Posts for October, 2021

Mr Tom Kelly will give a second presentation of postcard images throughout the ages, relating to Braemar and the surrounding area.

The Bairns Market!

Come to our inaugural Bairns Market. To showcase your business, services and preloved items, the place for all your family needs!

We are looking for parents and organisations who would like to showcase their services and products or who want to sell their preloved toys, clothes and all the in-between bits and bobs from pregnancy to childhood.

Entrance into the Market will be £1 to the public.

Flats and Sharps are a four-piece bluegrass outfit from Penzance, Cornwall. Delivering energetic, enthusiastic and spirited Bluegrass to audiences all around the world, Flats and Sharps have been performing their unique take on this music for over eight years. Their shows include a wide variety of influences, from a fresh and modern outlook on foot-stomping Bluegrass material through to their powerful and well-crafted original songs, with beautiful moments everywhere in between. Their music perfectly blends strong harmonies and stonking solos, their incredible stage presence and energy create an evening that’ll have you dancing, laughing and singing along in no time.

Over their time together, the band have made their presence known all around the world, including multiple tours in Australia, Europe and around the UK. Festival appearences at Nashville Meets London, Cambridge Folk, Isle of Wight, Larmer Tree – to name just a few.

2020 is a new album year for Flats and Sharps – a wonderful collection of songs that is sure to only increase their popularity as a highly skilled Bluegrass outfit.

Awkward Family Portraits music covers a jump jive leap that spans rock ‘n’ roll, rockabilly, classic country and western swing to manouche gypsy jazz and cool ‘50s lounge lizard grooviness. Awkward Family Portraits also inject a distinctly 21st century freshness that is laden with spades of roguish charm and humour to interpretations and all band originals.

“The Cairn in its historic setting” Gordon and Macphail will provide a presentation on our newest distillery and members of the Society will provide information on some of the background to brewing and distilling in Strathspey and point out some of the important features of the area, from retting ponds to fishing pools and hostelries to hangings. As further background those interested may like to review “A Virtual Heritage Round of Brewers, Distillers and Purveyors of Fine Drink ” to be found here on the walks and trails page of our website: thegrantownsociety.org .

Fun for all the family with a beautiful vintage carousel, Santa’s grotto, character trail and film. A chance to get your Christmas shopping done with the farmers market, craft fair and late night shopping.

Andy works for the world renowned Hutton Institute and in collaboration with the charity Plantlife they are studying the biodiversity in the soils on the top of the Munros in the Cairngorm National Park, and how this can be sustained in the face of climate change. You will be surprised by the amazing diversity of organisms living and thriving in these harsh environments.

Steve fulfilled a life-long ambition when he jumped on his motorcycle and set off to circumnavigate the world. Last year he shared his journey from Argentina to Alaska with us and now he returns to describe an, even more, epic journey!

Lord Reith was arguably one of the most influential Scots of the last century, and the BBC he created in 1922 continues to have a positive influence around the world. Yet his grave is in Rothiemurchus and not Westminster Abbey. To find out why Peter will examine the life and legacy of this remarkable, complex and troubled man.

Alan has sailed to then climbed the highest points on most of Scotland’s Islands and will be sharing images of wonderful islands and thoughts on modern island life. The tour will take in the Fair Isles, St Kilda, Canna, Rona, the infamous “anthrax island” of Gruinard along with a few more lesser known islands in the passing.

From Scotland to the Alps, to Kyrgyzstan and Patagonia, Scott shares his recent adventures climbing and flying in the mountains. Join us for a journey through the successes, failures and critical decisions that have kept Scott alive and motivated in his continued pursuit of adventures.

Check his website www.Scottbecker.co.uk for a taste of what to expect!

Scott is an ambassador for Tiso, who are supporting this talk.