Posts for December, 2022

Tim Horton piano: Benjamin Nabarro – violin: Gemma Rosefield – cello: A return visit from this highly renowned Trio, with a programme of Haydn, Dvorak, Mendelssohn.

In a new series of richly entertaining, and free of charge, dramatised podcasts, Fire Works, award-winning Firebrand Theatre Company will take to the Pitlochry Festival Theatre Sound Stage to guide you on an audio journey through the life and work of the multi-talented novelist, poet, teacher and nature writer Nan Shepherd.

In three 30 minute podcasts, Nan Makes History, Nan In Love and Urban Nan, Firebrand will use Nan’s ground-breaking novels, letters and poems, along with entertaining dramatised scenes, to experience the unconventional author in all her natural and, at times lesser-known, habitats, while trying to explain the mystery of why her greatest work languished forgotten in a drawer for over thirty years.

Abandoned as a girl, Kya raised herself in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. For years, rumors of the marsh girl haunted Barkley Cove, isolating the sharp and resilient Kya from her community. Drawn to two young men from town, she opens herself to a new and startling world.

In 1950s London, a widowed cleaning lady falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, deciding she must have one of her own. After working to raise the funds to pursue her dream, she embarks on an adventure to Paris that will change not only her own outlook — but the very future of the House of Dior.

Session A9 are returning to the stage and can’t wait to get out touring again for the first time since lockdowns. Fiddle player Charlie Mckerron guarantees “we will be in great form!”.

Hailed as “Scotland’s Supergroup” Session A9 are previous winners of “Best Live Act” at MG Alba’s Scottish Traditional Music Awards, with individual band members having achieved awards in their own right.

Each member of Session A9 can be seen on stage with many of traditional music’s most respected bands, including Capercaillie, The Treacherous Orchestra, The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc, as well as their own individual ensembles.

Fiddle players Kevin Henderson, Adam Sutherland, Gordon Gunn and Charlie Mckerron are joined as always by David “Chimp” Robertson on percussion, Marc Clement on guitar and vocals, and Brian McAlpine on piano.

The band promises to “raise the roof” bringing their original compositions, exciting arrangements along with their usual skill, fire and enthusiasm, this should be a night to remember!

Join us for:
** Food & Drink Street Festival in the Town Square
** Art & Craft Fair at Grantown Museum
** Unmissable Christmas Tree Festival in the Community Centre
** Live music sessions
** Distillery tours at Grantown’s new distillery, The Cairn
** Santa and his reindeer
** Lego trail throughout the town
** Offers on our High Street from our fabulous small, independent shops, cafes and restaurants

There is plenty of parking in 3 car parks and the High Street
Public toilets available in the High St car park

Help us maintain our beautiful pathways within the Cairngorms National Park this winter by participating and sharing our online campaign with your loved ones.

We are inviting businesses and individuals to participate this Christmas, by each showing 5 Acts of Kindness, then donating £5 and lastly, tagging and challenging a friend or colleague to do the same.

Our aim is to raise £7000 this Christmas, to help us give, protect and grow our communities-, nature- and landscape-based projects in the Cairngorms National Park.

Visit www.cairngormstrust.org.uk or follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thecairngormstrust/ for more info.

Join us as Speysound Radio team up with the Grantown East for our second annual Christmas Market.
We shall have over 40 stalls selling arts and crafts, festive street food, miniature train rides and of course SANTA!
As always, this is a free to attend event, with free entry and free parking.
Sunday 20th November 2022
10:30-15:00

Eileen Budd will be sharing seasonal stories from Scottish folklore for families. Listen to tales of winter goddesses, witches, giants and other beasties.

There will be two sessions on the same day, one from 11:00 to 12:00 and one from 13:00 to 14:00. You are welcome to pick one of the times, or book both sessions, as Eileen will be telling different stories in each of them.

Please donate if you can. The Clan Macpherson Museum Trust is a registered charity and during these tough times, every penny supports the continued running of the museum and hosting of events, both, online and in-person.

What places are special to you where you live? What places do you avoid, and why? We all have our own maps of places, linked to memories and stories. Together we’ll go on a short Storywalk around Newtonmore, sharing local folklore and memories of places important to us, or imagining new tales. Then we’ll return to the museum to create our very own Storymap and record our stories, to share a Newtonmore as you’ve never seen or heard before! All ages are welcome. You don’t need to be a resident of Newtonmore to join in!