘Rob Roy’, and performing in over thirty countries.

Enjoy a lively evening of music with Paul Anderson, of Tarland, renowned traditional Scots and Strathspey genre fiddler and teacher.

An invitation to receive superb tuition and to play with an array of musicians at the workshop and in the bar afterwards. N.B. Practice & Tuition Session 7.15 to 8.15pm.

Bar group performance 8.30pm to 10.00pm.

Upper Deeside Art Society or UDAS was founded in 1992 by a small group of art enthusiasts from the Ballater area. We now have over a hundred members from postal areas AB31, AB34, AB35 and AB36, who work in an ever-widening range of media; acrylics, oils, water-colour, pastels, graphite, ceramics, print making, wood and textiles.

This is our annual art exhibition.