Posts for October, 2022

Alba Challah, a new Glasgow-based Klezmer band showcasing aan Eastern European repertoire, world folk music and ritual melodies, whilst exploring and fusing Classical Music with Klezmer

Maxi and Julian, great favourites with TOMS, will play a selection of pieces including Poulenc, Milhaud, Saint-Saens and Brahms.

The popular Christmas market returns this November to Blair Castle. With over 70 of our finest arts, crafts and food stalls gathering in the ballroom and courtyard, it’s bigger than ever – what better way to start your Christmas shopping?

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the community ownership of our stunning local woodlands the Anagach Woods, with 3 top musicians performing music about Scotland’s native forests. Hamish Napier’s album ‘The Woods’ beautifully evokes the nature and nurture of the woodlands, and brings it to life in music that delights and causes rising joy.

★★★★★ “The Woods is a beautifully constructed, evocative and distinctive album…a splendid and rare treat.” SONGLiNES Magazine

Come and join the town of Grantown as we celebrate together, and look forward to the next 20 years!

PERFORMERS:

Hamish Napier – wooden flutes, whistles, piano & stories
Patsy Reid – fiddle & viola
Innes Watson – guitars & fiddle

THE FREDDIE & QUEEN EXPERIENCE are the UK’s premier Queen & Freddie Mercury Tribute Band, internationally and critically acclaimed – an electrifying show that celebrates the music of unarguably the greatest rock band in the world.

The band performs all over the world with sell out shows in the UK and abroad.

They deliver a passionate and energy packed show just full of QUEEN’s greatest hits including Bohemian Rhapsody, Don’t Stop Me Now, A Kind Of Magic, Under Pressure, Someone To Love, Killer Queen, Radio Ga-Ga, We Are The Champions to name just a few.

Roderick Macpherson, Unicorn Pursuivant – “1672-2022: the 350th Anniversary of the Lyon Court Controversy over Cluny’s Coat of Arms”

For children and adults!

‘Rise, winds of autumn, rise; blow upon the dark heath! Streams of the mountains, roar!’

Join us on an autumn walk into the Glen and experience Ossian’s bardic tales in their natural environment of the Highlands. Listen to Ossianic poetry, while looking at the scenery that surrounded the bard and understand, how the Ossianic stories generated a fascination with our Highland landscapes far beyond the Scottish borders. Learn about the importance of nature in these stories and hear of their important link to Highland tourism.

On this walk, you will be encouraged to participate in a dialogue, not only about Ossian, but also about the modern understanding of landscape, culture, and belonging. We invite you to express your understanding of these in creative photography.

A selection of these photographs will be displayed in the special exhibition of 2023 at the Clan Macpherson Museum.

Meeting point is the end of the minor road up Glen Banchor, the coordinates are 57°04’13.8″N 4°09’27.4″W and the start point can be accessed through Google Maps, it is the end of Glen Road.

Once parked at the end of the minor road leading from Newtonmore into Glen Banchor, we will continue on foot along Allt a’ Chaorainn, to reach the foothills of the Monadhliath and enjoy the views of two glens merging together. We will have plenty of time to talk about Ossian, exchange stories and take photographs along the way. After a break and some snacks, we will retrace our steps back to the car.

The walk is approximately 4km long and we will cover an elevation of 100meters. Our highest point will be approximately 400m. It is best suited for all fitness levels, but please be aware that you need sturdy footing.

At an average fitness level, this walk will take 2 hours, however, we plan to take 3 hours in total to have enough time for breaks and photographs along the way.

In case of severe weather conditions, we reserve the right to change the route of the walk.

Please bring waterproof clothing, as well as sturdy shoes, and be aware that sections of the path can be rather boggy. We recommend some additional layers, as the weather in the Highlands can change very quickly and be unpredictable at times.

Please also bring a protective cover for your camera, if needed and some snacks/lunch.

Picnic blankets will be provided. Additional portable seating can also be provided. If required, please leave a note upon signing up for this event.

Take part and make some art! Author and artist, Eileen Budd returns to the Macpherson Museum to share insights into illustrating Ossian stories, including entry level character design techniques. Join Eileen in creating some Ossian inspired artwork. Suitable for beginner artists of all ages, drawing supplies provided.

Join storyteller and author, Eileen Budd, for tales of heroes, warriors, druids and ancient Scotland. Learn about the power of Ossianic storytelling, how these stories are rooted in the Highlands, and how they transformed our understanding of the natural world.

On April 22, 1915, the course of WWI changed when the German forces released 168 tons of chlorine gas on the Western Front, marking the world’s first large-scale poison gas attack. It wouldn’t be the last. Through a series of chance meetings and coincidences, Dr. Cluny Macpherson of Newfoundland created a prototype gas mask that offered a means of protecting troops from this new weapon.