Posts for September, 2021

Commencing our series of Winter Talks, Mytle Simpson gives a talk and film show entitled ‘A Life on Ice’ .

A wonderful new ‘digital guidebook’ has now been created for the Badenoch area – really useful for visitors and locals alike – ‘Badenoch The Storylands App’. It’s a free smartphone app, and comes with highly recommended tours for driving, cycling and walking as well as a customisable map with accommodation, restaurants and great places to visit in the area.

It also doubles as a Badenoch entertainment jukebox – featuring music by local performers and over 7 hours of local fascinating local heritage stories written and narrated by well known local folk musician Hamish Napier.

The app also includes a pioneering new feature for travel apps of this kind – stunningly detailed 3D artist impressions of what the local castles and stone circles would have looked like back in their heyday. See Ruthven Barracks and two local hill forts as they might have looked centuries ago.

Whether a visitor to the area or local this is a chance to hear more about the App, its content and how it works, presented by Hamish Napier and hosted by The Badenoch Great Place Project.

A wonderful new ‘digital guidebook’ has now been created for the Badenoch area – really useful for visitors and locals alike – ‘Badenoch The Storylands App’. It’s a free smartphone app, and comes with highly recommended tours for driving, cycling and walking as well as a customisable map with accommodation, restaurants and great places to visit in the area.

It also doubles as a Badenoch entertainment jukebox – featuring music by local performers and over 7 hours of local fascinating local heritage stories written and narrated by well-known local folk musician Hamish Napier.

The app also includes a pioneering new feature for travel apps of this kind – stunningly detailed 3D artist impressions of what the local castles and stone circles would have looked like back in their heyday. See Ruthven Barracks and two local hill forts as they might have looked centuries ago.

Whether a visitor to the area or local this is a chance to hear more about the App, its content and how it works, presented by Hamish Napier and hosted by The Badenoch Great Place Project.

Peter Grant was born and bred in Braemar. He joined the army in 2006, rising through the ranks and becoming the Pipe Major of ‘The Highlanders’, 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, last year. A highly skilled musician, training at the Army School of Bagpipe Music, Peter is also a professional infantry soldier having served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Earlier this year, Pipe Major Grant was in the international spotlight as the lone piper playing the lament at the funeral of HRH the Duke of Edinburgh.

He will be joined on stage in conversation with fellow piper, Fergus Mutch, who will chat to him about his life and experience leading up to this momentous occasion, peppered with some tunes on the pipes.

As part of the ‘Nae Games Weekend’, a performance of highland dancing will take place at St Margaret’s on Saturday afternoon, giving visitors to Braemar the authentic Highland Games experience. There will be an explanation of highland dancing and expert judges, Vivienne Milne and Alison Gordon will explain how the dancers are judged during competition.

You are warmly invited to an informal get-together at Kincraig Community Hall with local musician and composer Hamish Napier to learn about the new #badenochthestorylands App and explore all it has to offer, and a welcome chance to catch up with friends old and new.

Entry is free and all are welcome – and with a little encouragement maybe Hamish will play a tune! We’d love to welcome visitors as well as locals so please do spread the word.

The Badenoch The Storylands App is a new self-guided touring aid, showcasing the very best that local heritage has to offer.

Fourth Tuesday of the month, hosted by Hamish Napier
Sep 28th, Oct 26th, Nov 23rd, Dec 28th, Jan 25th, Feb 22nd

7pm Skills Workshops (Donations on door, online booking in advance required). Skills covered in workshops might include ‘How to Play in a Folk Session’,’ How to Learn New Tunes’ and ‘How to Play Together Dynamically’

8.30pm Slow Session Trad Tunes Table (for less experienced players). Held in a corner of the Ghillies Rest Bar of the Duke of Gordon Hotel. Free, open to all: participants and audience. Drawing musicians around a table in a traditional folk tunes night, weaving in local memories and anecdotes.

9.30pm Advanced Session Trad Tunes Table (for more experienced players). Same details as above. Finish 11pm-ish.

Hamish Napier is a traditional musician and composer from Grantown-on-Spey who recently wrote and recorded local stories for the new ‘Badenoch The Storylands’ app. hamishnapier@mac.com www.hamishnapier.com

Open Mic Sessions hosted by writer, Merryn Glover, at The Boathouse, Loch Insh near Kincraig.
The second Tuesday of every month, 7-8pm skills workshop, eg: How to Tell Your Story, Using Your Body and Finding Your Voice.
8.30-10.30pm open mic.
Some of the programme organised in advance + plenty of opportunity for joining on the night.
Free & open to all. Warm, supportive atmosphere to share stories, poetry and spoken word, with music woven in.
September theme: Water.
Held in a side nook of the Boathouse Restaurant.
Dates: September 14th, October 12th, November 9th, December 14th, January 11th, February 8th

‘Badenoch Stories’ reflecting the histoty,legend, culture and landscape of Badenoch (Part of the Badenoch Festival)

Using a sewing machine can be a little daunting at first but you only need to learn a few simple basics to make this fab bag! Learn how to cut & prepare your materials then create your bag

What you’ll Learn
Cutting & Preparing Fabric
Sewing Seams
Using Wadding
Making Straps
Topstitching

Materials You Will Need
Sewing Machine & Manual
Cotton Fabric (see table below)
Fabric Scissors
Tape Measure
Pen, Pencil or tailors chalk
Threads (1 matching & 1 contrasting colour to your fabric)