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Live entertainment in the Lounge Bar with Graeme Mackay Accordion Player
Singer, composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Siobhan Wilson grew up in Elgin. A trained cellist, singer, composer and pianist from St Mary’s Music School of Edinburgh, Siobhan has 15 years of international studio production experience including in New York, Paris, Budapest and Scotland. After a 5 year stay in Paris, France, she returned to Scotland where she is currently scoring her first short film recording with string orchestra.
Her performance is truly mesmirisng and she can silence a room with a mere whisper. She’s recently had great acclaim and her album ‘There are no saints’ was shortlised for Scottish Album of the year.
We are delighted to host her at the Dell for a full gig on the Friday night followed by a serene, acoustic supper club on the Saturday night.
Our Supper club is an incredibly intimate experience with a four course menu sourced as much as we can from the woods and gardens around the Dell. Think long tables, new friends, warm atmosphere, fire blazing and some really special acoustic interludes.
Capercaillie and Session A9 fiddler Charlie McKerron brings you his music in a more intimate atmosphere with his creative collaborators Tim Edey (guitar, melodeon) Ross Ainslie (whistles, pipes) and marc Clement (guitar, vocals) “You can expect an evening of amazing music and entertainment from these award winning musicians. Their virtuosity and sheer joy of performing together will always shine”
Charlie explains “The combination of the two guitar styles of Edey and Clement are electric and can only inspire and make you want to play”
Ross Ainslie comments “I love the improvisation thrown in, there is freedom within the music”
This concert is in our woodland Tipi here at the Dell of Abernethy in Nethy Bridge. If you havent yet been to a performance with us, The Tipi has open sides and very limited seating for those that require it (please notify us).
Parking is a five minute walk from the Tipi.
A night of ceilidh dancing with a live band in Mar Lodge’s Stag’s Ballroom to kick-off the Braemar Gathering weekend.
Doors open at 7:30pm. “Music starts at 8pm and will be provided by The Drams – they were so good last year we’ve invited them back!
Bring your own bottle, although Braemar Brewery drinks, and our own Pinewood Gin (made with botanicals from the estate) will be available to buy.
Stovies, included in the ticket price, will also be provided during the break.
Get ready for an intimate weekend of music in the heart of the Cairngorms this autumn.
Braemar Folk Festival returns with packed mainstage concerts in the atmospheric surrounds of St Margaret’s, while cosy venues throughout this quintessential highland village come alive with foot-stomping jam sessions, bespoke workshops and informal acoustic sets.
Nestled in the upper reaches of the Dee valley, among the mountains and Caledonian pine forests, there is plenty of opportunity to roam in the hills, swim in the rivers and lochs and enjoy the stunning nature and landscapes that this special part of Scotland has to offer.
Braemar Folk Festival is now an established and growing focal point in Scotland’s cultural calendar and was a finalist for ‘Event of the Year’ at the 2022 BBC Trad Music Awards. This October’s event is set to be the biggest yet.
Arrive in Braemar on the Friday afternoon and get into the festival vibe, with a welcome session led by some of Scotland’s top young trad talent in the local pub. We’re spoiled for great talent with an all-star, all-female line-up for our opening night concert, featuring Scots Singer of the Year Beth Malcolm and the powerhouse string group Kinnaris Quintet, with the tunes going on afterwards right into the wee small hours.
Saturday’s packed programme features workshops for beginners and improvers, a guided walk to reach a truly unique fireside concert in a mountain bothy*, plenty of opportunities for informal jamming throughout the day before you dance the night away to the sounds of the Low Light Listening Lounge and high-octane Elephant Sessions.
On Sunday, we’ll take things at an easier pace — with more workshops and a farewell session before you wind your way home.
While we want you to come to Braemar, stay the whole weekend and really soak up the festival atmosphere we know that accommodation options in the village are limited. That’s why this year we’ve put on a Festival Bus, to take you to and from our Friday and Saturday night concerts, and opening up more accommodation options throughout Deeside.
Kyle is taking to the Scottish Highlands and Islands to do a very intimate tour to promote the new View album, his new musical and new venture in Spain.
Join us at the Old Bridge Inn for iconic Scottish Indie band Wrest.
Paul Mealor brings his Caritas Choir back to St Margaret’s for this popular, annual concert.
Named after Mealor’s composition, ‘Ubi caritas’ written for the Wedding of Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, ‘Caritas’ means ‘love’ and the choir, made up of singers associated with Mealor over many years, presents a concert of popular and new choral classics.
Paul Mealor’s ‘Coronation Kyrie’ was sung by bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel and the Choir of Westminster Abbey during the Coronation service on Saturday, May 6. Mr Mealor has described it as “cry from the deep soul of the hills and valleys of Wales for hope, peace, love and friendship”.
The festival promotes traditional music and dance in a variety of formats and venues in and around Grantown.
Open music sessions throughout the weekend. Come and enjoy the Concert, starring Paul Anderson, Shona Donaldson, Fèis Spè Junior Band and more at the British Legion, 7.30pm on 15th Sept.
Sign up for an exciting Heritage Walk with Music, led by John Halliday of Strathspey Tours, 2.30pm 15th and 10.00am 16th from Ben Mhor Hotel; or choose the Family Guided Walk with Tunes and Tales, 2.30pm 16th from Ben Mhor Hotel.
Enhance your skills, or just enjoy playing along in the Saturday afternoon Workshops in Fiddle, Singing and Moothie for all ages and abilities, and Drumming for children, 2.00pm Ben Mhor Hotel. Join in with the combined Open Session at 3.30pm, Ben Mhor.
Dance the evening of the 16th away from 7pm, Ben Mhor Hotel at the Family Ceilidh with the Dunphail Ceilidh Band. “Treasure” Hunt in the shop windows of Grantown’s interesting High Street – can you identify the musical instruments? Fiddle Competition for all ages and abilities, 10am 16th at Ben Mhor. Registration details from the website or phone for entry form.
Will YOU be THE FIDDLER of STRATHSPEY 2023?
Tribute band The Sound of Springsteen will take to the stage at the Macdonald Aviemore Resort on Friday 22nd September 2023 for a one-off fundraising gig to support the community owned Aviemore Ice Rink.
This fantastic 8-piece tribute to “The Boss” is ready to rock the Macdonald Aviemore Osprey Arena with songs such as
🇺🇸 Born in the USA
⚾️ Glory Days
🔥 Dancing in the Dark, and some of Bruce’s most recent hits, including “Ghosts”
Aviemore Ice’s fundraising gig promises to be a fabulous evening to live music as popular local band Blind Broken will open the evening and they will have you alternating between signing your heart out and dancing your socks off.
This event is being sponsored by Macdonald Aviemore Resort
Tickets are priced £25 and available from https://www.aviemoreicerink.com/events
Profits from ticket sales will go towards supporting the community owned Aviemore Ice Rink which provides quality ice sports for visitors and the whole community, from junior and senior ice hockey and local school ice skating and curling sessions.
Come and enjoy a fabulous evening of live music and support Aviemore Ice Rink!
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