Posts for February, 2024

Come and join us for a folk sessions event second Wednesday from 7.30.

Open to everyone…if you can keep up! Pizza truck every week from 5pm.

We’re very pleased to be presenting this short film about the multi-generation snowsports-loving family, of Olympian Lesley McKenna, and their lives in the Cairngorm mountains.

Commissioned by Patagonia, directed by Hannah Bailley and shot by Rupert Shanks.

This will be followed in the lounge by our folk session, kicking off at 9pm.

Tickets here: https://thrawnastubbornlyscottishsnowf-0653.splashthat.com/

“Bob Harris is a straight-up legend” Chris Martin / Coldplay

BBC’s Bob Harris and author/music journalist Colin Hall set out upon an intimate speaking tour based around their mutual love and appreciation of The Beatles, including rare archive from Bob Harris’ collection of interviews with Lennon & McCartney.

By 1963 the pair had written so many songs they simply couldn’t all be accommodated on just their own Beatles releases, so it made artistic and economic good sense to be offered to other artists for recording and the Merseybeat boom of 1963 & 1964 gave them a tailor-made outlet in artists such as Cilla Black, Billy J. Kramer and Tommy Quickly.

This is the story behind those songs, the hits, the misses and the demos that the group never released: ‘The Songs The Beatles Gave Away’

Tenement Jazz band are a traditional jazz band formed in early 2018 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Brought together by their shared love of New Orleans music, and comprising musicians from various corners of Edinburgh’s vibrant jazz scene, they are on a journey of exploration back to the roots of the music that they play.

One of Scotland’s most celebrated folk singer-songwriters, Siobhan Miller has earned numerous accolades, including four BBC Alba Scots Trad Music Awards’ Scots Singer of the Year titles and a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Traditional Track.

All five of her solo releases have been shortlisted for BBC Alba Scots Trad Music Awards Album of the Year, including her latest record, Bloom, which was released in 2022 to wide acclaim.

Join Disability Snowsport UK for a night of Scottish tradition at the Macdonald Aviemore Resort. Immerse yourself in a Burns Night celebration with a three-course traditional Supper, captivating guest speakers, and lively ceilidh music by Tweed.

Your participation in this vibrant celebration fosters a community that embraces diversity and empowers disabled people to thrive in winter sports. Join us for an enchanting evening filled with laughter, sumptuous Scottish cuisine, captivating performances, and a shared dedication to breaking barriers in snow sports.

The Abirneithi Sinfonia is a group of amateur orchestral musicians from all over Scotland, including Strathspey, who gather for a weekend of playing together. On Sunday evening a concert is held at 6.00pm in the Nethy Bridge Community Centre.

Music on this concert ranges from “Thunder and Lightning Polka” (Strauss), Juba Dance (Florence Price) and Danzon No 2 (Arturo Marquez)

Entry is by donation with all the donations going to the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team.

Event costs, hall hire and conductor, are covered by the musicians.

Join us for Burns Night here at the Craigendarroch. Enjoy a delicious supper with a traditional address to the haggis and bagpipes played by James Cooper.

Join us for a traditional evening of food, festivites and more. Bring your own bottle. Booking essential Enquiries and tickets available from Helen Barton
07701078207
helen_barton@hotmail.co.uk

Enjoy an afternoon of entertainment including haggis, neeps and tatties.

Bring your own bottle!

Tickets £15 each, available from:
Brakeley Gift Room, 14 Bridge Street, Ballater, AB35 5QP
Or contact Wendy Cobban on 07591 921 521

Raffle donations welcome!