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May 2020
VIRTUAL Knockengorroch
A virtual festival to mark the original May dates of the festival (now postponed to 10-13 September). Come share memories, photos and videos of Knockengorroch. A live streamed event will take place on Saturday 23rd May with workshops, live performances and sets from artists and DJs who would have been playing in the hills this weekend plus the opportunity to catch up with old and new Knockengorroch friends. One beauty of an online event is that Knockengorrochers from across the…
Find out more »Strichen Festival – Buchan Heritage Society CANCELLED
Unfortunately due to the current public health measures around COVID-19, the event has been cancelled for this year. Pre-festival Dance on Friday with the ‘Garioch Blend’. Saturday all day competitions for traditional song, music, story and verse. Prize winners concert at 6.30. Free Ceilidh at 9.00pm. Farewell Ceilidh Sunday afternoon 2.00pm. Tel. 01779 821 631 (Liz Slaven) 01771 637 344 (Marlene Lowe) Email: info@buchanheritagesociety.co.uk Website: www.buchanheritagesociety.co.uk
Find out more »June 2020
Oban International Shanty Festival – Now Online!
The very first Oban International Shanty Festival, was due to be 'launched' on the weekend of 5th-7th June. But YOU CAN’T KEEP A GOOD SHANTY FESTIVAL DOWN We invite you to join the very first Oban International Shanty Festival 'at Home' for free. It will be on the Zoom Platform on: Saturday 6th June 2020 7.30-11.30. Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oban-international-shanty-festival-at-home-tickets-104886763132 for the link on the night. Many of the professional Sea Shanty bands who were set to appear in Oban will…
Find out more »ONLINE CONCERT with Iona Fyfe
TMSA board member Iona Fyfe will be streaming an hour and a half long live solo show at 20:00 (UK time) on Saturday 6th June, premiering a setlist of new and old material. The show be streamed on Iona's Facebook page www.facebook.com/ionafyfe and will then be saved to Facebook for rewatching on demand, so you can still watch it, even if you're busy when it is first broadcast!
Find out more »Keith Festival NOW ONLINE to 12-14 June 2020
While the 'IRL' festival has had to be cancelled due to COVID-19, TMSA Keith Branch are keen to ensure that Scottish traditional music and song enthusiasts don’t miss out on their ‘Keith fix’. The committee have accordingly organised for the Festival to become a virtual one instead. Over the course of what would have been the Keith Festival weekend – Friday 12th to Sunday 14th June 2020 – many of the events that would’ve been held are moving online and…
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