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FREE SATURDAY DAYTIME DELIGHTS Free, free, free music, workshops and entertainment thanks to funding from the Highland Council. If it works out and you like it we’ll do this again next year, though we may have to charge something for it if we don’t get funding. Let us know if you think it’s a good idea. festival@dramsinthefield.com MUSIC FROM NOON till 6pm ish The Pipe Band will lead us from breakfast in the Hall to the Field, ringing in the beginning of the delights of the day. Skye & Lochalsh Orchestra Also celebrating their 10th Anniversary we are looking forward to hearing all those instruments playing their favourite tunes ringing through the glen. Strath Gaelic Choir Another celebration, the choir have 30 years of singing under their belt. Lifting up our spirits with their voices.
Ness River Rhythm Kings Legends on the Inverness scene, jazzing up the afternoon with their expert delivery of tunes from the 1920’s/30’s The Duplets & Band This Scottish harp and song duo team up with fiddle and drums to play from their first album launched in 2008. Playing old and new music with imagination, referencing contemporary sounds. The Murdo Cameron Trio Home grown talent ‘Yogi’ Cameron from Glenelg and friends fresh from Plockton’s music school play out the afternoon with dancing if we all want to. Take your partners please for an Orcadian Strip the Willow! WORKSHOPS Bring your instruments, dancing shoes and shinty sticks! Fiddle With Sarah Naylor, an award winning musician in her own right currently teaching across the country. Sarah’s back taking the fiddle workshop for the second year, but she’s been coming to drams since the beginning. The Glenelg Fiddle Club will be pleased. Accordion With Murdo Cameron, just graduated from Plockton and about to start at Sabhal Mor Ostaig. Murdo has been extensively involved in the feisean movement including this years Skye & Lochalsh Ceilidh Trail and won at the Mod last year with his box. Wonder what secrets he might share on his Alessandrini? Guitar With Clive Pearson, who in a previous life worked magic on stage before moving to Glenelg and getting involved in communities and things. Song Writing With Linda McRae, we hope our special guest will be able to share some of her knowledge gained over years of experience and more recently studying in Nashville with Grammy winning songwriter Jon Vezner. Dance With Lorryne McLucas of Skyedance. Following on from the summer school fusion of Scottish Traditional Dance and Modern styles, what definition defying moves might you go away with, time to show up and see. Shinty With Rab MacAskil, a bilingual intro to shinty skills in Gaelic and English.
FESTIVAL FOOTBALL Teeming with teams it looks like we may have to play a game or two on the Friday night, before playing off the rest from noon on the other half of the football field. Who’ll win the inaugural festival football trophy? Teams registered so far include: Glenelg, Chillwind, Trac, Sabhal Mor Ostaig, The Golfers, Park Glasgow, anyone else interested email festival@dramsinthefield.com Entry by donation with funds going to the Homeless World Cup.
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